Quoted from Ericpinballfan:

Wayne, what's up?
You dont want to sell more Pirate's?
You could unload a c-container easy.

Ive looked and thought about the numbers.
500 would sell easy, sold out in days.
Just the announcement alone would cause a stir.1000 would be my number if I was Jack.
How many WOZ YBR have sold? That would give you a good number.
I say go for 1000 Black Pearl Edition , no missing mechs. $10,500.

Quoted from PinMonk:

I think it's more a matter of experience, which you acquire by doing. I know EVERYBODY isn't cut out for it, but I think that most pinheads that are determined can learn the skills over time. I actually enjoy the fixing up about equally to the playing. Love the transformation from trash to treasure.

Quoted from CLEllison:

I think your enthusiasm for Ron's kit is going to end up in disappointment. His kit, yes is meant to do exactly as you stated however it was designed to work with properly cured clear and you're not dealing with a properly cured clear coat. I did buy his kit and it's super nice, but I HIGHLY suggest you email him and ask him if itll work on that issue. I'll bet you he says no and has some other choice words of advise about the manufacturer.

Quoted from wesman:

You finally got one???
Used or new?
Sucker is disturbingly heavy.

Quoted from statsdoc:

I had to break mine down into three pieces to get it up the stairs because of our landing. Head, cabinet, and playfield. All the connections were in the head, and I was able to put it back together without issues ... but I took lots of pics.

Quoted from Soulrider911:

I was lucky enough to get myself an le. I LOVE this game. BUT, I don’t know about everyone else but it took a lot of tweaking to get it playing solid. Mine does have playfield issues and i did order th replacement at a cost of 550+shipping, which is a total joke - what’s the point of a warranty? Anyway, not to get off topic,
Realistically, i think if the demand is there and jjp feels they can make $, they will remake it at some point, and unless something changes will still have pf issues....but it may be a different art package as JD is no longer part of the franchise.

Quoted from drfrightner:

There is no way they're not making the game again. I don't know why this is debated over and over again. Jack has clearly stated they still have the rights to make more... I think when the used games are now selling for upwards of 2k more than what people paid its going to be made again. Heck Monster Bash prices got way out of control what happened even that was remade. C'mon! LOL
I think the biggest issue with this game is the parts, they probably don't want to place another order without knowing they can move enough machines to make another massive parts order. The demand is there, so I think you'll see more games.
JJP has already put WOZ back into production how many times already. If there is demand more games will be made.
I think you're going to see another 500 LE's created and they will all be sold within the first 10 days.

Quoted from PinMonk:

There's DEFINITELY another code update coming for jjPotC. Probably a number of them. Let's not pressure Keith into another heart attack, though. He's got a lot on his plate!

Quoted from PinMonk:

It was covered here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/well-wishes-to-keith-johnson-after-heart-attack

Quoted from gliebig:

Really? I didn't see what the big hubub was about three spinning discs. I think adding that back would add nothing to the game, imo.

Quoted from PinballTilt:

If you've been following this thread, almost every post saying why they won't make more said Johnny Depp and Disney had a falling out. I'm pointing out they may have made up. Also, Disney has no reason to renew the Tron license other than money, at least with pirates they could spin it as promoting the franchise that has a new movie coming soon.

Quoted from PinMonk:

I think the shutdown had more to do with the cancelled orders and bad reaction from discgate and trunkgate.

Quoted from Whysnow:

People need to just click on the collections of those defenders that "the game will never get made", "it will be 12.5 k if it does", etc...
It is laughably predictable.

Quoted from delt31:

Holy shit......the amount of patience you have to have as a distributor to not want to rip the head off of misguided pinsiders is absolutely remarkable.
Joe that is impressive.

Quoted from fnosm:

This is a most un-JJP like way to roll.

Quoted from RJW:

No edition of DI has colour GI, and I'm thankful for that. The colour changing inserts provides more than enough colour in the game.

Quoted from Whysnow:

I personally really dislike color changing GI. Totally cool with white. Color changing inserts is more than enough.
Granted I focus on playing games and less on lighting and modding and other accessories.

Quoted from Dr-pin:

I really Dont understand this turnaround.
Does movie companies and actor theese days fight for less exposure?

Quoted from chad:

I know this has no bearing on this topic and
I read just now that Disney is eliminating Jack Sparrow from future pirates movies and no more Dead Pool , as well to all the male lead characters in their movies. Anyone for a Mrs Hulk pinball ha ha.
So JJP get busy making more of the Pirates...

Quoted from IdahoRealtor:

American Pinball games are just as "packed" for $6k-$7k. The remakes and Alice Cooper are also a solid value in the $6k range. There is no "value all day" at $11.5k. That's a splurge, plain and simple.

Quoted from IdahoRealtor:

Haven't played the pin very much but that was my favorite part as well. A very good gimmick.

Quoted from gliebig:

The worst is game over with xball still lit. So hard, but feels so good when you collect it.

Quoted from JoinTheCirqus:

Yeah, we heard ya the first time, but they’ll never do it. Can’t do that to all the original customers, talk about a major shitstorm. Original creation would have been awesome.

Quoted from ViperJelly:

One argument against a remake is that they would be competing with themselves and their new releases. GNR and Toy Story would have to compete with POTC for sales and assembly line time. The market for JJP games is smaller than that of a stern pro and in some ways they could be their own worst enemy.
But if there is a real chance to make additional $$$ then they should absolutely make it happen. Hopefully they have some insight into what potential sales could be.

Quoted from flynnibus:

I'm of the opinion that is exactly why they stopped POTC... low margins and believing 'once you see wonka you'll forget all about POTC...' - but we saw how that actually went.

