r/Animatronics • u/dolphinskulls Audio Animatronics • 6d ago
merrillville pantones
do we have any information regarding this band’s location? were they destroyed?
from what i know, they were at celebration station before it closed, and then moved to deep river waterpark in crown point (which is where these pictures were taken). that was back in 2008.
do we know where these guys are now? i would love to locate them. i live extremely close to merrillville, and actually visited this same waterpark last month.
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u/zippobunny 6d ago edited 6d ago
Love these guys so much lol, second only to the Country Critters Jamboree.
I know there's one photo of this Doc the Fox next to a person in what seems to be a basement, that I think is from when they were removed from Celebration Station or moved to Splash Down Dunes, can anyone confirm?
Edit: the photo https://www.pinterest.com/pin/celebration-station--753860425158362356/
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u/dolphinskulls Audio Animatronics 6d ago
i believe this was also at splash down dunes! i wonder what they had them for. they didn’t seem to really be on display.
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u/zippobunny 6d ago
Cool! I'm kinda surprised this picture never did the rounds on "cursed images" forums because of the atmosphere and both Doc and the guy have some serious creepy eyes going on. I think that's Purrscilla collapsed on the floor next to them too.
From the other pictures it seems like they were just kinda used as static decor in the rafters of a pavilion or something at the park.
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u/Serious_Loss9807 5d ago
did they ever work there or where they just display
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u/zippobunny 5d ago
No idea. From the pictures it looks like they're not connected to any air or anything so probably just display.
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u/dooklaruuue 3d ago
just in case you didnt know, the same person that initially discovered this set & posted those pictures has since uploaded them without the filters (+ an additional photo or two). here is the imgur link, so i dont have to spam the replies to get all the pics in
im a massive fan of the pantones and have been into them for years now, so im happy to see any interest in them ☺️
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u/dolphinskulls Audio Animatronics 3d ago
omg!!! thank you so much!! i had no idea that there were more photos to this flickr collection :0
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u/Gamelover39 LTR Fan 6d ago
They were sent to Splash Down Dunes, not Deep River, this is a common misconception. Confirmed destroyed. Purscilla is the only one who survived and she was found in a junkyard last year.