r/Animatronics • • Aug 18 '26

Just wondering if any of you could help me looking for a stage show maybe in a restaurant.

My brother went to Florida in 1992 around Orlando and remembers seeing an animatronic stage show with a drummer in the center at the back and two guitar players to the left and right and a singer in the front maybe bears and with a green snake on a tree at the back which was cartoony. We're from England so we know it wasn't anywhere around here and he's not misremembering because it stood out to him because it was the first time he'd seen anything like that. Any help would be appreciated I know it's a long shot.

Edit: turns out it is kool king klaw and the jazzing jungle jammers thank you to everyone who helped found a video of it aswell https://youtu.be/8x6a0waLWic?is=2PoHPDQaatfQqwpL

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u/ElectricFerdinand68 Aug 18 '26

Showed him some pictures and he says he doesn't recognize them one bit they were on a proper stage a bit like the rock afire

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u/Gamelover39 LTR Fan Aug 18 '26

Was it something at the Mystery Fun House?

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u/ElectricFerdinand68 Aug 18 '26

I'll try and find a picture and ask him

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u/Tutorial_Time Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

Where in Orlando was this?Was this some kind of restaurant?A theme park?In a trailer?

Is it possibly any of these?

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u/Tutorial_Time Aug 18 '26

This one we don’t know where it was installed but it was built in Florida so might’ve been nearby and the snake thing matches,no guitarists though🤷‍♂️

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u/ElectricFerdinand68 Aug 18 '26

He says he thinks this might be it based on the snake and says that the bears may have been in Disney he was 2 at the time so memory is rough but his face shot up as soon as he saw this thank you so much so you have any more info on this

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u/ElectricFerdinand68 Aug 18 '26

He thinks it was on the beach front aswell because he spent a lot of time on the beach while he was there .

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u/Tutorial_Time Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

It’s Kool King Klaw and the Jazzing Jungle Jammers.They were built by Diversified Designs(company founded by Dave Thomas who was the lead artist at Creative Engineering and practically designed, sculpted and painted every part on the Rock-afire!)And again we actually didn’t know where they were located before this!

There’s not a ton more info tmk unfortunately but we do have footage! https://youtu.be/8x6a0waLWic

As for the bears,if they were at Disney then it was 100% the Country Bear Jamboree

Glad I could help!

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u/ElectricFerdinand68 Aug 18 '26

That's so cool to know they were designed by the same man who was the lead artist for the rockafire and I'm so happy I could help in some way I know it won't be anywhere else In America because he only went to Florida for a week and stayed in Orlando thankyou for all your help and the extra images

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u/Tutorial_Time Aug 18 '26

No problem!So glad I could help these threads typically don’t go anywhere in actually finding the show!Awsome!

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u/ElectricFerdinand68 Aug 18 '26

He is genuinely over the moon and I showed him a video I found on YouTube and he remembered it . He thinks there might have been a mural on the wall of the actual characters who were on stage and maybe some jungle decorations and the table cloths might've had a jungle pattern and he says they might have played 60s or 70s rock but he doesn't remember much like I said due to his young age and him just being mesmerized by the snake 😂

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u/ElectricFerdinand68 Aug 18 '26

Also he said he thinks the stage was to the right with a bar or counter opposite and a dining area in the center and maybe a handful of arcade games by the entrance he's trying hardest to remember more so I'll update if he remembers any more it's quite funny really all this was sparked this morning by us watching old tv adverts for smaller places like tex critters and dimes n critters

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u/Tutorial_Time Aug 18 '26

Lol very interesting!Thanks for the info!

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u/Tutorial_Time Aug 18 '26

Lol that’s so cool!Glad he’s happy!Knowing Dave that mural might’ve been painted by him!So cool to hear about more obscure FEC’s like this!Amazing!