You guise, I'm torn

ASmallWonder · March 2014

We've taken Aiden to an amusement park near my ILs for the past two summers and he really likes it. I thought this year we might do an actual vacation (like, stay overnight) and to to Sesame Place the first week in June. Except, Quinn is going to be too little to go on anything. He'll be able to do the splash areas, see the parades and maybe a couple little things, oh and see the characters. Is it lame to spend a chunk of money (we're not rolling in it lol) on something only one of them will really enjoy? Or am I completely underestimating how much enjoying those few things will bring Quinn? I really don't know. I'm not a ride person so I have no issue not going on stuff to stay behind with Quinn.

We were also going to visit the Please Touch Museum and I'm honestly not sure how much he'd get out of that at just a year old either. But I feel like if we put it off until next year Aiden, who would be over 5, will be like "Sesame Street is soooo for babies!" lol

momofcatan · March 2014

I say go. It is not like there's a "better" vacation that Q would appreciate more. I'm assuming you don't need to pay for a ticket for Q so the only real downside is that you won't get to go on rides. I'm sure Q will love all the characters and things to look at.

cafecreme · March 2014

I live in that area, and my 9 and 7 year old nieces still go to sesame place. There's a lot of older-type rides, like mini roller coasters that they like to go on. I, shamefully, went to Sesame Place when I was 14 with some friends for Halloween. It was pretty fun riding the roller coasters at night. I say go for it!

ETA: I plan on taking DD there this summer. I think she'll have a blast.

ASmallWonder · March 2014

Thanks all - we're doing this! We're going to do an evening at Sesame for the night parade and then the entire next day there. We're going to go to the Please Touch Museum and then on the third full day, Six Flags. I didn't realize how much stuff there is for little kids there! Plus, even though he isn't big enough to ride the thrill rides, Aiden will love walking through the super hero themed area of that park.

My ILs are coming with us and I think they'll drop dead of exhaustion by the end of it but if we're going to drive like 6.5 hours for this trip, we're doing all.the.things. lol

needanustart · March 2014

My sister has been bringing her girls to sesame place since they were 1 and 4, every summer. They loved it as little babies and kids!

cafecreme · March 2014

six flags is pretty far from sesame place, somewhere around 1.5 hours away. good luck with all the driving!

ASmallWonder · March 2014

Really? Google maps said like 30 minutes!

ASmallWonder · March 2014

Ok, I just looked it up and it's 45 minutes from the hotel we're looking at. 36 miles. Tell me it doesn't take 1.5 hours to drive 36 miles lol

cafecreme · March 2014

with traffic and stuff, it's closer to an hour, hour and a half. I live in the area, so I know how congested that area can get.

ASmallWonder · March 2014

Jesus, really? We're going on a weekday and the park opens at 10:30 - does that change your thoughts on how long it'll take? This is bumming me out because switching hotels for a night kind of sucks.

cafecreme · March 2014

You should be OK. There might be some back up at the six flags entrance, but other than that it's fine. Google always under estimates the time. I've been there many times, and it definitely does take at least an hour to get there.

ASmallWonder · March 2014

Ok, I can handle an hour. Anything more than that starts to get into "should we switch hotels" territory.

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