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this might be useful to some one, scans of an old newspaper put out by the park.
http://www.undergroundozarks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=116787
-- 130.184.100.112 ( talk) 19:31, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
Josh a brewer 04:05, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
We visited there in the late seventies or early eighties. As a theme park, it was pretty much do-it-yourself. One ride was a little railroad handcart for children to pump in order to make them go around a track.
There was a fish farm on the premises. You could buy food to feed the fish, pay to use a pole to catch the fish, then buy a fish dinner which included the same fish you had caught!
For energetic children of an earlier era, it might have served as a diversion. But, as a teenager who worked there told me, "The good thing about working here is that we get free admission to other theme parks."
alcook54@yahoo.com
And yes, that was on purpose. -- Lord Voldemort 30 June 2005 20:51 (UTC)
My ex's sister in Arkansas said that for a time she worked at the park as "Daisy Mae" costumed as that comic character. If people were hired to dress up as L'il Abner characters in the park regularly, perhaps this should be mentioned. -- Infrogmation 5 July 2005 17:59 (UTC)
There are many deviations (under the heading "Dogpatch USA closes") from the source material listed in "Reference". Events that occurred while Ozark Entertainment Inc. (OEI, not mentioned in the article) owned the park (1981-1986) are attributed to the Telcor period of ownership (1987-1993). Other discrepancies, such as incorrect dates, also exist on this page. It should be rewritten for accuracy. RogerK 01:10, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
Dogpatch USA is sometimes italized, is there a reason? I do not think theme park names are put in italics. MechBrowman 01:13, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
this article contains much original research and POV analysis.
There is a bit of an inconsistency in that the Conception section states that:
"Snow also assured Capp that the park would be quiet and dignified, and would not include roller coasters or thrill rides that would conflict with the rustic Li'l Abner theme. Capp, who had turned down other offers, accepted this one and became a partner, claiming he had once driven through the Ozarks and had pictured just such an area for the setting of his fictional Dogpatch town. Capp was apparently happy with Snow's concept and confident that his Li'l Abner creation would not be tainted."
And yet, under attractions we read:
"Frustratin' Flyer - a steel 'Monster Mouse' coaster created by Herschell. Installed in 1968 for the park's debut, its fate after that year is uncertain."
Why is it that Capp allowed a coaster to be built for the opening when the first quote leads one to believe that this is exactly what he and the park owners were trying to avoid? Just curious......... DonaNobisPacem 08:53, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
Anyway, I loved reading this article :) I'd never heard of Lil Abner before (I'm in England, and born after the strip was retired) but it's a really interesting story. -- Dandelions 20:13, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
Congratulations on being a featured article on the Main page. The main page description includes the line "...the following years would see a combination of characters and unforeseen events transform the high hopes of investors into a financial roller coaster ride which eventually ended in the park's demise." This is some of the most inspired writing I've seen on Wikipedia. It's unfortunate that this line is not included in the article itself! -- malber 18:04, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
There has been alot of work done on the park recently. I am trying to contact someone who can give me more details about it. All the edits I have made don't need citations (other than the bit about the train and the mill which is info I got from Here). Here are a few forum post from Ozarks Underground from a person who is involved with the project: http://www.undergroundozarks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=31762&highlight=#31762 http://www.undergroundozarks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13003&highlight=#13003 Hope this dosn't result in the article getting unfeatured... -- The_stuart 18:40, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
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This article failed good article nomination. This is how the article, as of February 18, 2008, compares against the six good article criteria:
The main problem is the major lack of references. There are very few, if any in the history section, which is what needs it the most, and there are very few elsewhere as well. Without references, I cannot verify much of the information in the article.
When these issues are addressed, the article can be renominated. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it have it reassessed. Thank you for your work so far.— Juliancolton ( Talk) 21:34, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Unfortunately, this article is about a place that came and went. Finding citations is difficult, if not impossible. So it will, likely, remain unfinished RogerK ( talk) 05:54, 17 December 2011 (UTC)RogerK
I replaced an and with a who. Its on the section which talks about them changing the name of the town back to Marble Falls. Please double check this thanks. Magnum Serpentine ( talk) 03:49, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Changed Pruett Nance's age to 17 as he had not yet turned 18 when the accident occurred. -Rhonk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.55.135.30 ( talk) 21:13, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
@ Zanimum: I don't really know how to do GA Reviews, so here are my suggestions. Three things: One, I used refill to fill in 2 of the references. Two, according to Earwig's Copyvio Detector, this article has a 15.3% chance of violating copyright (thought two sites may have copied this article, with a 95.1% copyright violation chance. Third, this article is a part of 9 hidden categories. 8 of those are things that it should not be a part of ( Category:Coordinates on Wikidata is ok). Elisfkc ( talk) 19:08, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
Wow, it turns out this quick-failed GA just because the needs references banner has been up since 2008 (even though it has a 100+ references!). This article has dramatically improved since 2008, with an addition of 80+ references in the past year or so, and I don't think the banner accurately reflects its current quality. TallCorgi ( talk) 18:08, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
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Add more references and it will qualify as GA. -- Chet B. Long Talk/ ARK 04:21, 17 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Does the park's official name use the orthographic form Dogpatch USA or Dogpatch, USA (note that the first form uses no comma)?
