Me with all the plush I couldn't afford to buy
Me with all the plush I couldn't afford to buy
Being pretty much on top of the world after the ride, I went into the Mr. Rodgers gift shop and promptly spent $30 on a bunch of Daniel and X merchandise. We both had some apples with caramel dip for $1 to tide us over until lunch. Since we were there, and I'd been so over the top about loving the trolley ride, Kim asked if I wanted to do it again while we were in the area, so I said yes.
Julie is more stoked about this ride than anyone ever should be
I got a great picture of me sitting in the trolley acting 5 years old too. Right at the end of the second ride, they must have spotted some lightning because our guide had to suddenly shut down the ride and go back to the station. We got through every scene except for the Hug-N-Song, so I was glad I'd at least seen it one time completely through.
Kim enjoys her ride on the Caterpillar
The flat rides near the front of the park weren't closed yet, so we jumped on the Caterpillar. There aren't too many of these left, and I always like taking in the unique attractions.
Kim also enjoys her ride on the carousel
We rode the carousel next, and once we got off, it was thundering and everything else had been shut down. We hadn't planned on spending too much more time there anyway, so we just took a couple of more pictures then headed out for lunch.
Julie loves Idlewild!
We stopped for lunch at an Eat'N Park in Latrobe on the way back to Kennywood. I've been to one before but we don't have them in Nashville, and knew that I had to get a smiley cookie for dessert! I had crab stuffed cod with home fries and applesauce and man, it was fantastic.
And I had a yellow smiley fish cookie for dessert. I really pondered getting a dozen cookies to go, but they would either have to sit in the hot car for a couple of days while I ate them, or I'd have to eat them all in one day! As nice as that sounded, I opted against them.