Add waterpark to list of kids' things to do
The Greenville News - Greenville, S.C.
Author: Eric Connor
Date: May 1, 2005
Start Page: GG.28
Section: Guide To Greenville
Text Word Count: 778
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So the kids have played all the Playstation they can stomach (imagine that improbability) and have begun to perform every pro wrestling move imaginable on their baby brother?
Never fear, escaping your home in Greenville is not difficult.
New this year is the Discovery Island Waterpark at Southside Park outside of Mauldin, which operates seven days a week during the summer, offering an alternative to driving to Lake Hartwell or Lake Keowee on a hot summer day.
The park is open during the summer months from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $6 for anyone taller than 48 inches and $5 for anyone under 48 inches. Ages 2 and under are free.
"We are excited about the new facility," says Dan Rodgerson, executive director of the Greenville County Recreation District. "There is nothing like it in the Upstate. Greenville deserves a facility like Discovery Island and the concept was embraced by local leaders, politicians and the tourism community."
Near the waterpark at Southside Park is the newly finished Discovery Park playground.
In Berea, the Westside Aquatic Center has an indoor pool that is an epicenter for competition as well as recreational swimming and birthday parties.
Also new this year will be the Greenville Bombers, a Class A minor league baseball newly relocated to Greenville from Columbia. The team, affiliated with the Boston Red Sox organization, will play in Municipal Stadium on Mauldin Road until a ballpark is built in downtown Greenville for the 2006 season. The team's name also will be changed.
You also can try the Pavilion Recreation Complex in Taylors, where you can ride a vintage train or build a snowman on the ice rink. The engine, a miniaturized replica of an old Southern diesel engine, runs a half-mile loop around the Pavilion on Scottswood Road off East North Street.
Inside, the ice rink attracts skaters, and during the winter, a weekday morning program lets kids play with artificial snow.
In Greer, there's Kids Planet, a half-acre park with two large-scale playgrounds, picnic shelters and walking trails.
On Saturdays, take the kids -- at least age 7 -- for a leisurely horseback ride at the Riverbend Equestrian Park, a bucolic, 66-acre park near the foot of Paris Mountain.
Visit the Recreation District's Web site, http://www.gcrd.org/, for more information on events and destinations.
If you're looking for a kid-friendly outing that lasts just long enough to keep them interested but doesn't stretch their patience, visit the Greenville Zoo in Cleveland Park downtown.
The zoo recently opened a compelling orangutan and leopard exhibit. Also, the ever-popular "Boo in the Zoo" event for Halloween (the animals are put to bed) will offer yet another not-so-scary carnival of candy gathering.
For live family entertainment, there are plenty of choices throughout the year.
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra conducts a series of Lollipop Concerts for small children at satellite branches of the library system and Greenville Mall.
After a story-themed, classical music performance (the program tries to feature as many instruments as possible from show to show), children get a lollipop and a chance to touch and learn about the instruments. The series runs in winter and spring; go to greenvillesymphony.org for a schedule.
In the summer, the Peace Center's amphitheater echoes with free music. Also, in the summer, the older kids might enjoy the free Upstate Shakespeare Festival, with two productions each season at the Reedy River Falls Park amphitheater.
The Bi-Lo Center offers family-friendly performances, such as the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus each February and a number of kid-themed shows that tour through the area. If you don't mind your kids watching an occasional brawl, the Bi-Lo Center is also home to the Greenville Grrrowl minor-league hockey team.
For a truly out-of-this-world experience, see the stars at the Roper Mountain Science Center, which houses a giant telescope and offers a planetarium show, along with special programs.
The science center also is host to Second Saturday each month, when the Living History Farm demonstrates how pioneers made their own clothing and food and other science activities are offered.
YMCA branches around the county offer various activities, whether it's day camps or league sports.
+ GREENVILLE ONLINE
For a searchable online calendar of entertainment events in the region, go to GreenvilleOnline.com and click on Entertainment.
Cutline: File photo by ALAN DEVORSEY / Staff
Tentatively fun: Caelan, left, Christian and their dad, Cimeron Holcombe, test the ice at the Pavilion's skating rink.
