Animatronic Archive

hello!! here I'll be documenting and giving the most information I can on animatronic shows and I'll be updating them with anything new I find out.

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This is the pantones/WOOF radio show a 6 character show made specifically and only for celebration station with characters Big bear, purrcilla pur, doc the fox,major moose,Howardee trec and harry hound the host of the station

There were 4 celebration stations (Merrillville IN, Springfield PA, Rockford IL, Philadelphia.)with the pantones excluding one FEC owned by marcs who bought the show from the Springfield location after it closed and a 3 character show from mirapolis using purrcilla purr and big bear alongside sgt. striper

One location the Merrillville IN had a very unique stage setup they had two story's aswell has having interchanged big bear for Putnam from the Ape-Ologies and also used Oakley,butch,Yancy from the animal crackers. Why? Merrillville was a corporate show which is why they had it set up that way. unfortunately this show was sold to a waterpark which had them on display up untill it was destroyed alongside the building they were held in

footage of the Merrillville show

Springfield footage

By creative presentations inc or CPI for short

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More Info regarding this show!!!

here is a new photo provided by Prize Puppy on instagram from their brochure!! showing the pantones/WOOF radio shows prototype, this goes along with the photo above showing them with furred faces.

It's presumed the prototype as of now went to the Rockford IL, location with the photos of the show we have that'll be put below.

And this isn't entirely new but showtape audio!! I believe this was released around last year from Wizbangsfan on instagram.

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I have just found out that the summer tim band is actually called Three Dog Afternoon!! I cant send images here but I have the newspaper talking about them and I can DM you it :)

It also talks about how the band would do interactive shows with an employee which is interesting!

This is really cool!! I apologize for taking a bit to respond but I would love to see those!! . maybe one day we can get footage of that Daves shows were truly amazing if you forget the mech lol, thank you for the info!!

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long time no see!

been a minute since I've been on here! life and school really do take priority however here is a show all the way from kongeparken park in norway!.

This is The brumleband or as they called it The Teddybear band starring Bjørnulf the singer, Paris-madam Mimi, Explorer Ranja, and The hotel Manager Bastain. We are unsure of what songs it played or how they looked preforming as we have yet to find any footage though we do know it was installed sometime around 2002 and later put in storage sometime around 2019!

about who made it we think Hofmann Figuren ? but as of yet we are unsure. still a super cool find!!!!

Thanks to Wizbangsfan on Instagram for the first photo of the band and @paddys-den for the several photos and info provided!!

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Mad Manny and the Monkey Misfits

This is Mad Manny and the Monkey Misfits another one of Dave's works in Jungle fun Honolulu which happens to be the most documented show more so than the others the names are Bobo,Mad Manny,Heathcliff.

sadly this show was dismantled and said to be used for parts for its replacement show Turtle Joe and the Undertow.

however we have no show tapes digitalized sadly but hopefully in the future that can happen

ad with the animatronics

Photos of the show at Jungle fun and the various other animatronics

The show in production as well as other bots and props

The current band that resides there now which is very advanced despite its looks

Interestingly there was another jungle fun located in Myrtle beach SC with its own animatronic show made by KX International. although its no longer jungle fun and just a regular arcade

there is no footage of this but there is very few photos of the show in the background of some photos and one photo of it in production

I know these arent the best photos but its all we got

Bots being built

and again for the bots made by Dave they are NOT at all Rae retrofits

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Kool King Klaw and the Jazzing Jungle Jammers

(I know very interesting letters lol)

This is Kool King Klaw and the Jazzing Jungle Jammers show by Dave Thomas the creator and designer of the Rockafire

Again like the last show theres very minimal information besides 2 videos and photos of production, and again no these are not rockafire retrofits just very similar because Dave also made the Rae

The photos

The pillars

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The Jungle Book review

The Jungle Book review is another show made by Dave Thomas Creator of The Rockafire and its many bots as well as the designer for them

Again like the last a lot of this show is unknown despite a few in production photos and a general area given for said show which is some where in South America, and again for the record these are not Rae retrofits at all these are bots made by the same guy who made the Rae.

The photos

Photos of the monkey animatronic outside of his chair as well as a walk around and other onstage things

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The Summertime band

The Summertime band is a show made by Dave Thomas the creator and designer for the rock afire explosion and its many animatronics

A lot about this show is left unknown besides its location and a few photos of it in production and a alleged photo of them in storage which is now lost, the show was at Metcalf South Mall in Carrousel park now closed.

