Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (CE)

Jersey Jack

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (CE)

Pinside Rating

This game received 130 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.486 /10

8.486

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks 1st in the game group "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory". The group itself ranks #29 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.



Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.458

Artwork: 8.744

Sounds/Music: 8.187

Other Aspects: 8.497


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6.309/10
3 months ago
Love the theme! Don’t love the game. Shots are not exciting, flipper strength pre EJ so not good. Game looks beautiful and the artwork and animations are great. One game and done for me and I’ll try again in a month. Been saying that for a year and the gameplay hasn’t swayed me to play more:(
9.800/10
5 months ago
I keep hitting the start button and don't realize how much time has gone by! Superb integration of Theme and gameplay. Deeper rule set. This is NOT a simple system 11 ruleset of picking up passengers or serving customers "burger and fries".
8.924/10
8 months ago
This is an excellent machine. The shots are fun, exciting and plentiful.
It's a machine and theme for all ages and with the new wonka movie i actually hope for a part two.
Easily best lawlor pin. I consider it one of the two best pins there is, only rivaled by jp/stern.
9.260/10
9 months ago
One of the best games for all ages
8.711/10
10 months ago
Oh Jack what did you do? How can you take a musical and not licence any of the songs ... how is that possible?
Also why can't you make it so some clever folk can add the extra stuff in after , you know just like all the others do.

So rant out the way, the game is absolutely fantastic. It's like the life child of Lawlor all his best games all smashed into one absolute stunner of a game.
I picked up the CE a few months back and as always wanted to hold off on my thoughts until I have had time with it.
Having played a few machines at various friends houses I had been after one for ages and the pinball
Gods aligned and this stunning CE came up.

The game is packed the shots are fabulous it feels like silk to play my family absolutely love it and me baring a huge fan of the movie absolutely love the look and feel of the game. There are enough call outs and movie assets to keep
You happy . The PF oh my that sparkle , absolutely gorgeous.

The rules are well balanced and easy to get to grips with yet deep enough to keep you engaged.

It's the best JJP I have owned and I have had all of them up to guns and roses , still not had that one yet .

If there was the songs in the game this would have been a solid 10
8.000/10
10 months ago
Pretty game. Game play is fun. Hope to own one someday.
9.536/10
11 months ago
Good gosh i forgot how much fun this game is! I had a SE and traded it a couple of years ago. Was able to snag a CE on a trade for WoZ. Caught crap from folks about but I am so happy I did!
Playfield is gorgeous with the glitter!
Veruca Salt making some of the call outs is awesome.
The light show is bonkers but does need pinstadiums so it all pops.
The screen is great and does awesome helping you track what you've done.
Love how you can control the kid mult-ball by how many kids you collect.
The flow with the ramps is awesome.
Just wish jjp would bring back scorbit or create their own.
8.668/10
11 months ago
My favorite Jersey Jack pin with very satisfying shots and is a blast to play!
9.740/10
1 year ago
Rough but real fun
9.640/10
1 year ago
Just to set up the stage, i had/ own those jjp:
The hobbit, dialed in, POTC, willy wonka, GNR, The godfather
I also have/had stern game: godzilla, jurassic park and AIQ as well as older machine that i now parted with.
Willy wonka is in my opinion a master piece, unfortunatly it takes time to open up. When i first got the game at home, i wasnt extremely excited by it. The theme was good but not a killer for me, the CE looks amazing, she shots are nothing less than fantastic but i found myself shooting everywhere without having a set goal.
I believe that is what most people complain about with Willy Wonka. It takes some time to understand what you have to achieve and mostly because the golden ticket goals are hidden under page 4 of the instant info.
After a couple of days playing the machine i started to understand what i had to do to get to those ticket consistantly and maximize scoring then i just couldnt stop pressing that start button again and again.

