Saturday, December 3, 2011

Christmas Train

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride,
In a one horse open sleigh
……
I cannot help singing this song when stepping into a magic world—Dutch Wonderland, which located in
Lincoln Highway East Lancaster, Pennsylvania
.  

One day ago, I have worried about their opening schedule: 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. on Black Friday. “Only four hours allow us to play,” I complained before leaving home.

However, when being here, I am rejoiced at the scenery appearing in front of me when the night is coming. In contrasted with dark-velvet-like sky, various colors embellish the Wonderland gorgeously as if it is a splendid palace existing in the human world. Actually, I saw that scene before—only in my son’s fairy story.

At 7:00 clock, facing the entrance, a Christmas train parking there, is waiting for its customers—tons of parents and kids standing in a long line—for a ten-minute ride around the park. Cheerful Christmas songs resound in every corner of the park, and the fast-paced rhythms excite the visitors. Some of them move their foot from left to right, and front to back—a joyful waltz time. On my left side, a happy daddy is rotating enjoyably, dancing with a two-month-old baby in font of his chest.  

 “Chuga Chuga Choo Choo!!” our train set off, loading dozens of exited people.
We pass cross a mini cave which decorated with little people playing the violin; we pass through a grove where grows several sparking Christmas trees. We saw a golden Merry-go-round dazzles with brilliance, and a yellow Bumper Cars running the track crookedly, with a laugher of a ten-year-boy.

Like any amusement park, such as Six Flag, Wonderland has various entertainment facilities satisfied younger kids, especially for kids under 10. At the night time, lighting conceals the reality of the daytime, leaving a fantastic palace for visitors.  I feel that I am waking in a dream of my childhood.