It's all good tramd. We all have our own opinions and likes. I would love a toy story, and that's fine. I enjoy most anything Disney. I also enjoy"adult" themes like twd, got, acdc etc.. life's to short to worry about what others think. Hopefully they eventually make several of the themes mentioned and we can all pick our favorites. BTW, I'm really hoping for a new Superman to. Hands down my favorite super hero, and desperately needs a new pin.

Jetsons

Ah ha! Yet they lived in the stratosphere, not space.

I guess they sometimes visited space destinations..... still don't think it counts (grumble).

Yes, yes, Harry Potter, of course.
Or Wonka
Or Time Bandits.

But on a less obvious list:
I'd like to see South Park.

The current POS version (IMO) is one of the worst wasted themes in pinball

I'm going out on a limb here and saying Walker Texas Ranger!

I'm curious what style artwork this will have. Hand drawn art has been a big hit for stern lately. Not sure that's the way to go for say potc, but who knows.

Well, Harry Potter would have to have one hell of a.... wait for it.......WIZARD MODE .

How about another or a good Jurassic Park?

Im still pushing for "Song of the South".
Great kids movie, great soundtrack, great animated characters. International appeal etc...

Isn't Stern supposed to have Jurassic World?

Yea that's gonna happen in today's PC society

Funny, I have absolutely no idea what the Princess Bride is. I will look it up after this post.

JJP definitely needs a blockbuster theme at this point to stay afloat. The POTC franchise would be ok, but it is on the downhill side compared to 2007 and I don't think anyone expects much from this new movie except a cash grab. On the other hand, Stern was not allowed to use any quotes from the movie and had to use voice actors instead of the real stars. They really got effed in the way they had to use that theme. If JJP could use the actually video and sound from all the movies, this could be the big seller they need. DI was their best game yet but did not sell near the potential because of a terrible original theme.

The real question is who will be designing their next game? Balcer is gone and I haven't heard that PL is working on another game.

I would definitely not want to be an investor going Dialed In to POTC....IMHO.

If you're a billionaire angel investor, the money required to keep JJP moving is a rounding error. That, plus you're in it as a pinball fan first, I would imagine.

This 5th movie is supposed to be a real return to form. Disney screened it for the exhibitors recently, and the reaction was glowing.

The 4th movie was worse than bad. It was completely forgettable.

Hopefully that's true. I enjoyed the 1st... the 2nd was ok... the 3rd meh... there was a 4th? Lol. I probably saw it as I think that was the point I swore off anything to do with the franchise.

I thought POTC 4 was actually the second best after the 1st one. The 3rd was the turd IMO; I never was able to make it through it. The Digital Playground "Pirates" was also a favorite of mine.

What?! I hope you are either under 30, over 60 or didn't live in the US in the late 80s and early 90s or there is no excuse for this.

Inconceivable!

I hope this is the problem. To where there is so much material, you may have to break things up between multiple games. Maybe the next JJP designer gets to cherry pick the best of the goods to make the best pin. Maybe it is the first three books. Gosh I hope this is the case. I am a realist though. I am sure there have been multiple attempts to get this theme and for whatever reason, it isn't easy to obtain. I still struggle that J.K. Rowling hates pinball machines. Somehow/someway I am hoping this was mis interpreted and the license is getting hung up for some other reason.

HP is the holy grail of pinball titles. There really is not a close second. Just look at this thread for evidence. Someone will figure out how to get this title. Based on the players today, I still put my money on Jack. He will figure out a way to get it.

I heard JJP had 007 , would be after toy story , don't know how true it is .....

smokey and the bandit, please!!! 40 yr anniv. is here!!

Don't see that happing but it could be cool. I heard it was POTC

Sounds like an overlay/remix someone should make for Getaway.

I see Toy Story happening over POTC just because Jack mentioned in the past that there were no plans to redo a previously released theme.

I wouldn't think Toy Story next due to the movie getting pushed back so far (June 2019). I would think they would want to strike while the iron was hot with the movie release, Toy Story Land opening at DisneyWorld, etc... It seems a little premature so far in advance.

With 4 Toy Story movies out already, it seems they have plenty to choose from. Seems it will be generic Toy Story themed game anyway.

A Harry Potter pin would probably have to use things common to multiple movies on the playfield. There is Hogwarts, and the 4 wizardry houses maybe for drop targets. Staircases that move (ramps), maybe some common villains. The modes would be where it would get into the various details of the movies and make them progress as the movies did. For a side mode to reward for something, have a cribbage competition of some sort for the upbeat fun mode. Then the various villain modes.

JJP did a great job of meshing the TH trilogy, and will probably do well with the rumored POTC and Toy Story series of movies. Harry Potter would more likely be "what do we have to leave out" because of playfield space or getting too deep with code. There is a large number of people that would like to see JJP make this pin ... I hope that JJP can take this on soon.

I would buy Toy Story my kids would love it.

Suicide Squad

I would be in for 007 Bond

And its a well loved Disney film !