There is one video of the show known to me which is them singing In the good old summertime by Nat King Cole.

(and for the record no these are NOT retrofitted Rae bots lol they are just similar because Dave Thomas also made the Rae)

Photo of the show at the park

Photos of what I assume to be the production

And two photos of the instruments

The shows whereabouts are unknown.

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Hank and Beau

This is the Hank and Beau show by sally corp

locations include Sunny Hill resort NY, Stew leonards Norwalk(Norwalk also for a time period had hanks mask changed to a cow/bull) and Yonkers locations,Sams Joint,Funhouse, Royal Gorge, Alton towers and a show owned by moving mannequin magic showing a interesting mask choice for hank while also changing hanks name to Buddy O and beaus name being changed to Dusty D dog which both have now been sold they also owned the hank jake the bear retrofit which was also sold aswell. the stew leonards and sunny hill are the only locations to still feature this show while the rest of stew leonards locations have a ripoff made by VP productions.

The showtapes

Bryant's Market/Sunny Hill Resort - Hank and Beau - Offical Soundtrack

Bryant's Market's Hank and Beau, now located at Sunny Hill Resort & Golf Course in Greenville, New York. These are the tracks ripped directl

Vps Ripoff show at Tom Leonards and another at stews

Moving mannequin shows hank showing his mask

and to finally wrap up sally corp for the time being here is one unknown show featuring just Hank and a retrofitted hank named Jake the bear

its cool to note the unknown hank has a similar mask to the moving mannequin show.

again made by sally corp, Sally has much more to offer with bots but like with creative presentations/CPI I will be circling back to them!!

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Billy Jo and the Bluegrass Bears

This is Billy Jo and the Bluegrass bears featuring Billy Jo, Homer Honeydew, Bubba Bruin. the bottom photo is strange showing two of the bots using Bubba and the Badland molds Homer and bubbas however that show went to Showbiz Kuwait

The other show was sent to Frontier City OK both shows whereabouts are unknown

Funny enough a known company VP animations made a ripoff of it and this isn't their first time copying a sally show, this show is also gone aswell it was at Leos street market with another set being in furniture store in Virgina.

Actual show footage from Frontier City

Showtape audio

Billy Jo and the Bluegrass bears showtapes

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Rockin Rascals

The Rockin Rascals was a retrofitted Daniel and the Dixie Diggers trio show made for Celebration Station in Knoxville TN by Sally Corp it included characters such as Major Moose, Calvin, Purrcilla Purr, and Hurricane hound which was a retrofitted Jethro P. hogg

2 out of the 4 characters major and purrcilla were reused Characters from the Pantones show, unfortunately after Zuma Fun center bought them out they were beheaded/dismantled as Zuma didn't care for them. the fate of the parts are unknown

Heres a good video documenting this show aswell as the Daniel and the Dixie Diggers show and The Pantones

Here are the showtapes

And some footage

The concept art

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Ursula and the Oompapas

Ursula and the Oompapas is a show made by sally corp with characters such as Ludwig Von Bearhoven, Wilhem Von Wickenstat, Sigmund St. Gotthard and Bertie of Baden Ursula.

The only known place to have this show is Rusutsu Resort Hokkaido, Japan the show in its current state is in a very big need of maintenance as they aren't looking too good

The showtapes

Ursula and the Oompapas Showtapes

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Bubba and the Badland band

This is the Bubba and the Badland band with Bubba Bear,Buckrow T Barnum,Miss Foxy,Homer, Skeeter, and Chief Fullabull and sometimes Mark twain

Only 2 themeparks have this show left out of the 5 known to be produced Rusutsu Resort Hokkaido Japan, Dutch Wonderland PA while places like Everland in korea, Funtown mountain in gatlinburg whereabouts are unknown

In Korea Everland Fullabull is turned into a girl aswell as Buckrow being turned into a pig beaver the show also runs on a custom showtape while being renamed to animal band

another place American Treasure Tour the same place with the PTT bots has 3 Bubba characters Foxy, Fullabull, and Homer which is rumored to be from Funtown Mountain

Rusustsu show

Dutch Wonderland show

The Everland show

Bubba audio + Mark Twain

Bubba and the Badland Band with Mark Twain CD Audios

Sally Corporation.

