Tooner
Field consists of eight unique areas depicting multiple
Cartoon Network original characters in life-size and
larger-than-life-size environments, several with baseball
themes. Kids will be invited to explore and play within
several one-of-a-kind activity zones, including the
Codename: Kids Next Door's tree house headquarters,
an onstage sing and dance along with Hi Hi Puffy
AmiYumi, a giant robot experiment from Dexter's
Laboratory, two surprising rooms to meet and create
new friends from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends,
a kid-size Ed, Edd n Eddy maze, The Grim
Adventures of Billy and Mandy baseball toss and
two cartoony sandlots inviting kids and families to
play ball alongside Cartoon Network original character
teammates.
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| (L
to R): Atlanta Braves chairman Terry McQuirk,
field mascot Johnny Bravo (in Braves uniform)
and Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig
cut ribbons to officially open "Tooner Field" |
Some
of the children, who had the privilege of visiting
the Tooner Field first, were from the Boys and Girls
Club and CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation.
These organisations are benefactors of Commissioner
Selig's 2005 Commissioner's Initiative For Kids courtesy
of Ameriquest, which provides more than one million
tickets to children who might not otherwise be able
to attend a Major League Baseball game. The program's
national launch coincides with the Commissioner's
Turner Field visit.
The
6,900 square foot entertainment facility will be open
to attending families before and during Braves games
through the seventh inning. There are also plans to
have Tooner Field available to schools and community
groups on non-game days. And to celebrate the new
joint venture, one of Cartoon Network's most popular
characters-Johnny Bravo-will serve as the mascot
for Tooner Field.
The
Atlanta Braves, a division of Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc., is Major League Baseball's winningest
franchise since 1991. Since then, Braves teams have
earned a record 13 consecutive division championships,
five National League pennants and a World Series title.