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Postby RonnieFranchise » Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:07 pm

Unless you are in one of those hoity toity burbs that can afford lights.
So, the last half hour of each practice is a scrimmage against the U11 team, which the kids all go nuts about.

Confirmed that the lights do work. Today, there has been a massive (18”+ tall) white tailed hawk watching them from atop a light. He has been there for nearly an hour and a half now. Just watching. Waiting.

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Postby count2infinity » Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:07 pm

Knoebels (1.5 hour drive) vs Idelwild (2 hour drive) vs Hershey (2 hour drive) vs Dutch Wonderland (just shy of 2.5 hour drive) for a 4 year old?

Kiddo looooooves Delgrossos. She's 42" tall and is a wild child with rides. Loves little roller coasters and whatnot. Also, I'm thinking for a Saturday trip.

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Postby dodint » Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:14 pm

Everything I know about Knoebels comes from this video:


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Postby count2infinity » Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:16 pm

Get out of this thread, dodint...

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Postby shafnutz05 » Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:34 pm

I would say knoebels. Idlewild is great and we love DW, but if it's only 90 minutes do it. Save Hershey for a few years from now.

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Postby mac5155 » Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:35 pm

Knoebels (1.5 hour drive) vs Idelwild (2 hour drive) vs Hershey (2 hour drive) vs Dutch Wonderland (just shy of 2.5 hour drive) for a 4 year old?

Kiddo looooooves Delgrossos. She's 42" tall and is a wild child with rides. Loves little roller coasters and whatnot. Also, I'm thinking for a Saturday trip.
Idlewild is fun. She should be able to ride almost everything there minus maybe the wild mouse and one or two others. Kiddie land is wonderful. The water park may be a bit too big for her still.

I've never been to any of the other ones.

Coincidentally we are planning our first del grossos trip labor day weekend. Altoona Curve game Saturday, Park Sunday, and home Monday.

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Postby mac5155 » Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:36 pm

Oh, is she into Daniel tiger? Because Idlewild does have that. Lil mac loves Daniel tigers neighborhood.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:38 pm

There’s a pirate ship thingy at the idelwild water park that’s a hit for little kiddos

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Postby meow » Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:42 pm

Idlewild is the clear answer here

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:00 pm

That Knoebels is depressing. Unless things have changed in 6 years. :shock:

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Postby count2infinity » Wed Aug 10, 2022 9:03 pm

I’m not seeing tickets available online for knoebels for saturdays. Weird.

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Postby count2infinity » Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:26 pm

Alright, idlewild was fun. For the money and distance traveled though, delgrosso’s wins.

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Postby Nuge » Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:44 pm

Yeah we went to both this summer. I prefer Delgrosso but idlewild is definitely nice.

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Postby count2infinity » Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:52 pm

Oh yeah. Idlewild was a lot of fun, but 2 hours vs 40 minutes, $60 a ticket ($40 with the buy two get one sale) vs $25 a ticket. And to be frank, delgrossos had a better water park.

On the flip side, my kid won a jumbo prize at the game where you win no matter what. She had her choice of unicorns, baby sharks, pikachus, and she chose a bear wearing underwear. :lol:

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Postby Nuge » Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:03 pm

I always hope my son doesn’t win a jumbo prize haha. No need to store that thing somewhere in my house.

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Postby RonnieFranchise » Sun Aug 14, 2022 12:53 am

Last month, grabbed my kid’s laundry and washed it, just trying to be a helpful Dad. Line dried his shirts when ge wanted them tumble dried and gave me ****.

Fast forward to tonight. Can’t find his running clothes.

Oh hell no don’t ask me where your clothes are. I didn’t touch your damn laundry.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Sun Aug 14, 2022 1:38 pm

Oh yeah. Idlewild was a lot of fun, but 2 hours vs 40 minutes, $60 a ticket ($40 with the buy two get one sale) vs $25 a ticket. And to be frank, delgrossos had a better water park.

On the flip side, my kid won a jumbo prize at the game where you win no matter what. She had her choice of unicorns, baby sharks, pikachus, and she chose a bear wearing underwear. :lol:
All 3 of my kids came home with snakes from playing that game Friday

My wife said it was $10 per person to play?? Outrageous

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Postby count2infinity » Sun Aug 14, 2022 1:45 pm

Yup. $10 a play. But a guaranteed win, so there’s that.

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Postby meow » Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:32 pm

I just got wind of baby meow’s Kindergarten schedule next week. Wednesday is from 7:30 to 11:30 for half the kids. Thursday is off for her but the other half go. Friday is 7:30 to 11:30. Monday is 7:30 to 11:30. Tuesday is a full day. Seems a little goofy, but let’s see how it work.

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Postby NTP66 » Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:26 am

I just got wind of baby meow’s Kindergarten schedule next week. Wednesday is from 7:30 to 11:30 for half the kids. Thursday is off for her but the other half go. Friday is 7:30 to 11:30. Monday is 7:30 to 11:30. Tuesday is a full day. Seems a little goofy, but let’s see how it work.
Is there a reason for that wacky schedule?

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Postby shafnutz05 » Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:35 am

Nothing better than your 2 year old getting up at 530 at the beach :lol: Been on the deck for over an hour so he doesn't wake the whole place up

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:29 am

^ been there, done that, @shafnutz05. Now, we're lucky to get them out of bed to see the beach before it gets too hot. :lol:

As for the kindergarten schedule, that seems to be the common schedule for these schools down here. My kids went one day, and the other half of their class the second day. Usually a Thursday and Friday, then everyone went for a full day on Monday. Parents could go on those first two days, which was pretty cool a bit overwhelming, especially for the first kid.

Now, he drives his brother to school. It's crazy because it seems like yesterday I held his hand and walked him into his first day of school. :cry:

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Postby King Colby » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:01 am

I cannot move my head to either side or up or down, from doing headstands (or attempting to) with my 8 yr old niece yesterday.

I really feel like there's been a noticeable acceleration in my oldness the past 12 months

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Postby meow » Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:08 pm

I just got wind of baby meow’s Kindergarten schedule next week. Wednesday is from 7:30 to 11:30 for half the kids. Thursday is off for her but the other half go. Friday is 7:30 to 11:30. Monday is 7:30 to 11:30. Tuesday is a full day. Seems a little goofy, but let’s see how it work.
Is there a reason for that wacky schedule?
I guess to ease them in? I have no idea really. Like DG said, most schools down here do it.

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Postby meow » Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:09 pm

baby-meow starts kindergarten tomorrow. Ya boy meow is a wreck

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