Volo, IL (27582 Volo Village Rd)
Volo Museum is a museum located at 27582 Volo Village Rd, Volo, IL.
Stages
Volo features multiple animatronic shows, including The Rock-afire Explosion, The King and King Kat, The Beagles, the Four Little Shavers, and the Enchanted Forest Pirate Show.
History
Volo Museum would receive their first animatronic show, the Enchanted Forest Pirate Show, in around 2014. It would be fully restored and operational by 2015, residing in ShowBiz Pizza Place (Not to be confused with the actual ShowBiz Pizza Place.)
In 2018, Volo purchased The Beagles from Craigslist, and installed it next to the Pirate Show. Volo would also purchase a complete Rock-afire Explosion show around this time but was not able to install it due to not having a feasible location or a license. The show would be the same show that appeared at the Florida Film Festival in 2009 for the premiere of the The Rock-afire Explosion Documentary. Volo would also receive the tree backdrops, Antioch mech, and valances from the Libertyville Chimpy's Pizza Safari.
In 2019, Volo would purchase the Four Little Shavers, The King, and King Kat. The Shavers would be restored by Layton and installed where The Beagles formally were. The King and King Kat would be restored by Jared (The King ETT), and placed inside Showroom #4 in the museum along with The Beagles, who received a slight refurbishment.
In February of 2024, it was announced that Volo Museum and Creative Engineering came to an agreement and Volo was granted a license to operate the show publicly. A building was built to house the show, and installation began on February 24. The show premieres on June 1, 2024 at 12:00 PM local time.
Animatronics
| Animatronic | Serial | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Rolfe & Earl | 5-83 1-22 | Private Collector, Florida Film Festival, CEI |
| Dook Larue | 5-83 2-15 | Private Collector, Florida Film Festival, CEI |
| Fatz Geronimo | 5-83 3-16 | Private Collector, Florida Film Festival, CEI |
| Beach Bear | 5-83 4-24 | Private Collector, Florida Film Festival, CEI |
| Mitzi Mozzarella | 5-83 5-21 | Private Collector, Florida Film Festival, CEI |
| Billy Bob | 5-83 6-21 | Private Collector, Florida Film Festival, CEI |
| Looney Bird | 5-83 7-20 | Private Collector, Florida Film Festival, CEI |
| Choo Choo | N/A | Private Collector, Florida Film Festival, CEI |
| Sun | 5-83 10-19 | Originally from Looney Bird’s (Covington) |
| Moon | 5-83 11-19 | Originally from Looney Bird’s (Covington) |
| Antioch | N/A | Mech originally from Hutchinson, KS, later Chimpy's Pizza Safari (Libertyville) |
| Animatronic | Manufacturing Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Four Little Shavers | Unknown | Originally from Daytona Beach, FL |
| The King | Unknown | Originally from either Daytona Beach, FL or Tallahassee, FL. |
| King Kat | Unknown | Originally from either Daytona Beach, FL or Tallahassee, FL. |
| The Beagles | 1981-1983 (multiple dates) | Possibly a California store, although a manual had Aurora, CO's store number. |
| Animatronic | Manufacturing Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Enchanted Forest Pirate Show | 1985 | From Enchanted Forest located in Chesterton, IN |
Videos
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Gallery
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