Darien Lake Day

It dawned on me as we were hanging around Darien Lake yesterday that we were last year EXACTLY two years ago to the day. Funny how my life is like that.

It’s also funny how few photos you take a place like this!

Johanna enjoy the swimming a lot, as did the rest of the gang. We played a long time in the wave pool and visited some of the slides.

Tab had the best of both worlds, for the most part. After taking The Predator (roller coaster) by the horns upon our arrival, she slowed down on the wilder rides and spent part of her afternoon showing Johanna around the kiddie rides.

I’m not a huge fan of Darien Lake. It’s bigger than Seabreeze, but not better, in my opinion. It truly does have enough to do there to make it a vacation spot for some. But so much of what it has to offer costs extra. And I don’t know that it really offers much different; a lot of ride ideas seem to repeat. And it is a concrete jungle. While they have benches everywhere, the shade is grossly lacking. And… it just isn’t that pretty. Most of what should be flower beds are just dirt and weeds. Granted, we are big amusement park people and many who visit Darien will not look at it as critically as we do. But while it is almost the size of Dollywood the lack of cohesive theme keeps me from getting “in the mood.”

ALL THAT BEING SAID – I must give a shout out to a new ride they have called, “Moose on the Loose.” You ride a moose through a track and at intervals hear the scenery speak to you. It really is novel. I haven’t seen anything similar in all the other parks we’ve been to.

And the kids got properly soaked at Grizzly Run.

Dad got “soaked” at the Perry’s ice cream counter. And as very little food in the park was safe, it really was the only treat we could partake in.

And go figure… sweet Stewart… the one who CAN’T eat any of the other food is the one who dropped off the top of his ice cream. I offered him some of Hanny’s and mine, but he passed.