STORYBOOK ISLAND
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Eats N Treats
• Eats N’ Treats is a snack shack that offers corn dogs, chicken tenders, deli sandwiches, tornados, coffee and cappuccinos, which visitors can bring into the park.
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Castle Entrance
• In the 17th century, a humpty dumpty was a drink of brandy boiled with ale. By the 18th century, humpty dumpty was slang for a short and clumsy person.
Humpty Dumpty
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• Cruella de Vil tries to kill puppies for their fur, but dig deeper into her morbid tale and it gets even darker.
• Cruella’s grandfather was believed by the villagers to be a serial killer who kidnapped children and took them to Hell Hall, where he tortured and murdered them.
• According to village lore, De Vil’s grandfather had a tail and supernatural powers. On the night torch-wielding villagers went to confront him, a violent thunderstorm suddenly gathered and extinguished their torches.
• Cruella just might be a demon! She demands the fires be stoked constantly in Hell Hall and eats an obscene amount of pepper on her food. When Lucky bites her, the puppy says, “She tasted HOT!”
• She’s a cat killer. De Vil claims that every time her white Persian cat has a litter of kittens, she drowns them one by one. So far, she’s killed 44.
• Cruella wants to starve puppies so they will eat each other.
• Cruella was expelled from school for drinking ink.
• Cruella married a furrier, then beat him into submission until he took her last name and obeyed her every command.
101 Dalmatians
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Engine #5
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• The House that Jack Built is a statement on art and how people interpret it.
• The movie version is about a serial killer whose horrific crimes include torture, child murder and the manipulation of dead bodies.
House that Jack Built
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• There’s no sugar coating the brutality in this fairytale: Author, James Halliwell-Phillipps laid it all out in the open.
• The Big Bad Wolf wants to eat all three pigs, but he gets his just rewards in the end when he falls down the chimney into a pot of boiling water. The three pigs slam the lid down and cook and eat him.
Three Little Pigs
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This play equipment is handicap accessible, and contains sensory pieces for children on the spectrum.
All-Ability Playground
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Rotary Gazebo
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Theatre
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• In addition to the horror slasher film coming out this year — “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” — there has been speculation that Pooh Bear and his friends represent different mental health disorders.
• Winnie the Pooh appears to have an eating disorder, while Piglet signifies anxiety. Tigger embodies attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, while Eeyore represents depression.
Winnie the Pooh
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• Unlike most nursery rhymes born of whimsical imagination, Raggedy Ann’s dark backstory is allegedly true.
• A Raggedy Ann doll gifted to a 28-year-old nurse in 1970 began changing positions, moving to different rooms, and at one point appeared to be leaking blood. After the nurse and her roommate held a séance, they learned the spirit of Annabelle Higgins was in their apartment and wanted to be loved. They gave Annabelle permission to inhabit the doll.
• Since then, the doll has been moved to the occult museum operated by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Raggedy Ann
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• Ahhhh, the bathroom. This specific room has been the location for many horrifying scenes, such as in the first “Saw” movie when Dr. Lawrence Gordon, hacks off his own foot with a rusty hand saw to escape the Jigsaw’s terror.
• Let’s not forget the pathetic ending of Tywin Lannister in “Game of Thrones,” who, while sitting on the privy, met his death at the end of a cross-bow by the hand of his own son.
Bathroom
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Dragon Climber
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• Miss Patience Muffet’s stepfather, Dr. Thomas Muffet, was a noted physician and entomologist in the 16th century. Patience ran away from breakfast one morning because one of Dr. Muffet’s spiders scared her.
Miss Muffet
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• The music maker! An interactive area where kids can play and make their own music using a variety of stationary pieces.
Symphony
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• Yogi Bear appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films after making his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in “The Huckleberry Hound Show.”
