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F4 THE MORNING CALL 1 ravel SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1995 Fire and water at Busch Gardens manize humans." His earliest and funniest cartoons will be shown. The Oscar he won for "The Dot and the Line" will be on display. The exhibit also shows how cartoons are created. The exhibit also will display live animals including a coyote, roadrunner, skunk and rabbit set against cartoon backgrounds. "Cartoon Physics," an auditorium show at noon daily, will explain the difference between what's real and what's pretend in cartoons.

A 57-minute film about Jones will be shown at 1 p.m. You can meet the "real" Pepe Le Pew at 2 p.m. and enjoy live animal shows at 3 p.m. During Creative Cartoon Weekends July 15-16, 22-23 and 29-30 you can sketch your favorite cartoon character, have it displayed in the museum, then sent to cable TV's Cartoon Network. The academy, at 19th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, is open 10 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, till 5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Admission is $6.50, $6 for seniors and military personnel, $5.50 for chil- dren 3 to 12. Information: 215-299-1000.

Senior discounts Eleven Philadelphia area hotels are offering package deals to senior travelers through Oct. 31. In promoting the program, Mayor Edward Rendell stated Philadelphia is the safest of the top 15 major cities "and America's friendliest city as voted by Conde Nast Traveller magazine." Packages, which begin at $227 for two, include two nights in a hotel in downtown Philadelphia or in nearby Cherry Hill, N.J.; dinner at City Tavern in Independence National Historical Park; breakfast; free parking; a day pass on the downtown PHLASH bus; a discount shopping book for Franklin Mills, and a RiverPass which includes admission to Independence Seaport Museum, New Jersey State Aquarium in Camden and a ferry ride between the two places. For more about Philadelphia's Historic Packages for Seniors, call: 800-668-5724. Next weekend Monster trucks will be racing during the 8th annual Summer 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals next weekend at Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, Bloomsburg.

In addition to Monster truck races, "tough trucks" in an obstacle course and six classes of mud drag racing, hundreds of other trucks will compete in a Show-N-Shine competition. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m Friday and Saturday, till 5 p.m Sunday. Admission is $15, $8 for children 6 to 12. Information: 317-236-6515.

Enjoy 25 flavors of ice cream during a 13th annual Ice Cream Festival 11 a.m. to 7 p.m Saturday and Sunday at Rockwood Museum in Wilmington, Del The festival is reminiscent of a turn-of-the-century fair, according to organizers. One of the highlights will be an ice-cream eating contest. Attractions will include glass-blowers, high-wheeled bicycles, a traveling zoo and a one-woman show called "Unlacing the Victorian Woman." Entertainment will include Cooley's Music Machines organs, music boxes, symphoni-ums and hurdy gurdies. Rockwood Estate, built in 1851, will be open for guided tours.

Rockwood is at 610 Shipley Road. Admission is $5, $4 for seniors, $2 for children 5 to 16. Information: 302-761-4340. Donna Richardson, star of the "ESPN Fitness Pros" show, will appear during a new Fitness Fest 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. Eagles cheerleaders Tammy Oliveira and Debra Cutilli will give training and fitness advice at the free festival. Aerobic, step, slide and other fitness classes will be led by instructors from Philadelphia health clubs. There also will be free health screenings. Information: 215-629-3237.

Fine Wine Time '95, a new wine festival featuring Maryland wineries, will be next weekend at Oregon Ridge Park in Hunt Valley, Baltimore County, Md. To reach the festival, take Exit 20B off Interstate 81 north. Admission is $13, which includes a wine glass, 10 one-ounce wine samples, a program booklet and entertainment. Proceeds benefit Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens. Hours are noon to 8 p.m.

Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. Information: 410-296-2272. Slovenefest XIV, which calls itself one of America's most popular ethnic festivals, will be next weekend in Enon Valley in western Pennsylvania's Lawrence Both Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA are owned by Anheuser-Busch, which does not release construction cost figures for new attractions. A three-day pass for Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA costs $44.95 for children and adults.

It's good for 14 days from first use. Busch Gardens Williamsburg is three miles east of Williamsburg. The park is open daily through Sept. 5, then every day except Wednesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 29.

Admission is $28.95, $21.95 for children 3 to 6. (Ask about money-saving twilight tickets). Parking costs $4. Information: 804-253-3350. Water Country USA is three miles west of Williamsburg.

It's open daily through Sept. 4, with its last weekend Sept. 9 and 10. Admission is $19.95, $15.95 for children three to six. Information: 1-800-343-7946.

Wascally Wabbit Meet Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le Pew and other cartoon favorites when "Crazy Critters: The Animated Animals of Chuck Jones" opens Saturday in the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. The exhibit is presented as a whacky way to discover little-known facts about animals and the natural world. You'll find out what roadrunners really sound like, whether coyotes do eat them and if skunks really live in Paris. The exhibit includes more than 150 pieces of art by Jones, including his best cartoons.

