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| 179.1 | Sesame Place | VAXUUM::FONTAINE | | Tue Jul 24 1990 16:00 | 8 |
| It's Sesame Place. It's in Pennsylvania I believe, I don't know the
name of the town, but I heard it's very expensive to go and spend the
day. I think I remember the note from the Parenting V2.
If I find it, I'll fill in the details.
Nancy
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| 179.2 | exit | ISTG::HOLMES | | Tue Jul 24 1990 16:04 | 8 |
| I think that the place you're talking about is called Sesame Place.
It's just outside of Philedelphia. The notes about it in the version 2
of parenting are numbers 1284 and 1980. It sounds like a great place.
I was thinking of taking Brian there while we were visting friends in
Harrisburg, but Philedelphia and Harrisburg are further apart than I
thought. :-( Have fun!
Tracy
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| 179.3 | also one in Hershey, but no muppets | TLE::RANDALL | living on another planet | Wed Jul 25 1990 11:55 | 6 |
| There's also an amusement park in Hershey, PA -- I've never been
there, but some friends of my daughters used to go there when they
visited their grandmother, and they enjoyed it a lot. It's got a
double-loop rollercoaster, or some such thrillmaker . . .
--bonnie
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| 179.4 | | CSC32::J_OPPELT | Everybody's a jerk to somebody. | Wed Jul 25 1990 19:21 | 14 |
| Re sesame place:
It is somewhat expensive, but not your typical amusement park.
There are no real "rides" per se. All amusements are activities.
Your kids have to provide the locomotion.
Half of the amusements involve water (fountains and stuff), so
bring a bathing suit for everybody.
Re the expenses: It costs more for children than adults! If
you know anybody in the NJ/PA area who works for a major
corporation, chances are that they can get you discount coupons.
Joe Oppelt
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| 179.5 | We hated it | HYSTER::DELISLE | | Thu Jul 26 1990 12:00 | 14 |
| We went to Sesame Place a couple years ago. Costs over $60, stayed
twenty minutes and left. We will never go back.
The previous noter is correct - there are no rides per se. Activities
all require their own locomotion. There are a few puppet shows and
stuff. Wading pools and slides - these were so crowded there was no
room for anymore people. Crpwded to the extent to be a bit dangerous
for a young child - he could go under and no one would be able to see
him! Big nets stretched across the air for kids (obviously older kids)
to climb on. We did not like it at all. We had three little kids at
the time - 3,3 and 2 1/2.
Just my opinion.
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| 179.6 | Preschoolers loved it!!!! | CIVIC::CIVIC::JANEB | NHAS-IS Project Management | Fri Jul 27 1990 22:05 | 22 |
| We went to Sesame Place this spring, and loved it.
Because it was raining, we got a substantial discount and it was only
a little less fun and (probably) MUCH less crowded because of the rain,
which ended soon.
40% of the activities are water-related. We skipped them - the day was
too cool - although older kids were having a great time.
The target ages are something like 3 to 14. Our kids were 2.5 and 4.5
and they had a blast!
From the previous note, I think that going "off-season" (right before
Memorial Day) may be one reason why we had such a great time - there
were no lines or crowds. We roamed around like we owned the place.
I'm sure the rain helped, but I hear that during the peak season people
come by the busload.
There is lots of good info in the old file (note numbers in a previous
reply)
The number for Sesame Place is 215-757-1100.
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| 179.7 | Hershey Park? | CURIE::POLAKOFF | | Mon Jul 30 1990 10:12 | 12 |
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Thanks for your replies. I don't know if we'll go--sounds like October
may not be the best of months--and my friends' (by then) 18 month old
may be way too young to appreciate it.
We may just stick to Amish country--for 2 days or so.
What is Hershey Park anyway?
Bonnie
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| 179.8 | Penna | HYSTER::DELISLE | | Mon Jul 30 1990 10:38 | 13 |
| Hershey Park is an amusement park. There is also a zoo out there. And
you can take a tour of the Hershey factory. That's kinda interesting.
Have you ever gone to the Philadelphia Zoo? That's a nice place to
visit, even for an 18 month old. It's got a lot of animals and is in
pretty good shape, particularly in comparison to some of the zoos in
this area of the country.
There used to be a working farm in Amish country where you could visit
and see how the Amish live and work. We visitied a couple of years
ago, but I cannot remember the name of the place. We often go down
that way to visit my folks, and there are lots of things to see.
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| 179.9 | Now that we're on Philadelphia Zoo... | CIVIC::CIVIC::JANEB | NHAS-IS Project Management | Mon Jul 30 1990 11:49 | 5 |
| Does the Phildelphia Zoo still have a children's zoo? If it's anything
like it was when I was a kid, it would be great for a toddler! There
were animals to pet and baby everythings and also slides and other
things to climb on and do. We used to have our birthday parties there
and it was great!
