Billy Bob's Wonderland, Rock-afire Explosion, October 2022

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Жыл бұрын

During a trip to the Charleston, West Virginia area on October 22nd and 23rd of 2022, my girlfriend and I made it a point to stop by and visit Billy Bob's Wonderland in nearby Barboursville to see our favorite animatronic band. Several people wanted to see all of the footage I collected, so I made this compilation. Enjoy!
Sorry to the railfans for a vlog that isn't railroad-related. I have a vlog coming soon from this same trip that includes footage of the Amtrak "Autumn Colors Express" train and more.
-Rich

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@MichaelAllen4138 Жыл бұрын

That drummer got more rhythm than me 😂

@AshtonTheRailroadGuy Жыл бұрын

OMG, I can't believe that in so long, they've finally fixed them and gave them more spirit! I absolutely love this!!

@thomashoekstra2933 Жыл бұрын

i find it so sad that there are not many places with this kind of shows anymore i hope there comes more places with shows with animatronics i would love that

@csxno601 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. In an era where companies want to spend less money on things, I doubt that we'll ever see restaurants return to animatronics. They'd just as soon have a TV with virtual/animated characters as that's much cheaper than paying a tech to work on animatronics that tend to be high-maintenance. It sucks, and I wish it wasn't like that. They'd draw such a crowd by featuring animatronics, but they just won't do it in today's modern age. Sad.

@2ndVaultOfHanksterman Жыл бұрын

Oooh you're an absolute legend!! Thank you so much for this!! It's amazing to see so many shows being performed with the halloween costumes and decorations!!

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate it.

@ReadingAreaRailfan Жыл бұрын

Good to see them in good shape again

@eddybear6402 Жыл бұрын

The halloween costumes: Earl is a cop, Rolf is a prisoner, Beach Bear is a mummy, Mitzi is a witch, and Choo-Choo is a ghost.

@waitingforwhoasked6403 Жыл бұрын

Dook is a vampire, Looney is a cowboy? Billy Bob is a pirate and Fatz is a Magician

@coreytoth2862 Жыл бұрын

Can we acknowledge they were doing fnaf song idk how to feel about it XD

@danas3148 Жыл бұрын

I love this so much! Thank you for sharing! Great memories and I hope some kids/families today would enjoy this place while it's still here!

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and no problem! I have another video coming out within the day!

@TheSuperSnake313 Жыл бұрын

This is incredible!

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@indisugartaufik Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love it!! 😊

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

No problem, thanks!

@David-2007 Жыл бұрын

🎶Life is a highway I want to ride in all night long🎶

@JimBobJoeB0b Жыл бұрын

Man, if only they could dim the lights when they played the show, that’d be perfect!

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

Just a quick update: I have a roughly hour and a half long video of nonstop Rock-afire Explosion content coming out within the next day. Be sure to check it out!

@romeprolol687 Ай бұрын

11:16 get at it choo choo ❤❤

@karrigallahan2367 Жыл бұрын

These are the best videos ever

@karrigallahan2367 Жыл бұрын

@lesliem7919 6 ай бұрын

This is sooo cool!!!

@_colorbars_ Жыл бұрын

gosh i wanna visit them so much

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

I stopped by again this past weekend and have a loooong video coming out within the day. Hopefully you can make it out at some point.

@Skymakescrafts 4 ай бұрын

they look so cool in those cosmetics.

@csxno601 Жыл бұрын

Don't worry everyone, I will eventually have more of these videos coming. I have some additional footage of BBWL from another visit that will be featured in an upcoming video at some point in the first half of 2023. I appreciate all the views on this one!

@genocidershinnagarot Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this! I want to go for my birthday next year and was wondering what the state of the animatronics were! I hope they still work well then.

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

No problem, thanks. I'd say the animatronics should be working well for quite some time now.

@showbizgreensboro8956 Жыл бұрын

the band is constantly being maintained, so yes they will be working.

@pulpo_U Жыл бұрын

@@Rockafire1993 In what country or state are the premises?

@Silliestmilliest Жыл бұрын

i freaked out when they played fnaf 💀

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

I requested it that time. However, I just stopped by Billy Bob's this past weekend and got another FNAF song. My new RAE video should be up within the next 24 hours. Next few hours if I'm lucky lol.