You also can hear him talk on "Jones Phones" throughout the exhibit. Jones, now in his eighties, has been doing cartoons for more than 60 years. In addition to be being an award-winning cartoon director for Warner Brothers, he worked briefly at Disney and MGM before starting his own production company. He's now back at Warner, helping to develop new talent. Jones has said cartoonists use animal characters because "it is easier and more believable to humanize animals than it is to hu I 1 .1 Giant water slide is a highlight of new 'Escape from Pompeii' ride at Busch Gardens theme park near Williamsburg, Va.

By RANDY KRAFT Travel Writer "Escape from Pompeii," a new water ride with fiery special effects and a five-story drop, is being called the "most ambitious addition" in the 20-year history of Busch Gardens Williamsburg near Williamsburg, Va. The theme of the attraction is that riders exploring ruins of the Italian city of Pompeii by boat must flee an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Beams crack, statues fall and flames shoot out of the ruins. "It's our largest and most complex capital improvement project," said spokeswoman Deborah De-Marco. "The building is more than 19,000 square feet.

And the com- TTT Travel notebook puterized fire effects are extremely complex." How wet you get at the bottom of the hill depends on where you're sitting in the 20-passenger boat, said DeMarco. "But it's not like you're going to need your bathing suit." She added people do stand on a section of a "splash bridge" to intentionally get drenched. Length of the ride is four minutes. DeMarco said waits to get on "Escape From Pompeii" are 15 to 20 minutes in mornings, up to 45 minutes on busy days. The theme park, known as The Old Country until a few years ago, focuses on 17th-century Europe.

At nearby Water Country USA, Busch Gardens Williamsburg's sister the new Big Daddy Falls is called the largest expansion in that water park's 11-year history. Four passengers ride rafts dov a a 670-foot serpentine flume, with waterfalls, drops and "water explosions." The ride also has a 60-foot stretch of darkness. Water Country USA has more than 30 water attractions, with a '5fls and '60s surf theme. It is called Virginia's largest water park. Steamtown National Historic Site Hours are 4 p.m.

to midnight Friday, noon to midnight Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5, free for children under 17. Admission includes use of swiniming pools on the property and entry into a Slovenian heritage museum. Information: 800-445-2693 or 412-336-5180. The 45th annual Stone House Day, featuring a tour of eight private homes up to 300 years old, will be 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Saturday in Hurley, N.Y. Hurley claims the oldest private homes in America. Tickets are $10, $5 for seniors and students, $1 for children under 12. Information: 914-331-4121.

co0 County. More than 15 polka bands and button-box groups will appear on three stages. A parade will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday. Authentic Slovenian food will be sold.

Children's activities are planned. Slovenia, along Italy's eastern border, was among the first nations to pull away from the former Yugoslavia. It declared independence in 1992, said festival promoters, and has avoided the war and bloodshed of its Balkan neighbors. The rain-or-shine festival will be at the SNPJ Recreation Center, 270 Martin Road, off Route 108. restrooms, inside its new visitors center, rather than portable restrooms that were outside the temporary visitors center.

Park officials said Steamtown is completely accessible to handicapped visitors. Plan to spend about three hours in the new indoor section of Steamtown. You easily can spend a full day here, especially if you make reservations for a train excursion. Guided walks last up to one hour. Families could split up, some spending the day at Steamtown while others shop next door in the Mall at Steamtown.

FOOD No food is sold at Steamtown, but a pedestrian bridge links the historic site with the shopping mall. Ten fast-food eating establishments are in its food court at the other end of the bridge. EXCURSIONS Begiiming July 10, free excursions will go to Scranton Iron Furnaces, a state historic site about three blocks away. Those trips, which takes about VA hours, will be offered at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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Follow Lackawanna Avenue, passing the Mall at Steamtown on the left, then turn left onto Bridge Street to Steamtown's parking lot open for the first time today. WHEN TO GO Steamtown is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. It will be closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

The park also will be open 8:30 to 10 p.m. today for a night photo session. (Charge is $20). 'AWE ESCAPE THE FAMILIAR Relax Oceanside at a comtortaDie trice Pool Oceanview Dining Cocktail Lounge Entertainment -76 Air tonamonea nooms Family Units Available Walking Distance to All Sun n' Fun Activities Parking Call For InfoJReservations 800-552-5518 SOI Boardwalk Seaside Height New Jersey 1642 Union AHentown, PA vations will be needed. Beginning Friday, Steamtown will run weekend train excursions to Moscow, 12'2 miles away.

Trips will begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Sept 4. From Sept. 5-24, they will be at 1 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays. From Sept. 25 through Oct. 29, they will begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays. Cost is $7, $6 for seniors and group members, $3 for children under 16. Call 717-340-5204. Excursions also are offered by Steamtown Volunteer Association. Several runs to Moscow are scheduled today through Tuesday Tickets are $8, $6 for children under 13.

Other excursions are planned July 22 to Binghamton, N.Y., Aug. 12 to Cresco, and Aug. 19 and 20 to Syracuse, N.Y. Reservations are recommended. Call 717-346-7275.

INFORMATION For Steamtown, call 717-340-5200. Or write: Steamtown National Historic Site, 150 S. Washington Scranton, Pa. 18503. To learn about other area attractions and accommodations, call the Northeast Territory Visitors Bureau: 800-22-WELCOME.

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