Defunct Six Flags Disney Animatronic Rip Off - Great Texas Longhorn Revue
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- čas přidán 10. 02. 2024
- The Rise & Fall of Animatronics: The Great Texas Longhorn Revue at Six Flags AstroWorld. Audio-animatronics have become a staple element of storytelling in theme parks. The Great Texas Longhorn Revue was an animatronic show that ran at Six Flags AstroWorld from 1982 until 1999 and it just happened to be heavily inspired by Disney's Country Bear Jamboree. Audio-Animatronic shows began at the Disney Theme Parks and the precedent was set with the Country Bear Jamboree. Americans wanted more family entertainment so Six Flags decided to create their own animatronic musical revue called the Great Texas Longhorn Revue. DON'T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!*** ►bit.ly/2mfriBD ◄
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It's so unfair that these guys were left to rot; such wonderful works of animatronic art...
Tbh Six Flags over Texas could’ve bought them, that park feels very empty in most spots and lacks a lot in recent years
Great video! I have some additional info about what happened to the characters after they were removed from Astroworld. Frontier City actually used some of the animatronics in their fright fest event. They were placed in a haunted house and moved apparently. At least one Udder Delights did survive. And the characters have been confirmed to be scrapped a few years ago. The Great Texas Longhorn Revue is one of my favorite animatronic shows and I'm glad you made this video so more people know about it.
Thank you so much! I scrubbed through so much fright fest footage trying to find them with no luck, so I chose not to mention it just cause I couldn’t really confirm 100%.
hey, do you know where I can find any photos or videos of what they looked like at the fright fest? or do you have any?
@@impaddyidontmakemisteaksI dont have any pics of them in the haunted house. The only pics I have are of them in the scrap yard, and one where you can see them behind a fence in the park. If I find any pics or a video, I'll post it.
@@animatronicsclayguy7193 Can I see the scrapyard and fence photos? Or are they on the internet already.
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Glad you're starting to make videos talking about bands like this! One of my favorite theme park shows that got an unfortunate fate is the Country Critters Jamboree, another Country Bears ripoff installed in a North Carolina western theme park called Ghost Town in the Sky. Ghost Town closed in the 2000s and entered seasonal status until the early 2010s, in which it basically became an abandoned theme park. The whole show eventually had their heads stolen by vandals, but almost all the characters are *still sitting around in the abandoned park today...* There isn't a lot of information on them out in the public and only bits and pieces of their show have been found and uploaded on the internet, but it's a really interesting topic that would make for a great discussion
Through a lot of my research, I’ve realized there are so many attractions that have so little info and documentation. I’ve found archival newspapers have some of the best info! Just so much video footage isn’t available
Most bands are Rip off of the Country bear jamoree @@TPMvids
@@TPMvidsThere are alot of Country bear "Rip Off" I will say this is way more of a rip off though then most
Now i am watching the end and yea this is very Close
You should definitely do the former Jingle Bell Jamboree at Santa's Village in Jefferson NH, because it was the VERY first theme park outside of Disney to have an audio animatronic show. The show was also created by Aaron Fetcher, the co founder of Showbiz Pizza Place!
Great idea to make this a series! There are so many under-appreciated animatronic shows out there. Of course, many are long gone, but that only adds to their appeal and mystique in a certain way.
Just wondering now if the statement at 10:46 holds any truth. As far as I know, animatronics is a generic term that had existed long before Disney came onto the scene. The term "audio-animatronic" was copyrighted by them, yes, but just "animatronic" was not. But maybe someone else can shed some light on the matter.
Edit: ah yes, of course Premier Parks closed the show as soon as they took over Six Flags. Premier had very little respect for the parks they took over, such a shame.
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If a park wants my money it NEEDS theming I don't pay to ride the same rides I ride at home. I pay to see technology, costumes, and setting.
19:18 Frontier City was my childhood park!
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So In Reality,Six Flags Has Been Scamming Off Disney Just To Make A Name For Themselves. How Sad
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This was so interesting to learn about! My favorite animatronic show is the Country Bear Jamboree. But a *close* second is Splash Mountain. It's not really a show but the animatronics make the experience!
