ATTENTION BEAGLE SCOUTS!!!! The History of Camp Snoopy
Carowinds is set to open Camp Snoopy for 2018, it's first location in over 15 years. In honor of that, we would like to showcase the history of Camp Snoopy in this special blog post. Although the first Camp Snoopy opened in 1983, the story begins at around 1982 when Knotts Berry Farm was in need of a new hook for their ice skating show. They approached Charles Schulz who created the Peanuts comic strip for the rights to use Snoopy in their next ice skating show. Schulz then lit up and said, "Oooo....do you think my daughter [Jill] can be in the show as Snoopy?" Immediately they got the ok to use Snoopy in the park, and was a hit in 1982. So much so that in 1983, they decided to keep Snoopy and expand his presence to the park (after all, he wanted a new doghouse). And thus, construction began on the first Camp Snoopy. When it opened in 1983, attractions include a huge lake, a playground, and some kiddie rides including the Red Baron, the T...