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(ORLANDO, Fla.)  July 19, 2011 – The champ, Bernard Hopkins, was in Ripley’s F/X Department on Monday and Tuesday to get cast for a wax figure that will be previewed in early October, just before he defends his Light Heavyweight Title.  It was a grueling two days and the champ showed his patience and his discipline while [...]

The May 30 espisode of Ripley Radio Oddcast features one of the most diverse line-ups of guests and topics ever!  Look at this:

ORLANDO, Fla.  (Nov. 17, 2010) – Look out world, there are now two Lizardmans! Erik Sprague, the green scaly entertainer who goes by the name of The Lizardman, unveiled a stunningly realistic wax figure of himself today during the Attractions Expo of the International Assn. of Amusement Parks & Attractions.

ORLANDO, Fla. – (Aug. 26, 2010) – The headline sounds as if it’s been ripped from the Weekly World News: “Caught on Video: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! creates wax figure of half-man, half-lizard!”

Featured in this episode:  Actor J. LaRose of the Saw films talks about his life as a horror film star and his famous chains scene in Saw III; Barry Anderson, director of Ripley’s art department recalls his earlier career as a horror film makeup artist and the day he nearly go arrested for a disgusting [...]