Awesome video, im excited to see the updated country bear show. I loved the original version but the updates seem fun.
Knoebels here in Pennsylvania used to have a country bear show as well, until the theater was used for the lazer tag arena. The animatronics remained in the building as the stage was roughly walled off until the arena expanded a few years ago. A couple are in the parks museum, one i think is the monster in the electric chair in the haunted mansion, and not sure about the rest. There are a few clips of it on youtube too, would be fun to have a show like it back at knoebels with their characters or something.
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I’d love to see something like this about the black bear jamboree that was in pigeon forge tn.!
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I love animatronic shows! I think they are a great entertainment option for various places, such as theme parks and restaurants. The characters and music offer a sort of magic that you can't get with screens. Unfortunately, due to FNAF, I don't think animatronic shows will be popular in anything other than horror ever again (outside of theme parks like Disney), at least for a while. And now that Chuck E. Cheese is getting rid of their shows, its getting harder and harder to see these great shows in great, or even functional condition. It truly is a shame. There are still a few though, like Billy Bob's Wonderland in West Virginia. Maybe you could do a video on them sometime?
Again, I don't think animatronics will ever reach the peak they hit in the 80s-90s. But we can dream, and I am working on and off on my own figure, which I hope may someday perform in an arcade setting!
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There's another animatronic show that I'd love for you to talk about, that being Andy's River Towne Band in the UK.
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These feels like TPMvids take on defunctland in the best way possible. It doesn't feel like a rip off but the inspiration is clearly there. Can't wait too see more of this series! :D
I think animatronic shows still have a place in theme parks for sure. The problem is that technology is so far advanced, that most of the mechanics and effects seem dated, plain, and lack that "WOW" factor from when they first were introduced. I think if another all animatronic show is introduced, it really has to showcase the huge advancement of technology. Like them actually interacting with guests. AI tech would be best used there. And with that walking Judy Hopps 'tronic being made, it would take it a step further. Animatronic shows are NOT obsolete. They just need to change with the times
I remember Disney also had a country bear band with real musicians dressed up as the bears playing in malls and stuff. I remember in a commercial they had an updated band that plays modern style country rock.
Can you PLEASE do more of the Disney urban legends, and myths videos? I know you've done a few but they're just SO interesting! and could you maybe do some myths on some of the parks out of the US like Disney Seas, or Disney Paris? Love your videos!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE audio-animatronic shows!
Good video though u left out one key point: Disneyland country bears had not one but TWO country bear theaters for better capacity. It’s a damn shame they removed this great attraction for a spotty Pooh ride.
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The way my heart would have plummeted as a kid- the way my heart plummeted NOW lol
Hey! As a regular visitor of Frontier city, I’m here to say six flags didnt buy the park until 2018! We don’t technically have an animatronics show, but we do have “quick draw” which feature a few animatronics! It’s a shooter like, points system game, kinda like space ranger spoin, where you chase after a criminal through the down, and it ends with a box of dynamite exploding!
Hoping this clears this up a bit? Let me know if you have any more questions, and I’ll be happy to answer!
Edit: technically, six flags bought frontier city, sold it, and THEN bought it in 2018. As of right now, it’s still owned by six flags.
Edit 2: unrelated but apparently Walt Disney died on my birthday-
At the time of the Great Texas Longhorn Revue closed Frontier City was a Six Flags park! It was owned by Premiere Parks who had just purchased Six Flags in 1998, merging all their parks into the Six Flags Umbrella!
@@TPMvids interesting! It’s kinda cool to think about! I dug a bit deeper and found a timeline on Wikipedia! According to this, it was sold to EPR properties, then was sold BACK to six flags in 2018! If you wanna use this website for anything, or just dig deeper into it, it’s en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_City
Also, unrelated but me, my brother, and my dad all watch you! They’re gonna FREAK when they see this!
Also, we DID have an animatronics show, I just remembered! I cant remember what it was called, but for all I know, an animatronic could have been reused for it? It’s a stretch, but since the show was removed and replaced with the checkout in the entrance gift shop.
This was a fantastic video! Well done
I’m gonna miss the OG Country Band Jamboree 😢
Another super fun video. Seemed like a super fun show to see. The ending of the show is very sad.
