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Post by sadmom on Aug 4, 2009 17:36:07 GMT -8
So we went to Silverwood last weekend. My daughter had just turned one and I was so excited that she was finally old enough to enjoy going on some rides. We took her to the kids' area, only to find that all the rides were for kids only - no adults allowed to sit with them. So obviously, she couldn't go on those. No problem, we thought. We'll just take her on the carousel. But apparently Silverwood doesn't let any "infants" on rides. Not sure how they determine who is an infant and who is a child, but my daughter is small enough to get the boot on every ride they have. What the crap is going to happen on a carousel??! So she still hasn't been able to enjoy a ride. I'm taking her to Disneyland next time since Silverwood hate babies.
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Post by Bud Parsley on Aug 4, 2009 20:56:13 GMT -8
I think "Silverwood hates babies" might be overdoing it, but I can see your concern with not being able to put a 1-year old on some of the rides - though remember that Silverwood's carousel does not have any type of harness or belt whatsoever. When my daughter was 4 months old we went to Disneyland, and they let us take her on basically everything that didn't have a height restriction, including Pirates, Haunted Mansion, and others. But I think Silverwood would have let you take your child on the train...did you try that one??? I know for a fact we got my daughter on Thunder Canyon before her 2nd birthday.
On a slightly different note, I've said for a while that Silverwood needs more rides for the entire family. A good quality dark ride or even a family coaster would be great. To me Silverwood offers a lot for little kids, and a lot for teens & adults, but not a whole lot for everyone at the same time.
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Post by 65skylark on Aug 4, 2009 21:32:23 GMT -8
Speaking form experience, as a coaster enthusiast/theme park enthusiast and father of two, you're better off waiting until your child is another year older. Really, 3 years old is about the perfect age for starting your kids on rides. Most parks do let parents stand next to their child on a carousel, though.
Disney is about the only place a 1-year old is going to be able to do much. And even at Disney, I've found that most small children (2 and younger) find all the dark rides terrifying. I've seen WAY more small children exit crying than smiling.
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Post by seniorfroggy on Aug 10, 2009 15:52:27 GMT -8
Silverwood really does hate babies. I tried to take my son on Timber Terror when he was 1 and I got all the way to the front of the line when some jerk comes up behind me and tells me I can't take my son on the ride. I said "This is America, pal!! This isn't USSR or Paraguay!! I have the right to take my kid on whatever the crap I want and you and your Obama-kissing friends can't stop me!". Then he made this big deal about me "disrupting the line" and that I needed to calm down or they were going to throw us both out of the park! Can you believe that?!! They were threatening to kick a baby out of the park! Unbelievable!
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Post by skinnyguy on Aug 10, 2009 19:14:39 GMT -8
Oh seniorfroggy....if only you really did have a son...
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Post by Nuttyguy on Aug 25, 2009 14:43:30 GMT -8
The policy for "infants" when I worked there was simple. If they could sit up on their own, they could ride. This of coarse only applied to the rides where the height restrictions allowed them to ride.
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