Editing Dogpatch (section)

== Theme park ==
In 1967, Al Capp licensed and had an interest in an {{convert|800|acre|km2|adj=on}} $35 million [[theme park]] called [[Dogpatch USA]] in [[Marble Falls, Arkansas|Marble Falls]] near [[Harrison, Arkansas]], based on the comic strip's setting and featuring a [[trout farm]], [[carriage]] and [[Equestrianism|horseback]] rides, entertainment by characters from the [[Li'l Abner]] comic strip, and eventually [[amusement rides]].<ref name=cal/><ref name=ark/> Opening in 1968, the park had 300,000 visitors in its first year.<ref name=ark/>

The park closed in 1993 due to mismanagement and financial debt. It had been scheduled to reopen as [[Heritage USA]] Ozarks Resort in 2020,<ref name=ark>{{cite web |url=http://www.4029tv.com/article/dogpatch-usa-site-to-reopen-as-heritage-usa/19464766 |title = Filmmakers host premiere for Dogpatch USA documentary| date=16 March 2018 }}</ref> but in 2020 it was sold to [[Bass Pro Shops]] founder [[Johnny Morris (businessman)|Johnny Morris]] for $1.12 million, to become "a nature experience for future generations to enjoy." Morris is reportedly interested in "restoration of the large [[natural spring]] and bringing back to life the renowned [[Aquaculture of salmonids|trout hatchery]] and many future [[fishing]] opportunities."<ref name=cal>{{cite web |title=Buyer of Arkansas park disclosed as Bass Pro Shops founder |url=https://calgary.citynews.ca/2020/08/05/buyer-of-arkansas-park-disclosed-as-bass-pro-shops-founder/ |website=calgary.citynews.ca |date=5 August 2020 |publisher=CityNews 660, Calgary AB, Canada |access-date=12 December 2022 }}</ref>