A shout out to my Son's first coaster ride!

[twisterbret]

On the way home from Holiday World we stopped off at a parking lot with rides, called Camden Park. They have the Lil' Dipper wood coaster with classic NAD trains. After taking a spin around I noticed there was smaller folk waiting in line to ride it. A lot smaller then the posted 48 inches. I ask the Op what the deal was, they said it's not a problem with an adult. Riding the coaster and knowing what the forces were I ran down the ramp and got Conner. He looks a little scared in the picture but really warmed up to it during the ride. I kept check his face for reactions. He has loved every ride we have ever put him on. He liked it so much, he was clapping and jumping down the ramp. I took him on for a second ride. Camden Park was not worth the 63.00 it cost us to enter, but Conner's first ride was.

 

Congrats Conner, your first wood coaster at the age of 1 !

 

Twisterbret

 

PS I believe Robb still has us beat by a mile

 

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[viking86]

Lol great picture! You look like you are having alot more fun than him!

[Imhotep]

Glad he enjoyed it!! Hope hes hooked for life!

 

Now you can get to work on teaching him his 'signature pose.'

[robbalvey]

Awesome!!! Congrats man!

[AugustVonPolen]

Nice!

Greets to him....

i wish i had an picture of me and my first coaster

[toddlong]

I so love that picture!

 

As for Camden Park are they still charging to park? I went by a few weeks ago when I was in town moving my grandmother and peeked in. They were stuff getting ready for opening day. That was my hometown park as a kid and while I don't remember it I assume the Little Dipper was my first coaster. First one I remember was the Big Dipper.

 

Dod you look in the gift shop? A few years ago they had a bumper sticker that said "I got caught having fun at Camden Park". Cracked me up cause when I asked the local kids in the family if they wanted to go one said "No one would be caught dead there."

 

Too bad I wasn't there I'd have loved showing you where the elephant pit and zoo where. Along with the above ground pool dolphin show. I have good memories of the place and the couple times I've been lately I just picture what was and try and make the memories cover up the problems.

 

Todd

[twisterbret]

we thought about you while we were there. I thought you grew up around there. They are charging for parking 3.00 The spots are so narrow and the van so wide I was worried to see what I would come back too.

 

Twisterbret

 

I so love that picture!

 

As for Camden Park are they still charging to park? I went by a few weeks ago when I was in town moving my grandmother and peeked in. They were stuff getting ready for opening day. That was my hometown park as a kid and while I don't remember it I assume the Little Dipper was my first coaster. First one I remember was the Big Dipper.

 

Dod you look in the gift shop? A few years ago they had a bumper sticker that said "I got caught having fun at Camden Park". Cracked me up cause when I asked the local kids in the family if they wanted to go one said "No one would be caught dead there."

 

Too bad I wasn't there I'd have loved showing you where the elephant pit and zoo where. Along with the above ground pool dolphin show. I have good memories of the place and the couple times I've been lately I just picture what was and try and make the memories cover up the problems.

 

Todd

[pete4winds]

That's a great picture! As an expectant first-time father myself, I'm WAY jealous that I have to wait almost two years until I get to do this. I can only hope my child (or children) have as much fun! Congrats to Conner on his first ride!