New Beetlejuice Callouts Today or Tomorrow; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Production & Topper Update; Analysis of Time to Complete Code

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Jun 4, 2026

Analysis

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TL;DR

Beetlejuice code update imminent; Alice toppers delayed to Aug-Sep; production data visualizations emerge.

Summary

Spooky Pinball is releasing a major code update for Beetlejuice (v1.0+) on June 4-5, 2026 featuring character callouts, a new Head Shrink mode, and enhanced speaker light shows. Production has boxed ~400 of 999 units but is slowed by concurrent Scooby-Doo and Texas Chainsaw Massacre manufacturing. Dutch Pinball's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland continues struggling with topper PCB delays, with completion now targeted for August-September 2026; Melvin Williams (now at American Pinball) has promised to finish Alice's code in 6-8 weeks.

Key Claims

Beetlejuice code update with character callouts, Head Shrink mode, and speaker light show enhancements coming today or early tomorrow (June 4-5, 2026)
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article citing Bug's Scream N' Stream broadcast from Spooky Pinball
Spooky has boxed approximately 400 of the 999 Beetlejuice games planned
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article citing Spooky Pinball information
Beetlejuice production is slowed by concurrent Scooby-Doo and Texas Chainsaw Massacre manufacturing, with Spooky maintaining 10-15 units in inventory for each title
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article citing Spooky Pinball information
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland topper PCB delivery from original supplier has been postponed, with small batch expected mid-June and remainder in mid-August 2026
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article citing Dutch Pinball updates on Pinside
Melvin Williams plans to complete Alice's Adventures in Wonderland code update in 6-8 weeks (targeting early July 2026)
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article citing Melvin Williams statement on Pinside
Dutch Pinball has 12 Alice units boxed for US shipment in latter half of June 2026 and 12 units for EU customers
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article citing Dutch Pinball updates
Melvin Williams has left Dutch Pinball and joined American Pinball
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article citing industry updates
New Alice games are shipping with toppers; existing customers without toppers will have them provided by Melvin Williams and Lior
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article citing Melvin Williams promise

Notable Quotes

“The new code also includes a new 'Head Shrink' mode and a 'boatload' of new speaker-kit light shows.”
Knapp Arcade (reporting from Bug's Scream N' Stream) @ June 4, 2026 — Describes specific features of imminent Beetlejuice code update
“Spooky would like to give owners the ability to individually select which of the four callout types are active.”
Knapp Arcade (reporting from Spooky Pinball) @ June 4, 2026 — Indicates future enhancement to character callout feature in Beetlejuice
“Production has been slowed a little by the fact that Spooky keeps having to build Scooby-Doo and Texas Chainsaw Massacre games. Those two machines keep selling, and Spooky likes to keep an inventory of 10 to 15 in boxes for potential sales.”
Knapp Arcade (reporting from Spooky Pinball) @ June 4, 2026 — Explains production bottleneck for Beetlejuice; reveals inventory management strategy
“Melvin is busy working on new projects for American, but he does plan on finishing the Alice code. He hopes to have a code update for the game in six to eight weeks.”
Knapp Arcade (reporting from Pinside updates) @ June 4, 2026 — Confirms Melvin Williams' transition and timeline for Alice code completion

Entities

Spooky PinballcompanyBeetlejuicegame Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandgame Dutch Pinballcompany Melvin Williamsperson American Pinballcompany BugpersonBug's Scream N' Streamevent

Signals

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code_update: Beetlejuice receiving substantial code update with character callouts (4 types), Head Shrink mode, and enhanced speaker light shows releasing June 4-5, 2026
high · Bug's Scream N' Stream broadcast announcing update with specific features
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product_launch: Beetlejuice production at ~400 of 999 units boxed as of June 4, 2026
high · Spooky Pinball statement in Bug's Scream N' Stream
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manufacturing_signal: Spooky Pinball's Beetlejuice production slowed by concurrent manufacturing of Scooby-Doo and Texas Chainsaw Massacre with maintained inventory of 10-15 units per title
high · Spooky Pinball disclosed production strategy in Bug's Scream N' Stream
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supply_chain_signal: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland topper PCB delays: original supplier missed January and May deadlines; small batch expected mid-June, remainder mid-August 2026
high · Dutch Pinball Pinside update detailing supplier delays
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product_concern: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland topper fulfillment ongoing; Dutch designing alternative PCBs with testing targeting end-of-July completion
high · Dutch Pinball Pinside update on PCB and topper production
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personnel_signal: Melvin Williams departed Dutch Pinball and joined American Pinball; remains committed to completing Alice code in 6-8 weeks while working on American projects

