Our Amusing Trip to Lagoon

We've been planning a trip to Lagoon (Utah's answer to the amusement park scene) for weeks. We decided that the day before school starts would be a great way to wrap up the summer.

We prepared our picnic and sort of had fun mapping out what we'd do with our day once we got there. We checked the Lagoon website to determine what time they opened and got there a half-hour early anticipating having the park to ourselves on a weekday.

Driving up we noted the lack of activity and cars in the parking lot. As we got closer I started wondering where the employees parked. I started wondering, 'Don't the workers get here a little early to open up the park?'

We rolled up to the parking attendant booths noticing a couple driving away looking a bit miffed. In big letters the sign read, "Open Weekends Only for Remainder of Season".

It was my Clark Griswold moment. Tuesday was the second day of their new Fall schedule. Oh, the disappointment in the eyes of my 11 and 6-year-old was unbearable.

All was not lost. Quick thinking landed us at Boondock's (Typical Fun Park/bowling alley/mini-golf facility) for an 11 hour romp. I think we had more fun playing laser tag, bumper boats, go karts, mini-golf and video games than we could have had sweating it out at Lagoon and Tuesday was discount day for unlimited passes at Boondock's.

I guess our not-so-close reading of the Lagoon online-calendar yielded a serendipitous event that my children both remarked they'd never forget.