Join us March 14-16, 2008 as we kick off Texas' biggest pinball/game room show and turn the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center into one of the largest game rooms in Texas!  Over 10,000 square feet of pure game room fun, all weekend long!

There will be over 100 pinball machines, classic video games and other game room goodies set up on free play for everyone to enjoy the entire weekend.  Leave your quarters at home! 

The Texas Pinball Festival will also feature many vendors and collectors from the area bringing parts, supplies, game room memorabilia, pinball machines, slot machines, jukeboxes and classic video games for sale.

TOURNAMENTS
Do you have what it takes to be a pinball wizard? A variety of adult and children's tournaments will be conducted throughout the weekend to test your pinball skills against others for trophies and cash prizes. 

COIN-OP SWAP MEET
And if inside wasn't fun enough....Check out the bargains at the Coin-Op Swap Meet. Saturday, March 15th from 8:00am until 12:00pm we will be hosting an outdoor flea market/swap meet catering to coin operated collectibles located in the front parking lot of the Hilton DFW Lakes where the Texas Pinball Festival is being held. Admission to the Swap Meet/Flea Market is free to all guests. Got a machine taking up space in your garage? Too many projects? Too many parts? Bring'em to the swap meet! If interested in participating in the swap meet, click here for details.

Plus much more! Read here for the details.

Show News
March 12th, 2008

Coming to you LIVE from the Texas Pinball Festival!
Starting Friday, March 14th before the Texas Pinball Festival opens to the public, we'll launch our LIVE TPF Web Link featuring live footage of the Texas Pinball Festival as it happens. Well be streaming a web cam at the TPF as well as constant online updates of the current tournament standings and winners. 

March 10th, 2008
Kids...Win a pinball machine!

We've revamped our Kids Pinball Tournament to make it better than ever for the little pinball wizards to play.

INTRODUCING THE

Children ages 4-12 are welcome to compete in this competition. Per each $3 entry, kids will play two games on the new Wheel of Fortune Pinball Machine by Stern Pinball Inc. The childs best score will be recorded to the leader board. Children can enter this competition as many times as they wish to try to bump off other players and advance on top of the leader board. This tournament will conclude at 4:30 pm on Saturday, March 15th with prizes and trophies awarded to the children with the top 1st, 2nd and 3rd Highest Scores.

Time of event:
Qualifying - Friday, March 14th - 10:00 am - 1:00 am
Qualifying - Saturday, March 15th - 10 am - 4:30 pm
Trophy presentation to highest scoring children - Saturday, March 15th - 5:00 pm

AWARDS

1st Place

Trophy and a BRAND NEW
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Pinball Machine manufactured by Zizzle, LLC.

2nd Place

Trophy and $50 Gift Card to Toys "R" Us

3rd Place

Trophy and $25 Gift Card to Toys "R" Us

March 8th, 2008
Three more vendors just added to the Festival!

Based out of St. Louis, Missouri, brothers Chad & Heath Keller and crew specialize in full ground up pinball restoration services. Let the guys at Keller Pinball Restoration take your machine to the next level. Keller Pinball Restoration will be on hand at the Texas Pinball Festival with some examples of their beautifully restored pinball machines.


We are pleased to announce that Green Coin Machines Distributing, Inc. of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is bringing a truck load of late model, refurbished pinball machines to the Texas Pinball Festival for sale. Green Coin Distributing specializes in the sales and service of all types of coin operated amusement equipment.

 


Owners of the new Twin Wizards Classic Arcade that will be opening in Denton, Texas summer 2008, will be on hand promoting their new arcade and will have games on free play. 

 To see the current list of vendors selling parts and equipment at the Texas Pinball Festival look here

We still have a few spaces remaining for more equipment. 

If you are interested in bringing Pinball Machines and/or Arcade Games for the inside Ballroom or parts & project games for the outdoor Coin-Op Swap Meet at the Texas Pinball Festival 
please call us at: 214-632-5537 

Space is limited and must be pre-registered, don't delay...call today!

 

March 6th, 2008

PRE-REGISTRATION TO ATTEND IS NOW CLOSED
After March 05, 2008, entry into the show & t-shirts can be purchased at the door.

ADMISSION PRICES 
Adult Price
Weekend Pass $30 
One Day Ticket (Friday or Saturday) $15
One Day Ticket (Sunday) $7
Children (Ages 5-12) Price
Weekend Pass $20
One Day Ticket (Friday or Saturday) $8
One Day Ticket (Sunday) $5
Age 4 and under FREE

Free Admission to the outdoor Coin-Op Swap Meet/Flea Market
Saturday March 15th, 8:00am-12:00pm

February 29th, 2008
Two more vendors added!

