Camp Waconda
Camp Waconda[1][2] is Ray Stantz's fondest childhood memory and a campground.
History[]
In his youth, Ray used to roast Stay Puft Marshmallows by the fire at Camp Waconda. This location was brought up when the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was walking towards 550 Central Park West during the Gozer Incident.
Secondary Canon History[]
IDW Comics[]
During a bust, the team is taken to Camp Waconda by the Ghost of Christmas Past. Ray is entranced by the sight of his younger self with his parents and remains there even after the ghost is trapped. Egon speculated Ray would suffer catastrophic psychic damage if he stayed there too long. However, he appeared to be undamaged from the event.
Trivia[]
IDW Comics Trivia[]
- On page 22 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #9, a pin-up is set in Camp Waconda during Ray's youth.
- On page one of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #11, there is a yellow pennant from Camp Waconda on the wall.
- On page 22 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Issue #2, there is a non-canon reference to Camp Waconda on a pennant in Ray's locker.
- On Cover B of Ghostbusters Year One Issue #2, there is a Camp Waconda card under the photo of Ray on the right side.
Miscellaneous Trivia[]
- In Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook, on page 87, Ray calls the camp a "slice of Midwestern heaven." He recalled ghost stories around the campfire and claims he saw a Wendigo lurking in the woods north of Camp Waconda's lake. Both experiences spurred his interest in the paranormal.[3]
Appearances[]
Primary Canon[]
- Ghostbusters
- Chapter 27: Stay Puft Man
- Mentioned by Ray Stantz
- Chapter 27: Stay Puft Man
Secondary Canon History[]
- IDW Comics
- Insight Editions
- Tobin's Spirit Guide
- Section V: Gozer
- Mentioned on Page 90.[4]
- Section V: Gozer
- Tobin's Spirit Guide
References[]
- ↑ Subtitle from Ghostbusters - 1999 DVD
- ↑ Subtitle from Ghostbusters Blu-Ray
- ↑ Fukikawa, Jenn, & Burnham, Erik (2022). Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook, p. 87. Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA USA, ISBN 9781647227401. Ray Stantz says: "For me, the ghost stories heard around the campfire while we roasted Stay Puft marshmallows for s'mores are one of the many events that spurred my lifelong interest in the paranormal; I also saw a wendigo lurking in the woods north of the camp's lake."
- ↑ Narrator (2016). Insight Editions- "Tobin's Spirit Guide" (2016) (Book p.90). Paragraph reads: "Dr. Venkman recommended we clear our minds and not give an answer, but, as a god, Gozer was able to look into our minds anyway and pull from them the strongest image---in this case, Dr. Stantz's childhood memory of roasting Stay Puft marshmallows at Camp Waconda."
