Quoted from delt31:

That would be great if the announcer was changed to her. Cool addition for the CE owners! If this was a stern, I would try to inject her voice into the LE but unfort can't do that with JJP (unless now that I'm aware of).

I can't blindly ass kiss b/c of the fact these guys build a pinball machine. Just not me. Play experience was very disappointing in the early stages and therefore I've commented as such. Standard cabinet too was an absolute joke. LE corrects that really well! Latest code made it more enjoyable - simple update.
Let's move on though as this is really getting dumb. I'm getting side art this week and will update with pics as I didn't see them posted yet. Maybe help some others who are on the fence.....

Quoted from delt31:

Any videos of this? Would love to listen in....

Quoted from delt31:

thanks! I agree - her voice is a welcome addition to the announcer in this game.

Quoted from lschmidlin:

Got my LE last week and loving it but there’s no visual of Violet blowing up like a blueberry? Or Agustus being stuck in the pipe? Such big wonderful scenes from the movie that I had assumed would make it into the game.[quoted image]

Quoted from delt31:

I suspect certain scenes they couldn't get. No way they forgot about those....I think the kid stuck in pipe is on the art. Might be the same with violet. Call out is in there

Quoted from Bbear:

I’m reading all these posts about lowering the difficulty and I have to say I feel tempted to do the same. After owning the game for a couple of months I’ve played only 3-ball games on the medium difficulty and activated Wonka’s just once. (And scored a mere 1.6 mil that game).
I’m reading mostly about players getting 4 tickets so I’m wondering which one is usually missing. I’m guessing Wonkavator?

Quoted from delt31:

How do you earn the other tickets besides the first?

Quoted from pin2d:

Just got a Wonka recently and absolutely loving this game! I have an early playfield with pooling/chipping on the playfield, is there a kit for clear washers to help with that? (sorry if that has been covered here already)
Thanks! - Jeff

Quoted from Rager170:

Ok question for you guys since this game has been out for a little while now. Its a dream theme for me and I want one someday.
The question now that its been out, is it worth it for the LE for the price difference between that and the Standard? Very curious on opinions from those who own and have played them.
Thanks.

Quoted from smalltownguy2:

One thing to think about - you should be able to get a decent SE at this point for under $7K easy.

Quoted from Gasoline:

I had the same issue.
Shooting a ball into the Wonkavator lock clears the error. At least it did for me.
Seems if you haven't had a ball in the Wonkavator for a while this error can pop up.

Quoted from romulusx:

Not to change subject but
And then I choked,don’t look at score just keep shooting!Wonka is a fun shooter for sure[quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from romulusx:

Wonka office is too easy hit one target soon enough and it’s over

Quoted from delt31:

Two things
I heard the best call out by far in this game. I went for the super skill shot by holding in the left flipper and I ended up getting the normal skill shot which of course awarded me nothing. Well in comes wonky saying YOU GET NOTHING! Now that was a damn good call out Joe
Other thing - I wish this game would use the camera more. I notice it takes a picture of me at the very beginning but for what reason?

Quoted from PinMonk:

This is ANOTHER motherboard change? Now they're on ASrock H310CM-HDV instead of Gigabyte? Is that stock?
Did you try shorting the power pins on the jumper block? It sounds like your lockup was one thing and now the boot on power function of the motherboard is glitched. Seems to happen too much. I made a product to make recovery more convenient:
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1170-pin-monk/03111-power-cmos-kicktap

Quoted from PinMonk:

Maybe put the USB plugs back in one at a time booting between each and see which one resumes the crashing (or if none do after you get them all back in, then it's very likely the I/O board).

Quoted from delt31:

So put up 4.5 but only one ticket . I need to read the rules again!

Quoted from Rager170:

Thanks! Honestly, Im just paranoid at this point about all the clear coat issues ive been reading about. Its kind of sucking the excitement out of getting a new pin... I just have to double check the build date on the machine. My distributor said he is picking new machines up from JJP today, so im assuming they are newer...

