Family, travel, mom blog | Theme Park Mom (Leigh Caldwell)

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You’ve seen their ads. Perfect families of four, dressed in crisp cotton; the kids in matching hats, skipping along down a wide open street on a clear, sunny day. Mom and Sally are sharing an ice cream cone while Johnny skips ahead, pointing at the carousel he wants to ride next. Everyone’s smiling.

And you’ve also seen the reality. It’s 11 a.m., and everyone’s already sunburned. The park is packed and it’s hard to keep your family together on the crowded streets. Sally is crying because Daddy nixed the giant lollipop before lunch. And Johnny is miserable because he got soaked down to his skin on the log flume an hour ago. You’re 30 minutes into your 70-minute wait to ride the carousel, and there are some ominous dark clouds looming overhead. WHY did you think this would be fun?

That’s where THEME PARK MOM comes in. Our experience at theme parks and plain old mom ingenuity combine to bring you the best tips for family fun at amusement and adventure parks around the United States and beyond.

THEME PARK MOM will get you in, get you through it and get you out without going broke. We can’t promise your family the idyllic day portrayed in the commercials, but if you use our strategies, we guarantee more smiles than sobs and more fun than foot pain.

Don’t go through the gate without us.

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