• Besides often speaking in rhyme, Yogi Bear had a number of catchphrases, including “Hey, hey, hey,” “pic-a-nic baskets”, and “I'm smarter than the av-er-age bear!” (although he often overestimates his own smarts). Yogi is always accompanied by his loyal sidekick Boo-Boo.
Yogi Bear
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• The carousel was invented to help knights learn how to kill while riding horseback.
Carousel
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• We could talk about the scary side effects of the Tin Man’s lethal aluminum dust makeup, or the Cowardly Lion’s 100-pound costume, or the “pep pills” Judy Garland supposedly had to take.
• Or we could discuss the burns inflicted on Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch) and her double during the fire scene. Or the asbestos snow the actors had to walk in during the flower scene.
• No, instead let’s talk about why the Wicked Witch is green. Supposedly, her mother, the governor of Munchkinland, was drugged with a green drink, before being raped by the Wizard of Oz himself. No wonder she’s wicked!
Wizard of Oz
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• Imagine a movie about the perfect family: a strong, handsome dad; a gentle, loving, beautiful mom; and a sweet baby boy. In the opening credits to the movie, the baby witnesses his mother’s sudden and violent murder. This is the story of Bambi.
Bambi
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• Casting a modern-day darkness on an old children’s classic, rumor has it that in 1994, a technician arrived at the farm of one Mr. McDonald to fix a phone cable. When he finished, he discovered the bodies of Farmer McDonald, his wife, dog, and several cows — all of them had been gutted. The couple’s mouths had been sewn shut and, upon returning to his van, the cable man discovered a cow’s heart on his driver’s seat.
Old McDonald’s Farm
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• In this not-so-innocent tale, Mr. McGregor has a terrible realization: Because rabbits wear clothes, it means that he is trying to kill intelligent animals. But his unsavory appetites prevail after Peter loses his clothing. McGregor hangs Peter’s garments on his scarecrow — a clear warning that he is craving a rabbit dinner.
Peter Rabbit’s Garden
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• While it’s true Smokey Bear’s anti-fire campaign is the nation’s longest and most successful public service announcement, there could be a dangerous downside: overgrown forests that are more flammable than ever.
Smokey the Bear
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• This is where all the magic is created, behind the scenes by Storybook Island’s amazing team.
Admin Building
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• A great place for the little ones to let off some steam — and for adults to sit down and take a break.
Playground: 5 Years And Under
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• In the original rhyme, the “maids in a tub” at a fair echo an old-timey peep show. The butcher, baker and candlestick maker get thrown out for ogling the women.
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker
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• Willie the whale simply adored opera and would sing for any sailors in earshot. In this fantastical tale, opera director Tetti-Tatti decided that Willie must have swallowed an opera singer, and took a trio of tough sailors with him to try to rescue the vocalist.
Willie
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• Our artist is usually available from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Caricature Artist
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• This rhyme was probably based on King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who were beheaded during the French Revolution.
Jack and Jill
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• Every variation of this fairytale is dark:
• The version that made it to the big screen was that the Queen ordered Snow White to be killed and have her heart cut out.
• In another version, Snow White dies by falling down a cliff and being crushed by a boulder after the dwarfs chase her through the forest.
• In yet another version, the Queen is forced to dance to death.
Snow White
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• Tickets may be purchased for $3 for this all-accessible train.
Train Station
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• Don’t let the singing mice and enchanted pumpkin fool you: The German spin on the Cinderella story is a bloody, adults-only tale in which the wicked stepsisters hacked off their toes to try to fit into the tiny glass slipper. The bloodied shoe may have been a metaphor for a broken hymen — graphic imagery suggesting the stepsisters were not chaste.
Cinderella
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• What’s more terrifying than a flood that wipes out all of mankind, save one family with a 600- year old patriarch and tens of thousands of animals on a boat!?!
Noah’s Ark
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• We all scream for ice cream — everyone’s favorite frozen treat, which belies a deadly past. In the 1800s, ice cream served at fairs and carnivals could make you sick — or even kill you!