Quoted from delt31:

I decided to take off that eye sore by the right ramp which covers the beauty of that powder. Once in a blue moon, a ripper will fall off to the left but I like seeing more of that area and less clear plastic. FYI:[quoted image]

Quoted from KingPinGames:

Ger your money back and order from someone else.

Quoted from wesman:

This all sounds awful. Really sorry to hear about your troubles trying to enjoy a game, and support a company and distributor.

Quoted from adamross:

Did I read there was an easy setting on this game or was that my imagination?

Quoted from billsfanmd:

Looking at a couple right now. What is the deal with the pf...Are they all bad? chipping? pooling ? what was their solutions. LE I am looking at has a chip and some pooling.

Quoted from davisjl1979:

Keep getting a ball stuck here. Any suggestions[quoted image]

Quoted from Ambro:

Just received my Wonka CE and it is truely amazing, but unfortunately I've got an issue straight out of box that maybe somebody here can help me with. The game starts and says to go into the test screen. The test screen says that the camera can not be intialized and another screen says the camera can not be found. I have opened the backbox up and have traced the camera to the USB port. I've removed and reseated both the USB connection and the connection directly behind the camera without any luck. I've also upgraded the firmware to 1.33 but this hasn't helped either. I've put a service ticket in to JJ but do any of the gurus out there have any suggestions to try to get this working?

Quoted from inverted1:

So my LE started putting two balls at a time in the shooter lane. I played a couple of games like this thinking it was a switch problem. I then realized that the newton ball had broken loose and was in the mix with the other six. This was concerning, but so far I haven't found any playfield damage from the newton ball.
Anyone know if there is a standard replacement for the newton ball, or does it need to come from JJP? I see where some of them are game specific.

Quoted from Lrrr:

Checked out escaleras. $200 for 4 hrs. Might be worth it especially for the experience. Have never used one. Now to figure out if it will fit in my SUV. Might need to buy a pickup by tomorrow. What a great excuse to buy a truck.
Seriously though, thanks for the advice on the playfield. Will post pics of the job[quoted image]

Quoted from delt31:

I really like this. I no longer have my wonka but i'll be back (had to get JJP POTC) and I would love to add this.

Quoted from Freakyguy666:

How many golden tix with that score? 3?

Quoted from Robertstone0407:

Just got a bunch of weird errors. GoBstopper motor fault and a bunch of switches randomly all giving me a service bulletin. Anyone seen something like this. None of these errors where there the day prior[quoted image]

Quoted from Rager170:

Just curious, how did it slip down? Is there a bolt to hold it in place? I see a hole there but no screw...

Quoted from Robertstone0407:

I’ll take a look but in text I can rotate my gobstopper hole. Then. I don’t understand all the weird switch errors

Quoted from HarryReimer:

My gobstopper microswitch is driving me insane. As you can see in the picture the switch gets stuck when the Gobstopper gets hit. I tried adjusting the switch itself but every other game the switch gets stuck like the picture... anyone have any tips?[quoted image]

Quoted from HarryReimer:

You jammed it in between the switch? so it doesnt move? Was the stich moving up and down or side to side?

Quoted from bigd1979:

Just popped in to mention how much I still play this pin after 6+,months of ownership and absolutely love love love it. Wonka le and di le are just amazing pins that shoot so well and flow awesome with not to confuseing of a ruleset. Definitely keepers for the long haul and can't wait to see what toy story offers. Thats all...now back to playing...

Quoted from Pinfactory2000:

I like the multi balls to be harder (I've gotten 3 going at once) and the modes easier. I am still trying to figure out how to get modes, tours going...I think it revolves around hitting the tv camera when they are ready?

Quoted from Rager170:

Ok, so im at the point where I need to learn how to score better. My high score is just over 3mm, but that was only 1 time.
After you completed the wonka smoke stack, what should you do then?

Quoted from Rager170:

Thanks. Just seems like there is so much going on I never know what ive done and whats going on haha.
So I am assuming that collecting bonus is the saucer shot?