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| 179.10 | Yes! | HYSTER::DELISLE | | Tue Jul 31 1990 10:46 | 4 |
| Yes, the Philadelphia zoo has a Petting Zoo, I forgot about that. You
can even get pony rides!
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| 179.11 | PHILADELPHIA AREA | NOATAK::HART | Bring Your Umbrella..540-2027 | Thu May 02 1991 18:45 | 44 |
| I am new to this conference but thought I would adome
info regarding Sesame Place and the Phila area since I
grew up in philly and have recently moved from Langhorne
Pa (1.5 miles from Sesame Place).
As previosly mentioned, Sesame Place is mostly kid
propelled entertainment and water. I had a ball there as did
my 5 year pld nephew --the 2.5 year old did not. Almost 1/2
of the park is water slides/pools etc. There are some
sections that are rope climbs (too scary for me as it is
very high up in the air), puppet shows, kids theatre w/
shows and a mini TV studio for demos.
It does get *EXTREMELY* crowded in the summer and on
sunny weekends. They usually close the park down and stagger
entries based on exits when this happens (but on a hot day
no one wants to leave to water areas.)
Your best bet would be to go in May,September or October.
It is easy to get to -- an exit right off of RT95
(the exit is called Oxford Valley) about 25 miles north
of center city Phila.
As far as philly goes - they have a wonderful zoo with
childrens petting zoo for extra admission. In downtown
Philly, there is the Franklin Institute (science museum),
and a childrens "please touch museum). You always have
the liberty bell, independence hall, Betsy Ross house
and other historical areas in center city.
Hershey Park is an amusement park - rollercoasters etc
about 1 hour from Philly. Little kid amusements too!
In the summertime you can add a 1.5-2 hour jaunt to the
beaches on the Jersey Shore (the water is warm from
late June thru October). Most have "boardwalks" with
restaurants/games/amusements etc.
Casino's in Atlantic City for the grownups at night!!
Although I am now 3000 miles away from my hometown,
I would gladly help anyone get around that wants to
visit the area this coming year (with info/directions etc)
Dena
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| 179.12 | Our Trip to Sesame Place | NODEX::HOLMES | | Tue Jul 23 1991 14:08 | 76 |
| My nephew, Brian (4), and I just got back from Sesame Place so I
thought I'd add a little more information here. But first, a request
for the moderators :
Would it be possible to change the name of this note to "Sesame
Place"? I always have a hard time finding it under its current
name.
Brian and I had a blast at this park. We got there a little before 9
in the morning (which is when they open) and we didn't leave until
after 6 that evening. They do limit the number of people they let in
so getting there early is safest. We also had about an hour and a half
when we didn't have to wait in any lines at all. The lines never got
too bad on the things we were doing despite being there in the middle
of July on a hot, sunny day. Part of the this was because we were
staying on the stuff for the littler kids -- the lines for the older
kids' stuff (mostly water slides) did look longer. The longest we
waited was about 10 minutes to get onto Big Bird's Rambling River.
The activities for the little kids were great. The things Brian liked
most were the Count's Ballroom (a big pit of plastic balls to climb
through), Ernie's Bed Bounce (a moon-walk type thing that the kids
could bounce on), Cookie's Magic Mountain (a large plastic mountain
with roaps to hold onto -- the kids would climb up using the ropes and
then slide down the plastic), Mumford's Water Maze (a maze made of plastic
tubes and nets that the kids could climb through -- water was being
squirted around the net areas so Brian stayed inside the plastic tubes
as much as he could!) and the Shadow Room where you posed yourself
against a wall and waited for the light to flash. After the flash
there would be an imprint of you on the wall.
I liked the shadow room too, but my favorite part was Big Bird's
Rambling River. You get into a tube and float around a long winding
river (about a 10 minute ride I think). The only problem was that
although the parts of it you can see from the entrance look nice and
calm, there is a waterfall that you go under and sprinklers that you go
through along the way. Brian's not very fond of getting his face wet
so this wasn't his favorite thing.
Some of the other things that were going on were a parade, the Sesame
Street characters roaming around the park and putting on shows, a brass
quintet and a barbershop quartet putting on shows, a computer complex
(we didn't get in that though). There are also lots of pools, water
slides, areas of squirting pipes.
There were a some things about this park that set it apart in my mind
from other amusement parks (besides the fact that everything is kid
powered). Here are a few of them :
- No junk food is served in the park -- including nothing fried. We
had pizza on whole wheat crust and a bag of vegetables for lunch.
There were no cotton candy or lollipops to have to steer clear
of.
- The workers in the park seemed to really enjoy what they were
doing and often participated in the activities with the kids.
- Most activities could be enjoyed by both kids and adults.