Tillberg Amusement Services of Garland, Texas will have a nice selection of fully rebuilt Pinball Machines & Upright and  Cocktail style cabinet Multicade Arcade Games as well as other classic titles for sale . Be sure to stop by their booth as they'll have a large assortment of arcade game, pinball and billiard supplies including specialty lighting, rubbers, locks, bulbs and buttons.


Vid-Pin Amusements of Humble, Texas is bringing a selection of refurbished pinball machines and classic vector arcade for sale and for free play. Be sure to stop by their booth and play a game of the rare Williams Joust Pinball Machine!

To see the list of vendors currently bringing games and parts for sale to the Texas Pinball Festival, please visit the Exhibitor List Page

February 27th, 2008
Coming in from out of town....get a room while they last!

Over 180 room nights have been reserved by guests of the Texas Pinball Festival. Which surpasses the amount of rooms in our block.  The Hilton DFW Lakes has extended the block by 20 more room nights. If you haven't booked your room now, get one while they last!

The Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center that is hosting the Texas Pinball Festival is offering a special $99 room rate....during the Texas Pinball Festival. (Regularly $169 per night). 

Don't wait until the last minute, reserve your room today!  To make your reservations call 1-800-984-1344 and mention the Texas Pinball Festival to get this reduced rate.

NOTE: In order to take advantage of this rate, Hilton DFW Lakes requires a non-refundable (1) night deposit on room reservations.


Another vendor just added! We are pleased to announce Rusty Brinegar and John Hugon of Duncan, Oklahoma are bringing a wide selection of restored pinball machines from their collection for sale. Not only will they have machines for sale in the ballroom, but they'll have a selection of machines available for sale at the outdoor Swap Meet Saturday morning, March 15th. .

February 22nd, 2008
Another vendor just added! We are pleased to announce Top Shelf Pins of Fort Worth, Texas will have a booth at the Texas Pinball Festival selling high end, late model, refurbished Williams/Bally WPC Pinball Machines. To see the machines they are bringing for sale, as well as the many other games already registered to be at the Texas Pinball Festival, visit the Game Line Up Page.
February 18th, 2008
Back From The Dead Pinball of Allen, Texas will once again be participating in the Texas Pinball Festival. They'll have a nice selection of refurbished pinball machines, arcade games, slot machines, New Old Stock playfields and parts for sale at their booth. To see the current list of vendors selling parts and equipment at the Texas Pinball Festival look here
February 15th, 2008
We are pleased to announce a sponsorship by participating vendor, Orbit Pinball.com. Orbit Pinball.com is donating gift certificates as raffle prizes to be awarded at the Texas Pinball Festival. Frank & Amanda Gant of Orbit Pinball.com will be on hand at the 2008 Texas Pinball Festival with a booth selling their plastic protector kits, rubber rings, bulbs and many other pinball parts. 
February 13th, 2008

February 11th, 2008
Another vendor! We are pleased to announce that BC's Pinball Amusements of Telford, PA will be on hand at the 2008 Texas Pinball Festival displaying and selling their LED Direct Replacement Bulb Conversion Kits. To see the current list of Vendors participating in the 2008 Texas Pinball Festival look here.
Classic gaming guru Brett Weiss will appear at the Texas Pinball Festival on Saturday, March 15th from 2-4, signing his book, Classic Home Video Games 1972-1984. The book provides descriptions/reviews of EVERY game for 16 different systems, including the Atari 2600, 5200, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Odyssey2, and Vectrex.
February 6th, 2008
We are pleased to announce a sponsorship by participating vendor, Great Lakes Modular. Great Lakes Modular is donating a full opto Board Set for the Judge Dredd Pinball Machine we'll be raffling off at the Texas Pinball Festival. Be sure to stop by the G.L.M. booth to see their reproduction replacement pinball opto board sets they have available for purchase. 
January 29th, 2008
SPECIAL GUEST JUST ANNOUNCED!!!
Pinball Artist - Greg Freres

We are pleased to announce one of the great pinball artists of the past 20+ years, Greg Freres will be doing a presentation on Saturday, March 15 entitled "Pinball Art from the Inside". 

Join Greg, as he'll talk about his days working for two of the leading pinball companies in Chicago as a project artist, art director, and idea guy. Get a close-up look at what went into the art and design process of creating legendary pinball machines. Some of the classics Greg Freres is most known for include: Scared Stiff, Revenge from Mars, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Fathom, and Medieval Madness (to name a few.) Greg will share his unique experiences involving pinball development throughout the 80's and 90's. Following Greg's presentation will be a question and answer session followed by autographs. Buy a personally autographed flyer or translite from Greg or bring your own memorabilia for him to sign.

For more information on this presentation and others going on at the Texas Pinball Festival, click here.

