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THE AMAZING STORY OF

BAYVILLE ADVENTURE PARK

A BAY FAMILY HISTORY

Ah, Bayville… hometown to adventure. Forget everything you may have heard. At last the real story can be revealed. Officially founded in 1859, Bayville was named for flamboyant carnival entrepreneur Balthazar Bloodworth Bay and has a rich history full of intrigue and excitement. It has been home to pirates, explorers, scientists, aviators, artists and athletes. It has seen breakthroughs in scientific research, advances in the field of undersea exploration hauntings by ghosts and alien invasions. Quite a lot for a sleepy little Long Island town. And it all started with a Bay.

In 1658, the notorious pirate Captain Bartholomew “Blackheart” Bay purchased this land from a Native American tribe to hide his vast treasure. He named it Baytown. Then in 1674, in order to avoid notice from rivals, Captain Bay divided the land into lots among twenty-three members of his crew. The lots were given names such as Oak Neck, Pine Island and New Baytown. Captain Bay was soon lost at sea, but his effect on the town was far from finished.

1851 saw B.B. Bay looking to create a home for his family and their traveling carnival and he settled here on the very land once owned by his nefarious ancestor. He felt that this very spot where you are now standing was a nexus of powerful energy. He felt drawn here like a moth to a flame. And once here, Bay knew this was where his family belonged. He felt it in the air around him. This land was his destiny. B.B. Bay built the family estate here, Bloodworth manor and raised a large family and his son Bradley became Bayville’s first mayor in 1919. A member of the Bay family has lived here ever since and they all brought with them danger, thrills and amazing discoveries.

And now, the Bay family invites you to live the adventure. Here you will find different areas dedicated to the many exploits of the eccentric members of the thrill-seeking Bay family. You will travel the world and yet never leave Long Island. You will solve mysteries from beyond the grave, hunt for buried treasure or explore exotic jungle rivers. You will become one of the family!  Bayville Adventure Park – Welcome to Adventure!

A Timeline of the Events in the History of the Bay Family

1618
CAPTAIN BARTHOLOMEW “BLACK HEART” BAY IS BORN IN LONDON (PIRATE)

1658
CAPTAIN “BLACK HEART” BAY BUYS LAND ON NORTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND FROM THE INDIANS

1674
CAPTAIN BAY SHARED LAND AMONG 23 MEMBERS OF HIS CREW (ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF BAYVILLE)

1701
BARTHOLOMEW BAY IS HANGED IN LONDON FOR PIRACY

1814
BARNABUS BAY IS BORN (VAMPIRE HUNTER TURNED VAMPIRE) GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRAND SON OF CAPTAIN BAY

1821
BATHAZAR BLOODWORTH BAY A.K.A. B.B. IS BORN (FLAMBOYANT CARNIVAL ENTREPRENEUR) GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRAND SON OF CAPTAIN BAY AND COUSIN OF BARNABUS BAY

1830
BAXTER BAY IS BORN (ORIGINAL UNCLE NEEDLES THE CLOWN) YOUNGER BROTHER OF B. B. BAY

1851
B. B. BAY AND HIS FAMILY SETTLE ON THE LAND ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY THEIR ANCESTORS

1853
B .B. BAYS’ CARNIVAL OF WONDERS OPENS IN WHAT WILL BECOME BAYVILLE

1859
TOWN OF BAYVILLE IS OFFICIALLY FOUNDED BY BATHAZAR BLOODWORTH BAY

1866
BARNABUS BAY IS BITTEN BY VAMPIRE IN TRANSALVANIA AND DIES, THEN RE-BORN TO DARKNESS

1869
BRADLEY BAY IS BORN (FIRST MAYOR OF BAYVILLE AND FAMOUS MOUNTAIN CLIMBER) SON OF B. B. BAY

1870
BLOODWORTH MANOR IS BUILT

1879
DR. BASCOMBE BAY IS BORN (MAD SCIENTIST) SON OF B. B. BAY AND YOUNGER BROTHER OF BRADLEY

1890
THE MYSTERY FUN HOUSE OPENS TO THE PUBLIC

1899
B. B. BAY DIES

1905
COLONEL BENEDICT “WRONG WAY” BAY IS BORN (FAMOUS EXPLORER) SON OF BRADLEY BAY, GRANDSON OF B. B. BAY, COUSIN OF BAY TWINS

1910
BAXTER BAY DIES

1912
BREWSTER BAY IS BORN (FAMOUS ARCHEOLOGIST) BROTHER OF COLONEL BAY, SON OF BRADLEY BAY, GRANDSON OF B. B. BAY, COUSIN OF BAY TWINS

1913
CAPTAIN BARRETT BAY IS BORN BROTHER OF COLONEL BAY, SON OF BRADLEY BAY, GRANDSON OF B. B. BAY, COUSIN OF BAY TWINS

1915
BETHANY & BERNARD BAY ARE BORN (SCIENTISTS AND DARK ARTS PRACTITIONERS) TWIN CHILDREN OF DR. BASCOMBE BAY, GRAND CHILDREN OF B. B. BAY, COUSINS OF COLONEL BAY

1919
BRADLEY BAY BECOMES FIRST MAYOR OF BAYVILLE

1925
DR. BASCOMBE BAY MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS

1935
DR. BRITTANY BAY IS BORN (PRIMATOLOGIST) DAUGHTER OF COLONEL BAY

1941
PROFESSOR BURTON BAY IS BORN (INVENTOR) SON OF BREWSTER BAY, COUSIN OF BRITTANY BAY, NEPHEW OF COLONEL BAY

1944
BENJAMIN BAY IS BORN (PRESENT UNCLES NEEDLES THE CLOWN) GRAND SON OF BAXTER BAY

1945
BRADLEY BAY DIES

1949
BREWSTER BAY VANISHES IN THE LOST TEMPLE OF THE FORGOTTEN MAZE

1951
THE BAY TWINS VANISH AND BLOODWORTH MANOR IS CLOSED UP

1953
BARNABUS BAY RETURNS TO BAYVILLE AND TERORIZES TOWN

1958
COLONEL BAY IS LOST IN JUNGLES

1959
BARNABUS BAY SIGNS PACT WITH TOWN ELDERS AND AGREES TO ONLY COME OUT IN OCTOBER

1961
OLIVER BORDEN BAY IS BORN (CHEF AND WORLD TRAVELER) SON OF BRITTANY BAY, GRANDSON OF COLONEL BAY

1965
CAPTAIN BARRETT “BRINEY” BAY OPENS THE SHIPWRECK TAVERN

1969
BENJAMIN BAY TAKES OVER FUN HOUSE AND RENAMES IT FUN HOUSE OF FEAR

1971
FUN HOUSE CLOSES DUE TO TRAGEDY AND BENJAMIN BAY DISAPPEARS

1973
CAPTAIN BARRETT BAY IS LOST IN THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

1977
B. B. BAY’S CARNIVAL OF WONDERS CLOSES DUE TO MYSTERIOUS FIRE (BENJAMIN BAY SUSPECTED)

1980
BRITTANY BAYS RETURNS TO JUNGLES OF AFRICA AND IS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN

1995
PROFESSOR BURTON BAY DIES IN EXPLOSION IN HIS LABORATORY

2007
B. B. BAY’S CARNIVAL OF WONDERS RE-OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF CLOSING CARNIVAL IS RENAMED BAYVILLE ADVENTURE PARK

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