Hope we get some of those and not a big open playfield Hobbit style.

a really cool (but probably expensive) use of the slinky dog could be to stretch out to grab and bite the ball and then retract to drop the ball into a subway or ball lock

I heard that toy story was a possible re-theme????? Maybe based off Dialed in?? Just a rumor. Definitely need all the main characters like Buzz, Woody, Rex, mr potato head, etc.

3 concentric spinning dis... wait, too soon?

I really hope for some sort of loop the loop ramp in Hot Wheels orange. A toy claw could be excellent, especially if the game has different balls and know which one you pull out. Maybe have Rex eat a ball ala DE Jurassic Park

What would any JJP related thread be without a Hobbit basher. I hope it’s the exact same layout as Hobbit just so you have a new game to moan about.

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Maybe a mini raised playfield for the bed with a nice ramp off of the upper end of to create Buzz's flying scene.

I think the neighbor's house should be in there somewhere, maybe as a ball lock, and defeating the neighbor releases them. It would be amazing to have a lower playfield, ala Black Hole and Haunted House, that represented the neighbor's, and not successfully accomplishing the goal down there is a lost ball.

The thing with Toy Story, especially the trilogy is that there are so many primary characters (Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Andy), villains (Lotso, Sid, Prospector), and then a million secondary characters (Rex, Hamm, Slinky, Barbie & Ken, Mr. & Mrs Potato Head, and even to an extent Bonnie's existing toys), that there's no way to cram all of them onto a PF. You have to think of what a Lawlor game can hold and then how to get some elements from the game in there, leaving the rest to the display.

I'd personally have 2 ramps feeding the inlanes, one as slinky dog (a la Scared Stiff) and the other as a Hot Wheels track. From there, I'd integrate Buzz in the apron and have his laser beam be a crossbow toy like Walking Dead dressed up as his arm. Therefore Woody now has to be on the PF to make the game instantly recognizable. As he's a flimsy character, and that you shouldn't have to bash him and he has no items which could interact with a ball, I'd just make him a head in an upper corner which narrates to you (think Smaug... but better... or Homer... but less dumb looking). Other corner could be a "Thaaa Clawwww" crane toy positioned like Thing in TAF.

Now I've put 5 characters (Woody, Buzz, Aliens, Slinky, Hot Wheels) in the game, all along the perimeter, while not using up any of the main area of the PF. This is where I'd get the villains involved. As Sid is the oldest and probably the least pleasant to have on the PF, I'd have him rise up like Monger and Dr. Evil. I'd put a Prospector Pete in box bash toy somewhere, and then have Lotso either as a bash or a ramp. Now we're at 8 notable toys from the movie and probably at capacity... unless you can make a Mr. Potato Head "backdoor" scoop if you know what I mean.

For all the secondary characters, they'd be integrated into modes on the display where you have to collect them for boss battles and/or MB's. That would be a jammed packed PF while also making sure all favorite characters are still seen at some point in the game.

I agree with you in principle that there need to be straightforward games, but I don't think Jersey Jack is that company. The price tag primarily limits them to home collectors who want gameplay depth. That said, it would be nice if JJP could make a "cheap" game that appeals to operates and that could sell in quantity. Maybe Toy Story could be that game, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

I wish someone would leak a pic of the playfield already.

Or make a ramp that runs through slinkys stomach. Imagine shooting your balls up his butthole and then he puke'em out during multiball

No offense taken. I just disagree with your narrow view of what a pinball machine is "supposed" to be; of course it's no more worthless/meaningful that anyone else's.
I think there's room for all types of games. Some are more in depth, some are more rules based, some have multipliers, throwback classic Sterns etc etc.

For me it's always been the constant issue on here for years; people inventing a subgroup of games and putting themselves in a box.

The moneky could rule. If it had actual cymbals and clanged them while shrieking as a hurryup timer (getting increasingly frantic with a chase animation on the screen) to shoot a target would be potentially hilarious if it was RARE and playing the game did not involve shrieking every 1 minute. I am not so sure what else it would be good for so limited for sure.

