TWIP TUESDAY: May 7th, 2019

Pinball Hall of Fame Files Plans | Dead Flip Orbit Lock | Pinfest | Spiderman Bribe | Last Man Standing | TNA Owners Manual

— What Else is Happening in Pinball —

Pinball Hall of Fame Files Plans for New Arcade

The Pinball Hall of Fame filed plans last week for their new arcade that will be located on the Las Vegas Strip! The new building will be three times as big as their current facility. Check out more details here!


Dead Flip Pinball Orbit Lock

Our friend Jack Danger showed this week how the Orbit Lock on his Dead Flip pinball machine will work – check it out!!


Pinfest 2019 in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Pinfest 2019 took place last weekend – for a full walkthrough of the event, check out the video below from Pinball Supernova!


Texas Pinball Festival Hotel Sells out in 90 Minutes

The Texas Pinball Festival announced last week that the TPF 2020 room block was available at the Embassy Suites:

The rooms sold out in just 90 minutes! But fear not, they will soon be opening rooms at the surrounding hotels with a special rate for the Texas Pinball Festival 2020!!


Thrilla in Sternilla II

Thrilla in Sternilla II took place last week, with Mike Vinikour and Tim Sexton in the undercard event and Zach Sharpe and Keith Elwin facing off in the main event! The competition took place at Stern Headquarters and benefited Path of Play and Project Pinball – check out the stream here!


— Cool and Crazy Stuff —

Independent Commission against Corruption hears from top cop over alleged bribes and a Spiderman pinball machine

It is a really good pinball machine, I could be bribed!


Pinball on Fox’s Last Man Standing

The guy from Home Improvement plays as Tommy!


Thunderbirds Review from Owner

I think my favorite line was “It’s hard to explain but it actually bothers me that it even exists.” Ouch.


Congrats on 50 Episodes to Special When Lit Pinball Podcast

Congrats to our friends Ken and Bill at the Special When Lit Pinball Podcast on 50 Episodes!! Keep up the great work guys!


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