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TEXAS PINBALL FESTIVAL 2025
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Hello and welcome to our coverage of the 2025 Texas Pinball Festival, held once again at the Frisco Convention Center and at the adjacent Embassy Suites hotel.
The main show hotel for the Texas Pinball Festival
We arrived at the show hotel on Wednesday afternoon. The full Texas Pinball Festival (TPF) doesn’t begin until 4pm on Friday, but we’re here early to preview the show and document how it all comes together.
WEDNESDAY
The venue is a combination of the Frisco Conference Center and the Embassy Suites hotel. The hotel is the primary accommodation for show attendees, but the block of rooms allocated to the show sells out in a matter of seconds once they become publicly available at the discounted TPF rate.
The boundary between the Embassy Suites and the Conference Center
Although joined, there is a clear line of demarcation between the hotel and the Conference Center. The hotel is run by the Hilton Group, whereas the Conference Center is run by the City of Frisco.
Much of the show effort goes into the planning which stretches back from today for several months. Although the venue only comes together a day or two before the doors open to the public, much of the planning has been taking place ever since the previous year’s show closed.
There were other events in the main hall and the side rooms earlier on Wednesday, meaning the TPF organisers and vendors could only start bringing in their wares later in the day.
An early look into the main TPF hall
Some banners and a few pinball machine boxes from American Pinball and Euro Pinball Corp were on the show floor by 5pm, but nothing else.
The few pinballs brought into the hall so far
The main part of the hall remained largely empty so far.
Looking into the main part of the show hall
Outside the main show doors, the corridors were eerily quiet, while some action took place inside the ticket office.
The seeaing area and corridor leading back to the hotel on the left registration office with the right to the seminars room
On the corridor back to the hotel, there is a small staircase leading to an upper level where the tournaments have been held in previous years.
This way to the tournaments
Work carries on into the night to continue preparing the Conference Center for this year’s Texas Pinball Festival. We’ll be back with more tomorrow right here at Pinball News with more updates as the show continues to take shape.
Continue reading...
Pinball News
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the 2025 Texas Pinball Festival, held once again at the Frisco Convention Center and at the adjacent Embassy Suites hotel.
The main show hotel for the Texas Pinball Festival
We arrived at the show hotel on Wednesday afternoon. The full Texas Pinball Festival (TPF) doesn’t begin until 4pm on Friday, but we’re here early to preview the show and document how it all comes together.
WEDNESDAY
The venue is a combination of the Frisco Conference Center and the Embassy Suites hotel. The hotel is the primary accommodation for show attendees, but the block of rooms allocated to the show sells out in a matter of seconds once they become publicly available at the discounted TPF rate.
The boundary between the Embassy Suites and the Conference Center
Although joined, there is a clear line of demarcation between the hotel and the Conference Center. The hotel is run by the Hilton Group, whereas the Conference Center is run by the City of Frisco.
Much of the show effort goes into the planning which stretches back from today for several months. Although the venue only comes together a day or two before the doors open to the public, much of the planning has been taking place ever since the previous year’s show closed.
There were other events in the main hall and the side rooms earlier on Wednesday, meaning the TPF organisers and vendors could only start bringing in their wares later in the day.
An early look into the main TPF hall
Some banners and a few pinball machine boxes from American Pinball and Euro Pinball Corp were on the show floor by 5pm, but nothing else.
The few pinballs brought into the hall so far
The main part of the hall remained largely empty so far.
Looking into the main part of the show hall
Outside the main show doors, the corridors were eerily quiet, while some action took place inside the ticket office.
The seeaing area and corridor leading back to the hotel on the left registration office with the right to the seminars room
On the corridor back to the hotel, there is a small staircase leading to an upper level where the tournaments have been held in previous years.
This way to the tournaments
Work carries on into the night to continue preparing the Conference Center for this year’s Texas Pinball Festival. We’ll be back with more tomorrow right here at Pinball News with more updates as the show continues to take shape.
Continue reading...
