![]() Sustained public opposition to the introduction of fluoride in the town drinking water in 2012 has culminated in a planned non-binding poll. For more than two years, the biggest story in town was the approval, construction and opening of Port’s first Kmart. On the rare occasion Port Macquarie makes the news for something other than a horrific natural disaster, it’s usually for something very weird. While he had never visited the park in its heyday, he saw potential in the decaying buildings – and prime location – for a cafe and destination venue that trades on the nostalgia of locals and former tourists. When I started cleaning everything out there were condoms, beer bottles, you name it Jeff CroweĪfter changing hands several times, businessman Jeff Crowe bought the site in 2015. Vague plans for a new park never materialised. In 2002, the owners, George and Pat Spry who bought the business in the 1980s, retired for family reasons. Unlike many of its counterparts – think the old Big Banana theme park at Coffs Harbour, or the ill-fated Leyland Brothers fibro Uluru outside Port Stephens – Fantasy Glades didn’t close because it ran out of money. With a part-storybook, part-cribbed-from-Disney theme that would never escape a lawsuit today, it drew more than three million visitors from its opening in 1968 to its closure in 2002. Photographs: Carly Earlįor nearly 35 years, Fantasy Glades was one of the most successful and beloved of the mid-sized family fun parks that once dotted the coast between Sydney and Brisbane. Two of the old buildings on the original site. ^ "VCR Party Live! Episode 63 – Elegant Napkin Folding"."5 Beloved Children's Characters Out Of Your Worst Nightmares". "15 Creepy Kids' TV Shows You Forgot Existed". ^ "Nick Antosca | CHANNEL ZERO: CANDLE COVE"."How 'Channel Zero' turns online 'creepypasta' tales into TV horror". ^ "The FIFTH ANNUAL DIRECTORY Of LPTV Programming Suppliers" (PDF).^ "The FOURTH ANNUAL DIRECTORY Of LPTV Programming Suppliers" (PDF).Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. ^ Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks.The Found Footage Festival's "VCR Party Live!" channel also mentioned the "uncanny valley" and included a clip from the series with a puppet singing about the letter M. In 2019, included the series in a list of nightmarish children's characters. They suggested it is the " uncanny valley" and "melancholy voice acting" which makes the episodes "unnerving". ![]() Screen Rant included the series in a 2017 list of forgotten creepy kid's shows. Īmerican artist Andrew Norman Wilson remembered as a kid "being terrified of an unexplained dance sequence by a breakaway puppet dressed to look like a scarecrow." But rewatching clips posted online a few years ago he said, "my relationship with the dancing scarecrow has shifted from horror to obsession." He created Reality Models, an extended remake of that scene for a 2016 exhibit. Nick Antosca, creator and showrunner of SyFy's series Channel Zero, watched Peppermint Park and other "really creepy old children's TV shows" for inspiration for the puppet show in season one, Candle Cove (2016). For at least 19, it was distributed to Low-Power TV stations by Enoki Films USA. By this point, the six volumes had already gone out of print. Most likely due to very poor sales, budget problems, and/or negative reviews, the series was cut short and was canceled sometime in 1988. ![]() Additionally, animated segments were done by "Those Designers", Inc., and the music was composed by Tuesday Productions and John Horton. Human characters included "The Story Lady" (played by Melody Knighton, who also assisted in the operations of some of the puppets) and "Magic Megan" (played by Deanna Hawkins). Most of the puppets were created by Dann O'Quinn, but volumes four through six also featured puppets created by Dave Chapman. The series was directed and produced by John Horton and Mark V International and released by Televidics Productions. Many of the show's elements seem to have been copied from Sesame Street. Characters included Ernie, who sang a song about the letter M Snorkee, a reptile who is often oblivious to his surroundings and lacks common sense Maynard, an elderly man who laments over his wasted youth and Piggle, a pig with a big appetite whose voice was similar to that of Kermit the Frog, among others. The show is a mixture of live action, animation, and puppets. ![]() Peppermint Park is a direct-to-video children's show consisting of six volumes, released in 19 on VHS. ![]()
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