Blackpool Pleasure Beach Bear Show * Circa 1982 

It's really interesting to see all of the elements that were later re-themed for Rock-afire down the line.

All of their voices are so deep

British Billy Bob is something I was not expecting today.

I hope we will get The Bear Country Jubilee Showtape footage soon...

Oh gosh! I've been looking for a clip of the Hard Luck Bears for years! I was starting to think I'd imagined them, but no! Here they are! My Gran took me to Blackpool for a week every year through the eighties and we would see the Hard Luck Bears at least once each time - we loved those bears 😊 So many fond memories, thank you for uploading this ❤

I salute you man. You created my childhood

Aaron, Blackpool Pleasure Beach recently dug into their photographic archives for a story with the Blackpool gazette here in Britain. Unearthed was a black and white image of Pete and Repete apparently dated September 1980. Was this show definitely installed in 1982 or do they have their dates mixed up? Images of the show have also surfaced over the years with completely unique pleasure beach themed backgrounds which I assume were installed later.

Incredible job Aaron! Is so amazing to see new footage of the bears, especially if it's from a rare show like Is Blackpool pleasure beach, can't wait for the whole thing to come out! (If it comes out to the RU-vid channel of course)

Aaron never ages💯

Thank you so much for recovering this! I’ve been looking for years!

Aaron’s back! I love him, he’s like everybody’s fun uncle.

I love in Blackpool why have I never heard of this I love the rockafire

Omgggg yesss I live in Blackpool!! And I work in the pleasure beach and I can confirm that it has happened before and it looked amazing!! And they still have the tape in there archives!!

The legend has uploaded publicly once again. I am now entertained once again. Thank you

I really like the voices that they used for the tape!

As a British person, I'm honestly heart broken I was too young to experience this, maybe some day Aaron's animatronics will return to this country

This is amazing I adore the hard luck bears! also the voices sound weird but who cares.

Здравствуйте Арран я ваш фанат из России обожаю смотреть ваши экскурсии по вашей мастерской . Спасибо большое что вы ещё радуете новыми видео ! 🎉 Hello Arran, I'm your fan from Russia, I love watching your tours of your workshop. Thank you very much for pleasing you with new videos! 🎉👍🏻

I love this and thank you so much for sharing it.

I love how pete talk 3:50

Amazing to see more footage!

I’m going to be honest you have encouraged me to go into robotics because you are like one of the best animatronics creators ever

Aaron this is the best quality sound I’ve heard of any old tape amazing

40 Years? Wow, time flies back, it must be sad to think of how much progress you and your company made Aaron, so sad to see in decline in the 90s and you guys didn't keep going, I bet it's heartbreaking saying goodbye to your 45 Years of Memories within your warehouse. I hope someday you can reunite with your coworkers and friends who helped you out!

I actually like their voices, lot better then the ones they had at gullivers

I think the anniversary of the hard luck bears show itself would be a good time to put it out

Glad to see this account finally active again!

congrats on 100k subscribers!!

Mister Fechter! I wanna thank you for what you've done and just say I admire you for everything you've done! Not the bad stuff only the good!!! Lol jk But seriously Mr. Fechter, you are very admirable... Thanks for sharing and keeping everyone smiling & remembering good times from our childhoods.... I've cried a few times because it was just too overwhelming seeing things from my childhood, realizing I'm nearing 50 yrs soon enough, God willing!!!!! ✨ Thank you thank you, for the great childhood memories Aaron Fechter!

Wow, this tape is so odd but so sweet. i really hope you let the general public see it

Awesome man!

Hey Aaron, I was wondering about your new warehouse and if you’ve moved in it yet?

i love this man he inspired me to build my own animatronics.

Love this!

No way - I live right near Blackpool! Great discovery, didn't know much of animatronics in the UK

I remember..... Play Center in São Paulo, Brazil..... I live in São Paulo- Brazil.... Tanks! The Best video....

Is is amazing. I never got to see that I'm so sad. Can't wait for thee full vid omg

You have really inspired me. Although everyone hating on you really makes me cry.

Aron growing into his grey hair, he has definitely come a long way

Great video . Nice to see this relic. Now theres a rare "b day bird "

It looks awesome, but then again this is creative Engineering we are talking about

i’m from the uk me self so seeing this makes my day 😊

i might just subscribe to the premium channel just because of the blackpool showtape, like this is oddly catchy, and also choochoo aka "wez" making odd comments like him saying he wishes he was a teddy bear

I wish I was a teddy bear got me laughing🤣🤣😂

My favorite part was black ball, black ball

bros in the backrooms💀

Aaron my dream is to buy that last rock afire and open a arcade / restaurant with them in it. I'm gonna keep dreamin' and saving my pennies. Maybe one day....maybe.

