NEWS: Big Bird and freinds coming to a Busch park near you.

[Johnny Upsidedown]

Hum. Wonder if there is a conection with 2008 and BGT as it says the first will open in 2008. Here is the news article.

 

http://www.dailypress.com/business/local/dp-16008sy0sep02,0,2029207.story?coll=dp-business-localheads

 

JAMES CITY -- A new agreement between the nonprofit Sesame Workshop and Busch Gardens' parent company will bring the colorful, child-oriented characters to Anheuser-Busch theme parks across the country.

The deal will bring a new attraction for children to the local Busch Gardens, which closed a popular, child-friendly ride called Le Mans Raceway in July.

"Over the past 26 years we have come to appreciate just how well known and loved the Sesame characters are and the kind of connection guests can make with them in a theme park setting like Sesame Place," Busch Gardens Entertainment President Keith M. Kasen said in a statement.

 

The partnership will provide Sesame Street-themed attractions at four sites in the United States: Sea World California in San Diego, Sea World Texas in San Antonio, Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Fla., and Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg. The first attraction will open at a Busch theme park in 2008, but executives have not said yet which site will receive one first.

 

Kasen said the Sesame Street attractions could include rides, a special effects theater and live character shows.

 

"We're looking to entertain our youngest guests with these attractions," said Fred Jacobs, senior communications director for Busch Entertainment.

 

Jacobs said the programming will target kids between the ages of 2 and 6. Theme characters will be long-time Sesame Street favorites including Big Bird, Elmo, the Count and Snuffleupagus.

 

Busch Gardens announced last month that it will open a new roller coaster, called Griffon, where Le Mans once stood. While the new dive coaster features a 210-foot drop at a 90-degree angle, it has a height requirement of 4 feet, 6 inches, excluding most children under the age of 6.

[Homer]

I guess this sorta confirms the rumor of a new Sesame St./Elmo themed kids area coming to BGT.

[Electerik]

While the new dive coaster features a 210-foot drop at a 90-degree angle, it has a height requirement of 4 feet, 6 inches, excluding most children under the age of 6.

 

That is a really strange sentence.

 

Anyway, this seems like a good match, to me...as long as they can keep Bert away from the Budweiser.

[Golfie]

*insert bird flu joke here*

[pkdcoaster]

Hopefully that means we can see a family coaster at BGE in 2008. (something along the lines of the shamu coaster in sea world) They really need some more rides the whole family can do together. Esp. since they removed the maus.

I wonder if the old DF site is gonna be used for this sesame st. area?

I appreciate the new kids areas much more now that I have kids.

 

JEFF

[cfc]

^Agreed--PKD has a better setup for little kids than BGE (although Land of the Dragons is OK).

[SharkTums]

Universal Osaka already has a Seseme Street 4D Movie, I wonder if they could use that same movie as a replacement to the parks existing movie attractions.

[cfc]

^Good question. The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera is playing at PKD following its stint at Universal in Florida and California, and Pirates 4D was at Thorpe even though it was originally made for Busch (I think). Those theme-park flicks really do make the rounds.

[RRollergod]

"Seseme Street was brought to you by Busch Beer!"

"Seseme Street was brought to you by the letter 'L'!"

"Seseme Street was brought to you by the Isoceles triangle!"

"Seseme Street was brought to you by Seseme Street because we do not have enough suckers to give us money!"

...

 

(Those were made by me and, "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show"!)

[dougr]

While the new dive coaster features a 210-foot drop at a 90-degree angle, it has a height requirement of 4 feet, 6 inches, excluding most children under the age of 6.

 

That is a really strange sentence.

 

Anyway, this seems like a good match, to me...as long as they can keep Bert away from the Budweiser.

 

They'll probably hae Bert and Ernie behind the bar with the free samples.

(Sorry I couldn't find a picture of them wearing tuxes)