- They had big lockers for rent you pay for once and then can get
into as often as you like (as opposed to needing quarters each
time you open it up). The keys are on thick elastic loops that
can be worn around arms/legs and can be worn into all of the
water stuff.
- They designed with kids in mind. There were low sinks and low
water fountains. A lot of the activities had sliding ramps into
them so the kids could get in themselves. The balloons for sale
came on removable bracelets that weighted down the balloon when
it was taken off.
- Activities that were meant for a wide range of ages had separate
lines for different aged kids (e.g. a 5 and under line for
Ernie's Bed Bounce so that the little kids didn't get creamed by
the older ones.
Sorry for going on so long but we really did have a great time. The
current prices are $18 for kids and $16 for adults. It was worth every
penny for us. Lots of companies (including Digital, I think) have 10%
discount tickets.
Tracy
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| 179.13 | I've changed the title | MOIRA::FAIMAN | light upon the figured leaf | Tue Jul 23 1991 14:41 | 0 |
| 179.14 | | CIMNET::TOBIN_D | | Tue Jul 23 1991 16:07 | 30 |
| I spent a day at Sesame Place at the end of June with my wife and
daughter (age almost 8). My wife wasn't into the water slides, so I
got to take my daughter. Some of the big slides that you go down on
your rump are one-person-at-a-time, with a minimum height requirement
(she was big enough and really loved them).
The biggest slide (I don't remember the name of it) could be done
singly on an inner tube or on a double tube (sort of like a figure 8).
Even though she met the height requirement for that one, I decided that
we would go down together on a double tube.
For myself, I have to say that my entire vestibular system was
reorganized. Molly started screaming about 5 seconds into the ride and
never stopped. When we hit the water at the bottom, she was still
screaming and shaking. I held her until she calmed down. Then she
turned to me and said (with a big grin on her face): "Let's do it again!"
There were some outstanding activities for kids of all ages and we
really enjoyed our day there. However, my impression (and I'm not sure
exactly where it stems from) is that it seemed more disorganized, more
crowded, and more hectic than other amusement parks we've been to, e.g.,
Disneyworld or Knott's Berry Farm.
We went there because some cousins from the Washington area suggested
we meet there for a day. We all decided that next year, we wouldn't
return. If we happened to be in the Philadelphia area, we might go
again, but we certainly wouldn't make a special trip just for Sesame
Place.
Dan Tobin
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| 179.15 | WHERE IS SESAME PLACE LOCATED?? | DEMING::QAR_TEMP | I LIKE MIKE -- ABC | Thu Jul 25 1991 11:56 | 8 |
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Interested in knowing the location for Sesame Place, if someone could tell me?
Also, is this good for a 2 yr. old?
Thanks,
Nadine
DEMING::QAR_TEMP
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| 179.16 | Location and Little Kids | NODEX::HOLMES | | Thu Jul 25 1991 14:29 | 16 |
| Sesame Place is in Langhorne, PA -- 30 miles or so north of
Philadelphia. It's off of route 1 at an exit called Oxford Valley.
I think that if the two year old likes Sesame Street, s/he would get a
kick out of seeing the characters and seeing the street. There aren't
too many activities geared toward the really little ones. The ones I
remember are play areas full of sand and sand toys. But I think a two
year old might enjoy the pools and fountains and the slides. Also,
there are things that you can do with the child -- the pit full of
plastic balls, going down the river on inner tubes.
I think that I wouldn't go out of my way to take a 2 year old, but I
wouldn't leave him/her home if I was going anyway. My guess is that the
park is designed for 3-12 year olds.
Tracy
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| 179.17 | | CSC32::J_OPPELT | Royal Pane and Glass Co. | Thu Aug 01 1991 19:07 | 37 |
| re .16
Which is why they charge for 3 and up.
My sister lives about 10 minutes from Sesame Place. Her kid is
one year old. She got herself a season pass (about $60) and
she goes there about 3 times per week until her kid is ready
for his nap.
I think a 2-year-old would certainly get his/her (your) money's
worth because they are admitted free.
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We were there when we went back east to visit family. We got
the best deal of all -- Grandmom and Grandpop paid for us all!
(We had 3 of our kids with us at the time.)
There was some new stuff since we were there 2 years ago, in
particular, the Ramblin River. I think I enjoyed it the most
because it requires the least work. You just sit in an inner
tube and float around this circular man-made river. Sure, there
are some places where you get wet, but only if you want to. All
of the spraying/falling water is avoidable. (You can paddle your
tube, you know...) There are even some jacuzzi-like lagoons
off the river that you can steer into. And the nicest thing about
the ride is that you can go around as many times as you like
without getting off and having to wait in line again.
We also experienced VERY short lines because the day we went was
supposed to thunderstorm in the afternoon. That never happened.
Instead it was hot and hazy all day -- perfect for all the water
activities.
The kids (and Mom and Dat too!) had a great time.
Joe Oppelt
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