• The food coloring and flavorings used in ice cream contained arsenic!
• Vendors allowed the ice cream to melt, then they refroze it — the perfect recipe for growing all sorts of awful bacteria.
Ice-Cream Shop
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• Everyone knows pirates were scoundrels, but not many understand just how cruel they were. Here are just a few sinister acts of some notorious pirates:
• Ned Lowe once cut the lips off one of his enemies, cooked them, then made the enemy eat them before Ned massacred the rest of the crew.
• French pirate Francois L’Olonnais ate the beating heart of a Spanish captain before killing most of the crew.
• The most successful prostitute-turned-pirate ever, Zheng Yi Sao commanded 1,800 ships and 80,000 men, who followed her strict laws — or else. She put to death any pirate who raped a woman. Her penchant for beheading transgressors helped solidify her iron rule.
Pirate Ship
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• Yes, the miller was very Merry after locking his young, beautiful bride away.
Merry Miller
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• The wigwam was one type of Native American housing before many were forced to “colonize.” During the Trail of Tears, thousands upon thousands of Native Americans of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Muscogee Nation, Seminole, Ponca and Ho-Chunk/Winnebago nations died on this forced march of displacement.
Wigwam
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• This piece is based on an original story written by Jo Parker in 1988. Snap’s real name is Aloysius Capricrecious, but because it was such a mouthful and because Aloysius Capricrecious only had one tooth, he was nicknamed Snag. Snag was then changed to Snap when the Storybook Island piece was created.
Snap the Magic Dragon
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• The blue-ringed Octopus has a painless bite that delivers a deadly, paralyzing venom, making it one of the deadliest animals in the sea.
• Octopi can change color, pattern, and texture in less than a second, and they can also shrink themselves down to fit through incredibly tiny spaces, startling unsuspecting sea creatures (and humans)!
• Octopi have been known to randomly punch passing fish in the face for no reason.
Octopus
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• In Austrian and German folklore, Krampus, Santa’s evil counterpart, is not a jolly, big-bellied man with lots of gifts. He is a hairy beast with ram-like horns, hooved feet, and canine incisors packed into a blood-red mouth...and his sack isn’t full of toys and gifts, but rather, naughty children who need to be punished.
Santa's Workshop
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• Eeper Weeper, chimney sweeper, had a wife but couldn't keep her. Had another, didn't love her. Up the chimney he did shove her.
• Peter Peter had an unfaithful wife. He murdered her and stuffed her body in a pumpkin...“and there he kept her very well.”
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
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• Pinocchio didn’t start out as a kid-friendly cartoon. In the original story, Pinocchio kills Jiminy Cricket with a hammer because he doesn’t want to listen to the insect’s advice. Then he sits down to warm his feet by the fire, dozes off and burns his feet to ashes. Geppetto forgives Pinocchio and even rebuilds his feet, only to have Pinocchio then convince the villagers that Geppetto abused him. Geppetto gets thrown in prison, and Pinocchio is hanged by the villagers.
Pinocchio
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Gorilla Swing
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Gift Shop
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• The demonic force known as the Crooked Man has been terrifying kids for centuries in this spooky poem that threatens to reach into real life: But the crooked man was sad and once he had a thought. Why should he be crooked, when others, they were not? Everything was worthless, he heaved a great big sigh. And he went and found a rope and tied it to the sky. Upon a chair he stood, his eyes were blank and dead. Without another thought, he went and hung his head. Now the story’s not yet over, for this tale is mythed and old. Go hide under the cover. There’s something not yet told. There once was a crooked man, who had a crooked smile. And if you’ve lived his life, he’ll send you through a trial. He lives for your torment, makes it full of strife. And he won’t be content — until you take your life.
• Urban legend says if you recite the poem out loud, you’ll summon the Crooked Man, and all who live in the house will be cursed and die by his hand.
