| Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion | |
|---|---|
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| Six Flags Fiesta Texas | |
| Name | Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Haunted Mansion |
| Area | Fiesta Bay Boardwalk |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 2002 (2002)[1] |
| Closing date | January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07) |
| Replaced by | Pirates of the Deep Sea |
| Six Flags St. Louis | |
| Name | Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp |
| Area | DC Comics Plaza |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 2002 (2002)[2] |
| Closing date | September 14, 2014 (2014-09-14)[3] |
| Replaced | Castaway Kids |
| Replaced by | Justice League: Battle for Metropolis |
| Parque Warner Madrid | |
| Name | La Aventura de Scooby-Doo |
| Area | Cartoon Village |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 16, 2005 (2005-06-16)[4][5] |
| Canada's Wonderland | |
| Name | Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion |
| Area | Hanna Barbera Land |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)[6] |
| Closing date | November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01) |
| Replaced | Bedrock Dock |
| Replaced by | Boo Blasters on Boo Hill |
| Carowinds | |
| Name | Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion |
| Area | Carolina RFD |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 2001 (2001)[7] |
| Closing date | November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01) |
| Replaced | Harmony Hall |
| Replaced by | Boo Blasters on Boo Hill |
| Kings Island | |
| Name | Scooby-Doo! and the Haunted Castle |
| Area | International Street |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 2003 (2003)[8] |
| Closing date | November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01) |
| Replaced | Phantom Theater |
| Replaced by | Boo Blasters on Boo Hill |
| Kings Dominion | |
| Name | Scooby-Doo! and the Haunted Mansion |
| Area | KidZville |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 2004 (2004)[9] |
| Closing date | November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01) |
| Replaced by | Boo Blasters on Boo Hill |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Interactive Dark Ride |
| Manufacturer | Sally Corporation |
| Designer | Sally Corporation |
| Theme | Scooby-Doo |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Capacity | 800 riders per hour |
| Scenes | 17 |
| Animatronics | 80 |
Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion is aScooby-Doo-themedinteractive dark ride series created bySally Corporation based onHanna-Barbera's long-running animated television series. The ride transports guests in a vehicle equipped withlight guns that are used to shoot at various targets to collect points throughout the ride. At its peak, the ride model was located at sevenamusement parks around the world includingCanada's Wonderland, the location of the first installation that debuted in 2000. Initially known under a variety of names, the ride's Scooby-Doo theme has been replaced byBoo Blasters on Boo Hill at several locations and removed from others. The last remaining installation isLa Aventura de Scooby-Doo atParque Warner Madrid inMadrid,Spain.
In the late 1990s,Paramount Parks-ownedCanada's Wonderland collaborated with Sally Corporation to develop Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion. The ride opened to the public on May 7, 2000.[6] In November that year, the ride was recognized as the Best New Children's Ride.[10] Similar versions of ride were added to three other Paramount Park locations over the next few years.[7][8][9]
In 2002,Six Flags bought into the ride concept installing it at two locations, Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags St. Louis, with the latter using an existingwater ride system.[1][2] On June 16, 2005, Parque Warner Madrid (while it was operated by Six Flags) also added an installation as well featuring a trackless ride system manufactured byETF Ride Systems.[4][5][11][12] The ride was opened by José Corbacho and El Terrat.[13]
FollowingCedar Fair's acquisition of Paramount Parks, the Scooby-Doo dark rides at its properties were re-themed prior to the 2010 season.[14] The move was part of the company's objective to remove theHanna-Barbera brand from all of its parks.[15] Sally Corporation assisted with creating a new theme that became known asBoo Blasters on Boo Hill. The makeover left the interactive shooting aspect intact, while the Hanna-Barbera characters were replaced in favor of ghost-like creatures.[14]
During the 2014 season, Six Flags St. Louis put up a sign at the attraction that read, "Scooby-Doo Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp will close permanently, September 14, 2014 for future improvements".[3] It was later announced that it would be replaced byJustice League: Battle for Metropolis.[16][17] In late 2017, Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced that their installation of the ride would close permanently on January 7, 2018.[18] Its replacementPirates of the Deep Sea opened to the public on January 12, 2019.[19]
| Name | Park | Location | Opened | Closed | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Aventura de Scooby-Doo "Scooby Doo's Adventure" | Parque Warner Madrid |  San Martín de la Vega,Madrid, Spain | 2005 | Open | Operating | [13] |
| Scooby-Doo! and the Haunted Castle | Kings Island |  Mason, Ohio, United States | 2003 | 2009 | Rethemed asBoo Blasters on Boo Hill | [20] |
| Scooby-Doo! and the Haunted Mansion | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia, United States | 2004 | 2009 | Rethemed asBoo Blasters on Boo Hill | [21] |
| Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Haunted Mansion | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio,Texas, United States | 2002 | 2018 | Closed; Replaced byPirates of the Deep Sea | [22] |
| Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion | Canada's Wonderland |  Vaughan,Ontario, Canada | 2000 | 2009 | Rethemed asBoo Blasters on Boo Hill | [23] |
| Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion | Carowinds | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | 2001 | 2009 | Rethemed asBoo Blasters on Boo Hill | [24] |
| Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp | Six Flags St. Louis | Eureka, Missouri, United States | 2002 | 2014 | Closed; Replaced byJustice League: Battle for Metropolis | [25] |
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The ride is adark ride experience for families which involves shooting laser guns at ghosts and ghouls infesting Ghastley Manor (known as Ghastly Manor on the ride's entrance). Riders in consecutiveMystery Machine-themed cars compete with each other to see who can shoot the most ghosts. Riders also shoot atScooby Snacks, triggering appearances fromScooby-Doo. Also infesting Ghastley Manor is the Phantom Shadow, who at the end of the ride is caught by Scooby andShaggy Rogers (who covers his eyes in fear) and revealed to be a counterfeiter named Dr. D.M. Ghastley, the owner of Ghastley Manor, who was illegally printing money in the dungeon of Ghastley Manor, and dressed up as the Phantom Shadow to scare away any trespassers. The riders then enter the garage, where Ghastley isn't sent to jail as a skeleton is driving the police van with the cop trapped in a box. TheScooby-Doo theme was licensed from Hanna-Barbera by the ride's creators, Sally Corporation. The riders come across a gigantic pipe organ, where in the Canada's Wonderland version, a rendition of the classical the piece "Fantasia in G Minor BWV 542" by J.S. Bach is heard.
The installation at Six Flags St. Louis differed from the rest as it relied upon awater ride system. It was therefore themed to a journey through aswamp. It featured different monsters from theScooby-Doo series as well as theMystery Inc. gang popping out of trees and shrubs.[26]
The outsides of theshow buildings are decorated with a fiberglass blue and purple castle with stylized turrets. Two circular windows resemble eyes while the entrance to the castle resembles a mouth. Guests entered the attraction by passing under a Gothic-style arch bearing the rides name, and that was adorned on either side by the letters "GM," standing for Ghastley Manor.
