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Whoville (2000 to present)

After the Chicken Ranch and Colonial Street, you turn the corner to discover a small part of the massive sets for Ron Howard's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" shot in 2000.

The sets featured here were originally built on the flat area next to the Psycho house now occupied by the War of the Worlds set, the three Whoville buildings were part of the "Santa Drop" sequence. The rest of the sets were constructed entirely on soundstages (e.g. Stage 12 contained the town set).

1,938 Candy Canes were used in the decoration of the Whoville sets.

The sets were repainted in December 2006.

Whoville, seen in April 2006
Whoville, seen in April 2006
Keep Out by order of The Grinch Whoville following a repaint, January 2007 - photo from Coasterrealm.com, used with permission
Whoville following a repaint, January 2007 - photo from Coasterrealm.com, used with permission
Whoville, April 2006