Cool that this is gonna be a series! Hope you're gonna cover Hofmann Figuren in Germany, who sold Bear Jamboree clones to theme parks all over western Europe for centuries
1:07 I remember The Atlantic Show, cause I saw it when my family visited Las Vegas.
I'm so excited and interested in this series!
I'm from Oklahoma, and have been to frontier City so many times, I had no idea those animations were there
Same although I think used to you could get a small glimpse of the rotting animatronics from the wild cat along with abandoned carts
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"Six flags steal disney animatronics idea"
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As an Astroworld kid, thank you for this. I still miss my home park and any history about it always makes and breaks my heart.
To be honest, I have never heard of the Great Texas Longhorn Revue before this video. Now I want to go to Frontier City and ask them where those animatronics are. Also, I still think that animatronic shows like this one, Country Bears, Tiki Room, Chuck E. Cheese (when they did have animatronics), the show they used to have at Celebration Station, etc. are very entertaining!
Never heard of Great Texas Longhorn Revue, but it’s still obscure.
Having been born in the 70s, I quite literally grew up with animatronic shows. Being a frequent visitor to Disneyland as well as Chuck E Cheese and Showbiz Pizza in the 80s, I used to love these shows. America Sings is probably one of the most impressive I've seen. I still love animatronic shows today, but obviously for nostalgic reasons. Today's audiences are much more sophisticated and used to technology in their everyday lives, which is why they don't hold the attention of younger audiences today. But as technology advances, I feel they will come back in their way.
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I think Efteling is getting a good idea of how to bring animatronic/tech shows into the new age. Their old animatronic show Spookslot is now being replaced by Danse Macabre which will have guests witnessing the action from within the show itself, with moving seats.
Efteling is such a fantastic park. They’ve learned how to create a rounded theme park experience. I can’t wait to head back eventually to check out Danse Macabre
@@TPMvids It opens this october, so you better get planning ;)
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Ive spend years researching european small unknown shows to even shows that are not online at all. Hope to see some featured in the series as well
I missed watching videos about these things. This was so fascinating to watch. I’ve always been a fan when it came to animatronic shows. Wished those characters could’ve been saved in a way. Hate it when animatronics are thrown away like that.
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12:21 Rare commercial.
17:34 I wish more attractions would do this!
This reminds me of the attraction that was once at Oakwood in Wales, UK.. sadly I can't find anything about it from the quick search but I'm sure it's on the net somewhere
It’s funny how most of the people who were responsible for this show also designed the cult favorite dark ride, Monster Plantation/Mansion at Six Flags Over Georgia.
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i would love if you could do a more in-depth video of frontier city! it’s got some interesting animatronic history. it had a jungle jamboree show at some point as well as some sort of bear show, which looks like it still may be installed in one of the buildings, but i haven’t seen it mentioned in years.
forgot to add this but- it also has a pretty cute bison head that greets guests at the entrance! i’ve never been able to find any info on him either, though he’s clearly inspired by the country bears mounted heads.
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I worked at AstroWorld and remember seeing that steer backstage. Good, spooky times.
I enjoy animatronic shows. They provide entertainment, nostalgia, and a nice opportunity to sit for awhile during a theme park day. It is sad that these shows are slowly being replaced, but we just have to learn to change with the times.
I would like to add that the popularity of Country Bear Jamboree at Disneyland had actually dwindled by 2000 and would face the same fate as Astroworld's show in 2001.
Do you plan to make any videos on Creative Presentations animatronics (Country Critters Jamboree formerly at Ghost Town In The Sky, Jungle Jamboree at Castle Fun Park, etc.)
Wow, I did not know about this show and it's so obvious that they took inspiration from The Country Bear Jamboree! I'm surprised that Disney didn't sue AstroWorld for it.
My thoughts on Matterhorn:
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Astroworld nightmare fuel...creepy characters and while the builders deserve credit for whipping this together quickly, it's still creepy in execution and a poor rip-off of Disney magic.
17:34 Now a theatronic coming to life and down off the stage would have definitely scared me as a kid 😬😧🙀 😂😂😂
Surprised you didn't mention the Country Bear refresh going on now.
