Rockin Rollies

The Rockin' Rollie's was an obscure animatronic pizza place that opened in Sioux Falls South Dakota on June 13th of 1990⁽¹⁾ and closed on July 31st of 1991⁽¹⁾. The owners of the business were Galaxy Enterprises Inchttps://www.newspapers.com/image/239990369/?match=1&clipping_id=148089196 owners Randy Koepsell, Randy Hindbjorgen, Chris Kirkus, and Doug McBeth.⁽²⁾ The business closed on July 31st of 1991https://www.newspapers.com/image/240035399/?match=1&clipping_id=148089387 after failing to beat local competition, and also likely after receiving public backlash for using video lottery machines and serving alcohol at a children's pizza place. ⁽³⁾

Characters

Not much is currently known about the characters of Rockin' Rollie's. There were eight or nine characters, with one being a cheetah, two seemingly being bears, and one being a gorilla.⁽⁰⁾

Rollie

Rollie was a bear character.

Installed Locations

South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD (1912 W 41st St)

Videos

Link	Description	Filming Date
Link	Radio ad of Gigglebee's and Rockin' Rollie's talking about a Christmas sale they were both doing.	~1990

Trivia

• Galaxy Enterprises Inc was also involved in the franchising of Gigglebee's.
• One of the Rockin Rollie's band members was present at the auction in 2008 for Gigglebee's closing.⁽⁴⁾

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