No and to offset your fuel cost possible trans back to PA for gas money . Not sure what kind of vehicle you got but it may be an option for you. Even better is delivery to TPF, double dip .

Need help o. hotel reservations...anyone not able to go and has to cancels their be willing to let us take their spot....i guess group rates are closed.

Have you tried Hyatt House? It's free parking, breakfast, and technically closer to the front door of the game floor than the actual host hotel.

I hope I get sent this year. See the next remake and what ever the Circus Maximus group exhibits. And Spooky.

LTG : )

I could use it....please PM me....thanks

Looks like I’m road trippin’ to Dallas! Wife is flying in on the Friday night and we’re Route 66’n it back to Lost Angeles after the show.

It’s gonna be a party, right?

This I can guarantee.

PartyKing has credibility in this regard.
I'm pretty sure he Director of Partying at TPF-2018.

coming over from the UK with my wife

Hotel has been reserved since April 4th 2017. Finally gave up waiting to see if work will give me off. Booked an after work flight Friday, will return home after bedtime Sunday, will sleepwalk through work Monday. I can’t wait!! We are bringing one kid along, hopefully she’ll leave the room and come down to the games a time or two.

this is my main reason for coming to TPF. Can I buy an LE ticket?

Did everyone see I incorporated TPF into one of the rewards on my Kickstarter campaign? It's the cheapest of the rewards...

-Rob
-check out my Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2111218102/skee-ball-display-pcbs-redesigned?ref=e36051
-visit http://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or for my Williams system 3-7 sound board potentiometer solutions

I heard he was going to have a kissing booth mixed in around the Tex-Mex food truck area this year.

Possibly arriving in Texas on a Thursday. Any suggestions for things to do on a Thursday night in Dallas? Doesn't have to be pinball related!

So much to do in Dallas. Breweries. Museums. Daily Plaza. Drive to Fort Worth and see where the West began.

Go see some bands in deep ellum or at gas monkey

Just eat bbq. Lol

All depends what you like

-Jeff

Don't forget the Grassy Knoll!

Are you getting in on Thursday or Friday? We land around 4pm on Thursday.

I may have missed it but is Pinside hosting another meet and greet this year?

All the cool kids will be wandering around the show area checking out the new machines until about 4:45 when there will be a mad rush to the breakfast area for the free beer and camaraderie of pinball friends old and new. See you there!

Shawn

So true...

Yep! Good times.

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BUMP.
Still taking pre-orders.
Great deal on demo games if anyone is in the market.

Bump for craig and great deals.

I would also like to remind people in the market for jjp games, that I will have demo woz 75, hobbit black arrow and dialed in limited edition. They will be removed from the box on friday for set up. Free delivery to the show, you take the game home Sunday after the show and I give you a great price to let me use it for the show. I will also have nib games available for purchase. Let me know. Some are already spoken for.

Ill take over the room. Pm me please

Sorry if this sounds lame, but it has been a looooong time since I was in Dallas (20 years ish)
What’s the charge on the Dallas North tollway these days, do they still have booths for cash and is it exact change? Flying in from Aus I need to make sure I have the cash for the toll charge payments ,... Avis wants to sting me rotten if I go thru electronic payment toll booths,..

I hope Tony Romas is still on the corner at Beltline,.. pinball and then some ribs,.. oh yeah!!

No more toll booths. It reads the license plate and sends you a bill. It may even be an option in the car rental.
Welcome back!

Hmmm,.. sounds like Avis may have me sown up then.
Thx for the welcome back and update,... really looking forward to seeing how Dallas looks after such a long time.
TPF being in North Dallas means at least I won’t get lost,..

You will for sure see me cause Im looking for another JJP game. Already have WOZ but I like all the others too.Just been shopping around till I find what I want.

Great, let me know how i can help you.

KingPin is by far the best customer support IMHO.

Great prices, deals for vets, supports pinball and gives back with it. He is just all around a great guy to do business with IME.

Yeah Im pretty sure I met him last year. Seemed like a great guy. Plus he's going to have some games there I'm looking for so that helps too.

Unfortunately no more Tony Roma's in the DFW Area.
The only one I still know in existence is on Fremont Street in Las Vegas.

just a heads up that you may want to work something out in advance. I know he sometimes sells out of everything he is bringing to the show in advance. Often you save on shipping by grabbing the show game and honestly I really like buying show games as you sometimes get a discount PLUS it gets tunes up during the show by a great tech (he always makes fine tune adjustments as the game gets played)

One of the reasons I like bringing games to shows also... It knocks the cobwebs loose.

Yeah I probably need to get with him to see what he has and the prices. At least Ill know how much cash to bring with me.

Bring WOOLY, that would kick some major butt to have one at the TPF show.

sorry, not going to happen for me.

Scott and Frank are the ones to ask to bring a game to TPF.

I dont represent the game so not really appropriate for me to be bringing a game as I cant properly field questions. I was just fortunate enough to be part of the special build to show the proof of concept worked like it should. Still pretty damn amazing that a couple of guys can assemble a handful of games in a long week. Still one of my favorite experiences period.

We are making last minute plans and I can’t decide between the Embassy and Hyatt House. It seems like Hyatt House is the way to go because it’s “closer to the show floor”, has free breakfast and free parking? Are there any benefits to staying at the Embassy? Thank you in advance!

Both are sold out. May want to call Hilton garden inn

Nooooooooo!!! Oh,.. hang on, Las Vegas is next after Dallas for us,.. looks like we may just have to wait a few more days.
Pinball museum and then some ribs!!

Both are still available when booking through Priceline.

Out of staters, before the action begins on Friday, try the porkchop for lunch at Perry's, across the street from the Exhibit Hall. It is $14.95 from 11:00A to 4:00P on Friday.

For carnivores only...

(Delete this post if it is out of line. Just trying to add to the trip experience.)

I called the front desk and they told me that they are overbooked and will have to turn people away

I just booked at the Aloft Frisco, .6 miles away, says 12 min walk. 133 a night after taxes/fees. seemed the best deal on a place with rooms still available in walking distance.

Anyone driving back to Chicago that wants to make some cash doing a pin run?

That’s where we booked too. I figure we could use the 12 minute walk after all that Texas beer n bbq I intend to enjoy.

People will be going bonkers if a reservation they had for nine months get cancelled due to over booking. Hopefully they get it figured out.

Wasn't there an overbooking fiasco last year?

Also, do we need to not park overnight at the outer edges of the huge mall parking lot this year? Last year I got a warning ticket on my windshield. Glad they didn't tow me.

The difference between the North Tightly Wound folks and the Southern generally More Layed Back people: Check out the Allentown thread people are going batsh1t over hotel posts