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This attraction was one of Theme Barney & Friends
the few places that Bob
West, the original voice of Music Joseph Phillips
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Glenn Longacre[2]
Barney, could be heard long
after his retirement from Duration 15 minutes
voicing the character. The
Size 60,000 sq. ft[3]
attraction also featured the
HOME original voices of Baby Bop Pre-show Mr. or Mrs. Peekaboo
and BJ, Julie Johnson and host
Contents
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1. History
1.1. Closure
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2. Attractions
2.1. Barney Theater
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2.1.1. Queue
2.1.2. Pre-show
2.2.1. Post-show
4. Characters
4.1. Main
4.1.1. Pre-show
4.2. Seasonal
5. Songs
6. Production
6.1. Casting
6.2. Music
6.3. Promotion
7. Adaptation
7.1. Book
8. Gallery
8.1. Conception
8.2. Entrance
8.5. Promotional
8.6. Behind the scenes
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10. Videos
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10.2. Other
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From October 1 to December 20, 1992, to promote JCPenney's Barney
Spot boutiques, Barney toured malls across the US and drew crowds
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ranging from 8,000 to 40,000, breaking records for mall events. Due to
the crowd sizes and fearing for the safety of children and Barney, The
START A Lyons Group [7] ended the tour and, until Barney's Open House in 2000, no
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further mall appearances were planned.
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and the attraction opened on July 11, Announcement press conference that
Barney appeared at in New York.
1995 to critical acclaim. Since then,
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A Day in the Park with Barney
became one of Universal's oldest surviving attractions, staying there
for twenty five years. Guests would enter under the archway that read the
attraction's name. The back of the sign read "Thanks for Coming to Play!"
Upon entering, the first thing guests would see was a bronze Barney
HOME statue that stood on one foot inside of a fountain.
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Incredible PC game bundle, from $10
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In 1995, a Christmas version of the show entitled "A Holiday in the Park
with Barney" was first performed. The following year, the show was
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revised, replacing two of the songs (Holidays Around the World and Up on
the Housetop) with two songs from the standard A Day in the Park show.
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This became the standard version of the holiday show and, until 2019,
was performed from December to early January in place of the regular
show.
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Closure
On March 16, 2020, due to the COVID-19
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pandemic, the show was temporarily
closed along with the rest of the Universal
Orlando Resort. It reopened during the
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temporarily closed again on August 9,
Barney, Baby Bop, BJ and Mrs.
Peekaboo outdoors during the
2020, restricting the characters to meet
Covid-19 pandemic. and greets.[12] On January 1, 2021,
Universal permanently closed A Day in the
Park with Barney, cancelling all future meet and greets as a result.
Universal Orlando Resorts addressed the attraction's closure on February
3, 2021 as they responded to a person's inquiry about it on Twitter,
confirming its closure. Anything Barney themed was removed from the
area and was re-themed to Dreamworks Animation as they replaced it
with Dreamworks Destnation[13] which opened May 28, 2021.[14]
Attractions
Barney Theater
Queue
The guests empty from the lines into a
covered pre-show area with an odd-
Entrance to Barney Theatre at
A Day in the Park with Barney looking house facade, covered in pipes,
in Universal Studios Florida. knobs and doors, belonging to the
Peekaboos. The setting for the pre-show
was decorated very much like a child would imagine it; colors, bright
lights, and even a rainbow over the house. The house was owned by the
pre-show's host(s). Mr. or Mrs. Peekaboo had not yet appeared when the
guests entered into the pre-show area. Different songs and sounds were
heard through the pre-show area as guests waited for the show to start,
and time allowed more people to make their way into the area.
