In the Sesame Street Forest of Fun, characters and landscapes spring from our imagination into three dimensions. Based on designs by Suzanne Sessions, Inc., and PGAV architects, the Forest of Fun invites families into the world of Sesame Street through an immersive 9,500-square-foot attraction.
Scenic flats, characters, building facades and signage set the stage in a themed environment that extends through wet and dry play areas, four rides and interactive educational exhibits – combining fun and learning in a real-life version of childhood’s most beloved neighborhood.
PROJECT DETAILS
Project: Sesame Street Forest of Fun
Designer: PGAV, Suzanne Sessions, Inc.
Client: Busch Entertainment Corp.
Size: 1.5 acres (.6 ha)
Photography: Rob Witzel
Scope of Work: ThemeWorks served as the thematic contractor for Busch Gardens Williamsburg 2009 expansion, Sesame Street Forest of Fun. Covering 95,000 square feet, the Forest of Fun combines rides, wet and dry play areas, a 4-D film, musical shows, educational interactives and character dining and photo-ops in an immersive themed environment.
Working from designs created by Suzanne Sessions, Inc. and PGAV architects, ThemeWorks delivered a complete theming package for the park’s expansion. The ThemeWorks team fabricated large scenic flats to create Sesame themed building facades, sculpted dimensional characters, scenically painted the area’s buildings to augment the Sesame look and feel, painted the themed signage and created the Sesame themed interactive educational exhibits in the ride queue lines.