NY Part 2: Enchanted Forest

When I was a kid I used to go to Enchanted Forest.  I was there even before there were water rides.  It was so special and wonderful to take my kids there too.  They sat on the same wiener dog that I did.  We even have our picture next to the giant Paul Bunyan.   I think that is about where the similarities ended.  I did reminisce while going through the museum they had there, with how Enchanted Forest used to be.  I closed my eyes and it brought me back to a time when I didn't have to worry about bills, my children, work.........etc.  It made remember how fun it was to be innocent and free.

Enchanted Forest is now considered Water Safari.  It is now focused on the water slides and the land/story book part are very small.  They have kept it really nice, but the people going there are definitely a site to see.  Most of them are extremely overweight (and not dressed appropriately) and covered in tattoos (not that I judge as I love tattoos).

All that I can say is that Gwen had a blast.  She went down all of the water slides that I would never do.  She went non-stop.  I have no idea how she mustered up the energy. She had to have gone down 40+ times.  She was even disappointed when she was too short to do one of the tube slides.  She is officially braver than me.  Leo hated it.  He loved the land part, but was miserable the rest of the time.  He even took a 2.5 hour nap on one of the chairs.  Probably the only kid there that didn't use any swim diapers.  Needless to say, Mike/Gwen had so much fun.  It sucked for me.