Ofcourse, parents/guardians, you know your child best and what you think they are ready for. But if you are looking for a little guidance, here are our mom-approved tips on how to get your child ready for Wild Thing, Renegade, and Steel Venom.
We loved watching some of the great Point-of-View (POV) videos on YouTube to prepare for some of the bigger coasters. There are many out there, and Valleyfair has them for all of our coasters on our YouTube channel!
We went to High Roller next. This wooden coaster has a lot more feeling in the body, goes faster, and has the higher lift hill, second hill, and fast camel backs that can be deceiving as far as intensity. For him, this coaster is a blast, but whew, intense! So far, he is loving life just sticking to those coasters...with an eye to the future with Wild Thing.
Rollercoasters are safe, fun, and perhaps surprisingly, great for your health! Create fun memories together as you witness your child's bravery, screams of joy, and a great sense of accomplishment. Is there anything better than that? If you can ride rollercoasters, you can do anything!
Melissa joined Valleyfair in August 2022 as the PR and Communications Manager. She is a huge fan of all the family entertainment that the Twin Cities has to offer her children. Favorite things about Valleyfair include: ValleyScare, the gorgeous gardens, Soak City, and the joy emanating from our guests!
who knows... we'll have to wait and hear the reviews... i mean my boy did cry uncontrollably at Snoopy Come Home... so max leaving the monsters makes me worry more for my son than the monsters themselves...
I adore this book and so do my two girls.
I have thought long and hard about the movie and think I will get it on DVD when it comes out so they can watch it in our own home rather than on a huge screen which will probably induce nightmares.
Pinny
I was so bugged when I heard they were making a movie of this, but then I saw the trailer and LOVED it. I'm not sure whether or not to show it to my son either (he'll be close to three when it comes out) - then again, he is named Max (after the Max in the book, of course)...
My name is Michael Hansen. Do I have some surreal memories. Here is 2: I have a vague memory of elementary school. we had been read "Chicken Soup With Rice"" & "Where the wild things aree" of course. (There is more stories but I dont think I will share them now to make this thing longer) and i believ in 2nd grade, I discovered my teacher had a 45 rpm of someone singing "CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE" on a 45 rpm. Because of my memory, I remember the record label design "ODE" (same label as Cheech & CHong AND Carole King) not only did this blog make me remember that 45, but now I found out who did it. but HERE IS ANOTHER SURREAL MEMORY: At the public library, I remember a record on the (infamous) "CAMDEN" label (A subsidary of RCA that re issued Elvis Presley Junk and a lot of Childrens records and 'educational' records. Maybe books on record) and I remember a record that both had a reading of "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" & "CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE" but in retrospect, they were being read by a woman with a kinda scary voice. But I cant find any further information online about it. Does anybody know what I am talking about or was I dreaming this whole thing?
There are great challenges, daily and long-term, that make things difficult. The public process of developing a master plan on such a massive property is slow and painstaking. This is undoubtedly the nature of planning for recreation and conservation on the same landscape.
Never have I experienced a professional heartbreak quite like seeing the blood, sweat and tears of so many volunteers, local contractors and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff literally washed away with the flash flooding that occurred.
At Trinidad Lake, the water level in the lake rose an astonishing 11 feet in 36 hours that weekend! And we nearly lost two of our gravel roads to the remarkable volume and force of run-off in the Purgatoire River and Longs Creek. Both of those roads remain closed for safety reasons.
Deposited carelessly along the path of the flood waters we found giant uprooted, waterlogged trees and small boulders. Our main trail was hardly recognizable under the rubble and amid the drastic changes to the terrain.
On the morning of June 19, after many long, hot days of work for local contractor, MGM Excavating, we were able to open the trailhead again to the public. While we have much more work to do in the coming months and years, at least we were able to give the people back their park.
As I get back to work on your newest state park, I want to thank our public for their patience and understanding during these closures. And watch for more updates on our new Facebook Page for Fishers Peak State Park.
If you have been bitten by a wild or stray animal or think you may have been exposed to the rabies virus, we are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call our office at
(607) 274-6688 to report any bites or potential rabies exposures, or email our office at:
TC...@tompkins-co.org.
