Free And For Me

This summer as been HOT!  As the temperature reached triple digits in the valley, my family decided to spend the day at Pacific Park – Amusement Park on Santa Monica Pier.  One of the best fun places to go in Santa Monica.

As soon as we got out of the car we immediately realized we had made the perfect decision.   The cool, ocean breeze was close to 15-20 degrees cooler than it was in our city.  We had gone from feeling like we were melting to feeling comfortable and relaxed.  We were ready to have some fun!

In my mind, this was a day of celebration.  My son had returned home earlier that morning from being away for almost an entire month.  I missed him dearly.  This was our first time being apart from one another for so long. He been away at sleep-away camp.  After sleep-away camp ended he spent time with his grandparents.

I was also excited because my daughter started a new job working on Lights Out With David Spade on Comedy Central.

For me, this was a day of celebration.  I am sure they were looking at it as a family fun day.    I am blessed that we make time to do things as a family.   My children both lead busy adult and teenage lives,  but they never lose sight of family time.  My kids are almost 11 years apart.  My daughter is living her own life and my son wants to hang out with friends, play video games, just do teenage stuff.  That is why I am always thinking of something that is appealing to everyone.  I am always looking for fun places to go with family in Los Angeles.

As we enjoyed the comfortable weather of 78 degrees we played games, ate, and rode rides.

Before we rode any of the rides we ate.   Pacific Park has a selection of restaurants to choose from.  We each got something from Beach Burger, Pacific Wheel Pizza, and Whac-a-mole Tacos.

• Beach Burger – Traditional American grilled specialties including Angus beef burgers, Hebrew National hot dogs, delicious chicken breast sandwiches, onion rings and of course… everyone’s favorite…fries!.
• Pacific Wheel Pizza – Individual pan pizzas prepared with fresh Italian ingredients hot from the oven. Varieties include cheese and pepperoni.
• Whac-a-mole Tacos – Authentic tacos, burritos, tortas and more. Be sure to also try our famous crinkle fries!

We visited Pacific Park last summer and my son was disappointed that he did not get to play any games.  This year he was determined to play and win.    The first game played was Water Race.  He was surprised when he won.  He later won again playing Cat Rack.  His winning streak did not last long.  He played a few more games and he was done.

Not winning at all of the games was fine with us.  We each had unlimited ride wristbands and we were able to ride the Santa Monica Pier rides until we were exhausted from riding.

We rode almost every ride in the park.   Some of us rode them a few times.

Some of our favorite Pacific Park rides are:

• Sea Dragon
• Inkie’s Scrambler
• West Coaster – We always try to be camera-ready on this ride.
• Pacific Wheel
• Shark Frenzy
• Pacific Plunge

We spent a little over five hours at Pacific Park.  After a day of fun, food, and unlimited rides, we were exhausted.

We were able to escape the valley heat and I was able to bring my family together for a day of fun and celebration.

Pacific Park is one of the best theme parks in LA.

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