As long as there have been mascots for theme parks, there have been
areas set aside to meet those characters. Quite often those areas
have featured special photographic sets depicting the homes where those
characters live and play.
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For the 2006 season, Six Flags
Great Adventure offered two new major themed areas to the park.
The real standout was Plaza del Carnaval with its star attraction El Toro.
For children, however, Bugs Bunny
National Park, with its new offerings of rides and attractions geared to
the youngest park guests, was the most anticipated addition.
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Bugs Bunny National Park included
five new pint-sized rides as well as an old favorite, the Bugs Bunny
Camp Carousel, which was a transplant from the former Bugs Bunny Land
area. As part of the scenery for the
new Bugs Bunny National Park, a Ranger Station was constructed. Though a
fairly small building, the structure's exterior was actually fairly elaborate and
nicely fit the rustic National Park theme. |
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The small timber
frame building was built at the top of a hill with a porch area in
front that looked down onto the rest of the Bugs Bunny National Park
attractions. The building featured just a three windows and three doors
and had a very small interior space. The roof was finished in red tin
and had a faux chimney covered in river rock built into one side of the
front porch roof. |
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The Ranger Station
was built with no discernible purpose other than to be scenery. The
small footprint and cramped inside meant it would have been poorly
suited to be a gift shop or snack bar, and though sometimes the Looney
Tunes characters could be found around it, the interior was too cramped
to be a meet and greet or photo area. |
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Over time the logs have weathered
nicely, making the Ranger Station more authentic looking as part of the
National Park theme of the area. |
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