@kaios636 Жыл бұрын

Dang and there still doing this till this day

@JuniorSousa-ck3qe Жыл бұрын

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

@sethhorst6158 Жыл бұрын

Nice! Those are some pretty good footage, I'm also assuming that was filmed before the weld on Dook's left arm broke. Glad to see ya both got to see the Rock Afire Explosion all decorated for Halloween. I also see the center stage curtain is stuck open on Dook & Fatz's side. I had a feeling something like that would eventually happen with the closing sequence on both of the curtains not being exactly in sync when they both were still operating.

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it. This footage was filmed on 10/22 and 10/23, so I'm not sure if I arrived just before or just after the issue with Dook's arm. As far as the curtain issue goes, I definitely noticed it. Braylon was there and working on the curtains on 10/23, so they might be fixed by now.

@JamestheAnimator-mz2mk Жыл бұрын

Seth I noticed that dook has a small rip on the side of his mouth.

@sethhorst6158 Жыл бұрын

@@JamestheAnimator-mz2mk Yeah, I noticed the small rip as well when I went there back in September.

@JamestheAnimator-mz2mk Жыл бұрын

@@sethhorst6158 Also, Did Fatz's Mask change or something?

@sethhorst6158 Жыл бұрын

@@JamestheAnimator-mz2mk Yeah, his mask was at one point replaced with one with one more in shape.

@johnmoss1444 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know Billy Bob's Wonderland was once a Showbiz location. I wonder how they became independent and able to evade concept unifiation.

@arianacheda Жыл бұрын

1:20 “Yeah There’s my Boy!”

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

I really like Dook lol.

@SleepDeprivedKidOnlin 6 ай бұрын

@@Rockafire1993same

@nevinleaser1444 Жыл бұрын

Someone fix that hook that goes on the curtain by dook. The very top first hook.

@WheelTrimsRus Жыл бұрын

Have they already been restored? Wow, I slept for a long time of course.

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

The tech at Billy Bob's, Braylon, fixed them up in late 2021 and early 2022. I believe they debuted at a show in late January after restoration (or something like that).

@Tamla1959 Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing this, also i think fatz is waiting for you to record him haha 9:00

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

No problem, and thank you! I have another video coming in the next couple days.

@GamerBoy-mm5eq Жыл бұрын

She is moving, really weird, something wrong, maybe she’s a real humans and she’s trying to tell you to save a hurr Interesting 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

@Dani_828s Жыл бұрын

LOOOL 21:04

@3105ace Жыл бұрын

How come the middle curtain only one side of it closed

@Rockafire1993 Жыл бұрын

Not sure, but I know it was being worked on while I was there.

@stevegoodwin4914 Жыл бұрын

Thought they got removed ages ago by chuck e cheese

@mitchellalexander9162 Жыл бұрын

It's like the equivalent of a Pizza Place 'Rump State.' More impressive that its still standing Post FNAF.

@ItsTheMillerFam Жыл бұрын

FNAF!!!

@ultragor Жыл бұрын

Where's all the customers??

@csxno601 Жыл бұрын

I wish there were more. I sometimes worry about Billy Bob's. If they close, that's it for public Rock-afire shows in the US (and all of North America, if I'm not mistaken). I know the creator, Aaron, loathes and despises this place. However, I still want to see it survive so that I at least have a show that I can visit.

@ultragor Жыл бұрын

@@csxno601 I live in San Jose, But I have a few friends in the DC area; next time I visit I have to make a pilgrimage to go there before it's too late!

@ultragor Жыл бұрын

@@csxno601 Why in God's name would Aaron loathe a concerted effort to maintain what he invented??

@csxno601 Жыл бұрын

@@ultragor Aaron and the former owner of Billy Bob's Wonderland had some sort of falling out around 10 years ago, and there has been bad blood ever since. I don't know too many details, and I try to stay out of it. However, I do enjoy this show nonetheless and hope it lasts well into the future. If it goes, the legacy of Rock-afire is likely done in North America - at least, in terms of public access (as mentioned). I'd definitely make an effort to visit if you're ever in the area.

@jillybean2681 Жыл бұрын

5:24 when I was little they did not have the safety nets on this game so I ran up to the ball holes and put them in I did not get in trouble I was just too cute🥹