Robert Harris and Paul McKinney, the Organizers of the 2024 Texas Pinball Festival - Episode 19
Send us Fan Mail Episode 19 – Robert Harris and Paul McKinney, the Organizers of the 2024 Texas Pinball Festival, sat down virtually with Jamie just two weeks before the start of TPF. Robert and Paul discuss the new room layout, new pins coming this year, volunteering, the National Video Game Museum and much much more. For more information on the Texas Pinball Festival please visit
Kineticist’s take
TPF 2024 organizers detail 20th anniversary event with expanded layout, new games, and crowding mitigation strategies.
Synopsis
Robert Harris and Paul McKinney, organizers of Texas Pinball Festival 2024, discuss the 20th annual event (March 15-17 at Embassy Suites in Frisco). They cover logistics including floor layout changes, confirmed games (Elton John, Jaws, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Looney Tunes, Labyrinth, The Princess Bride), tournament formats, machine awards, a charity raffle featuring the Elton John machine, seminar programming, and volunteer needs. Key themes include managing crowding from prior year, increased machine count, and community engagement.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Texas Pinball Festival (TPF) 2024· event
- National Video Game Museum· organization
- Wormhole Pinball· organization
- Blake Dumsnall· person
- Bubba Flint· person
- Jamie Burchill· person
- Kim Vanderveen· person
- Pam Heffern· person
- Paul McKinney· person
- Robert Harris· person
- Elton John (pinball machine)· product
- Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center, Frisco· venue