Any way to bring some air circulation into the free play room? Came with some friends (men, women and children) last year and all I heard them talk about was how bad the free play room smelled... BO. Honestly I have been in several gyms that smelt better.

I see this as more of a facility issue. Can the hotel turn the air on or can air purifiers be set around? Pinballing at a show is a great experience, no need to play in adverse conditions.

As a hobbyist and a huge pinball fan, I constantly hear about how great these other shows are around the country, but it's usually not too practical to attend for my family and I. We have attended Expo every year for the past 13 years. We have all noticed how much the show has changed... Price increasing, less vendors (or that perception) and less items for sale. There used to be a children's division in the tournament, but it was loosely run. Now I see it's gone.

Bottom line, I agree with Borygard , we will be there again, because we want Expo to be great (or even better than before).

Seems like chicken or the egg. Fill the vendor hall and have many great events first and people will come
or
people will come and then vendor hall will fill. Someone's got to be the first to give in.