A Utah neighborhood banded together to recreate Barbieland — causing the police to shut down roads as locals and fans piled in to see the pink production.
Eighteen residents who live on the island of Daybreak in South Jordan, about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City, decided to come together to create a “Barbie” themed neighborhood for Halloween.
Designs include Ken’s Mojo Dojo Casa House, Barbie’s Dreamhouse, Weird Barbie’s House and a Barbie Graveyard, among others.
“We’ve always kind of gone above and beyond for Halloween,” Liz Gallegos told USA Today.
This year’s theme came after one of the neighbors bought everyone a ticket to go see the movie.
“As we were leaving, we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, you guys. Barbie is gonna be the Halloween theme this year,’” Gallegos, who lives in one of the decorated houses said.
Starting in September, they began to dress up their houses.
Ken’s house has cowboy décor and a decoy of the saloon doors, while the graveyard had “RIP the patriarchy” tombstones, as well as one for Barbie creator Ruth Handler, according to the outlet.
There’s even a Real World House that features a sign that says: “Real World This Way” and is undecorated outside of that.
The spectacular setup has drawn thousands of fans of the movie — which netted $1 billion in 17 days on its way to a $7.4 billion box office — causing South Jordan police to order road closures for “public safety” as other residents have complained about the traffic spike.
“There will be signs and signage boards indicating that road vehicle traffic onto the Island must be for residents of the island only, until the public safety concern has passed,” police wrote in a statement.
Even those in Barbieland are relieved by the news, saying they were excited to hear about the road closures.
“We’ve been trying to solve the traffic problem since this all took off. It’s probably been the biggest issue that we face,” Terra Spencer told The Salt Lake Tribune.
“We’re trying to be courteous” toward neighbors.
“Barbieland is supposed to be a very fun thing. The whole purpose of it was for us to come together as a neighborhood and do something fun, have a great time together.”
Despite the island being blocked to non-resident drivers, the curious aren’t stuck in the “Real World.”
Visitors can park on public streets off the island and take public transit, bikes, or walk to see the neighborhood’s decorations.
“For people who are local, I would suggest taking their bike, because that’s going to be generally more safe for everybody [and] will help alleviate a lot of that congestion,” city spokesperson Rachael Van Cleave told The Tribune.
The Island at Daybreak is known for going all out for Halloween.
Last year, it featured a “Stranger Things” theme.
They’ve also recreated the “Enchanto” house and had a Harry Potter theme in past years.