The Park at MOA
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The Park at MOA (originally (Knott's) Camp Snoopy) is the seven acre (28,000 m²) amusement park located in the center of the Mall of America (MOA), in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Park at MOA is primarily lit by a glass ceiling, which is also the source of most of the heat for the Mall of America. It was originally built by Knott's Berry Farm, but has been managed by the Mall of America since early 2005. Unlike many indoor amusement parks, The Park at MOA has a great deal of natural foliage in and about the park, and its floor has a wide variance in height - the highest ground level in the park is 15 feet above the lowest. This allows for a far more naturalistic experience than would normally be possible in an indoor amusement park.
The Park has some smaller roller coasters, but mainly has static rides due to space constraints. Near a shooting gallery is the site of home plate for Metropolitan Stadium, which was located on the site of the Mall.
The park was originally known as Knotts Camp Snoopy, and later, simply Camp Snoopy, and was themed around the Charles M. Schulz "Peanuts" comic strip characters. On January 9, 2006, Mall of America management announced that talks between MoA and Cedar Fair (which owns the national rights to amusement-park branding of the Peanuts license) had broken down, primarily over the Mall's rights to effectively market its park within and outside of the United States, and effective January 19, the park's Peanuts branding would end, the park being temporarily renamed "The Park at MOA" while new branding was being applied. [link] However, as of June 2006 no new theming has been announced or implemented.
There are still unrelated parks named Camp Snoopy at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, and at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. These park areas feature similarly themed attractions predominantly designed for children. Both parks are owned by Cedar Fair, L.P.
Rides/Attractions
Six (6) points required:
- The Mighty Axe
- Paul Bunyan's Log Chute
- Yogi's Big Rescue
- Timberland Twister
- Ghost Blasters
- Treetop Tumbler
- Pepsi Ripsaw Roller Coaster
- Screaming Yellow Eagle
- Bumpers
- Camp Bus
- Tree Swing
- Skyscraper Ferris Wheel
- Americana Carousel
- Balloon Race
- Bloomington Express
- Frog Hopper
- Lil' Shaver
- Red Baron
- Bounce
- Speedway
- Truckin'
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