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Problems with Department 56 animated halloween pieces

It was early October this year and we were starting to unpack our halloween village pieces.
Our favorite pieces have always been the animated amusement park pieces from the Original Snow Village halloween series.

One by one, we looked at each piece and realized why we didn't use them last year. All of the animated functions had stopped working.

The Scaredy Cat Ferris Wheel had stopped spinning. The swinging ghoulies were pretty, well, dead.

The pumpkin teacups were not revolving. The witch's turntable did not turn.

Must be a common cause for similar malfunction, correct?

We're very dissapointed. We spent about $80 each, and if we brought these pieces to an electric utility repair shop, we'd most likely be paying for them all over again.

Does anyone else have any suggestions on these?
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