The Land of Make Believe

Last week we visited the Land of Make Believe, an amusement park located in Warren County, NJ that is geared towards younger children.  The park is situated on a beautiful, flat (hooray for all stroller pushing moms and dads!) piece of land in Hope.  The parking lot is directly across from the front entrance so you don't need to walk far.

The park itself was very clean and family friendly.  My almost 2 year old was able to go on most of the rides, some by himself, some with me. My 7 year old nephew was able to go on all of the rides himself and he definitely had a great time. In addition to the carnival style rides, there is a small petting zoo, haunted house, Christmas barn with Santa (who even gives each child a present) and a water park! 

 We started our day riding all of the dry rides, took a lunch break (there are plenty of places to buy food if you don't pack a lunch) then spent the afternoon at the water park.  The water park is made up of a wading pool and water slides.  Each section is staffed by multiple lifeguards who appeared to take their job very seriously which was a relief to see.

 I definitely suggest bringing a stroller, although the park is not huge it is convenient to have for storing your food, change of clothes etc...  There is plenty of space for stroller parking throughout the park. We felt very safe there, it wasn't overly crowded and I didn't ever worry about anyone taking our stroller. My sister-in-law (a mother of 3) felt comfortable enough to make the day trip with just her and the kids because the park is that family friendly and easy to navigate!  We went on a weekday and the longest we had to wait in line for a ride was about 3 minutes.

We loved visiting the Land of Make Believe and look forward to returning there in the future.  I can't say enough good things about it.  It is the type of amusement park that is small enough to not stress about the crowds or waiting in line, yet it is big enough that you can spend an entire day there.