Crooked Man
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• Hansel and Gretel are a brother and sister abandoned in a forest, where they fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a house made of gingerbread, cake, and candy.
• Don’t be like Hansel and Gretel: We discourage the eating of sweets while inside this facility.
Hansel and Gretel
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• This nursery rhyme pokes fun at Richard Cromwell, “Hickory Dick,” who rose to the office of Lord Protector in Britain in the mid-1600s despite being seriously ill-equipped for the job. He held on to the position for less than a year and was so ineffectual that, after his fall, King Charles II didn’t think he was worth executing.
Hickory Dickory Dock
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• Think Peter Pan is a charming cartoon scamp obsessed with eternal youth? Think again. The truth is that Peter, like his creator J.M. Barrie, is obsessed with death. Barrie was traumatized at age 6 when his older brother David was killed in an ice-skating accident the day before his 14th birthday. That’s why, when the lost boys in the original Peter Pan tale start to grow older, Peter kills them.
Lost Boys
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• Dr. Seuss had to write under a pen name because he lost his job as an editor for drinking during Prohibition.
• Dr. Suess created racist cartoons and propaganda.
• He allegedly cheated on his wife while she was ill, causing her to commit suicide.
Dr. Seuss
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PARENTAL ADVISORY: The following map contains some material that may not be suitable for children under 13. Viewer discretion is advised.
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For event information, visit our website: www.StorybookIsland.org
a. Had to write under a pen name because he lost his job as editor in chief for drinking during prohibition.
b. Dr. Suess created racist cartoons and propaganda.
c. He cheated on his wife during her illness, which caused her to commit suicide.
Dr. Seuss
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a. Peter Pan ~ the boy who doesn’t want to grow up, spares no expense to see this happen. As the lost boys start to grow older, Peter Pan kills them. Think this is a crazy conspiracy theory? J.M. Barrie, writer of the original play, was traumatized at the age of six, when his older brother David was killed in a freak ice-skating accident, the day before his 14th birthday. So while most Disney fans think Peter Pan is obsessed with eternal youth, the truth is that he (and J.M. Barrie) are obsessed with death.
Lost Boys
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Gift Shop
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a. There’s more to this poem than the first verse: But the crooked man was sad and once he had a thought. Why should he be crooked, when others, they were not? Everything was worthless, he heaved a great big sigh. And he went and found a rope and tied it to the sky. Upon a chair he stood, his eyes were blank and dead. Without another thought, he went and hung his head. Now the story’s not yet over, for this tale is mythed and old, Go hid under the cover...There’s something not yet told. There once was a crooked man, who had a crooked smile, And if you’ve lived his life, he’ll send you through a trial. He lives for your torment, makes it full of strife, And he won’t be content...Until you take your life.
b. Urban legend says if you recite the poem out loud, it summons a demonic force known as the Crooked Man, and all who live in the house will be cursed and die by his hands.
c. The poem was comprised after a writer in the 1800’s noticed the lines of verse that occurred throughout dozens of cultures and languages regarding a “Crooked Man.
Crooked Man
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Gorilla Swing
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a. In the original story, Pinocchio kills Jiminy Cricket with a hammer because he doesn’t want to listen to insect’s advice. After killing Jiminy, Pinocchio sits down to warm his feet by the fire, but dozes off and burns his feet to ashes. Gepetto forgives Pinocchio for all of this, and even re-builds his feet, only to have Pinocchio then convince the villagers that Gepetto abused him. This gets Gepetto thrown in prison, and Pinocchio is hanged by the villagers.
Pinocchio
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a. Eeper Weeper, chimney sweeper, Had a wife but couldn't keep her. Had another, didn't love her, Up the chimney he did shove her.
b. Peter Peter had a sexually active wife, so he did the only thing he could; he murdered her and stuffed her body in a pumpkin...and there he kept her very well.
