Gulliver's World Stage
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Gulliver's World has a retrofitted Rock-AFire Explosion show renamed to "The Hard Luck Bears" and is located in its own theater. the character positioning is the same to the original Rock-afire Explosion set-up except the characters themselves feature different clothing and all have replacement bear masks.
History
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The show was installed by Creative Engineering Inc. in 1992 and ran off its own custom programmed showtape produced by Gulliver's and programmed by Creative Engineering Inc.
Restoration
On 27 February 2022 Instagram user "xan_rock_afire_fan" announced that he would be restoring all 3 of Gulliver's Hard Luck Bears shows.[1] The restoration included a full mechanical restoration, a switch to the "BlueBox" control system and the same year the show had a soft-opening for Christmas.[2] (Though during this soft-opening the characters weren't 100% mechanically).
In November 2023 internet user BensProjects created a new dress for Mitzi this features a red shirt with snow flake patterns and a white overall-skirt, she was also given blue pom-poms.
On 2024/05/26 the show began to go through a wiring re-vamp changing its power system to fully run of 50HZ European power and not using a step down power converter. This also included the process of changing every light to LED instead of the original Halogen lights.
Animatronics
| Animatronic | Serial | Manufacturing Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolfe & Earl | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Dook Larue | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Fatz Geronimo | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Beach Bear | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Mitzi Mozzaerlla | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Billy Bob | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Looney Bird | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Choo Choo | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Sun | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Moon | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
| Antioch | N/A | N/A | Creative Engineering Inc |
Character Changes
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Earl Schmerle
Earl Schmerle is unchanged from his original Rock-afire Explosion design.
Rolfe DeWolfe
Rolfe DeWolfe is using the bear mask of previous Creative Engineering character Repete Thornsberry.
Dook Larue
Dook Larue uses the character mask is of previous Creative Engineering character Billy Boy.
His drum set has the snare and kickdrum replaced with wooden prop drums.
Fatz Geronimo
Fatz Geronimo has many cosmetic changes his hands and feet have been replaced with bear claws and his character mask is of previous Creative Engineering character Billy Bill.
Fatz Tune Machine organ has a wooden covering with a custom logo.
Beach Bear
Beach Bear remains mostly unchanged compared to his Rock-afire Explosion design, instead having plad shorts and using a lighter colored Billy Bob Guitar.
Mitzi Mozzarella
Mitzi Mozzarella wears the character mask is of previous Creative Engineering character Pete Thornsberry.
Billy Bob
Billy Bob is unchanged from his original Rock-AFire Explosion design, he features his "1990's standard" character mask.
Looney Bird
Looney Bird is unchanged from his original Rock-AFire Explosion design.
Prop Characters
All prop characters are unchanged from the original Rock-AFire Explosion designs. (Sun, Moon, Choo Choo, Frog, Birthday Bird & Antioch).
Gallery
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Right Stage during installation in 1992. -
Center stage during installation in 1992. -
Left stage during installation in 1992. -
Alternative angle of left stage during installation in 1992. -
Frog prop located in a farm ride. -
Frog prop when found on 2024/05/24
Trivia
The frog prop which was removed off the show in 2010 was found on 2024/05/24 in a "Farm ride" on the other side of the park.[3]
The address for Gulliver's World is; Shackleton Cl, Old Hall, Warrington WA5 9YZ - United Kingdom.