Pinball Life Explo(sion) Open House Information
Date - October 18th
Day - Friday
Time - Noon to 6:00pm
Address - 11912 Oak Creek Parkway, Huntley, IL 60142
We are once again holding our annual open house during the Chicago Expo!
Come on out for free pinball, food, and beer. That's right, FREE BEER!
The shuttle from the Westin Hotel to Pinball Life is NOT running this year.
This was not our decision, rather the decision of Expo organizer, Mike Pacak.
Please, please, please be a responsible drinker if you plan on driving back to Expo from Pinball Life.
A designated driver is strongly recommended.
Event is listed in the *Events* section of Pinside here - http://pinside.com/pinball/events/9th-annual-pinball-life-explosion-open-house-2013
Event info will be regularly updated on our web site here - http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=274&pg=1
We’ve expanded! Our original 3000 square foot location is now 7500 square feet! Our official address is still 11930 Oak Creek Parkway, Huntley, IL 60142, but we connected to the adjacent warehouse space to the south of us (same building). This year you will enter the open house on the OPPOSITE SIDE of our building. The door address reads 11912, “Pinball Life - Regional Office”. You will see signs directing you to the correct location.
No purchase is required to attend our open house!
We STRONGLY ENCOURAGE pre-ordering if there are any parts you plan on purchasing. Due to the long checkout line in previous years, we are implementing a new “Take a Number” system to enter the warehouse section and purchase parts (not the 4500 square foot food, beer, and free play section). Again, pre-ordering would save you the most time. E-mail your parts list to [email protected] stating that your list is an Expo Pre-Order and we’ll have your order ready to go when you arrive. Spend your time playing pinball, eating, and drinking!
All sales during the Expo open house are cash-and-carry.
Other Vendors at Our Open House This Year (subject to change/expand):
**Laseriffic**
**DKPinball**
**Local Artist Jovee**
Here is a partial list of show specials:
Dot Matrix Displays - $143.00
Williams/Bally WPC-era Chrome Leg Sets - $40.00
Williams/Bally WPC-era Coin Doors - $90.00
PinGulp Drink Caddies - $9.00
Collapsible PinGulp Drink Caddies - $9.00
Standard Playfield Glass - $20.00
Widebody Playfield Glass - $25.00
WPC/WPC-95 Backglass Glass - $15.00
Williams/Bally WPC-era Stainless Steel Lockdown Bars - $50.00
Williams/Bally WPC-era Widebody Stainless Steel Lockdown Bars - $80.00
Metal Cabinet Protector Sets - $12.00
PinCab Cabinet Protector Sets - $12.00
More specials will be posted at Pinball Life on the day of the show!!!
As is the case every year, all items in our warehouse will be sold at discount prices.
Discounted prices only apply to customers who are in attendance at our open house.
This year's line up of games (subject to change/grow):
Iron Man
Star Trek The Next Generation
Metallica Pro
Orbitor One
NBA Fastbreak
Tales From The Crypt
Apollo 13
The Getaway
Hardbodies
No Fear
Flash
Playboy
Elvis
Godzilla
Terminator 3
Tales of the Arabian Night
Breakshot
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind
Silverball Mania
Jurassic Park – The Lost World
Trilogy (a pinball machine that dispenses beer!)
AND MANY MORE!
Many (but not all) of these machines will be for sale.
We will again be holding a 1-ball tournament. The tournament game will be played on Metallica Pro or Star Trek Pro. The prize pot starts at $500 and 100% of the entry fees ($1.00 per play) will be added to the payout. Payout schedule is: 1st place - 50%, 2nd place - 30%, 3rd place - 20%.
Are you local and want to bring a game to sell during our show? No problem! We now have room for over 50 machines! There is no charge to sell a machine at our show. We simply ask that it is set up and on free play during our show hours (noon to 6pm Friday, Oct. 18th).
Please call Terry at 847-515-3415 or e-mail him – [email protected] to make arrangements.
I hope to see many of you here!!!
Terry.