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
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a. In Austria, and German folklore, Krampus, Santa’s evil twin, is not a jolly, big-bellied man with lots of gifts. He is a hairy beast with ram-like horns, hooved feet, and canine incisors packed into a blood-red mouth...and his sack isn’t full of toys and gifts, but rather, naughty children that need to be punished.
Santa's Workshop
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Besides the fact that Octopi can change color, pattern, and texture in less than a second, they can shrink themselves down and fit through incredibly tiny spaces.
Octopus have been known to randomly punch passing fish in the face…for no obvious reason. The Blue-ringed Octopus has a painless bite that delivers a deadly, paralyzing venom to the victim. This makes them one of the deadliest animals in the sea.
Octopus
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This piece is actually based off an original story written by Jo Parker February 10, 1988. Snap’s REAL name, is Aloysius Capricrecious, but because it was such a mouthful, and because Aloysius Capricrecious only had one tooth, he was nicknamed, Snag. Snag was then changed to Snap, when the Storybook Island piece was created.
Snap the Magic Dragon
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a. The wigwam was one type of Native American housing before many were forced to “colonize.” During the Trail of Tears, thousands upon thousands of Native Americans of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Muscogee Nation, Seminole, Ponca and Ho-Chunk/Winnebago nations died on this forced march of displacement.
Wigwam
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a. Yes the Miller was very Merry, after locking his young, beautiful bride away.
The Merry Miller
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a. The original rhyme makes reference to “Maids in a tub,” at a fair, like an olden days peep show. The butcher, baker, and candlestick maker were thrown out for ogling the women.
Butcher, the Baker,
the Candlestick Maker
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a. We know pirates are a dirty, scoundrel lot, but here are some of the more cruel acts the more notorious pirates did:
b. Ned Lowe once cut the lips off one of his enemy’s, cooked them, then made the enemy eat them before Ned massacred the rest of the crew.
c. Francois L’Olonnais was a French pirate who ate the beating heart of a Spanish Captain before killing the rest of the crew, save one.
d. Zheng Yi Sao was a WOMAN, and the most successful prostitute-turned pirate there ever was. She oversaw 80,000 men, and 1800 ships. Her coded laws were strictly enforced, including instant death to any pirate that raped a woman. Her penchant for beheading transgressors helped solidify her role as pirate captain.
Pirate Ship
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a. While the FDA and a better understanding of germs and hygiene have solved this issue, ice cream served at fairs and carnivals in the 1800’s was more apt to make the consumer sick (or even kill them!) than to give them enjoyment.
b. One issue was that some of the food coloring and flavorings used in ice cream contained arsenic! Another cause was when the vendors allowed the ice cream to melt, then re-freeze it and continue serving it. Doing this allowed all sorts of bacteria to grow, causing illness in anyone that ate the affected ice cream.
Ice-Cream Shop
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a. What’s more terrifying than a flood that wipes out all of mankind, save one family with a 600 yr. old Patriarch, and estimates of 2,000–50,000 animals on a boat!?!
Noah’s Ark
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a. The German version of this story tells how the stepsisters cut off their toes and heels to try and fit into the tiny glass slipper, leaving the shoe bloody. Since the shoe could be an analogy of a hymen, which tends to shed blood when it's broken, the implication is that the stepsisters were not chaste.
Cinderella
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Tickets may be purchased for $3.00 a piece for this all-accessible train.
Train Station
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a. There are several variations of darkness to this fairytale:
b. The one version that made it to the Disney screen was that the Queen ordered Snow White to be killed and have her heart.
c. In another version, Snow White dies by falling down a cliff and being crushed by a boulder after the dwarfs chase her through the forest.
d. In yet another version, the Queen is forced to dance to death.
Snow White
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a. This rhyme has been interpreted as being based on King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who were beheaded during the French Revolution.
Jack N’ Jill
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Our artist is usually available from 1:00 to 3:00, Monday through Saturday.
