Sonyguyus Thanks! I hope to post more about Funtown Mountain once I'm up there again. I still have a bit of footage left that I haven't compiled into a video, but I'm gonna try to get that finished this weekend.
It was a privilege to be a part of that beautiful, caring world while it was there. There are those of us, who keep the symbols, that hope to make a new Funtown one day. And thank you so much for the kind words, I'm glad we were able to show how amazing the place could've been, and the spirit that drove it. And hey, it looks like y'all have a pretty awesome spirit going too, I read your descrption! That's pretty kickass!
Keith holt Yeah, I remember you telling me all about that which is awesome. I hear the Lucky Lady Saloon is open now, so even more cool stuff is happening there every weekend! Hoping to take another trip there soon.
Did you happen to get any more video or photos of that room full of mascot heads? Love your Funtown videos by the way. I've watched them countless times. I was helping Aaron restore the Wolf Pack 5 for Funtown before it closed and followed the whole saga from the beginning. Very sad outcome.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I have that entire room photographed if you'd like, or I can just make a new video with the photographs then add them to imgur. And thank you so much! I've seen all the amazing things you put on Instagram, and am very happy that you enjoyed the videos! There'll be plenty more crazy stuff in the future, Kentucky never stops being profoundly weird and amazing! And thankfully, Will is back running LebowskiFest, and seems to be doing much better. I hope eventually he'll start another great, quirky, inspiring venture, and this time it'll turn out differently.
+mangle the toy fox Um, there were Showbiz Pizzas in the UK. They're all dead, but they got turned into some other restaurant. I'll look up and see if any of the animatronics are still alive tonight. And yeah, I usually take the time to reply since you were nice enough to take the time to comment. :)
***** I'll admit it seems pretty rare to acquire the old electronimation robots nowadays, so it's not surprising that they'd need to be a pretty high price. I mean if you get them working it seems there's not much limit to what you can do with them... wait that came out totally wrong.
Why doesn't Will Russel get them working.... He'll get like 1 million people at funtown!!! And also, he has all the props, curtain tracks, computer, ect.
***** If Will would be OK with that I'd love to, but of course I'm pretty sure Will's gonna want to tape them himself! If I ever can get ahold of him again I'll see what's happening.
Well, yeah he gave me one of the jugs. I guess he could see how moved I was at the potential of that place. For me it is one of the last remaining pieces of Funtown Mountain, and the dream will never die.
+monty mo118 He had some serious issues, and that combined with not really enough public support for the park led to him breaking down. He probably did open too early, but it was still fun, and they desperately needed funds. And look on the bright side: Lebowski Fest is still here, Will is getting treatment, and most importantly: maybe this will inspire others in Kentucky and the surrounding area to make something beautiful like this, something that looks to the past as well as to the future, that remembers, and is whimsical, and fun. :) I know it inspired me beyond measure.
I really enjoyed this video.
Sonyguyus Thanks! I hope to post more about Funtown Mountain once I'm up there again. I still have a bit of footage left that I haven't compiled into a video, but I'm gonna try to get that finished this weekend.
wow, it is a real pity funtown doesn't exist.... awesome footage!!
It was a privilege to be a part of that beautiful, caring world while it was there. There are those of us, who keep the symbols, that hope to make a new Funtown one day. And thank you so much for the kind words, I'm glad we were able to show how amazing the place could've been, and the spirit that drove it.
And hey, it looks like y'all have a pretty awesome spirit going too, I read your descrption! That's pretty kickass!
As you know, Will has been to Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden.... the pop culture room is cool, him giving you the jug.....
Keith holt Yeah, I remember you telling me all about that which is awesome. I hear the Lucky Lady Saloon is open now, so even more cool stuff is happening there every weekend! Hoping to take another trip there soon.
Because I have no bots I dreamed about having a Chuck e cheese bot but did not get it
Well, perseverance is self-rewarding. I'd say if you keep at it you'll get one. I've been watching Aaron build the new creator kits.
Did you happen to get any more video or photos of that room full of mascot heads?
Love your Funtown videos by the way. I've watched them countless times. I was helping Aaron restore the Wolf Pack 5 for Funtown before it closed and followed the whole saga from the beginning. Very sad outcome.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I have that entire room photographed if you'd like, or I can just make a new video with the photographs then add them to imgur.
And thank you so much! I've seen all the amazing things you put on Instagram, and am very happy that you enjoyed the videos!
There'll be plenty more crazy stuff in the future, Kentucky never stops being profoundly weird and amazing! And thankfully, Will is back running LebowskiFest, and seems to be doing much better. I hope eventually he'll start another great, quirky, inspiring venture, and this time it'll turn out differently.
Thanks for the upload. Great seeing how it was before Capt MsthHead destroyed the place forever.
Are those scary animatronics for the haunted hotel?
Funtown Mountain was beautiful before Will destroyef it
I have never seen animatronics in my LIFE EVER. I want to see them😫😫😫😵😵😵😩😩😩😭😭😭
+mangle the toy fox You don't have a Chuck E Cheese anywhere nearby? Gosh, I've been around animatronics in some form since I was two years old.
+KentuckyFriedNerd I'm in the UK. So no 😢 sadly. 😭😭
+KentuckyFriedNerd you replied (0-0) wow.
+mangle the toy fox Um, there were Showbiz Pizzas in the UK. They're all dead, but they got turned into some other restaurant. I'll look up and see if any of the animatronics are still alive tonight.
And yeah, I usually take the time to reply since you were nice enough to take the time to comment. :)
KentuckyFriedNerd thank you so much.😺 it means a lot to me.
Do you know that Will is selling his rockafire bots.......
Fatz and Billy Bob were on eBay. They didn't sell because the bid didn't meet the reserve price.
***** I'll admit it seems pretty rare to acquire the old electronimation robots nowadays, so it's not surprising that they'd need to be a pretty high price. I mean if you get them working it seems there's not much limit to what you can do with them... wait that came out totally wrong.
Why doesn't Will Russel get them working.... He'll get like 1 million people at funtown!!! And also, he has all the props, curtain tracks, computer, ect.
***** If Will would be OK with that I'd love to, but of course I'm pretty sure Will's gonna want to tape them himself! If I ever can get ahold of him again I'll see what's happening.
+KentuckyFriedNerd You got 1 more sub.
>:( you got the jug.
Well, yeah he gave me one of the jugs. I guess he could see how moved I was at the potential of that place. For me it is one of the last remaining pieces of Funtown Mountain, and the dream will never die.
I wanted the billy bob jug :(
its so sad he ruined all of this
+monty mo118 He had some serious issues, and that combined with not really enough public support for the park led to him breaking down. He probably did open too early, but it was still fun, and they desperately needed funds.
And look on the bright side: Lebowski Fest is still here, Will is getting treatment, and most importantly: maybe this will inspire others in Kentucky and the surrounding area to make something beautiful like this, something that looks to the past as well as to the future, that remembers, and is whimsical, and fun. :)
I know it inspired me beyond measure.
KentuckyFriedNerd your billy bob would make a swell horror movie plot (💵)
Can I have billy bob then?
You'd have to ask him, but he seems pretty content here as far as I've noticed, mostly plays Atari 7800 and stares. We have such plans for the future.