(Belated Post) Discoveryland here we come!!!

On the last week of school back in June, the school provides an all school-wide field trip to Discovery-land.  This is their attempt to Disneyland.  It is FAR from it.  It reminds me of wild waves without the water park. The students loved it! And we had a great time 'chaperoning'.  We didn't go on any rides instead we enjoyed the food, the architecture and the cheesy shows.

Discovery-land is practically in the backyard of DAIS so it was a short bus ride to the park. What if you didn't go to the school? No worries, you could take a horse drawn carriage or a 'train' to get to the entrance of the park. There are even police cars that look very similar to the mickey mouse police cars at Downtown Disney in California

I have to admit they try really hard to provide food that is good and tasty.  However, just like Disneyland, the price for food was expensive.  We did find one place that sold a great deal. It was like a burrito combo minus the meat. We took care of that.  Went to a vendor outside that was selling bbq lamb on a stick. (next to the squid on a stick that we were told is really good.  Maybe next time) Added it to our 'burrito' and we had a pretty good meal. 
The architecture is quite humorous. The best place and where I had my advisory students to touch base with me, was the Arabian Land complete with camels. Was their shopping?  Of course! One could get a key chain with the mascot or a dress or a squirt gun or...all those things that we love so much at any amusement park.

The entertainment they provided was also fun to watch.  You could watch a 'mad max' type show including cars blowing up, flipping over or men falling off of roofs.  We were fortunate to be able to go 'back stage' and see these cars close up and talk to the stunt men and women.  Most of them were from Australia but there were a couple of them from the United States (California and I can't remember the other state) The other entertainment offered was more towards younger children and it was in the 'toon town' area (that's what it reminds me of).

All in all, it was a great day spending time outside the classroom. I enjoyed watching my students have a good time with their friends in a non school setting.