Bedrock City (Arizona)

Bedrock City was a Flintstones-themed roadside attraction consisting of an amusement park and RV park at the corner of Arizona State Route 64 and U.S. Route 180 in Coconino County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The park was opened in 1972, following the owners' success with a predecessor park near Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. The park had licensed the likenesses of the Flintstones characters, and featured statues, rides, and a diner based on that theme.[1][2][3]

Interior of Barney Rubble's house
Entrance to the park

In 2015, it was reported that the park's owner, Linda Speckles, was planning to retire and sell the park for $2 million US. The park was closed on January 28, 2019, but reopened in mid-June and remained open through the end of Summer 2019.[4][5] Non-Flintstones branded elements are set to be retained within the new Raptor Ranch attraction that is replacing Bedrock City.

Further reading
  • Amy C. Balfour; Michael Benanav; Adam Karlin (1 January 2011). Arizona. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-1-74059-675-6.

References
  1. Tim Hollis (25 March 2015). Toons in Toyland: The Story of Cartoon Character Merchandise. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 660–. ISBN 978-1-62674-500-1.
  2. Sam Lowe (6 March 2012). Arizona Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-0-7627-8382-3.
  3. http://www.abc15.com/news/national/roadside-attraction-takes-you-to-bedrock-from-the-flintstones
  4. "'Flintstones' tourist attraction on market for $2 million". msn.com.
  5. https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/2019/01/29/flintstones-bedrock-city-arizona-closes/2709518002/

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