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Kelly Blair thought he would never see his garden gnomes again. They disappeared from his yard in Kelowna, B.C., not long after he hosted a yard sale last month.

Plopsaland De Panne is one of five theme parks run by Studio 100, which produces Vicky the Viking. Plopsa Coo, another Belgium park, opened the Vicky the Ride spinning coaster by Gerstlauer in 2011.

Instead, the gnome is all the rage. Just ask Tom Frettoloso, who left his house at 4 a.m. on Tuesday to get to Augusta National and was headed back to his vehicle by 8 a.m. — without having seen ...