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The Party Zone / IPD No. 1764 / August, 1991 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated,
of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally]
Date Of Manufacture: August, 1991
Model Number: 20004
Common Abbreviations: PZ
MPU: Williams WPC (Dot Matrix)
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 3,862 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Happiness
Notable Features: Kick-out Saucer, Multiball (2 ball), Clear and curving ramps. Player uses flipper buttons to select a choice of music when prompted. Achieving the "Big Bang" feature causes the playfield illumination to pulse entirely in a red color, accompanied by a 'sonic boom' sound effect.
Toys: Capt. B. Zarr animated head turns to follow the ball, Dancing (Crash-test) Dummy, Supersonic Robotic Comic, Rocket, Cosmic Cottage.
Design by: Dennis Nordman
Art by: Greg Freres, Jerry Pinsler
Dots/Animation by: Jim Gentile
Mechanics by: Win Schilling, Zofia Bil
Music by: Dan Forden
Sound by: Dan Forden
Software by: Jim Strompolis, Mike Boon
Notes: Jerry Pinsler was a sculptor for this game.
John Keeney was the voice-over talent for Capt. B-Zarre.

The backglass and playfield of 'Party Zone' contain characters from previous games:

The Party Animals from Bally Midway's 1987 'Party Animal' and
the Party Monsters from Midway's 1989 'Elvira and the Party Monsters'
the Party Dudes from Midway's 1990 'Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray' all meet on this game at the Cosmic Cottage.

Some 'Party Zone' games are WPC Fliptronics generation of MPU.

Production Start Date: Aug-12-1991
Production End Date: Feb-28-1992
WMS Games Sales History Report dated 20-Dec-94 indicated 3,862 units were produced and for which they got paid.

Marketing Slogans: "You are now entering: The Party Zone"
Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1982 to PresentExternal Link, page 138
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Rule Sheets: Party Zone Guide Version 1.07, by Colin McHale  
Party Zone Rulesheet (Dec/01/1994), by Mario Moeller  
Additional Media:Promotional Video (at YouTube) [09:12]  (External site)
ROMs: 187 KB ZIP Game ROM F-4 (solid state flippers) [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  186 KB ZIP Game ROM L-3 (Standard Flippers) [Midway Mfg. Co.]
Documentation: 5 MB PDF English Manual [Midway Mfg. Co., a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Inc.]
  345 KB PDF Operators Manual [Midway Mfg. Co., a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Inc.]
  178 KB TXT Parts List
Files: 180 KB JPG Playfield Apron Graphics (Reconstituted) [Mark Squires]
Images:
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Image # 4082: The Party Zone Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 4083: The Party Zone Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 14707: The Party Zone Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 14708: The Party Zone Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 14709: The Party Zone Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 14710: The Party Zone Playfield Detail - Capt. B. Zarr
Playfield Detail - Capt. B. Zarr

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 14711: The Party Zone Playfield Detail - Cosmic Cottage
Playfield Detail - Cosmic Cottage

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 14712: The Party Zone Playfield Detail - Robotic Comic
Playfield Detail - Robotic Comic

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 14713: The Party Zone Playfield Detail - Dancin Dummy
Playfield Detail - Dancin Dummy

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 14714: The Party Zone Playfield Detail - Rocket
Playfield Detail - Rocket

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 14715: The Party Zone Backglass
Backglass

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 31165: The Party Zone Backglass
Backglass

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31166: The Party Zone Playfield
Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31167: The Party Zone Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31168: The Party Zone Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31169: The Party Zone Upper Left Playfield
Upper Left Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31170: The Party Zone Upper Right Playfield
Upper Right Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31171: The Party Zone Center Left Playfield
Center Left Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31172: The Party Zone Center Playfield
Center Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31173: The Party Zone Center Right Playfield
Center Right Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31174: The Party Zone Lower Left Playfield
Lower Left Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31175: The Party Zone Lower Right Playfield
Lower Right Playfield

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31176: The Party Zone Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31177: The Party Zone Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31178: The Party Zone Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31179: The Party Zone Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31180: The Party Zone Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31181: The Party Zone Playfield - 'Big Bang' Achieved
Playfield - 'Big Bang' Achieved

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31272: The Party Zone Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31273: The Party Zone Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 31274: The Party Zone Dancing Crash Dummy
Dancing Crash Dummy

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[Mark Squires]
Image # 47936: The Party Zone Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Ed Nielsen]
Image # 71484: The Party Zone Backbox Insert
Backbox Insert

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Image # 71485: The Party Zone Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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Image # 73463: The Party Zone Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
Image # 73464: The Party Zone Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
Image # 73485: The Party Zone Dancing Dummy
Dancing Dummy

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
Image # 73486: The Party Zone Dancing Dummy
Dancing Dummy

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
 
Source: Flyer [?]

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