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News New Beetlejuice Callouts Today or Tomorrow; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Production & Topper Update; Analysis of Time to Complete Code k knapparcade June 4, 2026 We're in the eye of the storm for pinball news this week, with nothing big happening before the new game reveals from Jersey Jack Pinball and Pinball Brothers very soon. Let's kick things off with info about Spooky Pinball. Last night, we got a bunch of new information about Spooky on the weekly Bug's Scream N' Stream broadcast. The biggest news is that a new code update for Spooky's latest game, Beetlejuice, is coming tonight or early tomorrow. That code includes a major change to the game...much-requested callouts. Specifically, there will be callouts from four different types of characters. These callouts will be automatically turned on, but game owners can turn them off in the menu. Ultimately, Spooky would like to give owners the ability to individually select which of the four callout types are active. The new code also includes a new "Head Shrink" mode and a "boatload" of new speaker-kit light shows. These new speaker light shows will work on the game's existing speaker lights as well as the upcoming "Dead Ring" under-cabinet lighting mod that Spooky is launching soon. The Dead Ring will work on other Spooky pins, including Evil Dead and likely others. Spooky has so far boxed up approximately 400 of the 999 Beetlejuice games it is making. Production has been slowed a little by the fact that Spooky keeps having to build Scooby-Doo and Texas Chainsaw Massacre games. Those two machines keep selling, and Spooky likes to keep an inventory of 10 to 15 in boxes for potential sales, so they have been replenishing their stock. Beetle Speech (New Code!) - YouTube Tap to unmute Beetle Speech (New Code!) Bug's Scream N' Stream Bug's Scream N' Stream In other Beetlejuice news, check out the amazing display that the Fun Spot arcade in Laconia, New Hampshire created for their new machine, which they received courtesy of Joe at PinballSTAR Amusements. Next up is an update on the now-defunct Dutch Pinball Exclusive's game Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Both Dutch Pinball and its former employee Melvin Williams shared updates about the game on Pinside recently. !Advertisement Ad 1 of 3 Dutch Pinball has run into two different issues building toppers for the game: the cat sculpt itself and the PCB for the eyes. Dutch's original PCB supplier had promised to deliver them by May, already a delay from the original January promise. Delivery of the PCBs has now been postponed again, without explanation. The latest update is that a small batch of them is supposed to arrive at Dutch during the second half of June, with the remainder arriving during the second half of August. In response to this, Dutch has been attempting to design its own PCBs for the eyes. Testing and revisions of those are ongoing, with a larger production order scheduled for delivery by the end of July. If this comes to fruition, Dutch expects to be able to complete all of its toppers for the game during August and September. The company's second supplier for the cat sculpt is now delivering in larger quantities, so the PCB is the main obstacle at this point. Dutch has been able to build some toppers. Twelve units are boxed and ready for its next shipment to the United States, which will likely happen in the latter half of June. A batch of 12 units will ship to EU customers around then as well. Newly produced Alice games are all shipping with toppers at this point. If any customers end up not receiving a topper for their game, the machine's creator, Melvin Williams — who has since left and gone to American Pinball — has personally promised to make them himself with Lior. Melvin is busy working on new projects for American, but he does plan on finishing the Alice code. He hopes to have a code update for the game in six to eight weeks. Below are recent images of machines and toppers being built at the Dutch Pinball factory. New sponsor slot Your sponsored ad here Be the first to claim this placement. Contact knapparcade@gmail.com today Last up we have a really cool project that Serge of the Pinpals and Electric Bat tournament streams shared with me. He put together a website that shows how long it has taken various manufacturers to complete the code on their games. The website has an interactive chart that shows how long it took games to reach code version 1.0 or equivalent, the final Wizard Mode and current status for games that aren't complete. The site even automatically updates itself every two weeks. Very cool information. https://pinball-code-completion.vercel.app/ Anyone who has any suggestions for the site can reach out to Serge directly at sergepinpals@gmail.com . Posted 15 minutes ago k About knapparcade Site administrator Comments (0) Please sign in to join the conversation. No comments yet Be the first to share your thoughts on this post! 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