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Show building is the name often given to various enclosed structures at

theme parks that contain attractions such as rides and entertainment shows. The exteriors of such buildings may be themed on some or all sides, but their hidden "backstage" areas are normally very utilitarian, resembling warehouses or sound stages
.

Architectural features

This show building houses the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland. It is visible from outside the park, but it is hidden from guests in the park by tree-covered berms.

Unthemed areas of show buildings typically have simple, practical walls with flat roofs. Doors allow employees to enter and exit, and provide exits for guests during emergency or temporary ride shutdowns. One or more ladders and/or stairwells are often installed for roof access, and sometimes for access to scenes or backstage rooms that are located above ground level. Louvers, downspouts, electrical cables, and artificial lighting (often wall packs) are common sights as well.

Maintaining the illusion

Techniques vary for hiding the buildings' industrial nature from the eyes of park guests. The most common ways include planting foliage to obstruct the views, adding themed exteriors to the visible areas, painting visible surfaces with colors that blend with the surroundings, and adding mounds of earth (

Disney theme parks
utilize similar techniques to some extent.

Some theme parks take less rigorous approaches.

Revenge of the Mummy, are allowed to remain (as a whole or in part) as real-world examples of utilitarian sound stages. Some parks make no attempt to hide show buildings from guests and/or people outside the property, usually due to the cost involved, space limitations, and/or lack of interest in hiding the structures. For instance, all the buildings of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk are clearly visible from Beach Street, which passes directly behind them. Similarly, the show building at Knott's Berry Farm that formerly contained Kingdom of the Dinosaurs is clearly visible from Western Avenue, just a few yards away.[1]

References

  1. ^ This link: [1] ...shows a view of the building from the street; aerial photos confirm that this is the building labeled in earlier park maps as Knott's Bear-y Tales, which was later replaced by Kingdom of the Dinosaurs. See, for instance, this map: http://bp0.blogger.com/_3jV5FcVqpE8/R_LXL-NlGvI/AAAAAAAABAg/1bCiy1JJQAg/s1600-h/9+maps+early+80s+front.jpg.
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