Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion

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Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Area Fiesta Bay Boardwalk
Status Operating
Opening date 2002 (2002)[1]
Six Flags St. Louis
Area DC Comics Plaza
Status Closed
Opening date 2002 (2002)[2]
Closing date September 14, 2014 (2014-09-14)[3]
Replaced Castaway Kids
Replaced by Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
Parque Warner Madrid
Area Cartoon Village
Status Operating
Opening date 2005 (2005)[4]
Canada's Wonderland
Area Hanna Barbera Land
Status Closed
Opening date May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)[5]
Closing date 2009 (2009)
Replaced Bedrock Dock
Replaced by Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
Carowinds
Area Carolina RFD
Status Closed
Opening date 2001 (2001)[6]
Closing date 2009 (2009)
Replaced by Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
Kings Island
Area International Street
Status Closed
Opening date 2003 (2003)[7]
Closing date 2009 (2009)
Replaced Phantom Theater
Replaced by Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
Kings Dominion
Area KidZville
Status Closed
Opening date 2004 (2004)[8]
Closing date 2009 (2009)
Replaced by Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
General statistics
Attraction type Interactive Dark Ride
Manufacturer Sally Corporation
Designer Sally Corporation
Theme Scooby-Doo
Length 377 ft (115 m)
Capacity 800 riders per hour
Riders per vehicle 4
Scenes 17
Animatronics 80
Flash Pass available at both Six Flags parks

Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion is a Scooby-Doo-themed interactive dark ride series created by Sally Corporation based on Hanna-Barbera's long running animated television series. The ride transports guests in a vehicle equipped with light guns that are used to shoot at various targets to collect points throughout the ride. At its peak, the ride model was located at seven amusement parks around the world including Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, Kings Island, Kings Dominion and Six Flags St. Louis. Known under a variety of names, the ride's Scooby-Doo theme has been replaced by Boo Blasters on Boo Hill at some locations but remains at Parque Warner Madrid and Six Flags Fiesta Texas.

History

In the late 1990s, Paramount Parks-owned Canada's Wonderland teamed up with Sally Corporation to develop Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion. The ride opened on May 7, 2000.[5] In November that year, the ride was recognized as the Best New Children's Ride.[9] Paramount Parks then installed the ride at three other locations over the coming four years.[6][7][8]

In 2002, Six Flags installed the ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags St. Louis, with the latter using an existing water ride system.[1][2] In 2005, Parque Warner Madrid installed the ride (at the time the ride was in the planning stages, the park was operated by Six Flags).[4] ETF Ride Systems manufactured the trackless ride system used on the Parque Warner Madrid installation.[10][11]

Following Cedar Fair's acquisition of Paramount Parks, the rides at those locations were re-themed prior to the 2010 season to remove the Scooby-Doo characters.[12] The move is part of the company's broader move away from Hanna-Barbera characters.[13] It became Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, a shooting dark ride themed to a large ghost.[12]

During the 2014 summer season, Six Flags St. Louis had put up a sign in front of their attraction stating, "Scooby-Doo Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp will close permanently, September 14, 2014 for future improvements".[3] It was later announced that Scooby-Doo Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp would be replaced by Justice League: Battle for Metropolis.[14][15]

Locations

Name Park Location Opened Closed Status Ref
Scooby-Doo Adventure Parque Warner Madrid Spain San Martín de la Vega, Madrid, Spain 2005 Operating [16]
Scooby-Doo! and the Haunted Castle Kings Island United States Mason, Ohio, United States 2003 2009 Rethemed as Boo Blasters on Boo Hill [9][12]
Scooby-Doo! and the Haunted Mansion Kings Dominion United States Doswell, Virginia, United States 2004 2009 Rethemed as Boo Blasters on Boo Hill [9][12]
Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Haunted Mansion Six Flags Fiesta Texas United States San Antonio, Texas, United States 2002 Operating [17]
Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion Canada's Wonderland Canada Vaughan, Ontario, Canada 2000 2009 Rethemed as Boo Blasters on Boo Hill [9][12]
Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion Carowinds United States Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 2001 2009 Rethemed as Boo Blasters on Boo Hill [9][12]
Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp Six Flags St. Louis United States Eureka, Missouri, United States 2002 2014 Closed; Replaced by Justice League: Battle for Metropolis [18]

Ride experience

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The installation at Six Flags St. Louis differed from the rest as it relied upon a water ride system. It was therefore themed to a journey through a swamp. It featured different monsters from the Scooby-Doo series as well as the Mystery Inc. gang popping out of trees and shrubs.

The outsides of the show buildings are decorated with a fiberglass blue and purple castle with stylized turrets. Two circular windows resemble eyes while the entrance to the castle resembles a mouth. Guests entered the attraction by passing under a Gothic-style arch bearing the rides name, and that was adorned on either side by the letters "GM," standing for Ghastly Manor.

Awards

  • IAAPA Best New Children's Ride (2000)[9]

Gallery

  • Scooby Doos Haunted Mansion.jpg

    Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion at Carowinds

  • Scooby-Doo at Fiesta Texas.jpg

    Scooby-Doo Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Haunted Mansion at Six Flags Fiesta Texas

  • Scooby-Doo at SF St. Louis.jpg

    Scooby-Doo Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp at Six Flags St. Louis

See also

References

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External links

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