The last time we took Alex to Playland, we had no clue what we were doing. He was far too young to understand any of it; far too young to ride any rides by himself or appreciate any prizes. Heck, he was far too young to appreciate the magic environment that surrounded him. I skipped Playland last year for this reason and we still had some 41 dollars' worth of ride tickets left on our Fun card.
What Alex lacked in appreciation when he was 1 year old in June of 2008, he MORE than made up for in excitement and appreciation now that he's 3 years old. He rode his first solo amusement ride yesterday on the Kiddy Whip in Kiddyland. It was a thrilling experience!
That day, Friday, was a magical day for him. He 'got' it. He understood the concept of an 'amusement park' - a phrase he got down cold before we even got there. He got the idea of the music playing on the boardwalk and the rides. He even got the idea of collecting tickets through arcade games, keeping his eye on a Volkswagen Beetle car that takes 350 pts. (We'd won a little over 70 on five dollars' worth of games. Mommy had a learning curve on maxing out tickets.)
He got the idea of souvenirs and "good" vs. "bad" rides. The grown up Ferris wheel was a "good" ride. (The Ferris wheel! Can you imagine??) The dark, tunnel based Olde Mill with its troll creatures was a "bad" ride, on which he was soon asking for the "new way out".
He was all about the hot dogs and ice cream. He was all about his prizes. He even really won a small rubber duck and bouncy duck through a rubber duck fishing game in Kiddyland. (Mommy and the operators helped a lot with the other games and prizes.)
Given that Playland is fewer than 3 miles away from us, I think it's time for season passes. Yay, Summer!
Saturday, May 29
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