Quoted from Seatmandan:

I had mine out for a while, but due to the fact that the pop bumpers fire a SDTM 1 of every 3 balls, I installed it. Definitely balanced the game out more

Quoted from judremy:

I think he means that it at least screws you (less often) from one way of losing the ball.

Quoted from Pinfactory2000:

It really does seem to favor left drains. I thought that mine wasnt level but I just think its how it plays.

Quoted from Rager170:

How far up does your kickback send the ball? I asked the question a little while ago but nobody answered. Seems that you can adjust the timing of that and it makes a big difference. Changing the timing alone can send the ball around the orbit. So I wasnt sure what is considered "normal"

Quoted from Rager170:

How far up does your kickback send the ball? I asked the question a little while ago but nobody answered. Seems that you can adjust the timing of that and it makes a big difference. Changing the timing alone can send the ball around the orbit. So I wasnt sure what is considered "normal"

Quoted from Rager170:

Video doesnt seem to be loading for whatever reason.
Mine at times goes to the spinner, so seems similar.

Quoted from romulusx:

It is a great game but most people don’t own it and know that.So they except the party line on Pinside.
Maybe this is the year for a JJP pin to win game of the year again!

Quoted from bigd1979:

Im am curious on what is the best way to store this new playfield..

Quoted from Rager170:

I decided to check my audits becuase that Left Outlane was destroying me over the weekend. This is out of 71 games (played around with codes recently).
Unbelievable![quoted image]

Quoted from Rager170:

ill give it a try. but man, this weekend especially was very frustrating. My nudging skills arent the best but this should be good practice ha.
Question for you guys getting consistent scores of over a million or so... Did you keep the stock left drain or add a post?

Quoted from judremy:

Zaph:
I see the firmware version is 2.06B and seems to have different call outs. Is that a Beta firmware?

Quoted from Rager170:

For completing each kid, I find it hard to figure what to do for each or where to shoot? What exactly am I looking for?

Quoted from Mizzou0103:

Joining the club at some point in the next week or two. I didn’t see anything in the key posts and was wondering how everyone has their machine set up? What playfield pitch are you using? Any other tips to have it play appropriately nasty?

Quoted from romulusx:

Damn dude your getting pretty dam good at that Wonka

Quoted from romulusx:

A lot of the same folks who missed out on Dialed In.Wonka’s the only pin that got me off of DI

Quoted from Doctor6:

Where would you guys rank Wonka amongst the other JJP games, now that the honey moon period is over?

Quoted from Doctor6:

Wow, that's high praise.

Quoted from Rager170:

Im wondering if some of my frustrations from last night were due to changing my normal style and going for the gum targets more. Had a tenancy to come down to the slings and then sling to a drain. Was happening often last night.

Quoted from Rager170:

Ok another question regarding the rules of this game. Sorry if this has been answered a million times.
So, I understand what to do with each "kid" to complete them, but what makes them get started?
And for the Factory Tour, do you have to hit the Wonka smokestack and then TV to start it? And then if you complete one, for example, fizzy lifting drink room, do you have to do the smokestack again and then tv for a different room?
Also, what happens if you drain while working on a "kid" mode or "factory tour" mode?

Quoted from Rager170:

Ok thanks. I honestly suck a nudging. I broke the key off over the weekend nudging forward and I guess I put my thigh into it lol. Machine is heavy!

Quoted from Rager170:

Ok thanks again. So qualifying them is simply a colored shot. Gotcha.
Any insight to the factory tour? I guess im mixing things up thinking some of the factory tour are the completing of kids.

Quoted from romulusx:

Shit man what’s your IQ 160?

Quoted from davisjl1979:

I know right!? Zaphx needs to do a streaming tutorial.

Quoted from Motorcitypinball:

Like this?
Tutorial looks great. What Playfield camera are you using and is that 1080 or 720?

