Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
Willy Wonka gives a Gobstopper lock each time you knock down the Gobstopper target and shoot the Most Secret Machine. The third lock starts Gobstopper Multiball. Collect three ramp Jackpots (the center ramp counts as two), then shoot the Most Secret Machine for the five-times Gobstopper Jackpot. For Kid Multiball, qualify a Kid, shoot the captive ball when Collect Kid is lit, then shoot the left target.
The goal
Use the Gobstopper target and Most Secret Machine for three Gobstopper locks. Factory Tour features start at the TV saucer, and a qualified Kid enables Kid Multiball.
How to start a mode
Shoot either orbit until the desired purple Super X is lit, then shoot the TV saucer to start it. Hit the captive ball until orange Collect Bonus is lit, then return to the TV saucer before Super X expires.
Recommended mode: Collect Bonus, when it is available
Choose the orange Collect Bonus feature when purple Super X can multiply its cashout.
How to play it
Shoot either orbit to light purple Super X and start it at the TV saucer. Hit the captive ball to light orange Collect Bonus, then shoot the TV saucer again before Super X expires.
Start Gobstopper Multiball
Hit the Gobstopper target to open the Most Secret Machine, then shoot the hole to lock a ball. Repeat until the third lock starts Gobstopper Multiball.
Alternative route: Kid Multiball
A qualified Kid enables this independent Multiball start.
- Complete a Kid objective, shoot the captive ball when Collect Kid is lit, then shoot the left target to start Kid Multiball.
Need to know
- Gobstopper Multiball
- Hit the Gobstopper target and lock three balls, then use ramp jackpots to light a five-times Gobstopper Jackpot at the Most Secret Machine.
- Factory Tour
- The right ramp, orbits, and captive ball qualify blue, purple, and orange features at the TV saucer. For a blue mode, roll through the inner left inlane and hit the factory target during its hurry-up to complete WONKA, then start at the TV saucer. This does not qualify purple Super X or orange Collect Bonus.
- Wonka Bars
- Ramps collect Bars for end-of-ball bonus, Golden Bonus holds, Computer Awards, and the late-ball Wonka Bar Ransom.
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory advances toward five Golden Tickets through Factory Tour modes and its three main Multiballs. Repeat ramp shots to build Wonka Bars while collecting three Gobstopper locks at the Most Secret Machine. During Gobstopper Multiball, collect three ramp Jackpots (the center ramp counts as two), then shoot the Most Secret Machine for the five-times Gobstopper Jackpot. Hit the factory target for add-a-ball when lit.
The goal
Repeat ramp shots to build Wonka Bars while collecting three Gobstopper locks at the Most Secret Machine.During Gobstopper Multiball, collect three ramp Jackpots, shoot the Most Secret Machine for the five-times Gobstopper Jackpot, and hit the factory target for add-a-ball when lit.
- Soft-plunge into the TV saucer for one WONKA letter, or soft-plunge to the upper flipper and shoot the center ramp for a Computer Award and five Candy Jar units.
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- The center-ramp skill shot lights a Computer Award and adds five Candy Jar units. The saucer skill shot is the simpler controlled option.
- Hit the Gobstopper target to open the Most Secret Machine, then shoot the hole to lock a ball. Repeat until two balls are locked.
- Between lock shots, repeat the ramps for Wonka Bars. The center ramp awards three Bars, the right ramp awards two, and the left ramp awards one.
Blue Factory Tour shortcut setup and scoring
- Wonka Bars qualify Computer Awards and are multiplied by Bonus X at end of ball. Golden Bonus thresholds hold the accumulated Bar count.
- After the ball rolls through the inner left inlane, hit the factory target before its hurry-up expires to complete WONKA. This lights a blue mode at the TV saucer without the remaining right-ramp letters; it does not qualify purple Super X or orange Collect Bonus.: After the ball rolls through the inner left inlane, hit the factory target before its hurry-up expires to complete WONKA. This lights a blue mode at the TV saucer without the remaining right-ramp letters; it does not qualify purple Super X or orange Collect Bonus.
- Shoot either orbit until the desired purple Super X is lit, then shoot the TV saucer to start it. Hit the captive ball until orange Collect Bonus is lit, then return to the TV saucer before Super X expires to collect the multiplied bonus.
- Hit the Gobstopper target to open the Most Secret Machine, then shoot the hole for the third lock and the Gobstopper Multiball start.
- Shoot the center ramp for a Double Jackpot when its plunge-lane return is controlled. Use the left and right ramps for single Jackpots.
Shoot the center ramp for a Double Jackpot when its plung…
- Three ramp Jackpots light the Most Secret Machine for a Gobstopper Jackpot worth five times the normal Jackpot. A center-ramp Double counts as two toward qualification.
- Collect the lit Gobstopper Jackpot at the Most Secret Machine. Repeat the three-Jackpot cycle.
- Shoot the factory target when add-a-ball is lit. If a weak multiball ends with almost no jackpots, use the short restart at the Most Secret Machine.
Builds toward: Pure Imagination
- Start all twelve Factory Tour modes for the Factory Tour Golden Ticket.
- Collect five Gobstopper Jackpots for its Golden Ticket.
- Collect one jackpot for each Kid during Kid Multiball.
- Complete all three Wonkavator Super Jackpot waves and find the Gumball Machine ticket.
- After all five Golden Tickets, shoot the TV saucer to start Pure Imagination.
Pro / Premium differences
- Wonkavator locksPro: Standard Edition games use virtual locks for Wonkavator Multiball.Premium / LE: Limited and Collector's Edition games physically lock balls in the Wonkavator. Qualification and the three jackpot waves are shared, but release timing and feeds differ.