Even the material published by the park's authority seems to have inconsistent usage. I shall endeavor to answer the question by means of further research. —catsmoke talk 08:55, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
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this might be useful to some one, scans of an old newspaper put out by the park.
http://www.undergroundozarks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=116787
-- 130.184.100.112 ( talk) 19:31, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
Josh a brewer 04:05, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
We visited there in the late seventies or early eighties. As a theme park, it was pretty much do-it-yourself. One ride was a little railroad handcart for children to pump in order to make them go around a track.
There was a fish farm on the premises. You could buy food to feed the fish, pay to use a pole to catch the fish, then buy a fish dinner which included the same fish you had caught!
For energetic children of an earlier era, it might have served as a diversion. But, as a teenager who worked there told me, "The good thing about working here is that we get free admission to other theme parks."
alcook54@yahoo.com
And yes, that was on purpose. -- Lord Voldemort 30 June 2005 20:51 (UTC)
My ex's sister in Arkansas said that for a time she worked at the park as "Daisy Mae" costumed as that comic character. If people were hired to dress up as L'il Abner characters in the park regularly, perhaps this should be mentioned. -- Infrogmation 5 July 2005 17:59 (UTC)
There are many deviations (under the heading "Dogpatch USA closes") from the source material listed in "Reference". Events that occurred while Ozark Entertainment Inc. (OEI, not mentioned in the article) owned the park (1981-1986) are attributed to the Telcor period of ownership (1987-1993). Other discrepancies, such as incorrect dates, also exist on this page. It should be rewritten for accuracy. RogerK 01:10, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
Dogpatch USA is sometimes italized, is there a reason? I do not think theme park names are put in italics. MechBrowman 01:13, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
this article contains much original research and POV analysis.
There is a bit of an inconsistency in that the Conception section states that:
"Snow also assured Capp that the park would be quiet and dignified, and would not include roller coasters or thrill rides that would conflict with the rustic Li'l Abner theme. Capp, who had turned down other offers, accepted this one and became a partner, claiming he had once driven through the Ozarks and had pictured just such an area for the setting of his fictional Dogpatch town. Capp was apparently happy with Snow's concept and confident that his Li'l Abner creation would not be tainted."
And yet, under attractions we read:
"Frustratin' Flyer - a steel 'Monster Mouse' coaster created by Herschell. Installed in 1968 for the park's debut, its fate after that year is uncertain."
Why is it that Capp allowed a coaster to be built for the opening when the first quote leads one to believe that this is exactly what he and the park owners were trying to avoid? Just curious......... DonaNobisPacem 08:53, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
Anyway, I loved reading this article :) I'd never heard of Lil Abner before (I'm in England, and born after the strip was retired) but it's a really interesting story. -- Dandelions 20:13, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
Congratulations on being a featured article on the Main page. The main page description includes the line "...the following years would see a combination of characters and unforeseen events transform the high hopes of investors into a financial roller coaster ride which eventually ended in the park's demise." This is some of the most inspired writing I've seen on Wikipedia. It's unfortunate that this line is not included in the article itself! -- malber 18:04, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
There has been alot of work done on the park recently. I am trying to contact someone who can give me more details about it. All the edits I have made don't need citations (other than the bit about the train and the mill which is info I got from Here). Here are a few forum post from Ozarks Underground from a person who is involved with the project: http://www.undergroundozarks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=31762&highlight=#31762 http://www.undergroundozarks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13003&highlight=#13003 Hope this dosn't result in the article getting unfeatured... -- The_stuart 18:40, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
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This article failed good article nomination. This is how the article, as of February 18, 2008, compares against the six good article criteria:
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When these issues are addressed, the article can be renominated. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it have it reassessed. Thank you for your work so far.— Juliancolton ( Talk) 21:34, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Unfortunately, this article is about a place that came and went. Finding citations is difficult, if not impossible. So it will, likely, remain unfinished RogerK ( talk) 05:54, 17 December 2011 (UTC)RogerK
I replaced an and with a who. Its on the section which talks about them changing the name of the town back to Marble Falls. Please double check this thanks. Magnum Serpentine ( talk) 03:49, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Changed Pruett Nance's age to 17 as he had not yet turned 18 when the accident occurred. -Rhonk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.55.135.30 ( talk) 21:13, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
@ Zanimum: I don't really know how to do GA Reviews, so here are my suggestions. Three things: One, I used refill to fill in 2 of the references. Two, according to Earwig's Copyvio Detector, this article has a 15.3% chance of violating copyright (thought two sites may have copied this article, with a 95.1% copyright violation chance. Third, this article is a part of 9 hidden categories. 8 of those are things that it should not be a part of ( Category:Coordinates on Wikidata is ok). Elisfkc ( talk) 19:08, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
Wow, it turns out this quick-failed GA just because the needs references banner has been up since 2008 (even though it has a 100+ references!). This article has dramatically improved since 2008, with an addition of 80+ references in the past year or so, and I don't think the banner accurately reflects its current quality. TallCorgi ( talk) 18:08, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Dogpatch USA/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.
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Does the park's official name use the orthographic form Dogpatch USA or Dogpatch, USA (note that the first form uses no comma)?
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