Studiogrounds

A map of the park

"*Studiogrounds is the best theme park for any family any age. We have entertainment for adults, children, and every age in between. No matter what, you will always find a way to enjoy yourself on the Studiogrounds Property. We have several different parks all located on the same property. You will never have to leave the property in order to have a good time at our parks!*"
-Broadside website
**Studiogrounds**, its full title being **The Wonderful World of Studiogrounds**, was an amusement park built by Broadside Animation in 1992.

## History

After the closure of Broadside Beach, Broadside Animation had the idea of building a theme park in Florida instead of an island as it would garner more visitors. Construction took years, not helped by the studio's low movie sales.

In 1992, Studiogrounds opens its gates, after guests eagerly awaited. The park was praised as "better than Disney" by some. The park closed in 1996 due to the "great stampede". Patrons fleed the grounds and the park closed not long after, staying shut for months.

## Features

Visitors enter the park via a tram entering a station leading to Studiogrounds.

Mark Mullins describes Studiogrounds as "the new generation of theme park entertainment" with rich decor, a sense of presence, and assured to be safer than Broadside Beach. One measure of security is to place security cameras around the park to monitor employees, both to discourage improper behavior and to reward good performance. One reward being allowed inside higher access locations.

The park also celebrated different holidays such as Halloween, with skeleton props placed in storage.

Tickets start at $9.99 per person.

### Entertainment

Mascots roam the park barring the likenesses of several of Broadside's most famous characters, including Bucky Beaver and Olive Otter. There are music performances, with the mascots singing along with the song.

### Sectors

For employees, the park is divided into several numbered sectors. Only two sectors are currently known.

* **Sector 2**: Frontier's Street, Rex's Garden, and Sailor's Retreat
* **Sector 5**: Haunted Hills and Futureland 2020

### Positions

Employees are handed a colored nametag holder that corresponds to a specific position on the park.

Blue nametag holders are the janitors, a majority of which are newcomers to the company. They normally work after hours, which means janitors have free reign such as making coffee, sleeping or going shopping. They're still scheduled, but the amount of work given on a nightly bases is just enough to keep janitors occupied within the hour as to avoid piling up work on one janitor. Each janitor is divided into the park's sectors.

Red nametag holders are park operators. They have a simplified control panel which are described by Mark Mullins as stoplights; holding down the green button makes it move, holding down the red button makes it stop (a small click causes a full stop). They are also prepared with buttons that trigger certain effects in the attraction, these numbered buttons are mapped out in the control room.

Grey nametag holders hold the most important job compared to everyone. So important, in fact, that they're held under NDA. Their job, implied by their pen and notepad, is to document the behavior of Broadside's Starlings.

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