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.
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 scheduled 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] , who 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[]
Baby Bop display at the shop
Barney's Playground was a play area for children. It housed three attractions for children of different heights, including a large bouncy castle with tunnels and compartments full of soft balls and inflatable animals.
Barney's Shop[]
Barney's Shop was a themed store located adjacent to the Theatre. The store sold Barney merchandise, candy, and featured large displays of both Barney and Baby Bop.[3]
Gallery[]
Barney's Theatre Exterior[]
Barney's Theatre Interior[]
Barney's Playground[]
Advertisements[]
Trivia[]
- This was the second Barney attraction at a theme park after A Day in the Park with Barney.
- This was the only time that the full version of the Outro version of "I Love You" was used. the short version was later used for Open House, Zoo Tour, and Farmyard Sing-Along.
- Most of Barney's singing was 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 would split the role with another voice actor.
- Craig Salisbury would perform as BJ's costume actor during the summer season in 1999. From 2000-2002, he performed Baby Bop during the summer seasons.[4]
- Penny Wilson served as the performance director of the sing-along show.
- Sloan Coleman helped to launch the attraction.[5]
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.[6][7] 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.[8][9]
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
- ↑ Barney in the UK
- ↑ 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
