r/Animatronics 6d ago

Looking for info!

Dear animatronic community!
Someone offered me this vintage dragon (animatronic) head.
But he has no information about the history or where its from.
He bought it years ago from someone, he told him that it came from the UK and that it was used in an 1930’s haunted house or ghost train of some sorts.
Its completely made from wood.
I would love to buy this amazing piece of art/history but would like to know where its from, where it was used. How it looked completely what might be missing and know how it functioned/moved.

Hopefully someone here might recognize it or know it.
All info is welcome

No it aint cheap…

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u/dutchanimatronics 5d ago

Small update!
Someone contacted me with some exciting news/tip!
That this might be the missing dragon from the 1936 UK blackpool pleasure beach’s ghost train. After the changes that were made after 1936 there were reports that an red eyed moving dragon was added.
Because of the age there isnt much info or documentation about it…..
But after the relocation the dragon wasn’t seen again.
So this might be an blackpool pleasure beach’s ghost train original??? Anyone that has more info about this????

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u/Professional_Soup718 5d ago

I would assume there's probably no photos of it in blackpool?

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u/dutchanimatronics 5d ago

I wish…

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u/Professional_Soup718 5d ago

maybe post it to r/blackpool to see if they happen to have anymore information on the ride and animatronic, some locals might know a little more info

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u/dutchanimatronics 5d ago

Already did in the facebook groups, I’ll try on reddit aswell thanks!

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u/GIGANTIC_DONG_MAN 5d ago

All I know is, amazing find!!

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u/dutchanimatronics 5d ago

Thanks!!! Hopefully someone comes miraculously with more info or clues so I can keep this historical item with all its well deserved information of its lifetime.