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`Ccce—Coie Supersllde is one of the main attractions at coca-cola Fan Lot. The bottle itself. located 465 feet from home
`plate. contains viewing platforms and tour slides. two 56-foot-long curving slides (the "Guu|er") and two 20-foot-long
`Misting slides (the "Twist-oft").
`Coos—Cola Supersiide is made up of lengths of drk green laminated wood. each 30 test long, formed to shape the
`famous coca-cola contour bottle. The wood is held together by steel bands embedded within circular wooden collars.
`The bottle weighs 130.000 pounds. rests at an angle of 25 degrees and is 47 feet tall at its highest point. A home run by
`the Giants and other celebratory occasions will activate a sophisticated sequence oi’ lights that will congratulate the
`home team and its fans.
`Coca-Cola and the Giants worked with local suppliers to bring the bottle on an open barge to AT8.T Park trom its
`assembly site in Petaluma. The bottle was transported down the Fetaluma River and through San Francisco Bay before
`being delivered and hoisted into the ballpark.
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`The glove is a 26-toot-high. 32-foot-wide and 12-loot-deep replica of a vintage 1927 four-fingered baseball mitt. It is 36
`times the size of the original model and weighs 20,000 pounds.
`The glove. designed in Berkeley nd built in Oakland, provides lens with e close-up view of a timeless baseball icon.
`The glove. instantly recognizable as a part of the game, will be a fun target for big league hitters. Although, it hitters
`reach this glove. they will have hit a bail approximately 501 feet and it won't be an out.
`The mlit was constructed by scanning the original model to create a 3-D tile showing every stitch and wrinkle. A
`computer router, using the 3-D model as a guide, carved the outline of the glove from high-density team. The team was
`cut into blocks to make them easier to handle and covered with fiberglass before being assembled. attached to a steel
`infrastructure. and hand sculpted by artists.
`The artists who crafted the glove took great measures to maintain the authentic look and feel of the original mitt. The
`surface is a llsxlbie epoxy compound that was molded and treated to look like worn leather. The grommets are real
`brass and the stitching. done by hand. uses marine grade rope.
`Lecsl artisans put in hundreds of hours on this sculpture to make sure the right materials were selected for the glove's
`display.
`Coca-Cola and the Giants agreed to model the glove after a four-lingered mitt owned by Giants senior vice president
`and general counsel Jack Bears father.
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`Little Giants Park is a 50—bya50-toot replica ofAT&T Park designed for little children. It inctudes an infield, bases.
`outfield and ballpark iconography that gives tomorrow's Giants the feeling that they are big leaguers playing in a real
`Major League ballpark.
`Kids can hit soflballs or Whittle balls thrown by a pitching machine or a pitcher or sitting atop a batting tee.
`Parents are able to see their kids play on the mini-diamond by looking on over the park's walls.
`The scenery depicted on the wells cl Little Giants Perk reflects the entertaining aspects of the baseball experience.
`Open arches have been carved into some or the walls so that kids can watch their friends playing in the park. tun like
`the grownups In right field at AT&T Park.
`Baseball clinics, pickup games. player appearances and other special events all take place at Little Giants Park.
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`You'll have furry fun when you choose a Lou Seal. stuff it. give it a heart filled with your wishes. and dress it in official
`Giants stuff. It's the most furry fun you can have at the ballpark
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`This attraction can now be found inside the Marina Gate entrance. Test your arm at the new speed and accuracy
`itchin machine located in coca~coIs Fan Lot. Receive four
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`d or for $5 test our
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`http://mibmlb.com/sf/batipark/attractions/index.jsp?content=faniot
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`5/30/2012
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