Current Status
Although Fechter attempted to keep Creative Engineering afloat following the termination of his Showbiz contract, he was ultimately forced to terminate all of his employees, a process he dragged out over the course of several years as he struggled to find new venues for the show. As of 2010, the company was still in operation, with Fechter as its sole employee; Fechter sells both new and unused animatronic equipment in addition to giving tours of the facility. In 2008 he sold one of the last two unused Rock-afire shows to a restaurant in Jordan; the final show has yet to be sold.
Several Rock-afire performers went on to careers of their own: Shalisa James is currently a member of the a cappella group Toxic Audio, while Burt Wilson is now better known as Bubba "Whoop-Ass" Wilson, a member of the The Monsters In The Morning radio show - which is now syndicated as well as being available on XM satellite radio. Both Rick Bailey and Jeff Howell are still active as musicians in the Orlando area.
In the 2000s, spurred by the growing online Rock-afire fan community, Fechter reunited some of the Rock-afire performers and began to program shows set to fan-requested songs. Videos of the performances—posted to YouTube upon completion—are credited with helping to further revive interest in the group and ShowBiz pizza, and spurred individuals who owned their own Rock-afire bands to begin programming new shows themselves.
In October 2011, Aaron Fechter released a video on YouTube of the first new Rock-afire Explosion song since 1984, entitled "I Ain't Gay", and announced the possibility of a second album.
On July 30th, 2012, Aaron Fecther released an original song featuring Rick Bailey, voice of Beach Bear, titled " Sittin' Too Long".
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