January 21st, 2008
Another vendor has been added to the list. Vintage Pachinko of San Antonio, Texas will be on hand with a wide selection of refurbished Pachinko Machines for your home game room. Be sure to stop by their booth and see what all they have. 
January 18th, 2008
We are please to announce that Illinois Pinball Inc, will be participating once again in the 2008 Texas Pinball Festival. Gene Cunningham and crew will be bringing two truck loads of OEM and reproduction Williams/Bally Parts including newly released reproduction Monster Bash, Creature from the Black Lagoon and Medieval Madness (Tentative) Playfields. Saturday afternoon Gene will give a presentation on Illinois Pinball Inc. continuing efforts in making reproduction pinball parts as well as the progress on the Capcom King-Pin Pinball project. 

Come see a pinball built from the ground up!
Chad Keller of Keller Pinball Restoration will be on hand at the IPB booth constructing a custom one of a kind Creature from the Black Lagoon Pinball Machine over the course of the Texas Pinball Festival. 

January 17th, 2008


Time to pull your "Members Only" jacket out of the closet and dust off those parachute pants as DJ Greg Higginbotham and crew of Legacy Entertainment will be recreating that classic mall arcade ambiance mixing hits from the 70's and 80's as well as taking music requests throughout the weekend at the Texas Pinball Festival.

If interested in booking Legacy Entertainment for your next event, visit them here:

January 10th, 2008
HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

Our full page flyer is now available for download. Feel free to make copies of it and tell your friends, families and co-workers about the Texas Pinball Festival. Right click on the thumbnail image of the flyer and save to your computer. (File size 828 kb, .jpg file format)

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Our banner is available for download too! Feel free to download the image and add it to your web site.

January 7th, 2008
Tim Maleck, owner of Pinpoint Electronics will be bringing a selection of beautiful classic 80's and 90's pinball machines for free play to the Texas Pinball Festival. Tim will also be offering his custom Attack From Mars saucer boards and on-site repair, and eprom burning services.
January 2nd, 2008
INTERESTED IN RESTORING PINBALL MACHINES?

THE TOTAL PINBALL RESTORATION CLINIC
Presented by Keith Holbrook on Saturday, March 15, 2008.  

Ever wonder what techniques the pro's use when it comes to restoring an older pinball machine back to its former glory. If so than this is one presentation you won't want to miss. 

Join Keith Holbrook (TPF Best-in-Show Restoration winner 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006) for an information-intensive clinic where Keith will demonstrate and explain proven restoration techniques covering all subjects; including cabinet refinishing, playfield touchups, metal polishing techniques, his philosophy of restoration, plus much more. 

Handouts with lots of useful information will be provided, and he will be making his book available, "Total Pinball Restoration" at a special show price. There will be a question and answer session at the end of each discussion topic.  

Come spend an hour with someone who will show you the joy of pinball restoration!

Seminars and clinics are free to attend for those that have purchased admission into the Texas Pinball Festival. For more information on this presentation and others being held during the 2008 Texas Pinball Festival click here.

November 12th, 2007
Over $900 in prize money being award to pinball machines!

Unlike any other pinball show in the world, we're kicking it up a notch at the 2008 Texas Pinball Festival. We know how difficult it is to bring a pinball machine to a pinball show, and what better why to make it worth while than to award those that do. So in an effort for exhibitors to not only bring more, but also better quality pinball machines for people to play, we'll be awarding over $900 in prize money to Best of Show winner machines. Prizes will be awarded based off of their condition and playability in a variety of categories.  Please click on the following links for more information on the Best of Show competitions or if you'd like to bring a machine to the Festival. 

November 9th, 2007
Take the JUDGE home!

 

 

Join us Sunday, March 16th 2008 at 1:30pm as one lucky winner is going win a beautifully restored Bally JUDGE DREDD Pinball Machine. Tickets for the raffle are just $4 each or 6 for $20. Must be present to win. We will be also doing drawings for Super Auctions Gift Certificates, Stern Pinball goodies including NOS Pinball Translites and an NOS Sopranos Playfield. For more information on the Pinball Raffle look here.

November 5th, 2007
We are pleased to announce that Fun! Billiard & GameRoom Superstore will once again be participating in the Texas Pinball Festival. Based out of Mesquite, Texas FUN! specializes in all of your game room needs. From their large selection of late model pinball machines, IGT Slot Machines, Japanese Skill Stop Machines, Pool Tables and Classic Multicades, to all the supplies you'll need for your dart board and/or pool table....FUN! has it all. Be sure to stop by their booth at the Texas Pinball Festival to see what they'll have for sale! 
October 12th, 2007

So how do you rank among other pinball players from around the world? 

You'll have your opportunity at the 2008 Texas Pinball Festival. The IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association) has recognized the Texas Pinball Festival and has endorsed the "Texas State Pinball Championship", "Classic Pinball" and "Electro-Mechanical Pinball Tournaments". Players who compete in these events at the Texas Pinball Festival will receive World Pinball Player Ranking (WPPR) points and will be recognized on www.pinballrankings.com 

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