Fred , Wilma , and Pebbles have been evicted from Bedrock . Arizona’sBedrock Cityhas been welcoming fans ofThe Flintstonesfor nigh 50 old age , but all that has come to an end , according to theArizona Republic . The quirky wayside attracter along Route 64 in Valle has shut down .
The property is situate about 30 minutes from theGrand Canyon , so it ’s a meridian smirch for pull in tourists who are run through the area , but this is n’t the end of its outpouring as a roadside magnet . The paper cover that the pterodactyl statue at Bedrock — and almost everything else in the park — will be replace by otherwingedcreatures .
The current owner , Troy Morris , is a raptor breeder , and he plans to open up an attractor call Raptor Ranch on the site . The park will become a showcase for dame of target like falcon , hawks , and eagle , with day-to-day performances highlighting the birds ' hunting skills .
These programme mark the end of an era for Bedrock City , which opened in the 1972 . The site ’s owners erect replicas of the Flintstone and Rubble mansion house , as well as a schoolhouse , jail , and theatre . client could go down a apatosaurus - shaped sliding board , tug through a “ vent , ” and snap photos with lots of recognizable characters from the classic toon .
The park originally hired actors to harbor the guests , but the site ’s remote location made it hard to keep back employees . Over the twelvemonth , the park fall into disrepair , and the property was eventually put up for sale in 2015 .
The mid-20th C was a peachy clock time for pop culture - themed wayside attractions , and Bedrock City was one of many . AnotherFlintstones - themed park open in Custer , South Dakota in 1966 , while 1970 brought aWizard of Oztheme parkto North Carolina . Unfortunately , many of these Park did n’t last . South Dakota ’s Bedrock City close down in 2015 , the same year the Arizona park was put up for sales event . The Land of Oz in North Carolina lay abandoned for decades , though it now and again reopen for special event .
There ’s one small-scale solacement for Bedrock fan , though : The Valle park ’s theme song dinosaur slide will be kept integral , as will the saber - toothed computerized axial tomography and woolly mammoth statues , which will become part of a children ’s resort area that the new owner , Troy Morris , plans to work up .
" I understand multitude ’s emotional attachment , but it ’s time in a business sense for something newfangled , " Morris told theArizona Republic . " But we ’re definitely going to keep a little piece of Bedrock . "
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