Billy Bob's Family Food 'n Fun

**Billy Bob's Family Food 'n Fun** is an FEC/Restaurant located in Lexington, Kentucky. It is owned and operated by Rock-afire Entertainment, and features a Rock-afire Explosion Show.

## History

Billy Bob's Family Food 'n Fun actually didn't open up as Billy Bob's Family Food 'n Fun. It actually opened up in 1985 as Bullwinkle's Family Food 'n Fun. It was a standard Bullwinkle's for the time, with a Bullwinkle animatronic show, a fountain show, an arcade, and even an outdoor section.

The owner of the location was Jack Samson, a businessman who wanted an affordable amusement experience for the residents of Lexington. The place was successful for it's first five years. This was short-lived though, as in the 90's, people just didn't want to go due to more and more Chuck E. Cheese's opening, and people were going there instead of Bullwinkle's. The place did remodel in 1999, but that just wasted more money. The place then lost the rights for the Bullwinkle's brand in 2001, due to the location losing customers.

The restaurant then worked with Creative Engineering to rebrand the entertainment center as Billy Bob's Family Food 'n Fun. The place mostly stayed the same, but all Bullwinkle's references were removed, and a Classic RAE 3-Stage show was added.

The FEC actually had a boost in customers for a couple of years. Around 2002, the games were updated, and a new play area was added. In 2004, the outdoor section was also updated with more rides, and more importantly, a rollercoaster. The place remained successful, but in 2007, problems started to happen.

In 2007, the show was in a bad condition. This was probably due to the tech being cut, due to decreasing attendance. But this theme of "being in bad condition" went quickly throughout the whole center. Rides started breaking down more frequently, and the games weren't being replaced. This all culminated in 2010, when the center went bankrupt, and was sold to Rock-afire Entertainment.

Renovations were quickly underway, as the show was shut down for refurbishment, and the outdoor section was outright closed so everything in it could be replaced. In 2012, the show was finally refurbished, and in 2013, the ride section reopened, and all rides were now priced at 3-tokens. The place has become successful again.

## Animatronics & Walkarounds

Rock-afire Explosion 3-StageRolfe and Earl animatronicSun animatronicDook animatronicChoo-Choo animatronicAntioch animatronicFatz animatronicBeach Bear animatronicMitzi animatronicMoon animatronicBilly Bob animatronicLooney Bird animatronicBilly Bob walkaround
## Arcade Games

CycloneHammerheadIce BallDog PounderClown BlasterHungry Hungry HipposSpin-N-WinMonopolyStrike-U-UpNicktoons RacingMs. Pac-ManGalagaStar Wars RacerOperationWater BlastMario Kart Arcade GPGame ShowCaptains ClawSuper ShotThe Simpsons SoccerSwamp StompMinecraft ArcadeBuzzy Buzzy BeeDance Dance ReveloutionTower of Power
## Coin-Op Rides

Amutec Fire TruckFlintstones Car kiddie rideMr. Potato Head kiddie rideAubrey Mouse Photo RideFun Bus kiddie rideBert and Ernie kiddie ride
## Attractions

All of these cost 3-tokens to ride.

Mini Himalaya ride (named Dook Dash)Kiddie Bumper Boats (named Beach Bear's Surf Turf)Zamperla Mini Jet ride (named Looney Copters)Beston kiddie carousel (named simply Carousel; is indoors)Frog Hopper rideDragon Wagon kiddie coaster
## Playgrounds

Tube play areaBall Pit (under tube play area)