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Pictured: The abandoned ruins of Mr Blobby theme park after ravers trash site

 

 

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 12:51 PM on 15th October 2009

 

 

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He attracted nearly 17million television viewers at the height of his fame, and even had a number one hit, but today Mr Blobby's empire is a mere shadow of what it once was.

New images of what was the Mr Blobby theme park in Somerset show a depressing ruin covered in weeds and trashed after all-night raves.

The park closed its doors in 1999, after the popular Saturday night television show Noel's House Party on which Mr Blobby featured was axed by the BBC.

 

Abandoned: The entrance to Mr Blobby's home, named 'Dunblobbin', is surrounded by dead trees and a carpet of decaying leaves

 

 

 

 

Now in a state of total disrepair, buildings are covered in moss, while windows and furniture lie broken after all-night raves that take place on the site.

The entrance to Mr Blobby's home, named 'Dunblobbin', is surrounded by dead trees and a carpet of decaying leaves.

 

 

 

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The bedroom and living room of the house are now a complete mess, with burned out mattresses and litter strewn all over the floor.

 

Mr Blobby merchandise, including a high chair, toothbrushes, toaster and sofa, all in his trademark pink with yellow spots, are strewn in pieces throughout the house.

The photographs were taken by a blogger who calls himself Captain Stealth. He wrote: 'These are the last remains of a Mr Blobby amusement park, closed down 10 years ago when people sadly lost interest in him.

 

Trashed: The bedroom in Mr Blobby's house has been destroyed by ravers and is covered in debris

 

 

Remains: Fans of the colourful character called the destruction of the Blobbyland site 'disrespectful'

'The house is all that remains - there was at one point a theatre and animatronic attractions which have also disappeared.

 

'There have been a few raves taking place as the rooms have been trashed,' he added.

 

The Mr Blobby character shot to fame on Noel's House Party in the early Nineties, and the Blobbyland theme park, created in his honour, opened shortly after his hit single 'Mr Blobby' in 1993.

 

 

Ghostly: A destroyed miniature Blobby lies abandoned (left), while filth lines the inside of the house (right)

 

 

 

Down the toilet: A loo at the Mr Blobby theme park

Mr Blobby fan Chris Bryant, 25, said he had visited the theme park in 1998 with his parents.

 

He said: 'I remember it being really good fun. It was amazing wandering round Mr Blobby's house, and it's a shame it's now been completely wrecked.

 

 

Empty shell: A high chair and a lampshade turn mouldy in the gloom (left), while debris continues to build up

 

 

 

 

Decaying: The remains of a house and two mushroom-type objects

 

 

'The ravers should have more respect for Mr Blobby. He was a hero to a lot of kids and the thought of them taking drugs and having all-night raves in his house is completely disrespectful.'

 

Noel's House Party host Noel Edmonds licensed three Blobby-inspired theme parks at the peak of the chubby character's popularity.

 

The Crinkly Bottom theme park in Morecambe, Lancashire, closed just 13 weeks after it was opened in 1994, while another in Lowestoft was also closed after the character's popularity faded.

 

 

Popular: Mr Blobby with Noel Edmonds on Noel's House Party, which was axed by the BBC in 1999

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