Owned cats and dogs are usually vaccinated and protected against rabies, so we often respond to these reports during business hours. We are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. to help with questions about bites from pets, rabies, non-urgent wildlife issues, and pet vaccine clinics. Please contact Tompkins County Environmental Health at
(607) 274-6688 for any rabies issues.
Investigates reports of bites from dogs and cats:
If you have been bitten by a dog or cat, get the name, address, and phone number for the owner of the animal. Contact Environmental Health and report the bite. We will check whether the pet is vaccinated against rabies and arrange a 10-day confinement period of the pet. Click here for more information on the investigation process for cat and dog bites.
Investigates reports of bites and scratches from wildlife:
Certain types of wildlife are more likely to have rabies than others. If you have been bitten by a raccoon, skunk, fox, or bat, contact Environmental Health immediately. Staff are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to these types of calls. Click here for more information about when you should report contact with wildlife.
Investigates reports of bats in the home:
Reports about bats are handled differently than reports of contact with other wildlife. The bats in New York are small, insectivorous (insect-eating) bats with needle sized teeth. Bites from these bats are often hard to see, even when the person was awake and felt the bite. Call us whenever you wake up to find a bat in your bedroom, or when you find a bat in a room with small children, unvaccinated pets, or if the person might have trouble feeling a bite due to a disability, illness, or use of drugs or alcohol. Click here for more information about bats in the home.
Organizes free rabies clinics throughout Tompkins County:
Tompkins County holds rabies vaccination clinics in January, May, September, and October. Online Pre-registration is available and recommended for all our clinics. If your dogs or cats are easily stressed by large crowds, pre-register in advance for a time later in the evening. Your pet will appreciate the shorter lines, smaller crowds, and shorter wait times. Walk-ins are always welcome and will be taken on a first come, first serve basis separate from pre-registered pets. Proof of prior vaccination is required for a three-year vaccination. Ferrets must be vaccinated annually. Click here for dates of upcoming rabies clinics.
Works with area medical providers:
Tompkins County has two locations where most patients receive treatment for a potential rabies exposure. Medical providers can contact us 24 hours a day with rabies questions. If you are a medical provider, click here for more information about reporting a potential rabies exposure.
New York State requires all cats, dogs, and ferrets to have their first rabies vaccination between 3 and 4 months of age. Since this is required by law, we hold rabies clinics throughout the year to ensure you are able to keep your pets protected.
Rabies vaccines are licensed for either 1 or 3 years. This means that your pet is considered up to date for the amount of time the vaccine is licensed as long as there is proof of prior vaccination. If a 3-year vaccine is given to a pet with no proof of previous vaccination, then the vaccine is only considered effective for 1 year. People often bring their pets to a rabies clinic and have forgotten their paperwork. The vaccine we use for cats and dogs is licensed for three years, so if you forget your paperwork the night of the clinic, your pet has still received a vaccine that is licensed for 3 years. You can contact us after the clinic, so we can update your records.
IMPORTANT:
* Dogs must be on a leash or in a carrier. Cats and ferrets must be in a carrier.
* Please bring proof of your pet's most recent vaccination, or information about the location and date of your pet's previous vaccination, if applicable.
All cats, dogs, and ferrets in New York must be vaccinated against rabies by 4 months of age. Cats and dogs must then be revaccinated every 1-3 years depending on the vaccine used and whether you can show proof of a prior vaccination. Ferrets must be vaccinated annually. This vaccination law makes the risk of acquiring rabies from a cat or dog in Tompkins County and in New York very low. If a pet bites someone and is not up to date with their rabies vaccination, the owner must take the pet to a vet or a clinic and have the pet vaccinated at the end of the observation period. You will not need rabies vaccinations just because the pet that bit you was not vaccinated or up to date on rabies vaccines.
If you were bitten by a cat or dog in another state, we will often contact the Health Department in that state and ask for help with the report. Many states investigate bites just like New York and we work with out-of-state Health Departments as needed.
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