Utah neighborhoods banded together to create Barbieland — prompting police to block roads as locals and fans gathered to see the pink production.
Eighteen residents living on Daybreak Island in South Jordan, about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City, decided to come together to create a “Barbie” themed neighborhood for Halloween.
Designs include Ken’s Mojo Dojo Casa House, Barbie’s Dreamhouse, Weird Barbie’s House and Barbie Graveyard, among others.
“We always go above and beyond for Halloween,” Liz Gallegos told USA Today.
This year’s theme came about after one of the neighbors bought everyone tickets to the movies.
“When we left, we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, you guys. Barbie is going to be the Halloween theme this year,'” said Gallegos, who lives in one of the decorated houses.
Eighteen residents living in South Jordan – 20 miles south of Salt Lake City – came together to create a “Barbie” themed Halloween neighborhood. WKYC Channel 3 Designs includes Casa Ken’s Mojo Dojo House, Barbie’s Dream House, Barbie’s Weird House and Barbie’s Graveyard, among others. Channel 3 WKYC This year’s theme came about after one of the neighbors bought tickets for everyone to see the movie. “When we left, we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, you guys. Barbie is going to be Halloween themed this year,'” Liz Gallegos said. WKYC Channel 3 Starting in September, they started decorating their house. Barbie’s Disco House has a DJ station, as in the movie.WKYC Channel 3
Starting in September, they started decorating their house.
Ken’s house has cowboy decorations and saloon door decorations, while the cemetery has a “RIP the patriarchy” tombstone, as well as one for Barbie creator Ruth Handler, according to the outlet.
There’s even a Real World House that displays a sign that says: “Real World This Way” and isn’t decorated beyond that.
The spectacular set-up has drawn thousands of fans of the film – which grossed $1 billion in 17 days on its way to a $7.4 billion box office – prompting South Jordanian police to order road closures for “public safety” as other residents complained about snarling traffic.
“There will be signs and signage indicating that road vehicular traffic to the Island must be for island residents only, until public safety concerns have passed,” police wrote in a statement.
Even those in Barbieland were relieved by the news, saying they were excited to hear about the road closure.
The spectacular setup attracted thousands of fans of the film, prompting South Jordanian police to close the road to non-resident drivers. WKYC Channel 3 Non-residents can still see the decorations but will have to take public transit, walk or bike to the island to see them. WKYC Channel 3
“We have been trying to solve the traffic problem since all this took off. It’s probably the biggest issue we face,” Terra Spencer told The Salt Lake Tribune.
“We try to be polite” to the neighbors.
“Barbieland is supposed to be a really fun thing. The whole point is for us to come together as a neighborhood and do something fun, have fun together.”
Although the island is restricted to non-resident drivers, the curious are not stuck in the “Real World”.
Visitors can park on public streets outside the island and take public transit, bike or walk to see the neighborhood’s decorations.
“For local people, I recommend bringing their bikes, as that will generally be safer for everyone [and] will help alleviate a lot of that congestion,” city spokeswoman Rachael Van Cleave told The Tribune.
The Island at Daybreak is famous for going out in droves for Halloween.
Last year, it featured a “Stranger Things” theme.
They have also recreated the “Enchanto” house and had a Harry Potter theme in years past.
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