I'm really looking forward to that Looney Tunes Revue video if you so choose to make it. And maybe look into the Bullwinkles chain too.
Can you make a video of: top 10 best disney atractions (from every park
I’m a theme park junkie…And love rides and roller coasters, but animatronics are my favorite thing. I make sure to see the Country Bears and Carousel of Progress on every Magic Kingdom visit.
Heck, I got so into animatronics, I’ve now saved a few old shows of my own to fix up!
well, now i know where the splash mountain animals came from
Great video, TPM!
I would say that some people might still appreciate an Audio Animatronic show at a Disney park (but it would have to depend on if the Disney Company would budget for it, because of the cost of installation.) The only places where I could see Imagineering installing a new audio animatronic show at a disney park would be at either Tokyo Disney Sea or Tokyo Disneyland (because the Oriental Land Company could easily budget for it and it would be great, see Beauty and the Beast dark ride.)
If the Disney company had ever decided to do a new audio animatronic show, it probably would have been in the early 1990s had either Euro Disneyland/Disneyland Paris succeeded or had the European magic kingdom park open in Spain (then we would have had the Tomorrowland 2055 project with Alien Encounter, the Timekeeper and Plectu’s Fantastic Galactic Revue at Disneyland, among several shelved projects.) Another hypothetical/what-if would have been to cap on the success of Lilo and Stitch IP and loosely based off the TV series with Stitch and his cousins in Tomorrowland at Disneyland (or at the Magic Kingdom, gasp!) with an audio-animatronic revue show.
Though... hmmm... tbh, no offense to the new Zootopia dark ride but... I think the IP would probably be great to lend itself to again another musical revue with Gazelle and some other characters as judges with some of the cast singing some classic covers of pop songs with the lyrics slightly changed to represent animals and ends with Gazelle singing her signature song "Try Everything" with the dancing tiger back-up singers (The whole idea loosely based off of that one Zootopia+ episode on DisneyPlus.)
Great new series! You should definetly Cover klimbimski show/scala starparade at phantasialand in germany. IT started as an country bear fake but after an rework it was an much better Show with technic like American adventure from epcot
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Aw man. I do like these animatronic shows but I also understand how they could get stale. I really hope we get a switch away from thrill rides soon. don't get me wrong, I love them and want to go on them as much as I can. But I remember a video a WHILE ago talking about how hard it is to bring kids to Universal because at that time... pretty much everything had a height requirement. It's gotten SLIGHTLY better with Villiancon, but it stuck with me. Then I brought my friend to Universal/Disney for HHN and MNSSHP and she's got a major fear of heights and doesn't find coasters that fun. So, if parks switch to doing all or mostly thrill rides... those people have no where to go. And that's also not counting stuff like grandparents, pregnant women, people with health issues... we need more shows (indoor and outdoor), dark rides, and so on. If not for the above stated reasons, come on give us some variety too. All coasters all the time makes things blur.
Wait, 6 Flags in Illinois has that one justice league ride with like 3 or 4 animatronics. Doesn’t that count?
Would like to see you cover Robot World from Wisconsin Dells
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You know this show could've been a great fit for Six Flags Over Texas.
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The country bear jamboree will be missed. Can’t wait to see how many hidden secrets they leave behind in the new show. Maybe that’ll be the next video.
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I heard Astro world and thought this was a Travis Scott video 😂
I miss when Six Flags parks had more than just thrill rides, and I say that as someone who loves thrill rides. But there's an artistry to shows like these that shouldn't be limited to just Disney or Universal.
Great Video! I knew about this show, I still have somewhere some memorabilia from Astro World. You always amaze me. Greetings from México. Make a video about Reino Aventura, the former park before Six Flags in México City. It was a "wanna be Disneyland" that never reached such success. I can help you with some information if you want. Please, also try to work with a Tivoli Gardens Video, remember it is Disneyland's inspiration. Greetings from Tapachula, México.
I remember that old man dancing lol..❤
Fantastic video.
Thank you very much!
YESSSSS TO ANIMATRONIC SHOWS
How much I miss Astroworld 😢
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