Caricature Artist
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Willie was generally a normal whale except for the fact that he simply adored opera, and would sing for any sailors in earshot, leading to the investigations of just how this was possible. Most notably, Tetti-Tatti the Opera Director, who couldn't believe that a whale could actually sing Opera and decided that Willie must have swallowed an opera singer, taking a trio of tough sailors with him to try and rescue the Opera singers so they could perform for him.
Willie
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a. This nursery rhyme appeared in 1743, but is suspected to refer to events in the previous century. Britain was a republic between the years 1649 and 1660. During that time, Britain was ruled by Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, and then his very inadequate son, Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector. The rhyme pokes fun at “Hickory dick’s” quick promotion and resignation (he was in office less than a year). Fortunately, he was so “mousey” that King Charles II allowed him to live, as the King did not view him as a threat.
Hickory, Dickory, Dock
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Need a bathroom break?
Hansel and Gretel are a brother and sister abandoned in a forest, where they fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a house made of gingerbread, cake, and candy.
Don’t be like Hansel and Gretel. We discourage the eating of sweets while inside this facility.
Hansel and Gretel
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Great place for the Littles to run off some steam…and adults to sit down and take a break.
Playground ~ 5 Years And Under
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In the words of Disney, this building should be painted in, “Go Away Green.” This is where all the Magic is created, behind the scenes, by Storybook Island’s amazing team.
Admin Building
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a. While it’s true Smokey Bear’s “anti-fire” campaign is the longest and most successful public service announcement, it has resulted in overgrown forests that are more flammable than ever.
Smokey Bear
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a. The fact that Mr. McGregor is aware rabbits wear clothes makes him aware that he is trying to kill intelligent animals.
So when Peter loses his clothing and McGregor hangs it on his scarecrow, the warning is clear he wants a rabbit dinner.
Peter Rabbit
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a. While the nursery rhyme itself has no evil undertones, there is a rumor that back in 1994, a cable man was sent out to a Mr. McDonald’s farm to fix a phone cable, only to discover after fixing it that Farmer McDonald, his wife, dog, and several cows had been gutted. The Farmer and his wife’s mouths
had been sewn shut and, upon returning to his van, the cable man discovered a cow’s heart on his driver seat.
Old McDonald’s Farm
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a. Imagine a movie about your All-American family; a strong, handsome Dad, a gentle, loving, beautiful Mom, and sweet, baby boy. In the opening credits to the movie, the baby witnesses his mother’s sudden and violent murder.
This, is the movie, Bambi.
Bambi
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a. We COULD talk about the scary side effects of the Tin man’s LETHAL, aluminum dust makeup, or the Cowardly Lion’s 100 pound costume, OR the “pep pills’ Judy Garland was forced to take.
b. Or we could discuss the bad burns inflicted on Margaret Hamilton (the wicked witch) and her double during the fire scene. OR the asbestos snow the actors had to walk in during the flower scene.
c. No, instead let’s talk about why the Wicked Witch is green. Supposedly, her mother, the governor of Munchinland, was drugged with a green drink, before being raped by the Wizard of Oz himself. No wonder she’s wicked!
Wizard of Oz
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a. The carousel was invented to help knights train how to kill while riding horseback.
Carousel
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Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic animal character who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show.
Besides often speaking in rhyme, Yogi Bear had a number of catchphrases, including his famous chant of excitement and greeting ("Hey, Hey, Hey"), his pet name for picnic baskets ("pic-a-nic baskets"), and his favorite self-promotion ("I'm smarter than the av-er-age bear!"), although he often overestimates his own smarts. He is always accompanied by his loyal, worrisome sidekick, Boo Boo.
Yogi Bear
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The music maker! Interactive area where kids can play making their own music using a variety of stationary pieces.
Symphony
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a. Miss Patience Muffet’s stepfather, Dr. Thomas Muffet, was a notorious physician and entomologist from the 16th century. Patience ran away from breakfast one morning because one of Dr. Muffet’s spiders scared her.
