Lost park in OC? - Beyond Tiki

C cyntiki Tiki Socialite Yorba-Tiki-Linda Joined: Apr 28, 2005 Posts: 120	C cyntiki Posted posted on Wed, Jul 26, 2006 2:24 PM Ok, my son is scheduled to go to the Atlantis Play Center in Garden Grove next Tuesday with his daycare. I googled "Atlantis Play Center" in Garden Grove. And this is the place, and yes you must hi-jack a kid to go with you if you don't have one. http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2813240-atlantis_play_center_los_angeles-i;_ylt=AlI5FwjUpN2yLXK5RiRAuCbBPGoL and this link also http://www.lathingstodo.com/atlantis.htm A review from a visitor "PROS: adults & kids 2 + : $1 (was 25 cents when I was a kid) CONS: zero- I think the 1$ fee attracts nice families This is the type of park that exists in a childs dreams. There's tons of open space, wonderful mature banana trees, a synthetic volcano, large pines and willows, sub-tropical foliage and flowing, multi-level play zones. It has a zen garden feel. Peaceful and beautiful. The park has hardly changed since I was a small boy. Now, when my wife and I bring our 1 and 3 year olds, we bump into other parents who also grew up flying down the exact same big green dragon slide and had their birthday parties in the giant clamshell or on the patio near the snack bar. I remember the beefy, solid feel of the sculpted steel-reinforced concrete "play sculptures" and noticed that they felt immovable, permanent and stable. All drinking fountain basins are made from real giant clamshells. Well, the clamshell basins are still there and the play sculptures are not moved and as stable and permanent as ever. The place is very well maintained and clean. They even added some wonderful nautical wall murals. A great touch. This is a really special place and is a valuable resource in Orange County. Visit the place before they tear it down and build a high-density housing tract or some other cash-generating honeypot." Now I've got to get over there! Sounds too good to be true! Cyndee

Ok, my son is scheduled to go to the Atlantis Play Center in Garden Grove next Tuesday with his daycare.

I googled "Atlantis Play Center" in Garden Grove. And this is the place, and yes you must hi-jack a kid to go with you if you don't have one.

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2813240-atlantis_play_center_los_angeles-i;_ylt=AlI5FwjUpN2yLXK5RiRAuCbBPGoL

and this link also

http://www.lathingstodo.com/atlantis.htm

A review from a visitor
"PROS:
adults & kids 2 + : $1 (was 25 cents when I was a kid)

CONS:
zero- I think the 1$ fee attracts nice families

This is the type of park that exists in a childs dreams. There's tons of open space, wonderful mature banana trees, a synthetic volcano, large pines and willows, sub-tropical foliage and flowing, multi-level play zones. It has a zen garden feel. Peaceful and beautiful. The park has hardly changed since I was a small boy.

Now, when my wife and I bring our 1 and 3 year olds, we bump into other parents who also grew up flying down the exact same big green dragon slide and had their birthday parties in the giant clamshell or on the patio near the snack bar. I remember the beefy, solid feel of the sculpted steel-reinforced concrete "play sculptures" and noticed that they felt immovable, permanent and stable. All drinking fountain basins are made from real giant clamshells. Well, the clamshell basins are still there and the play sculptures are not moved and as stable and permanent as ever. The place is very well maintained and clean. They even added some wonderful nautical wall murals. A great touch. This is a really special place and is a valuable resource in Orange County. Visit the place before they tear it down and build a high-density housing tract or some other cash-generating honeypot."

Now I've got to get over there! Sounds too good to be true!

Cyndee

Post #245129 by cyntiki on Wed, Jul 26, 2006 2:24 PM