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Almost 50 pictures of California's Great America's Off Season. Pretty cool if you ask me.

A lot we can learn from those pics about our Planet Snoopy. Obviously this is no meer "Go over it with Paint, give it a new name and market it", they're actually redesigning the kids area from the bottom up. Which is out of character for Cedar Fair, but I am not complaining! It also looks like they aren't just rebranding the kids area, but making Peanuts the new Park Mascot, from the Tickets to the Signs and all. Again, not complaining! I'm also glad to see there will be Snoopys on the benches and figurines in the Midway. One of my memorable moments from my first Cedar Point trip was sitting down next to Snoopy and his Cookies!

^ I agree, Cedar Fair I think really has stepped up their game for these new kids areas. Except Kings Dominions, I could not really tell what they were doing. That or it was their awful park map confuseing me. See Cam now talking in circles.

Sorry for the second post but four more pics where added of Planet Snoopy.

Can we expect the same for our Hoedown at the Peanut's Playhouse?

It appears Great America will be getting the same entry plaza at Cedar Point's Planet Snoopy... Can we expect the same? I hope!

I really do think Cedar Fair did a great job.

I really do think Cedar Fair did a great job.

I agree! Planet Snoopy Great America looks great thus far. If KI's version matches this (as far as repainting efforts and such, etc etc) then I'd bet money KI will win "Best Kids Area" again in 2010.

But something disturbs me- Cedar Fair putting actual real EFFORT into theming!?!? The world is coming to an end!!!

I got really excited in November when Creative Environs called me to see if I was interested in working on Snoopy's install since I helped them with Nickelodeon Universe, but in December I was told that ki was going to install in house. Oh well I'm still excited to see how it all turns out!

Sorry if I sound like a "noob", but what does "in house" mean?

It means the park is going to do it itself with its own employees, and not hire an outside contractor.

Terp (there are no dumb questions, only dumb answers!)

The park is doing it themselves instead of contracting the construction to outside sources.

EDIT: Guess who beat me.

Planet Snoopy, cast of thousands, ready to roll at California's Great America

Read more: Planet Snoopy, cast of thousands, ready to roll at California's Great America - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

Unlike Charlie Brown, California’s Great America officials feel they’ll get a solid shot at splitting the uprights during their 35th season, scoring with their expansive new Planet Snoopy display.

Splitting the uprights & scoring? Intresting wording....

Perhaps they are worried about making it to their 49th season?