Quoted from flynnibus:

Same thing?
Low Margin build vs the new hotness that would otherwise be competing with said low margin build.
The low margin is what makes the game high risk vs the opportunity gain of selling another game with higher margins and (you think) higher demand.
JJP was living so thin they can't even be bothered to stock a service/parts department inventory for the game they just freaking built.
Demand was already looking up by TPF when they announced YBR... but they wouldn't commit to the build. That means they either 1) don't believe the demand was enough/real or 2) Think they would be better off building another title.
Given the party line answers given around that time... I still put my money on #2

Quoted from STxPinball:

There is one thing that all pinball players can count on when it comes to JJP. JJP listens to it's customers! They have made it clear that they listen to their customers and potential customers. The company's mission and drive is to be the best pinball company in the market with the highest level of brand loyalty. JJP will produce more POTC machines perhaps as a "Gold Edition" or something of that nature. Producing more POTC pins would create another degree of separation between JJP and Stern because it would prove that they do indeed take into account their customers wishes. JJP will go down as being the 'Player's Favorite' amongst pinball manufacturers because of the quality of their products and their high level of customer loyalty.

Quoted from Noma2017:

I wouldn’t bet on license expiration. COVID could toll some of those time periods and even if the contract isn’t explicit, there could be some reasonable understanding coming from Disney given the circumstances.

Quoted from Noma2017:

How so? Only hard and fast time periods with no force majeure clauses that could explicitly cover or implicitly cover time periods in which a business is shutdown by the government? Just asking as I don’t know.

Quoted from mbeardsley:

Exactly. Disney is not going to "help a guy out" just to be nice.
Assuming that JJP does not have some sort of (unusual) re-issue clause, they would not only have to repurchase the license, but would need to go through the lengthy product approval process again. Yes, it would probably be easier the second time through, but it would not be automatic. And who knows how many other people would have to sign off again (Depp, etc.).
Unless JJP can expect a new large run of games (not the 300-500 that people are talking about here), it is unlikely that it would make economic sense - regardless of how many pinsiders would like it.
Personally, I think it would be great if they could re-issue it. I just find it very unlikely - unless they can do a new full-size run of games updated for whenever the next movie gets released. And even then, it would probably be better to just do a whole new game design in that case.

Quoted from RC_like_the_cola:

I think John or Wallace Shawn are good possibilities. Also, Tom's brother, Jim Hanks does all the Woody voice work outside of the theatrical films, so he could be a possibility. He does the direct to video things like Toy Story of Terror and any of the video games, etc.

Quoted from cheshirefilms:

They'd have to also redo all the video and gameplay screen and animations, the avatars, everything. All traces of the movies characters and the license then start from scratch, for a limited re-run? This will not happen, dude.

Quoted from Goronic:

Deeproot has Pinball?!?!

Quoted from Betelgeuse:

I hear ya. I guess it just comes down to whether he was agreeing to the bet or agreeing with the statement from smalltownguy2. The fact that we're debating it means he didn't actually say anything at all, I suppose.

Quoted from wesman:

Stop making complete and total sense.

Quoted from Charlemagne1987:

Ok. Well, like I said, someone else may read it differently than me. It seemed to me that his implication was that it would take a lot to start the line back up for POTC (buying all the parts, etc.) and that JJP's heart was no longer in it. But I could be wrong.

Quoted from Butch2099:

Look at how many versions of WOZ were made and nobody really asked them to make them (IMHO). Here is a game that they KNOW they can sell. Even pre-order with non-refundable deposit. Hell, I would pay in full if they promised I would get one within 6 months.

Quoted from PinMonk:

JJP will sell a lot of jjPotC, even on a waitlist.
The one thing that has shocked me in this pandemic is how much money is still out there, changing hands. I assumed pin sales would slow down (I bring pins in, make mods, then send them on their way to keep my pin addiction in control), but that hasn't been the case. All of them have sold within a month, and some have been PRESOLD before I even listed them. Distributors I talk to have been saying they're very busy, too. It's the opposite of what I expected 8 months into this pandemic.

Quoted from Yelobird:

That was long ago. Keith has since coded GnR. I am sure POTC will arrive soon when he writes the final chapter to his perfection

Quoted from Goronic:

Exactly why they should make more.

Quoted from Goronic:

You may be right. But I will go ahead and just say it. I don't care if I get downvotes or not (my upvote to downvote ratio may take a hit).
The loudest critics for not building more of a pin, be it POTC or TRON or whatever, come from people that already own the machine. And no offense to you Rdoyle1978 or Rarehero (both of which I tend to agree with on most things), but it sure seems that way to me.

Quoted from Heater:

This entire thread has entertained me to no ends. With absolutely no inside information or idea what JJP is going to do, people have speculated on if they were going to do another run. Ideas were offered based on rumors and/or logic. Yet people get "offended" if one group says one thing or another (again, based on rumor). Trolls come in and say the opposite just to get a rise. Owners state "no way" in dreams of protecting their "investment". Others think JJP is "Stupid" if they don't because the price has gone up. I jumped on the chance to get my LE when it came out because of the theme. I didn't care when disc and chest gate happened. I've waited patiently for the code update which is going to make this great game even better. As a owner, I pray they make more games. First because it would mean spare parts for it and second, would love to see more of this game in people's homes and arcades.

Quoted from Goronic:

They really should have replacement parts, even if they don't run it again. IMO. Not a huge inventory, but enough to be able to have people service them.

Quoted from Dr-pin:

If there is extremely high demand for a product, and it sells for three times more on the second hand market, you think you would go broke if you started production again?