Is there a chance they're going to announce soon or do we need to wait for Expo?

Minimum it will be announced at Expo. Dialed in is just coming of the line now and in no way would they want the excitement of next pin tittle to curtail sales of this one. May I add I finally got a chance to put some games up on Dialed In. It's fun simple as that and I didn't know a damn thing I was shooting for. It's a winner

I soooooo hope that this is #4; my son is into all things Toy Story and this would be a great fit for the gamesroom. No grief from the wife either as it was the movie we went to watch on our first date. I just don't want to wait until 2019 if they sync it with the next movie!

Sorry to distroy all dreams and wishes. Actually #4 is going to be POTC!! Announcement was planned for TPF. Unfortunately by delaying the announcement I had to invest my pinball money for this year in an AFMR LE. I'm actually a big fan of JJP but their product launch strategy is more than dilettanish! They announced DI in October and haven't start to ship so far and haven't announce the next title although the movie is coming out in this month in order to save DI orders (correct old mistake)...

Source?

No old mistake.

Hobbits were on the line. DI announced as next game. Around 15 prototypes were built for testing and shows. Then start ordering parts, getting assembly line in order ( which is happening right now ) start rolling things down the line. First playfield finished and sent to test station for testing.

Things are slowly picking up speed. It takes a bit to get to full production.

They'll announce #4 when they are ready to do so.

LTG : )

That's the classical mistake to adjust your product launch schedules to the internal delays instead of doing every thing possible to hit the window of opportunity. What advantage did JJP get to anounce DI in October 2016? Why not anouncing and shipping DI in October 2017 and announcing and shipping POTC in May 2017. Sorry to be so direct, I'm extremely dissapointed that I made my decision for this year and I can't afford the JJP POTC any more...

What was your decision? To get a DI? That's a great game and hardly a mistake. Play whatever game you're getting, and by the time POTC (if that's what it is) begins shipping, you might be ready for a change anyway.

I can afford one (LE) NIB every year. JJP machines are by far the high end games you can get for your money. Because JJP POTC is going to be a wide body with a lot of great toys DI was never an option for my yearly hobby spendings. AFMR LE seems to be a much better investment for this year. Of course an POTC announced during the TPF would probably chnaged my decision!

I really hope they never make Toy Story and will likely not buy a POTC. Lame theme and already been done, respectively. Harry Potter or Princess Bride would be must buys. Superman is two, maybe three, CEs for me; forget about saving for retirement. A JJP Superman pin is my grail and then I could die happy.

With all due respect, you realize that Superman has already been done also, right? Doesn't seem like a good reason to not consider a new pin. We're not talking about a vault edition of POTC when JJP goes that route. I'm guessing the new JJP will bear zero resemblance to the previous Stern other than the title (which might even be slightly different as well).

I do see that you allow some wriggle room with "likely not buy".

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It is going to be their next game. It's Pinball Expo, where three other games from other manufacturers were announced. They have done a fireside chat and booth at Expo since they started.

Seems like a great place and time to me.

LTG : )

Hmmm...strange choice of word there.

Anyways, JJP is getting much better at launching product. WOZ and Hobbit were delayed for years. With Dialed In they announced in October last year and said they would begin production in Q2. Well, for the first time ever they hit their deadline, games are on the line right now. I think they deserve to be congratulated for that. Furthermore, DI underwent significant testing before production and the software will be pretty much done by the time they ship. They also only took a $250 refundable deposit this time. All signs that their production process has matured.

Maybe when they announce JJP#4 at Expo they will be able to reduce the time between reveal and production even more.

If they announce a POTC and its deep and a ton of toys, more of a stop and go TZ, I'm friggin in. It's also that time where they should be doing a machine say every 9 months. If this is the case Toy Story, the pinball, would be perfect timing for the movie release and also a huge winner in my opinion.

I don't personally enjoy pre-ramp or pre-DMD pins (except maybe Funhouse) so there has never been a Superman pin that counts, IMO. F@<#ING Batman has like four pins and Superman has one piece of crap SS. That is a tragedy.

I am a HUGE Superman fan. I have a son named Clark and a daughter named Kara. No theme even comes close for me. Maybe there aren't enough Superman super-fans out there to make it worth it but I will hold out my hope.

I would never buy Toy Story (although I said the same about DI and here I am with an LE on order) and POTC would have to be really great. Basically, I love JJP but at some point I'll have to stop buying all of their games NIB. POTC would make that easy. Toy Story would make that REALLY easy.

You are completly right- they significantly improved! However, because I'm such a big JJP fan, I expected by far more impact from the new CEO. It looks like the company is still driven by Jack's emotions instead of by logical business decisions. With more and more comeptitors entering the limited market, timing (and products) are going to be crucial. I never thought that I would decide in favour of a remake instead of a JJP machine!

Yeah, personally I would have bought a DI standard, it's the same price as the AFMRLE, and it looks like its going to ship at around the same time.

no, man. words have meanings. you can't just declare that pinball was invented in 1991.