Big Bird's Court

Big Bird's Court was a play area located at Sesame Place. The area included many interactive attractions which had been part of the park since opening in 1980. The area also was home to a large outdoor dining area beneath the nets. It closed in 2013 to make room for Cookie's Monster Land.
==Attractions==
===Nets & Climbs===
The Nets & Climbs were a large series of cargo nets that spun three stories high. With hundreds of yards of cargo netting connected by 200 feet of suspended net tunnels, this webbed world was open for visitors of all ages.
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===Whisper Walls===
Guests can talk to each other across a long distance by whispering into a concrete dish. These were originally located in The Computer Gallery, but were later moved to the second floor of the Nets & Climbs walkway.
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File:Whisper Walls 1981.JPG|Whisper Walls at their original location
===Ernie's Bed Bounce===
Ernie's Bed Bounce, a giant bed shaped moon-bounce, was located in the court. Due to the popularity of the attraction, a second, circular Ernie's Bed Bounce was added to Sesame Place from 1981 to 1983.Sesame Place by Guy Hutchinson and Chris Mercaldo, p. 25
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===Monster Maze===
Monster Maze was a "forest of lightweight punching bags" designed to look like monsters. Visitors were allowed to run and "fight" their way through the monsters.
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===Cookie Mountain===
Cookie Mountain was a bright blue vinyl cone that allowed visitors under age 7 to climb, slip, slide and battle their way to the top and slide back down again. In the early days of the park, it was red-orange instead of blue.
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File:Cookie Mountain red.jpg|the original Cookie Mountain
===Big Bird's Nest===
Big Bird's Nest was a bounce area with play blocks. It was originally an area with a yellow cover on top of various types of foam blocks.
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==Former attractions==
Attractions that closed prior to 2013.
===Balancing Buoys===
By shifting the center of gravity, guests became human pop-up toys. These were opening day attractions in 1980 but were eventually replaced by the Crystal Climb.
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===Sesame Slab Slides===
A set of slides located near the Nets & Climbs.
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===Crystal Climb===
A series of geodesic climbing domes. The attraction opened in 1982.
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==Sources==
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