SESAME PLACE

As mentioned, we visited Sesame Place northeast of Philadelphia at Langhorne, PA (we actually visited it twice – one day when it was cloudy and cool and the other when it was very sunny and very warm). The girls had been looking forward to going there for years since their maternal grandmother had given AJT04 a brochure about Sesame Place a couple of years ago.


While there, the girls and Daddy were the ones to ride the rides while Mommy was the photographer; the girls seemed to enjoy all of the rides with the exception of the Blast Off which AJT04 did NOT enjoy because of the intermittent up and down motion. The girls also enjoyed the other activities, such as Ernie’s Bed Bounce (like an inflatable bouncy huge air mattress) and Cookie Mountain that the girls could climb and then slide down. On the dry side of the park, the girls were able to have a grand old time over the two days. As for the wet side, we did pack swimsuits so that we all could go on some of those rides (the ones that were open). I did ride the Sky Splash, which was essentially a very large and very twisty water slide, but due to the twisty nature I did not enjoy it, on the other hand, the girls definitely did and insisted on riding it again. AJT04 also wanted to be deluged by the huge bucket at the Count’s Splash Castle, so I went with her and both of us were thoroughly drenched but at least it was a very warm day.



We also enjoyed two live shows – Elmo’s World Live and Abby’s Treasure Hunt. Since she was old enough, AJT04 was selected to be a helper on Elmo’s World Live and was dressed as a fish to be a helper since Elmo was thinking about fishes that day. She was able to go on stage and pretend to swim with Elmo and Mr. Noodle; unfortunately, AJT07 was not old enough to be on stage although she will tell you that she is “too old to go down” – I think that we need to work with her on time and age. Abby’s Treasure Hunt was very enjoyable for the girls since Abby Cadabby was the star and Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster, Rosita, Zoe and even Oscar the Grouch made appearances in the show.






The other highlight of the time at Sesame Place was the character meet and greet opportunities. Both girls met Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Count von Count, and Zoe. Since AJT04 was riding a mini roller coaster with Daddy, only AJT07 had the chance to meet Super Grover. Overall, the girls had an absolutely wonderful time at Sesame Place and are already asking when we can go back.