The Flintstones and another in Valle, Arizona. Both have been in operation for decades. Bedrock City, also known as Flintstone Park, closed in August 2015. Another existed until the 1990s at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. In Canada, Flintstone Park in Kelowna, British Columbia, opened in 1968 and closed in 1998; it was notable for the "Forty Foot Fred" billboard of Fred Flintstone which was a well known Kelowna landmark. Another "Flintstones" park was located in Bridal Falls, British Columbia, which closed in 1990. Calaway Park outside Calgary, Alberta, Canada, also opened with a "Flintstones" theme and many of the buildings today
The Flintstones (film) including "Time" magazine which said ""The Flintstones" is fun", and Joel Siegel from ABC's "Good Morning America" and WABC-TV who called the film "pre-historical, hysterical... great fun". In a 1997 interview, Joseph Barbera, co-creator of "The Flintstones" and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions, stated that, although he was impressed by the film's visuals, he felt the story "wasn't as good as I could have made it." Despite the negative reviews, "The Flintstones" was a box office success, grossing $130,531,208 domestically, including the $37,182,745 it made during its 4-day Memorial Day opening weekend in 1994. It performed even better internationally, making another