the exhibits had been restored and returned to service at the farm. In 2013, the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning approved Kimco to build a bank next to the castle site and wetlands by rerouting the stream that ran around the base. In 2015, Martha Clark announced the concrete block Castle would be relocated to Elioak, while the Cinderella Castle and the Gingerbread House would be demolished. Appearances in popular culture Part of the John Waters movie Cry-Baby, released in April 1990 and starring Johnny Depp and Ricki Lake, took place in the Enchanted Forest; the entrance to the park was used to begin the scene, but most of the interior scenes of the park were actually shot at Hershey Park, in Hershey, PA, with the exception of the Cinderella castle scene It appears in the horror movie Fear of Clowns Episode 43 of the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street (season 4), titled "The Hat", was filmed at the Enchanted Forest The 2009 novel Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn was inspired by Hahn's trips to the Enchanted Forest; photos of the park appear on the book's cover See also Clark's Elioak Farm References External links Enchanted Forest Preservation Society Preservation Howard County Enchanted Forest Tour DVD Enchanted Forest at Clark's Elioak Farm Washington Post: Long-Shut Enchanted Forest Still Casts Spell Nan Sherman's Websites America, THE Enchanted Forest History Hours of Darkness Photography site – Enchanted Forest gallery 1955 establishments in Maryland 1995 disestablishments in Maryland Amusement parks in Maryland Defunct amusement parks in the United States Buildings and structures in Ellicott City, Maryland Amusement parks opened in 1955 Amusement parks closed in 1995