1981-2008
Monster Plantation made its debut in 1981, using the same ride system but replacing all characters and scenery from the antiquated "Tales of the Okefenokee" dark ride that had been operating since the park opened in 1967. To create the ride, Six Flags engaged Gary Goddard and Al Bertino, both who had recently left Walt Disney Imagineering.
The exterior of the ride looks like a typical antebellum Southern Plantation. Boats proceed through a water-filled concrete trough and through the interior, which is filled with humorous animatronic monsters having a picnic. Near the end of the ride, the boats are purposely diverted into "the Marsh", a dark swamp filled with a variety of scary monsters before the boats are delivered back to the outdoor boarding station.
On September 27, 2008, Six Flags had on their sign that it is "your last time to ride Monster Plantation," as it would be remodeled and called Monster Mansion in 2009.
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