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Statue of Liberty (Animatronic)

The Statue of Liberty was a retrofit of Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic) produced by ShowBiz Pizza Place and Creative Presentations in 1986 for the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty- alongside an SPP Happy B-day Liberty|accompanying showtape, which was used in stores up until Concept Unification completed in 1992.(1)(2) 170 units would be produced at the time for all ShowBiz stores, used as a seasonal retrofit in the Summer. The animatronic would be used for the SPP Happy B-day Liberty, SPP Liberty '87, CEI Liberty '87, and SPP Liberty Wave Cyber showtapes. Rolfe's backdrop would also be retrofitted to match the ShowBiz Campground sky, alongside a US styled banner.(3)

Videos

Link Description Filming Date
link Liberty at the Murray, UT (4425 State St) store, playing SPP Happy B-day Liberty. July 1986
link Liberty animatronic on stage. July 1986
link Liberty at the Lakewood, CA (5151 Lakewood Blvd) store, playing SPP Liberty Wave Cyber. July 1990

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240827175450/https://www.ebay.com/itm/256617734801?var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  2. https://www.showbizpizza.com/rae/characters/liberty.html
  3. https://youtu.be/PZ-zOdZIi08

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