Pre-show
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The show starts with either
Patricia Aloysius Bartholomew or
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Patrick Aloysius Bartholomew (Mr.
and Mrs. Peekaboo, for short) and
his/her parrot, Bartholomew, your Mr. Peekaboo in front of his house
pre-show hosts. Peekaboo is a during the pre-show of A Day in the Park
with Barney.
very close friend to Barney, Baby
HOME Bop and BJ. An elderly person, but
soon proves to the audience that (s)he's only older in age since
Peekaboo's spirit is much like that of a child. Peekaboo is a consistently
GAMES forgetful character, but once (s)he is reminded what to do, Peekaboo
takes pride in reuniting the children with Barney. A song and dance
routine comes with a few comedy gags in between. Trying to find the door
ANIME to Barney's park, Peekaboo fails to realize that you have to use your
imagination. Peekaboo soon remembers and tells the audience to close
their eyes and use their imagination. The artificial waterfall that blocks the
MOVIES door (decorated to look like a cave) stops dripping, which shows it worked.
Peekaboo tells everyone that (s)he will meet them inside.
TV Main show
Inside is an air-conditioned
theatre modeled after a park. In
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the center, there's an elevated,
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the show by asking everyone to chant "Barney" repeatedly. The lights dim
and soft music plays as stars appear in the darkness. Barney appears via
a trap door/elevator in the middle of the stage. Barney jumps in the air as
the lights come up and confetti cannons explode with glitter, an effect
added to look like the animated stars that appear onscreen during
Barney's transformation on the television show.
Barney sings two songs before Baby Bop and BJ make their appearances.
Afterwards, Barney introduces Baby Bop, which she appears just then.
Soon after that, BJ announces his arrival with a distinctive whistle. They
sing songs and wrap the show the way they do on the television series,
Barney & Friends, with the song "I Love You". Baby Bop and BJ make their
exits on one of the ramps. Barney wraps up the show by saying "And
remember, I love you" and gives a kiss goodbye as steamers shoot from
confetti cannons behind the hills. Mr./Mrs. Peekaboo then escort the
audience to Barney's Backyard, where everyone soon exits.
Barney's Backyard
Post-show
After the show, guests exit out into
Barney's Backyard, an indoor activity
center for small children, where they could
also get their picture taken, if but briefly,
with Barney himself. Occasionally, Barney
and his friends appeared here if you
entered the Backyard when the park
opened (before the first show).
Barney, BJ and Baby Bop in
front of Barney's Backyard.
In Barney's Backyard, children were able to
hop on BJ's Express train and play pretend, make music with step-on
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stones and giant wind chimes, explore the tall, leafy treehouse, splash
around the water area, and or build a castle in the sand area.[15]
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Barney's Backyard was also for those who didn't want to see the show or
had made it too late to watch a performance.
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Kids Cafe
When the attraction first opened, there was a Kid's Cafe. On the menu it
included peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, which is one of Barney's
favorite snacks, and purple "slushies."[16]
Characters
Main
Barney -the main character, a two hundred million year friendly 6-
foot purple tyrannosaurus-rex who comes to life from a plush toy by
way of children’s imaginations.
Baby Bop - a green three-year-old Triceratops who's BJ's sister. She
loves to carry her yellow blankey, which is seen in the attraction.
BJ - Baby Bop’s seven-year-old brother.
Pre-show
Mr. Peekaboo - An eccentric, very forgetful, jovial and lovable
individual who's favorite game is peek-a-boo. In auditions, he's
described as pudgy who's forty-ish.
Mrs. Peekaboo - The wife of Mr. Peekaboo who's also a very
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a-boo.
Bartholomew the
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Parrot - a bird
friend of the
Peekaboo's.
Seasonal
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Frosty the
Snowman - a
snowman who only
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appears in the
Christmas variant of
the show.
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Songs
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Pre-show Main show
Barney with a group of children.
