I would be first in line for a Wonka, as long as it's not a retheme of WOZ. If they do the same fantastic job they did on WOZ with theme integration, it will be a major hit.

Because Family Guy was on a very small market segment so it made sense to retheme it for a wider audience. Wonka and WOZ are not in the same situation at all, both are family themes, appeal to the same nostalgic fiber, but more than anything else there is still demand for WOZ and it would be a bit early and counterproductive for JJP to start retheming at game 5.

Here is the interview for anyone interested, it starts at 16 minutes.
http://www.podcastgarden.com/episode/january-2019-recap-interview-with-jack-guarnieri-jjp_140499

I've listened all the way to 42mn, then gave up it became quite boring. And Jack doesn't say anything that's written above except that they have 2 games scheduled for 2019 and that they want to announce them "ideally" when they are ready to ship. Then they mostly talk about general industrial considerations and mention Meunier and Lawlor designing, but as Jack says JJP has 2 designers, so it's not a surprise that they are designing pinball...

So in short, the "combined tidbits" are basically combined bs.

The one big new news actually not mentioned above is that Bandai Namco is now JJP distributor in Asia. He is also talking about licensing from them, which would open a bunch of doors. Quite the partnership Jack got there !

Hiring Pat Lawlor to do a retheme, that would be a major waste !

Family Guy was aimed at a narrow audience so it made sense to retheme with a wider audience license. WOZ is a hit and there is still a lot of demand for it. WOZ and WW adress the same audience, it would make no sense to do a retheme.

In short : I'm willing to bet a 100$ on it.

If WW is a standard body and TS isba wide then Pat is surely working on WW

The plan is to release two games this year, they might reveal WiWo and keep Toy Story for later. Or they might reveal nothing and come with their current lineup which doesn't mean they are not working on anything by the way.

I’m willing to take that bet ! JJP obviously has ties with Disney and there is a new Toy Story movie coming out. So yes it is a rumor but it has some solid grounds too.

Which one ? GnR ? If yes then GnR would be first announced as the timing for Toy Story in fall would still fit well with the release of the movie.

Isnt that what happened with WOZ, they stopped production and resumed it in between JJP 2 and 3 ? If there is still demand there arent much reason to stop production

It's not uncommon for new business to start by loosing money. What matters is how the business can scale up, spread its R&D costs among multiple products, get better deals from suppliers through long term partnerships, reuse some mechs and streamline both new development and industrial production.

If they can achieve that and stay committed to their quality standard, then their price point is entirely consistent, they don't sell machine 5 times the price of their competitors, it's a thin price difference, and one that can be justified with the content they offer.

It's worth what it's worth, but someone posted the trailer on Instagram, implied that JJP would release Toy Story pinball and JJP replied twice on it with a wink and a like. I say it's an unofficial rumor official confirmation, but I may be a dreamer !

So I hope you win Powerball, I'll be happy to buy a TBL from you !

Same here, I have 10k waiting in the bank for the Wonka reveal, hoping it blows my mind like WOZ did.

The only thing besides that that would send the money elsewhere is if DP sort things out with TBL. (I know, still day dreaming)

Same here, I'm worried that JJP is stepping down on loading machines with toys and mechs like they used to, following what they started with YBR. Wonka is on my watch list and I'm eagerly waiting for the reveal.