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Photo Friday: Little League Victory at Legoland

September 25th, 2009 by bsmith | 8 Comments | Filed in Autumn Adventures, Legoland, Travel Discounts, theme parks
Chula Vista Little League Victory, Legoland, California
Chula Vista Little League World Series Victory, Legoland, California

 

One of the things that I love about Legoland is how they bring the real world into the park through their Miniland displays.  A few weeks ago, a team from Chula Vista in Southern San Diego County won the Little League World Series.   To honor this historic event, model builders installed a replica of the winning game at Miniland.  This is the first time that Legoland has immortalized local heroes.  How exciting this must be for the preteens on that team!

When I heard about this display, I had to share it with all of you.  The photos of the game were furnished by Legoland California and taken by the multi talented Lego Master Model Designer Gary McIntire who designed and constructed this amazing display.

Note the boys celebrating their victory with a dog pile.  I think that’s my favorite part :) .

If you would like to check out this amazing display, but don’t have the cash for full admission you have two options.

A) Enter my Family Adventure Guidebooks Birthday Giveaway to win four free Parkhopper Passes to Legoland.

B) Looking for a Legoland bargain? Visit www.brickortreat.com to purchase tickets to Legoland’s Brick or Treat Celebration.  This fun after hours Halloween party starts at 5pm and includes a number of areas including Miniland so you can check out the display then enjoy some Halloween fun.  Night admission is only $25 or an all day admission is $55.  If you order online this includes a second visit free between November 1 and December 25th so this is really a great deal.

Activities include a dance party, costume contest, balloon artists, and roving musicians.  Kids get to come in costume and do some trick or treating.  Here’s a photo of  Justin, Destiny, and Jared enjoying some Halloween fun at Brick or Treat last year. 

Legoland Halloween

Brick or Treat only takes place a few nights in October, so act now to be sure you don’t miss out on the fun.

Happy Trails,

Bridget

P.S. You can also check out my post on Uptake for more tips on how to save money on your theme park adventures.

P.P.S. Family Adventure Guidebooks participates in Delicious Baby’s Photo Friday Blog Roundup.

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A Spooky Train Ride…

October 12th, 2008 by bsmith | No Comments | Filed in Autumn Adventures

Roaring Camp is one of the jewels of Santa Cruz County.  It offers two railroad adventures, a narrow gauge ride up  a steep hill into the redwoods and a beach train that rides to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.  Our family has been blessed to enjoy the beauty of the Holiday Lights Train complete with carols and a visit from Santa.  We have also had the chance to ride Thomas the Tank Engine, and enjoy post Fourth of July festivities.

I regret, however, that I never had the chance to ride the ghost train. On October 24th and 25th train passengers will be treated to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow as they ride through the redwoods.  That ride was pretty spooky already.  I think that this fun Halloween themed presentation would make it even better.  If you are lucky enough to be in the Santa Cruz area, check it out and tell me about your adventure.

Here’s a picture from our Roaring Camp visit this Summer.

 

Happy Trails,

Bridget

Destiny gets to work at the Blacksmith Shop

Destiny gets to work at the Blacksmith Shop

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Legoland is Spooktacular on Saturday Nights in October!

October 5th, 2008 by bsmith | 2 Comments | Filed in Autumn Adventures, Legoland
Destiny and Justin Show off the Headless Pumpkin

Destiny and Justin Show off the Headless Pumpkin

The kids and I had a blast at Legoland tonight!  It was crowded, but since we stayed until closing we were able to have the rides all to ourselves at the end of the night.  For those who are curious, if you come during the day you do not need to exit the park and then re-enter.  You do need  to come to the front of the park and pick up a wristband for the night time festivities.

Castle Hill is alive with music and stilt walkers.  The Rides in Land of Adventure were also open.  Jared tried Knights Tournament for the first time.  The kids enjoyed the Brick or Treat Trail and collected an assortment of doodads and unhealthy goodies.  Justin made friends with fellow Clone Troopers at the Hideaways and they captured the fortress.  We opted out of the costume contest since we were dressed in rather generic costumes, and I’m somewhat glad we did.   The lines didn’t seem worth the goodie bags.  During the contest we built Lego pumpkins and received some great balloon creations.

The party was a very fun way to enjoy Legoland, but I don’t think I’d recommend attending the night time party alone since your access to the park is limited and the price is steep.  If you purchase a regular admission on a Saturday in October you can get added value from your entrance by enjoying the night time party.  If you are a member make sure you use your coupon and enjoy the party!

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The Great Pumpkin Adventure

October 1st, 2008 by bsmith | 2 Comments | Filed in Autumn Adventures
Destiny and Jared are off on their pumpkin adventure.

Destiny and Jared are off on their pumpkin adventure.

If Linus ever comes to San Diego, he will surely wait for the Great Pumpkin at Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center.  Destiny, Jared and I just returned from the hottest preschool field trip I have ever experienced!  Despite temperatures over 100 degrees, the Smith family had a great time at Bates Nut Farm. 

Our preschool purchased a package, also available to the public, that included tractor pulled hay ride, a hay bale maze, an informative presentation about pumpkins with lots of audience participation, and the privilege of picking one medium sized pumpkin from the patch.  The kids also visited with  farm animals in pens including geese, llamas, and sheep.  The pens were surrounded with plenty of dried corn, that the kids enjoyed gathering and feeding to their new friends.  Larger amounts of corn can also be purchased from the well stocked gift shop.

Two other very fun, but pricey, activities offered were a baby animal petting zoo  and pony rides.  These activies were $6.00 each.  Since I had already shelled out over $16 to visit, I decided to pass.  I would recommend deciding whether or not you plan to fund these activities before your visit, and warning your kids ahead of time if this is not on your agenda.

Bates Nut Farm has lots of special family activities planned this Fall.  This Saturday, it is sponsoring a scarecrow contest.  Every entry gets a free jack o’ lantern pumpkin.  There will also be a pumpkin festival and craft fair Oct 4-5.  Other fun events that Bates Nut Farm has planned are a costume contest  on October 25th and a doggy costume contest on Oct. 26th.

Bates Nut farm has been a tradition in our family since before we moved to San Diego.    I’m looking forward to returning next year.  Perhaps we’ll build a scarecrow.

Happy Trails,

Bridget

P.S. I couldn’t resist posting this picture of Destiny…too cute!

Destiny's Great Pumpkin

Destiny

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