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'''''Creative Engineering Inc.''''' is an animatronics oriented entertainment and manufacturing company founded by '''''Aaron Fechter''''' in 1975 and stopped its major business ventures and employment in the early 2000's. It now continues to run solely by its creator as a [[Creative Engineering Premium Video Service]], animatronics / parts reseller, and (formerly) a fandom tourist destination, with most of these current operations inactive as they begin plans to open a Creative Engineering Workshop and Creative Engineering Museum.
The company is most well known for its creation of the [[Rock-afire Explosion]] for ShowBiz Pizza Place, which has become its frontrunning IP to present day.

== General History ==

(TODO)

== Detailed History ==

=== Pre-1975 ===

* By Age 11, Aaron Fechter starts a small Tv repair buisness, but quickly ends it.<ref name="cep4">[https://my.tke.org/theteke/Vol.%2074,%20No.%201%20PDF.pdf my.tke.org]</ref>
* The Jutta is developed and produced by Aaron Fechter in 1973. <ref name="cep5">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_9lontJDQA youtube.com]</ref>

=== 1975 ===

* At an Unknown Date, Creative Engineering is established as a Car manufaturing and Electronics Company.
* At an Unknown Date, The "Leaf-Eater", a Multi Use Tool, is Created alongside a promotional pamphlet.<ref name="cep3">[https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/promo/cei/cei_leafeater.pdf showbizpizza.com]</ref>
* At an Unknown Date, Creative Engineering lands a contract with a Shooting Gallery Marketing Firm in Central Florida to produce Equipment and Entertainment Devices for their attractions.<ref name="cep4" />
* After not being paid by the Central Florida Firm, CEI refuses to send the built equipment and begins developing Entertainment as a 'Revenge' move.<ref name="cep4" />

=== 1976 ===

* At an Unknown Date, CEI produces 'The Scab', a Head only Audio Animatronic. The bot is later displayed at the 1976 IAAPA Expo.
* At an Unknown Date, CEI produces Willie Wabbit for the Mystery Funhouse in Orlando Florida. Willy Rabbit is installed in the Orlando Airport in a Kiosk.<ref name="cep6">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaDCHD_1Avg youtube.com]</ref>

=== 1977 ===

* At an Unknown Date, the first Friendly Freddy is produced by CEI.<ref name="cep8">[https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/promo/cei/cei_1977promo.pdf showbizpizza.com]</ref>
* At an Unknown Date, multiple Head only animatronics and a Dracula Animatronic are produced. These Bots and Friendly Freddy would appear at the 1977 IAAPA Expo.<ref name="cep9">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAWbobbXD3w youtube.com]</ref> <ref name="cep10">[https://www.showbizpizza.com/photos/misc/cei_early/index.html showbizpizza.com]</ref>
* Creative Engineering is tasked by Santa's Village in New Hampshire to produce a Show. The show is later called the 'Santa Clause Revue'.<ref name="cep8" />
* Creative Engineering begins work on the [[Bear Country Jubilee]].<ref name="cep8" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI creates a Promotional Pamphlet to Sell and Showcase Shows produced, featuring the first use of 'Electronimation'.<ref name="cep8" />
* CEI prepares to Install all shows by or around Spring of 1978.<ref name="cep8" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI installs or ships The [[Jingle Bell Jamboree]] to Santa's Village.<ref name="cep11">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_xrIayIsV8 youtube.com]</ref> <ref name="cep15">[https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/promo/cei/cei_1980promo.pdf showbizpizza.com]</ref>

=== 1978 ===

* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells a Friendly Freddy to Magic World in Tennessee.<ref name="cep15" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI builds the First Bear Country Jubilee.
* At an Unknown Date, CEI builds the 78' Wolf Pack 5.
* At the 1978 IAAPA Expo, CEI showcases the Wolf Pack 5.<ref name="cep12">[https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/promo/cei/cei_postcard-wolfpack5.pdf showbizpizza.com]</ref>

