Dandy Bear & Co.
Dandy Bear
Dandy Bear Amusement Centers were iconic, 1980's/90's style indoor pizza arcades and playgrounds in Miami, Florida, that operated from 1992 to 2022. Known for their indoor, primary-colored playgrounds, arcade games, and "The Funday Band" animatronic show, the last location in Kendall closed in March 2022. A revival, "Dandy Bear 2.0," is currently planned.
The Funday Band, referred to often as Dandy Bear's Funday Band, or The Fundays, were an animatronic band that played at the Dandy Bear Amusement Centers from 1992 to 2022. Out of the three Funday Bands that operated at the Dandy Bear locations that were opened in Florida, only one of them is a CEC retrofit, that being the one that performed at the University Park Location, which was the first one ever opened. It is speculated to be a retrofitted Road Stage. The band uses retrofitted Cyberamic animatronics, with retrofitted Warblettes (more specifically the rainbow variation) backing up the band. There are also two other versions of the band, which use entirely new characters made by VP Productions, so the band is a "Part Retrofit".
The band's retrofitted Warblettes (The Chicks)
Unlike most animatronic bands, the Funday Band uses plywood cut-outs for its set pieces. The drum set is a 2D cutout making it stand out. The animatronics were retrofitted by VP Productions, and the four band members minus Dandy are now owned by Mech-A-Dice on YouTube.
Character Conversions: Chuck E. Cheese - Dandy Bear, Helen Henny - Foxy Flannigan, Mr. Munch - Leo the Lion, Jasper T. Jowls - Barny the Beagle, Pasqually - Tu-Tu E. Trunkster and The Warblettes - The Chicks
Date- 1992
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB101B, DB101N
Diameter- .984
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Reverse Text- Everyday is Family Funday, Game Token, Non-Redeemable, HH
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Date- 1993
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB102B
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Date- 1994
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB103B
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Date- 1995
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB104B
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Date- 1996
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB105B
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Date- 1996 H
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB106B
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Date- 1997
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB107B
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Date- 1998
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB108B
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Date- 1999
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB109B
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Date- 2000
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB110B
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Date- 2001
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB111B
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Date- 2002
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB112B
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Date- 2003
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB113B
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Date- 2004
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB114B
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Date- 2005
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB115B
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Date- 2006
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB116B
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Date- 2007
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB117B
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Date- 2008
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB118B
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Date- 2009
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB119B
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Date- 2010
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB120B
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Date- 2011
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB121B
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Date- 2012
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB122B
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Date- 2013
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB201B
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Date- 2014
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB202B
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Date- 2015
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB203B
Diameter- .984
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Date- 2016
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB204B
Diameter- .984
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Date- 2017
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB205B
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Date- 2018
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB206B
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Date- 2019
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB207B
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Date- 2020
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB208B
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Date- 2021
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB209B
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Date- 2022
Catalog # (Rarity)- DB210B
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