Dutch Wonderland

Granddad treated us to a day of fun at Dutch Wonderland, a cool amusement park designed for kids age 8 and younger. Our two tall 4-year olds were the perfect age for this place! Ben was a hair shy of the 42" requirement for many of the cool rides, like kingdom coaster and space shuttle, but he just stood on his tip-toes and grinned at the friendly attendants as he passed under the measuring stick. There was nothing our boys couldn't ride.


And ride, they did! We arrived shortly after opening and nearly closed the place down. We rode coasters and log flumes and trains and a myriad of stomach-churning, spinning rides. Amazingly, the buddies weren't scared of any of them. Bumper cars were a huge hit - Ben laughed and laughed as he and Lindsay repeatedly smashed into Ace's and my car. Granddad even found a water slide for them that they rode at the end of the day, since we had one change of clothes. Steve and I were grateful to Lindsay for riding with them!


We even took in a couple of shows. Thomas the Tank Engine was there with two singing engineers. We also saw a dive show, which was really pretty impressive.

After a full day of fun, and as we were walking to our car, Ace said, "Hey Mom! Can we come back to this place with all the rides tomorrow?" Sadly, the answer was no, as we had a plane to catch the next day.

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