Cater Lawn is going to look a little crazy this weekend.
Adult Swim, the late-night mini-network that takes over Cartoon Network, is making a stop on its nation-wide Fun House tour, with plans to build a fully inflatable "wonderland" on Cater Lawn from Saturday, March 29, to Sunday, March 30.
"Adult Swim does a lot of work to bring different free events to college campuses throughout the country because it's a big part of our audience for the network," said Lauren McCabe, director of communications for Turner Broadcasting, Cartoon Network's parent company. "For people who are Adult Swim fans going through it, they'll see a lot of different things and essentially the network coming to life in a fun way."
The 40-foot inflatable castle houses 15 distinct rooms, featuring characters from Adult Swim shows such as "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "Children's Hospital," "Loiter Squad," "Metalocalypse," "Robot Chicken" and "Squidbillies".
Once inside, visitors will have the opportunity to chart their own path through the maze-like interior, walking, climbing and occasionally crawling through the unique obstacles until they arrive at one of three exits, including a "Karaoke Cage" and a giant slide.
Featured sponsors Ice Breakers Mints and KFC have their own special take on the classic fun house design and are providing guests with free samples of their products.
Though the event is free to all students, tickets are required to enter and will be distributed in limited amounts beginning at 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The fun house is open from 4-9 p.m. on both days. For students unable to get a ticket before 4, waiting in line is still an option, McCabe said.
McCabe said that tour stops earlier this year at the University of California, New Mexico State, the University of Arizona and Texas A&M have all seen large turnouts and Auburn is expected to be no different.
"A lot of Adult Swim fans are college-aged and this is just a good opportunity for students to take a break from the monotony of the school year," McCabe said.
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