Hello again! Well a couple of weeks have gone by now since the kids got out of school and Leatha graduated from 6th grade. As a part of that celebration, we went to Lagoon! We haven’t been to Lagoon since the Kidney foundation had a Lagoon day and we took Amelia after a dialysis session. That was about 5 years ago.
Give Kids The World Village (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This trip, like Cherry Hill, was graciously given to us by the People at Lagoon in conjunction with our Make a Wish Trip and Give Kids the World. They even included parking.
We went up and it was really like going to that place you have been a million times, but it still changed. There were not as many games, not as many bands or roving performers, no gunfights in Pioneer Village. But many of the classic rides were still there.
I had a great time overall just remembering how we used to come with the family or the church, the rides we would do, and all of the things that made it a day out with the family. It is a bit different now. Some of the rides are getting worn and don’t work as well as they used to, some are new and the seats are made for kids or really small adults. Some of the rides I am sure our perception of them has changed over many years.
But we still had fun. We ended up being escorted out of the park by security because we were the last ones to get our stuff from the picnic areas! When they shut down, they shut down. The kids, however, had a fantastic time. They rode and rode and rode rides. The older kids loved being able to go off to the bigger rides with either me or Brenda and not be stuck in kiddie land with Tristan and Amelia all of the time. Poor Cameron was just barely too big for most of those kiddie rides. He manage to talk some of the ride operators into letting him on, but not all. It was kind of hard for him to let go of the helicopters and the other planes. But he is now big enough for Colossus and some other big rides we just couldn’t get him on.
Colossus the Fire Dragon at Lagoon Utah (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Well, it was still a great trip even with the heat. It topped 100 degrees while we were there, but at least the lines were not too bad. We figured everyone was waiting for the next Saturday and the 4th of July fireworks. Didn’t bother us, we never waited for more than about 5 minutes to ride anything. That doesn’t happen often.
So, here is to old memories of Lagoon and to new memories for a new generation at Lagoon. I can’t wait to take them all back for more.
Thanks again to the folks at Lagoon for giving us the tickets and the parking! You guys are Great!
-Justin
