Quoted from ufiti:

Gotta say, game room closing at 2am really blows. Personally, the biggest redeeming factor Expo had was that the game room was open all night so you could drink and hang with friends. No other expo had this that I was aware of. Not sure I even need the room I booked now.

Quoted from cfh:

the Michigan pinball Expo had outstanding numbers. Like 5000 people through the door. that’s pretty incredible feat given that it was a brand new show. The organizer kicked ass and came up with many new ideas to bring Pinmaul to the masses.
I remember going to peoples houses to fix their one game, and their comment was, “that expo was awesome there were so many people.”But on the other hand, I remember talking to pinheads like say Terry from pinball life and he said, “ we went once. We’re never going back again, couldn’t even walk in the place”
So I guess it depends on what you’re trying to achieve. To me, I like the fact that expo was an insider shop. And it was never too crowded, But it still had a fair number of people. I would say they hit the mark pretty well
This is why at the Ann Arbor show we sell a set number of tickets. It always sells out so we hit our goal, but we keep the numbers workable so the places isnt too crowded. I mean you don’t want to place empty either that gives a whole different impression. But you don’t want it too crowded. You have to balance these things and that’s how we found to deal with it. No other show does it like that and I don’t expect any will. But that’s what we found works for us