"Mr. Peekaboo"
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Production
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Casting
WIKIS Auditions for the opening of the attraction were held on Friday, April 21
and Saturday April 22, 1995 at The Starlight Performing Arts Center in
Orlando, Florida. Rehearsals began in early June 1995. For Barney, Baby
START A
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5'8"-5'10", 4'3"-4'5", 4'4"-4'4" and 5'4"-5'10" respectively.[17]
Music
Joseph K. Phillips was working at a company across the street from
Universal. Phillips had a friend who was a producer in the park who
approached Phillips about doing the music for the attraction. Upon
request from his friend, Phillips put together some arrangements for
Sheryl Leach and Dennis DeShazer to listen to, in which they approved of
the musical direction.[18] Phillips wrote the original songs "Imagine a
Place", alongside Tony Peugh, and "Mr. Peekaboo".
The songs heard around A Day in the Park with Barney's plaza (e.g. by the
Barney fountain) were sung by children at various child care
centers/charities across the United States.
Promotion
To promote the attraction,
Universal held sing-along shows
with Barney during the month of
April and began running
television commercials about it
in select markets. For a couple of
One of the many billboards, that was
weeks, leading up to the located in central Florida, teasing the
opening, Universal ran a cryptic opening of A Day in the Park with Barney.
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a specialty painted Lynx bus advertising
the attraction, which stopped in Boston
and Philadelphia for sing-along shows and
Barney, BJ and Baby Bop
performing on a promotional other cities to deliver Barney toys to
tour to promote the opening of
children through police departments.[19]
the attraction
HOME Originally, the tour was meant to be a full
concert to go from Boston all the way down the east coast of the United
States but it was cut in half and performed at specific venues.[20] Some
GAMES venues that the concerts took place in included Boston, MA, Philadelphia,
Pa and Norman, Oklahoma.
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Main Article: A Day in the Park with Barney
Souvenir Book
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Gallery
Conception
Entrance
Entrance to A Day in the Park The arch logo for A Day in the
with Barney. Park with Barney welcomes fans
of all ages
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Barney Theater
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Barney's Backyard
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Promotional
Promotional banner
from the Universal
Studios website, 2003
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Covid-19 pandemic
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Trivia
Mr. Peekaboo,
along with
Bartholomew,
would later
appear in the
book
Barney's
Happy
Valentine's
Day, making
it their only
other major
appearance.
Footage of
Barney, BJ and Baby Bop in front of the attraction's
this show is
entrance.
seen in
Barney's Favorite Memories, a featurette to the home video The
Best of Barney.
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Changes
The creators of the show initially didn't add a Barney doll to Barney's
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transformation at the beginning of the show, because of pacing
issues. Since December 2014, a Barney doll (from the show's gift
shop) has been added to the performance.
Originally, one of Barney's lines was "I'm so glad Mr. Peekaboo made
sure you all got here!" From 1999 onward, the name is shortened to
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just "Peekaboo," due to when Mrs. Peekaboo existed in the Park
after Mr. Peekaboo married Mrs. Peekaboo.
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Lauren Mayeux, the
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performed Baby Bop
from 2008-2011 on
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Barney & Friends, also
performed as Baby
TV Bop here at the
attraction, before and
Cast and crew members at the premiere of A
after doing the Day in the Park With Barney. Some notable
VIDEO television series, up people in the photo include Sheryl Leach,
Dennis DeShazer, Bob West, Carey Stinson and
until the attraction's Jim Rowley,
closure.
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This show was written by Jason Surrell,[21] a former producer Walt
Disney Imagineering who (as of 2014) works at Universal's creative
department. Surrell wrote the sing-along show during a previous
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Carey Stinson, one of Barney's long-time costume performers,
performed as Barney for the ribbon cutting for the opening of the
attraction. He also helped train some of the performers for the
attraction.
Stephen Hurst was a a stage manager of the show from 1996 to
2000 then returned to the show in 2002, playing both Mr. Peekaboo
and Barney.[22]
Gentry Akens served as the art director for the attraction.[23]
Some commercials for the attraction were directed by Kevin Cable.