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Merlin and the Magical Music Makers/Jammin' Jesters

This is The Jammin' Jesters or better known as Merlin and the Magic Music Makers at Enchanted Castle Lombard Illinois the characters included for the original show are Oscar, Merlin, Gwen, Rodney, Prince, Lance, Godfrey, Toby and young King Arthur. it is said the show was based around Sword and the stone or really just the old King Arthur folklore however its also been said the show would've had a country theme in concept

now the photo below is the show downsized as that's how it is today with the characters now being Jester(Rodney), Gwen, Cute(Oscar retrofit), Godfrey, Toby and Wally wizard (replacing King Arthur) the downsize happened in either 1993 or 1994 and the cause of it is due to either the Merlins show being in bad shape, its rumored they'll be fixed or they'll remodel nobody knows for sure so see them while you can. only 2 Merlin sets are confirmed to be made

another location Roundtable Pizza had this show although it was just the center stage shown here with the name changed to Gwen and the Magical Music Makers due to roundtable owning Enchanted castle

Enchanted Castle

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Dixie Diggers Celebration Station shows.

This is a playlist of the Celebration Station exclusive shows for the Dixieland Diggers trio show. Before, these were lost to time, but I pu

To break away from CPI shows this is Daniel and the Dixie Diggers made by sally corp, this show has two variations known the quintet which is the photo on top with Scratchmo, Daniel T bones, Percy, Beau and Huck the bottom is a trio show with only Beau,Daniel,Scratchmo. quintets locations (Mark Twain’s Riverboat Playhouse - South Florida, Arizona Pizza Pizazz - Columbus, Ohio Pinocchio’s - Bountiful, Utah Station Alpha - Pikeville KY Dixie Dog Show Time - Phenix City, Alabama Paddlewheel - Lancaster MA Pizza/Roll on America - Groton, CT (ROA and paddlewheel are the same) Merlin’s Skateland (Merlins Magical Kingdom) - Salisbury, Maryland Paddlewheel Casino - Las Vegas Adventureland - Des Moines Iowa Hersheypark - Hershey PA Riverside Park - Agawam, MA Rusutsu Resort - Hokkaido JAPAN Sang Bang Wool - South Korea FunHouse - Delphos, Ohio Squirty Worms - Lima OH Food Pavilion - state fair TX Choo Choo Charlie’s - St. Catherines ON The unknown trailer show - MA) trio locations+ones below (Roller Kingdom / Kidz Zone ,Wild World)

11 of these trio shows (Oklahoma City OK, Greensboro NC, Charlotte NC, Austin TX, Mesquite TX, Clearwater FL, Tulsa OK, Memphis TN, Metairie/New Orleans LA, South Houston TX, North Houston TX)were put into Celebration stations instead of the Pantone/Woof show aswell as having Jethro P. hogg occupying them besides one show in Knoxville TN that had The rockin rascals which was basically the trio+Jethro retrofitted into Major moose, Calvin cat, Purcilla purr, and Hurricane hound. one of the bots from the Austin TX show is now owned by a fandom member known as wizbangs/Wizzy whos got him in working order. before he got him the show was sent to Clearwater FL which sat and was used for parts.

Then there is enchanted castles show it has its own history which will have a post dedicated to it but to make it brief enchanted castle had before down sizing its show a retrofitted quintet minus Percy

Prince,Lance and Godfrey

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This is the Foghorn Leghorn show opened at Marriott's Great America through 1981-1982

there is no found footage yet however we have audio for the show

Created by CPI and is one of their IP made shows.

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Hey here's a pretty niche one. In a town near me, a few decades ago, there used to be an arcade/restaurant that was semi-popular for having children's parties. It was called "Choo Choo Charlie's" (not the video game! Im not sure if it's coincidental that the games name is like the places name). It doesn't exist anymore but it did have an animatronic band in it.

Choo choo charlies is a FEC that had a Daniel and the dixie diggers show by sally corp specifically the quintet version of the show with

Daniel T bones, Scratchmo,Percy,Huck and Beau

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this is the Critter country revue a much smaller 3 character show and a predecessor to the country critter jamboree having only Traildust and his chicken,Bob wire,Lester.

this show was sold to Six flags over Texas and the whereabouts are unknown at least to me.

they had another variation known as the barnyard band which had Bob replaced with a pig and Traildust turned into a girl

unsure of where these guys went.

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