The claw would be fun but no idea how it would work unless you had some type of magnet to capture the ball weakly- maybe during multi ball the magnet activates and you use the crane to capture it (if other balls do not knock it loose) and then for each ball captured you get a second multiball with equal balls or a ball save or some reward. That could be pretty damn fun. Trying to manage multiball to avoid knocking loose the captive ball and also shooting for the crane switch would be great. Maybe the monkey could stary screaming if you have a captive ball and thats the hurry up to hit the crane switch.

Whatever- its an amazing theme.

Thematically it could work. Sexually of course we were milking the cow not the monkey grabbing us so in 2018 I don't know.

Story
- use the characters but use a fresh story line to stop Zerg from taking over the universe

Challenges
- collect the characters
- main mission is to collect parts for Buzz's real space ship, depending on parts collected will determine the spaceship's destination and wizard mode
- collect toy parts from Sid's yard to add to the space ship
- soliders do a recon mission to find parts (at Stern, Spooky, Americian Pinball, Deeproot, but don't bother with Homepin)
- definitely go to the arcade and collect the aliens as you need them for the language translation - then may as well dive into a JJP pinball game while at the arcade to retrieve some parts and incorporate JJP's other games on the screen and 3d walk around in the world of that game on the screen
- fly to say 1 of 3 planets / worlds (depending on the ship you built) to save the planet from Zurg's universe take over, if you defeat the wizard mode and save the planet you then fly directly to another planet as you get spaceship upgrades and you choose the planet.

Characters
- Buzz, Woodie, Jessie, Rex, slinky dog, potato head, Aliens (Claw Machine), Rex, the green army soldiers , Emperor Zurg

Ramps
- agree on a slinky dog ramp where the slinky goes around the ramp and maybe the ramp could stretch out to place the ball in a new area once some goals are achieved.
- also agree on a bright orange hotwheels track with a loop or a jump and depending on the speed on the ramp could be- slow lands on the playfield, medium gets to a lower ramp and high speed gets to a better adventure

The planets could have weird planet names but the 1st letter of each planet can be be from J - J - P (Jersey Jack Pinball)

A transgender Toy Story? Maybe too ground-breaking...

wait..... did i miss something? Is there now confirmation of a Toy Story pin somewhere?

Can guarantee it won't have a toy on a spring.

Potatoe Head: collect his missing pieces.
Integrate an LCD for his face into a plastic toy. He’d be an awesome narrator too as you collect his parts.

Etch a sketch would also be great for an LCD interface. Two little knobs that wiggle with servos as mission instructions write themselves up...

Etch a Sketch - is a great idea and could give you tips of where to go

Love this post, and think it’s a great approach. Somehow I even forgot to include Zerg in my list of villians (Al as well!).

Funny I forgot Zerg as he was the first toy where my son made a purchase. When we go to Disney, he has to help pay his airfare via piggy bank. It’s started to instill a pretty decent work ethic. He has a set amount he has to earn and anything on top he gets to use for souvineers.

So when he first went, he wanted a foot-tall Zerg toy in Tomorrowland that was the same size as his Buzz toy. I thought it was crazy to waste all his extra money on one toy, on the first day, but holy hell was he right in his commitment to play with it. I think every hero toy in the house had their day with Zerg (I know because I had to be him). Little LEGO figures somehow could take down Zerg.

It’s a huge tangent, but also shows how powerful this title is, and how if done correctly, JJP has a home run license that will transcend multiple generations.

I know it was more of a Woody call out but somewhere I'd like to see a snake in a boot.

That might be a little too gauche of an interpretation, anyway. At least they wouldn't have to change his pull string recording. It already sounds like "reach for this guy!"

I would really like to see a talking MR potato head ala Rudy in the playfield. They do this at the toy story ride at Disney and I think it would work really well in a pin.

Hurry Up Mode - Collect mr potato head's parts that pops off his body