So cool!!!

I don’t know why but I love this so much I wish I could see this hole show back when I was younger or maybe now

Wow so cool to see a different version of the billy bob

AMAZING

This is so cool

Hey aaron, If you are eeading comments I hope you know that you're shows and animatronics have been really cheering me up, all though i could never own a billy bob, I just would hope to see him in real life and not just on a screen, anyways I hope you're doing good and maybe soon in the future you can see my future reel to real ultimate mod showtape

is cool you find this

thats so cool!!

Strange hearing Billybob with that voice haha. Or a bear who just happens to look like Billybob

This is my favorite Version of the Hard Luck Bears ❤

Now I wished I was alive during 1982 because I live in the UK

This show Looms Really interesting I love this Show And that's Where Blue looney bird is from 0_0

I remember it well !

Hearing animatronics with depressed british accents is why i live. Btw, anything on what happened to the animatronics from the flamingo land show? It’s amazing to hear that there was a show somewhat near me, what with rockafire explosion being an american thing.

I've been to Blackpool many times, wish I knew where the figures ended up. I tracked down the Fatz gorilla to a bar in Blackpool, but it was gone years past since then.

AARON! if you see this please do this is really importent im 10 years old and i wanna be you some day i have been beging my mom to do a tour but you dont do them enymore everybody in the comments make him see it HE IS MY INSPERATION!!!! and i want to have a show someday please that last show you have Aaron fechter i want it i will do enything to have this peace of art

Love this chanel but wondering why he isn't putting many recent videos out

I love Beach bear ❤❤❤

amazing I never knew the rockafire crew made it to the uk I would off loved to see this if its still around

Did you get one for knoebels? or did they do that entirely on their own

is it blackpool in the uk

I really want to see more of the footage, at least 15-20 minutes of the full video. It's just so frustrating to me, and other fans who may not have a chance at being a part of the premium channel to begin. I'd be okay if I could just pay for it like its just a Netflix subscription and not get caught up in getting personal with Creative Engineering. I think it would be better that way, from my experience with other paid content channels. I've seen fights happen between creators and subscribers on other channels. Or maybe I'm just generalizing here and expect the same thing to happen.

Wish I had those $65 for the premium subscription 😢 this is so interesting! I would love to watch how the animatronics are assembled and programmed! Huge Billy Bob fan right here! I’m a graphic designer, I’m planning on making a Billy Bob illustration 🥹❤ the guy just melts my heart!

Finally a place that I have been to that’s has a version of the Rockafire explosion. Well used I believe they got rid of it yeas ago.

kind of looks like calaways park show, but still pretty cool.

Hey Aaron I have a question can you do a video on your first rockafire show created or is it gone?

I hope he never dies

I really want to find one to buy and restore it

Oh this is the show they were talking about in a much older video talking about how the dad was dead apparently.

did you by chance do the same thing with knoebels and their Rockin Billy Wilbur and the Bear Cats show, i am looking for footage and possibly some more photos of the knoebels show in that from, as of right now i have only ever seen one photo

I thought it would go heavy cuz of the 2 images we’ve had

It feels weird with the retrofit, Billy Bobs voice to be deep

Oh so Arian didn’t actually rip off the county bear jamboree noice 👌

Man there voices are so deep

I honestly fought I'd never see this wow

Do you happen to have any footage of Knoebels Grove, Aaron? I seriously don’t think there is any online!

❤

I would hate to be bending over for such a long time without sitting down like the bear that's on the piano. LOL!

So how do you program the shows??? That's been on my mind for a very long time

How much is your premium channel um Aaron because I'm a rock afire fan

Is it still there I live by black pool I wish I could see it

I love mama bear looking thing

2:52 why the 4 bears are hate teddy bears picnic?

I want to ask about the uncle krunk clown that was from iappa it has become a bit of a liminal image

Does anyone know the script/lyrics to the showtape?

Hey Aaron my name is GeorgeE I’m the biggest Fan of yours I hope to do robotics I don’t know if you remember me but I bought serial #0063 billy Bob doll in 2018 I love your Work. I officially own a Looney bird barrel! I am very sad that you moved out of cei but i am very excited for the new museum is there a official opening date because I'm going to convince my parents to take me the day of the opening!

Hey Aaron opinions on the blue box?

hi

Hey Arron if I join the premium channel am I able to see older videos you’re made before I joined? And is it for a year when I buy the premium channel?

Hi Aaron hopefully your doing okay 🙂💜

Hey aron fechter do they still have the show or did they sell it or get rid of it

Aaron how did you feel about concept unification

PLEASE BBRING THEM BACK TO THE UK IM SOBBING