=== 1979 ===

==== November 1979 ====

* At the November 1979 IAAPA Expo, CEI showcases the 79' Wolf Pack 5.<ref name="cep13">[https://www.showbizpizza.com/photos/misc/wolfpack5/02.jpg showbizpizza.com]</ref> <ref name="cep15" />

==== Unknown ====

* At an Unknown Date, CEI builds the First Hard Luck Bears and 79' Wolf Pack 5.
* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells a Wolf Pack 5 to King's Dominion in Virginia for their Lost World Area.<ref name="cep14">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-wp5-opens-at-kin/141674898/ newspapers.com]</ref> <ref name="cep15" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells a Wolf Pack 5 to La Ronde in Montreal Canada for their 'Man and His World' Exhibition.<ref name="cep15" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells a Custom Show containing The Wolfman, Fats, and Friendly Freddy to Gaslight Village in New York.<ref name="cep15" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells a Wolf Pack 5 to Italpark in Bueno Aires, Argentina.<ref name="cep15" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells a Wolf Pack 5 to Pyramid Place in Toronto Canada.<ref name="cep15" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI begins to Host a Traveling Show in Europe.<ref name="cep15" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells a Hard Luck Bears to Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina.<ref name="cep15" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells an Unknown Show to Americana in Middletown Ohio.<ref name="cep15" />

=== Unknown 1970's ===

* At an Unknown Date, CEI produces Lazlo The Great and creates a Promo Pamphlet. <ref name="cep7">[https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/promo/cei/cei_lazlo.pdf showbizpizza.com]</ref>
* In either the 77 & 78 IAAPA Expos or 78 & 79 IAAPA Expos, Nolan Bushnell attempts to buy Animatronics from CEI but is rejected by Aaron's fears Atari would reengineer His animatronics.
* At an Unknown Date, CEI retrofits Magic World's Show into the 'Confederate Critter Show'.
* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells a Bear Country Jubilee to Morey's Pier in New Jersey.<ref name="cep15" />
* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells the 78' Wolf Pack 5 to a Theme Park in Japan.<ref name="cep15" />

=== 1980 ===

* At and Unknown Date, CEI sells a Hard Luck Bears to Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the Lancashire England.
* At and Unknown Date, CEI sells a Hard Luck Bears to Knoebels in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, However this could have been earlier. The show is later opened in late May of that year. <ref name="cep17">[https://www.newspapers.com/image/816815494/?match=1&terms=Hard%20Luck%20Bears newspapers.com]</ref>

=== 1981 ===

* At an Unknown Date, Playcenter in São Paulo Brazil buys a Hard Luck Bears Show, However this could have been earlier.

=== 1982 ===

* At and Unknown Date, Italia in Miniatura in Viserba Italy would Premire Their Hard Luck Bears, Sold by CEI at an Unknown Date before 1982, However this could have been earlier.

=== 1983 ===

* on July 7th 1983, MundoMágico in Santiago Chile Premiers their Hard Luck Bears, sold by CEI at an unknown time.<ref name="cep16">[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundom%C3%A1gico es.wikipedia.org]</ref>

=== Unknown 1980's ===

* At an Unknown Date, CEI sells a Wolf Pack 5 to Fame City in Houston Texas.

=== 2023 ===

==== December 2023 ====

* On December 28th, Burt 'Bubba' Wilson, writer for the Rock-afire Explosion and voice of Fatz, passed away in his sleep at age 68. CEI would acknowledge this and pay tribute in multiple video uploads around the same time.<ref name="cep1">[https://www.youtube.com/@therockafire/videos youtube.com]</ref>

=== 2024 ===

==== January 2024 ====

* On January 18th the [[Moonrockers Showtape]] plays in public at Gulliver's Kingdom and is seen online in full for the first time ever. Recordings of the event would go live over the next week until the raw audio would be uploaded for the first time on January 24th.<ref name="cep2">'''(Jan 18th)'''</ref>

==== February 2024 ====

* [[The Rock-afire Explosion (Movie)]] gets a new [[The Rock-afire Explosion (Movie) in Blu-ray]] limited edition release that includes the original SD digital video master alongside new commentary from the directors.

== References ==
<references />

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