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See Also
References
1. | TRAVEL ADVISORY: BARNEY; A Day With a Dinosaur (https://www.n
ytimes.com/1995/08/13/travel/travel-advisory-barney-a-day-with
-a-dinosaur.html)
2. Glenn Longacre - Glenn's Bio, Credits, Awards,... - Stage 32 (https://
www.stage32.com/profile/397897/about)
3. | Mild-mannered Barney bops into theme park fray (https://www.ne
wspapers.com/clip/6154244/a-day-in-the-park-with-barney-info/)
4. | BARNEY TO GET HIS OWN PARK AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA
(https://www.deseret.com/1994/11/12/19141954/barney-to-get-his
-own-park-at-universal-studios-florida)
5. | Clipped From The Orlando Sentinel (https://www.newspapers.com/
clip/32107565/the-orlando-sentinel/)
6. CONFIRMED: A Day in the Park with Barney at Universal Studios
Florida is Permanently Closed (https://wdwnt.com/2021/02/a-day-i
n-the-park-with-barney-at-universal-studios-florida-is-permanent
ly-closed//#)
7. | THERE'S ONLY ONE BARNEY, CHAGRINED LOCAL GROUP FINDS (htt
ps://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1993-05-09-2919031-story.ht
ml)
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8. | Barney attraction debuts at Universal Studios Florida (https://ww
w.newspapers.com/clip/73120151/the-miami-herald/)
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9. | Barney makes theme park debut (https://www.newspapers.com/cli
p/74237479/wausau-daily-herald/)
10. Are You Ready to Tumble? (https://www.mouseplanet.com/7474/Ar
e_You_Ready_to_Tumble)
11. | Barney tries comeback with Universal (https://www.upi.com/Archi
HOME ves/1994/11/10/Barney-tries-comeback-with-Universal/19237844
43600/)
12. Universal Orlando to Temporarily Close Several Attractions (https://
GAMES www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/attractions/2020/07/31/universal-o
rlando-to-temporarily-close-several-attractions/#)
13. | DreamWorks Destination now open at Universal Studios Florida (htt
ANIME ps://www.insideuniversal.net/2021/05/dreamworks-destination-no
w-open-at-universal-studios-florida/)
14. Universal opens DreamWorks Destination character experience (htt
MOVIES ps://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/2021/05/18/universal-t
o-open-dreamworks-destination-character-experience/#//)
15. | Barney's Backyard | Universal Studios Florida Discount Tickets (htt
TV
ps://www.undercovertourist.com/orlando/universal-studios-florid
a/barneys-backyard/)
16. | Barney the dinosaur gets a home at Universal Studios (https://ww
VIDEO
w.newspapers.com/clip/32107377/barney-the-dinosaur-gets-a-ho
me-at/)
17. | A Day in the Park with Barney Auditions (April 1995) (https://www.n
WIKIS
ewspapers.com/clip/32107519/a-day-in-the-park-with-barney-aud
itions/)
18. | Listening In with Barney Musical Director Joe Phillips - Purple Tales
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WIKI Podcast Episode 2 (https://youtu.be/9OzUjjJBLqk?t=303)
19. | Park Loves Reaction to Attraction (https://www.newspapers.com/c
lip/32107340/park-loves-reaction-to-attraction/)
20. | Purple Roads Episode One | Bob West and Jeff Ayers (https://youtu.
be/epHXG0R_YME?t=1088)
21. TellNoTales.com Presents an Exclusive Interview with Imagineer and
Author Jason Surrell (http://www.tellnotales.com/insiders.php/#)
22. How Barney changed kids’ entertainment at Universal Orlando (http
s://www.themeparktribune.com/how-barney-changed-kids-entert
ainment-at-universal-orlando/)
23. | Set Design-Barney | I was the Art Director for the Barney th... |
Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/22552740@N04/217200964
8/in/photostream/)
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Angie Y. · 12/14/2022
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I say to this attraction, "Goodbye and good riddance." The show was
cancelled for a decade or longer before this crappy attraction bit
the dust.
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Angie Y. · 1/7/2023
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Thank the Gods that 22 years of suffering and terror has finally
been erased.
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