Miss Muffet
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Dragon Climber
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a. Ahhhh, the bathroom. This specific room has been the location for many “non-Disney-approved” scenes, like the first Saw movie where Dr. Lawrence Gordon, saws his own foot off with a rusty hand saw in order to escape the Jigsaw’s terror.
b. Let’s not forget the pathetic ending of Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, who, while sitting on the privy, faced his death at the end of a cross-bow in the hands of his son.
Bathroom
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a. While most of these nursery rhymes are the result of active imaginations, Raggedy Ann’s dark background is allegedly true.
b. A Raggedy Ann doll gifted to a 28 year old nurse in 1970 began changing positions, moving to different rooms, and at one point appeared to be leaking blood. After the nurse and her roommate held a séance, they learned the spirit of Annabelle Higgins was in their apartment and wanted to be loved...they gave Annabelle permission to inhabit the doll.
c. Since then, the doll has been moved to the occult museum of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Raggedy Ann
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a. In addition to the horror slasher film coming out this year, Winnie the Pooh, Blood and Honey, there has been speculation that Pooh Bear and his friends represent Mental Health.
b. Winnie the Pooh represents an eating disorder, while Piglet signifies anxiety. Tigger symbolizes ADHD (Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder), and Eeyore represents major depressive disorder.
Winnie the Pooh
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Theatre
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Rotary Gazebo
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This play equipment is handicap accessible, and contains sensory pieces for children on the spectrum.
All-Ability Playground
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a. No thinly veiled brutality in this fairytale, as James Halliwell-Phillipps (author) laid it all out in the open for us.
b. While the wolf wanted to eat all three pigs, he got his just rewards in the end, when he falls down the chimney, into a boiling pot of water, at which time the three pigs slam the lid down on the pot, cook, and then eat the big, bad wolf.
Three Little Pigs
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a. Is a statement on art and how people interpret that art.
b. The movie version of this showcases an active serial killer and his extremely horrific murders that include torture, child murder, and manipulation of dead bodies. (I wouldn’t want to live in the house that Jack built.)
House that Jack Built
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Engine #5
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a. Besides the fact that Cruella tries to kill the puppies for their fur, Cruella has 7 other morbid points:
b. Cruella’s grandfather was believed by the villagers to be a serial killer, who kidnapped the villager’s children, took them up to Hell Hall, tortured, and killed them.
c. The villagers also claimed De Ville’s grandfather had a tail and supernatural powers. A horrific thunderstorm appeared the night the villagers came to confront him, and extinguished all of their torches.
d. Cruella herself is insinuated to be a demon. She demanded the fires be stoked constantly in Hell Hall, and ate an obscene amount of pepper on her food. When Lucky bites her, the puppy says, “She tasted HOT!”
e. She’s a cat killer. While she boasts of her white Persian cat, De Ville claims that every timethe cat gets pregnant, she drowns the kittens one by one. So far, she’s killed 44.
f. De Ville originally wanted to starve the puppies so they would eat each other. Yes. That’s right. She wanted to the puppies to eat each other.
g. De Ville was expelled from school for drinking ink. Not as villainous as the above facts, but still...
h. De Ville was married to a poor soul who was a furrier. He was so beat into submission, he took her last name, and obeyed her every command.
101 Dalmatians
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a. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, in the 17th century, the term "humpty dumpty" referred to a drink of brandy boiled with ale. The riddle probably exploited, for misdirection, the fact that "humpty dumpty" was also eighteenth-century reduplicative slang for a short and clumsy person.
b. Failure doesn't come from falling down.
Failure comes from not getting up.
Humpty Dumpty
Castle Entrance
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Snack shack that offers corn dogs, chicken tenders, deli sandwiches, tornados, coffee, cappuccino. These foods are good to bring into the park.
Eats N Treats
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