Hard Luck Bears (Chrisverse)

== Note from myself ==
This article isn't really written that well to the point there i don't know in what places i can optimize it.The hard luck bears are an animatronic show by creative engineering made in 1979.
= History =
The hard luck bears we're made in 1979 by aaron fechter, the founder of creative engineering. The show was a successor of the bear country jubilee which was heavily inspired by walt disney's country bear jamboree, the show was brought to iaapa and was sold to carowinds where it was retrofitted to the honey bear bunch family reunion, more shows we're made and sold but they some we're removed after a few years.
= Carowinds =
The carowinds show was one of the only few retrofitted hard luck bears shows
repete was turned into aunt lulabelle
pete was turned into uncle jinglebell
billy bill was turned into pa bell
billy wilbur was turned into ma bell
billy boy was turned into na bob
billy bob was kept the same
mama granbags was turned into granny bell
and gooney bird was turned into samantha
the show was there from around 1979 to somewhere in the 90s where it was replaced with boo monsters on boo hill
the show was sold back to creative engineering (which it was turned back to the hard luck bears) waiting for someone to buy it
The carowinds show is the only show that used fiberglass shells used to keep the air cylinders in place while the other shows used mechs like the rock afire.
= Knoebels =
Knoebels bought the show in 1980 and it was the first show to have new mechsthe show had 3 new showtapes
country bear picnic (found)
the hard luck bears hoedown hootenanny show (partially found)
rockin billy wilbur and the bearcats (found, still used)
the show at one point was gonna be replaced with lazer runner, but the idea got scrapped
the show at one point was in disrepair due to parts being unavailable, but the show had a mechanical restoration in 2007
later, in 2013, the show was given new masks and a general cosmetic restoration.
= Blackpool pleasure beach/frontierland =
The show was bought in 1980 and brought to blackpool pleasure beach, the show had a custom showtape. In the showtape, mama granbags was a grandmother. The character names we're changed, and choo choo (named wez in this show) would pop out and say an odd comment in some places. The show was later sent to frontierland where it was renamed to the crazy bears show and would be there up until frontierland's closure, the show was sent back to blackpool pleasure beach and now is in the storage waiting to be used again.
= Unknown park =
An unknown park in italy bought a hard luck bears, not much is known but the show was bought by italia in miniatura in 1982.
= Italia in miniatura =
Italia in miniatura got the show from the unknown theme park in 1982 from an auction after its closure
the show used the original showtape for some time before getting a custom one, the show is still there and is the last operating hard luck bears in europe.
= Playcenter =
Playcenter bought the show in 1981 and is the only hard luck bears in brazil, the show has a custom brazilian translation of the showtape with some differences
the names we're
papagaio respondao (gooney bird)
mamae ursula (mama granbags)
murso (billy bob)
dudurso (billy boy)
tiburso (billy wilbur)
laurso (billy bill)
nho pita (pete)
repita (repete)
and choo choo also had a new name
ursinho bebe which means baby bear
the show had to be closed temporarily after a flood happened
after playcenter relocated, the show was brought to the new playcenter location where they got restored and are still there.
= Family showstreet u.s.a =
The show was bought in 1981 but was brought back to creative engineering in 1983 and sent to mundo magico.
= Mundo magico =
Mundo magico got the show in 1983 and even had pete kind of become one of the mascots, his name also was changed to oso willy.
Mundo magico closed somewhere in 1999/2000 and the show was sent to fantasilandia.
= Fantasilandia =
After mundo magico's closure, the show was brought to fantasilandia. But they made some differences
the show changed the setting to a house theme
the cosmetics we're changed with an example that billy boy now is dressed up as a kid
the instruments we're changed with billy bill having a normal keyboard, billy boy having different drums. And billy wilbur having a guitar instead of a banjo, the show was later put into a restaurant in the park and show got bootleg masks. And in 2017 the show was restored by creative engineering with the country theme returning.
= Calaway park =
Calaway park bought the show in 1982 and was the only hard luck bears in canada, the show also had a blue gooney bird instead of the normal red one. The show was in perfect condition but in 2001, the show caught on fire. The show did survive with only most cosmetics being destroyed but instead of getting new cosmetics, they put the show in storage. The show was later sent to canada's wonderland in 2004 hoping it would be reused, sadly. The show never got installed and is sitting in the crates they we're sent in inside the storage.
= Adventure world =
Around 1985, the adventure world theme park bought a hard luck bears show. They had their own showtape which was mostly similar to the original 1979 showtape but with aussie accents, a different intro song. And the names being changed
Archie (billy bob)
Buster (billy boy)
Leo (billy wilbur)
William (billy bill)
and choo choo also was renamed to charlie.
The show was moved outside around the summer of 1991 with the props being replaced with new custom props and a completely new showtape made by the adventure world staff to give an "exotic aussie look" to the show, after 1995 the show started to really show how badly maintained it was after only 10 years with air leaks becoming more common and the masks slowly melting and having parts of them stick onto the heads. The show was removed around 2016 after 40 years of operation with it being sent to storage like most other hard luck bears shows we're.