Ronald Tibbetts, The Bubble Man, creates a giant bubble during his show at the Wichita Omnisphere and Science Center. Dec. 19, 2000
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Ron Tibbetts, aka The Bubble Man, showers his audience with bubbles during the First Ever Exploration Place Bubble Fest, New Years at Noon celebration on New Years Day.
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Children line up to be bubbled by Ron Tibbetts, aka The Bubble Man, during the First Ever Exploration Place Bubble Fest, New Years at Noon celebration on New Years Day. Tibbetts estimates he has put ablut 2 million people in bubbles since he began his show in 1991.
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Ron Tibbetts, also known as Bubble Man, entertains a small crowd at CityArts on Saturday morning.
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Michael Scolari, of Wichita, and his 19-month-old daughter Tessa are inside a giant bubble made by Ron Tibbetts outside Century II during the Wichita River Festival Friday night. Tibbetts is also well-known as The Bubble Man.
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Ron Tibbetts , aka bubble man, changes the shape of a large bubble during his show at CityArts on Saturday.
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Ronald Tibbetts, The Bubble Man, encourages Ladeisha Brown to put her hand in a bubble hoop during his show at the Wichita Omnisphere and Science Center. Brown was at the show with classmates from Jefferson Elementary. Dec. 19, 2000
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Ronald Tibbetts, The Bubble Man, makes bubbles for Jefferson Elementary kindergarten students at the Wichita Omnisphere and Science Center. Dec. 19, 2000
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Ronald Tibbetts, The Bubble Man, creates odd shapped bubbles during his show at the Wichita Omnisphere and Science Center. Dec. 19, 2000
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Ronald Tibbetts, The Bubble Man, creates a bubble over Jefferson Elementary kindergarten teacher Martha Lawter during his show at the Wichita Omnisphere and Science Center. Dec. 19, 2000
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Erron Hogue and his son Ethan, 2, get the bubble treatment from Mr Bubbles, Ron Tibbetts, at Cessna s Kid Korner during the Wichita River Festival Tuesday. (May 11, 2010)
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The Bubble man, Ron Tibbetts, plays with festival goers in Kids Koner on the last day of the Wichita River Festival Saturday. (May 15, 2010)
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Wichita Omnisphere & Science Center s Ron Tibbetts surrounds Alex Martin, 9, with a giant bubble at the Positivily Wichita shindig in Centeral Riverside Park Saturday. Oct 22, 1994
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Ron Tibbetts of the Wichita Omnisphere and Science Center helps Jordan Frye, left, and Gabriel Villasenor view the solar eclipse using filters. Several hundred people were at Second & McLean where the Omnisphere helped viewing of the eclipse. 5/10/94.
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Ron Tibbetts, The Bubble Man , pulls a huge bubble, out of his pool of bubble solution, to show the crowd how big bubbles can be made.
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Ron Tibbetts, The Bubble Man helps Lance Ponder, 3, Towanda, make a bubble using a homemade bubble wand made out of straws and string at the Botanica 10th anniversary party.
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