So in short, if you want to play this bar in a location, you might find it empty or confusing. If you have it at home and you spend a couple of hours/days playing it and checking tutorial, you will end up owning one of the best pin ever made.
9.640/10
1 year ago
I was apprehensive at first for the sound being too repetitive but it isn’t at all. Great call outs and all around family fun plus deep enough code for good players. I do think the lastability gets a bit lower after 1000 games.
9.800/10
1 year ago
This was my first pinball purchase after a very long hiatus from pinball. My wife played it at a distributor, and said “ we should get this”. Who was I to argue? At first, I found it to be difficult and a bit frustrating, especially the SDTM shot sometimes from the bumpers. The new code, however, has transformed the game. Stacking multi-balls is an absolute blast. Very fortunate to have been able to purchase a CE while they were still in stock.
8.116/10
2 years ago
Totally a great game but need to spend more time on it. I would say this is one that would be perfect in a home collection. Best JJ game yet.
7.396/10
2 years ago
I really wanted to like this game so much more than I did after playing it. For me this is a dream theme but it just doesn't play so hot IMO. The call outs are pretty monotone and the extra call outs in the CE are uninspiring. I am hoping someday to have some more time on this game to change my mind but for now, it is what it is.
6.590/10
2 years ago
Maybe I just don't get Pat Lawlor designs. The game looks great, but doesn't play great. It's not immediately apparent what to shoot or do in the game. The shots don't feel satisfying. It's like the flashy cabinet and big screen is there to make you feel like you are having a good time even though the actual pinball is not really fun. Very overrated game!
9.880/10
2 years ago
I don't even want to update my game code cuz I love it right where it is!
8.548/10
2 years ago
I love my Wonka CE. Perfect layout and shots. Not too tight. I love the theme and the machine has a magical feel to it. Incredible colors and lights. The animations and footage are very well done as well. Gobstopper and Wonkavator are amazing shots. Awesome Lawlor design. Only complaint is the Gobstopper has needed adjustment twice. Otherwise it’s a 10.
9.860/10
2 years ago
Nearly Flawless, should be in the top 5 all time! Best J.J.P to date. I've had em all with the exception of Dialed In.If Jersey Jack could incorporate a ball save a second or two after coming off one of the pops to negate a really cheap drain, the game would be pretty much perfect..Sooo much better than T.Z, M.B, Deadpool, A.F.M, M.M ect....This one is not leaving my collection!
6.046/10
3 years ago
good shooter, horrible theme and callout
10.000/10
3 years ago
this game is simply everything you want from a pinball... smooth shooting, theme integration. the game is amazing.
9.440/10
3 years ago
Just updated my CE with 2.0 code and it’s made the game open up quit a bit more.

This game will be in my collection probably forever. Unique layout, great theme integration, and BIG fun factor. Out of all the pins I’ve owned and played this one is my favorite.

The recent code is just bonus.
8.084/10
3 years ago
Had massive expectations and it just couldn't quite live up to it, which might be on me. Good machine, good animations, deep code - very hard to get to Pure Imagination. A good game, no doubt, but not in the 'great' catgegory for me. Expected more gimmicks with this theme and it being a JJP pin. Probably not gonna get it again.
9.560/10
3 years ago
This is the most colorful machine I have ever played. When you get slugworth multiball, the game goes green. When you get gobstopper multiball, the lights completely go rainbow color. This is a really fun and awesome game. Every time you collect a kid for kid multiball, it plays a clip from the movie of that kid.
8.839/10
3 years ago
Wonka is a game that has been in and out of my collection a couple times at this point. The more games I experience the more and more I realized that this is one of the best.

The presentation of the machine itself is beautiful, particularly the CE version. So colorful and lively between the playfield/cab artwork and the very well done RGB lighting in the inserts! The theme is integrated brilliantly despite what you might read on here. One of the best at theme integration. The way the voice clips from the movie fit the gameplay is outstanding and the modes with movie clips are well done as well. The on screen display is everything you could ask for and shows a ton of detail once you understand it. My only wish is that they would have gotten the Candy Man song in here somewhere.

Gameplay wise, this one takes a good 100-200 games to start to get the hang of. On location for casual play I could see it turning people off. In a home environment it really shines with its depth, complexity, and difficulty. Shots are all excellent with some truly tricky ones (loops through the pops and kid multiball i'm lookin at you!). Love shooting the gobstopper to factory ramp over and over - very satisfying! Hitting the TV scoop at just the right moment too presents some nice celebratory moments as well.

All in all I consider this Jersey Jack's best game to date, even ahead of pirates and GNR!
9.900/10
3 years ago
This game is so much better than I expected. My first JJP but certainly not my last. Great theme, keeps you coming back for more. This one is bolted to the floor for me.
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