The Rock-afire Explosion - Topic

The Rock-afire Explosion is an animatronic character band designed and manufactured by Creative Engineering, Inc. for use in ShowBiz Pizza Place restaurants in the 1980s and early 1990s. The band's characters are various anthropomorphized animals, including a brown bear, a grey wolf and a silverback gorilla. They perform medleys of classic rock, pop, and country music, as well as original compositions and comedic skits. CEI was founded by inventor Aaron Fechter, who oversaw production of the animatronics and provided several of the characters' voices. The band was replaced by Chuck E. Cheese characters and renamed Munch's Make Believe Band following ShowBiz Pizza's decision to rebrand in the early 1990s. As relations wit...