Quoted from Motorcitypinball:

Does anyone Know the resolution of the wonkavision? Im trying to capture the feed to add to a stream/recording and it seems the resolution is the problem. Also what external capture devices would handle lower resolutions such as that?

Quoted from Motorcitypinball:

Have you tried it with the avermedia device. I used your instructions for the main LCD and got it working in 5 minutes.

Quoted from Flipper_McGavin:

I just installed a new Mirco Indiana Jones playfield that came out last month. I saw the same pooling happen to the clearcoat on it when I very tightly fastened the washers and screws. It is not even an issue in my opinion. Maybe the paint chipping is from curious people picking at the pooling like it was a scab, and causing the paint to chip off.

Quoted from arcadem:

My game was built in October and has had no issues.

Quoted from Flipper_McGavin:

That looks bad. I have not read how Jersey Jack has remedied this. I can only think they began to use less torque to tighten the screws down as of October 2019.

Quoted from leaffan67:

i have played about 25 games of Wonka std. i really like it (once i figured out what was going on!). wondering if the Wonkavator shot on the LE is problematic at all? does the shot reject often? is the mech reliable?
the reason i am asking is because i feel that the Stern Star Wars Death Star shot on the LE rejects too much and makes the game less fun as it is such an important shot in the rules.
any chance that Wonka LE has similar issues with difficulty making such an important shot?
be safe!

Quoted from Spaghetti73:

I don't know if it is a real problem, but often when I throw the right flip towards the gobstopper, even if the ball is thrown perfectly towards the hole, it does not enter ... does it happen to you too? let's say that about half of the perfect shots don't enter , only with the right flip.

Quoted from bigd1979:

Common for ball trails from wire form exit to flippers... it's not wear just grime and dirt with small metal particles from the wire forms. The ramps get hit alot especially the center and left. They wipe clean very easily but if your worried put mylar down . Its happens less on powder coated wire forms but still gets dirty in that area. This is the most common place I wipe down on my games.

Quoted from Rager170:

I use novus 1 to clean before waxing also.
So my waxing at every 150 plays is overkill??? Please say yes haha.

Quoted from Rager170:

I hate seeing the micro scratches and ... ball trails. But to be honest, even waxing at 150 pays isnt stopping them. Guess its just a part of pinball.

Quoted from romulusx:

Novus2 and what was the name of that wax you recommended?

Quoted from Rager170:

Ive never understood what that "factory" is representing..

Quoted from Rager170:

Ill have to take a better look. Didnt realize it was for the outside of the factory.

Quoted from Noma2017:

2.) Is there a good how-to video on specific strategies for WW? I have read a lot, but I feel like seeing it happen in real time along with explanations would help most. I am stuck around 5M, just mashing away.

Quoted from Noma2017:

Thanks. Will watch with the kids

Quoted from Mizzou0103:

zaphx How are you getting all those Wonka Bars on the Super Spinner mode? I’m only able to get like 7 or 8 per spinner rip, but looks like you’re getting double digits on yours.

Quoted from Noma2017:

That was a great How-To video. Watched with my son and he didn't really hear the few expletives. Thank you!

Quoted from Mizzou0103:

So I figured out what the issue is. The leaf switch is sticky and getting pushed down on the initial rip and the pops back up and triggers at the end on the last little bit of rocking back and forth. Any tips on fixing that? Fingers crossed I don’t need to take the ramp out to adjust the switch.

Quoted from Pinash:

I had a large nut fall into the cab while playing. It sounded like it dropped from the bottom of the PF, but I can't be certain. It's about .75" across the flats, and .425" threaded ID. I can't find anything that appears to be this size under the pf. Does anyone have an idea where it came from??
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Quoted from Rager170:

If the cover breaks, is the captive ball still usable for playing?

Quoted from delt31:

Guess who's back?

Quoted from delt31:

Yeah - I like Wonka but not at the LE price point. Sound in particular still bothers me. At SE price point though, it feels like a great deal. Layout is so good on this game. Could have been a masterpiece