Barney was the theme park attraction theme in Cred Street (now The World of David Walliams) in the theme park of Alton Towers in Alton, Staffordshire, England. Based on the children's television show, Barney & Friends, the theming was best known to feature an indoor playground called "Barney's Playground" and a daily sing-along show in "Barney's Theatre", with the characters of Barney, BJ and Baby Bop that played three times a day.
The sing-along show featured the voice of Duncan Brannan, who was one of the voice actors who provided the voice of Barney after the retirement of Bob West in 2000. The attraction also featured the original voices of Baby Bop and BJ, Julie Johnson and Patty Wirtz respectively.
The theming began on April 1, 2000,[2][1] replacing the former theme of Children's World, and lasted until 2002. Scheduled to only appear in the park for three years, the Barney theme was replaced with a theme based on the British live-action children's show, Tweenies, on April 5, 2003.
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History
Before the theming of the area, Barney performed at the theme park in Easter. Barney and his friends returned and had a successful summer appearance in the theme park in 1999, before officially having a permanent attraction spot there. The Barney theme was announced and scheudled to stay in the park for three years. The Barney theme was replaced with a theme based on the british live-action children's show, Tweenies, on April 5, 2003[1] , and continued performing there until the end of the 2005 season.[1]
Attractions
Barney's Theatre
Barney amongst the audience in the Theatre. The Treehouse set is visible in the background.
Barney welcomes his friends (the audience) to the treehouse and leads into a sing along. BJ and Baby Bop join him as the show goes on. After the show, children and families were able to meet Barney.
Songs
- Barney Theme Song (Audio Taken from: Barney's Open House)
- Welcome to My Treehouse
- If You're Happy and You Know It (Audio Taken from: Barney's Open House)
- If All the Raindrops (Audio Taken from: Barney's Open House)
- Mr. Knickerbocker (Audio Taken from: Barney's Open House)
- The Baby Bop Hop
- The Exercise Song
- The Dino Dance
- The Clapping Song (Audio Taken from: Barney's Open House)
- I Love You (Audio Taken from: Come on Over to Barney's House)
Barney's Playground
Barney's Playground was a play area for children. It housed three attractions for children of different heights, including a large fun and exciting bouncy castle, with tunnels and compartments full of soft balls and inflatable animals.
Gallery
Exterior buildings
Barney's Theatre
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Trivia
- This was the second Barney attraction at a theme park after A Day in the Park with Barney.
- Most of Barney's singing was most taken from Barney's Open House and Come on Over to Barney's House.
People
- This was the first time that Duncan Brannan is heard fulfilling the entire voice role of Barney, unlike previous and some future instances where he splits the role with another voice actor.
- Actor Craig Salisbury would play BJ's costume during the summer season on 1999. From 2000-2002, he would get switched to play Baby Bop's costume during the summer seasons.[3]
- Penny Wilson served as the performance director of the sing-along show.
- Sloan Coleman helped to launch the attraction.[4]
Usage
- The setting of the Barney attraction was later used for Chocolate Follies show for Easter 2006 and for another HiT Entertainment property, entitled: Bob the Builder Live show, which only ran from one year during the 2006 season.[5][6] This setting was also used for Draw-A-Toon event for Summer 2006, the Ice Age 4D Experience from 2012-2020 and currently The World of David Williams.[7][8]
Video
Commercials
See Also
Other Barney attractions
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 | Wobble World - The Park of the Past - Your premier Alton Towers guide
- ↑ | Purplemania
- ↑ Microsoft Word - Craig Salisbury
- ↑ | Sloan Coleman - Realtor - Keller Williams | LinkedIn
- ↑ Bob the Builder - TowersTimes
- ↑ Chocolate Towers - TowersTimes
- ↑ 4D Cinema - The Park of the Past - Your premier Alton Towers guide
- ↑ The World of David Walliams - TwoersTimes