Cutline: KEN OSBURN / Staff
Kids Planet: Cindy McCrady of Greer helps her daughter, 2-year-old Mackenzie, on the slide.
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The Greenville News - Greenville, S.C.
Author: Eric Connor
Date: May 1, 2005
Start Page: GG.28
Section: Guide To Greenville
Text Word Count: 778
Document Text
STAFF_WRITER
econnor@greenvillenews.com
So the kids have played all the Playstation they can stomach (imagine that improbability) and have begun to perform every pro wrestling move imaginable on their baby brother?
Never fear, escaping your home in Greenville is not difficult.
New this year is the Discovery Island Waterpark at Southside Park outside of Mauldin, which operates seven days a week during the summer, offering an alternative to driving to Lake Hartwell or Lake Keowee on a hot summer day.
The park is open during the summer months from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $6 for anyone taller than 48 inches and $5 for anyone under 48 inches. Ages 2 and under are free.
"We are excited about the new facility," says Dan Rodgerson, executive director of the Greenville County Recreation District. "There is nothing like it in the Upstate. Greenville deserves a facility like Discovery Island and the concept was embraced by local leaders, politicians and the tourism community."
Near the waterpark at Southside Park is the newly finished Discovery Park playground.
In Berea, the Westside Aquatic Center has an indoor pool that is an epicenter for competition as well as recreational swimming and birthday parties.
Also new this year will be the Greenville Bombers, a Class A minor league baseball newly relocated to Greenville from Columbia. The team, affiliated with the Boston Red Sox organization, will play in Municipal Stadium on Mauldin Road until a ballpark is built in downtown Greenville for the 2006 season. The team's name also will be changed.
You also can try the Pavilion Recreation Complex in Taylors, where you can ride a vintage train or build a snowman on the ice rink. The engine, a miniaturized replica of an old Southern diesel engine, runs a half-mile loop around the Pavilion on Scottswood Road off East North Street.
Inside, the ice rink attracts skaters, and during the winter, a weekday morning program lets kids play with artificial snow.
In Greer, there's Kids Planet, a half-acre park with two large-scale playgrounds, picnic shelters and walking trails.
On Saturdays, take the kids -- at least age 7 -- for a leisurely horseback ride at the Riverbend Equestrian Park, a bucolic, 66-acre park near the foot of Paris Mountain.
Visit the Recreation District's Web site, http://www.gcrd.org/, for more information on events and destinations.
If you're looking for a kid-friendly outing that lasts just long enough to keep them interested but doesn't stretch their patience, visit the Greenville Zoo in Cleveland Park downtown.
The zoo recently opened a compelling orangutan and leopard exhibit. Also, the ever-popular "Boo in the Zoo" event for Halloween (the animals are put to bed) will offer yet another not-so-scary carnival of candy gathering.
For live family entertainment, there are plenty of choices throughout the year.
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra conducts a series of Lollipop Concerts for small children at satellite branches of the library system and Greenville Mall.
After a story-themed, classical music performance (the program tries to feature as many instruments as possible from show to show), children get a lollipop and a chance to touch and learn about the instruments. The series runs in winter and spring; go to greenvillesymphony.org for a schedule.
In the summer, the Peace Center's amphitheater echoes with free music. Also, in the summer, the older kids might enjoy the free Upstate Shakespeare Festival, with two productions each season at the Reedy River Falls Park amphitheater.
The Bi-Lo Center offers family-friendly performances, such as the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus each February and a number of kid-themed shows that tour through the area. If you don't mind your kids watching an occasional brawl, the Bi-Lo Center is also home to the Greenville Grrrowl minor-league hockey team.
For a truly out-of-this-world experience, see the stars at the Roper Mountain Science Center, which houses a giant telescope and offers a planetarium show, along with special programs.
The science center also is host to Second Saturday each month, when the Living History Farm demonstrates how pioneers made their own clothing and food and other science activities are offered.
YMCA branches around the county offer various activities, whether it's day camps or league sports.
+ GREENVILLE ONLINE
For a searchable online calendar of entertainment events in the region, go to GreenvilleOnline.com and click on Entertainment.
Cutline: File photo by ALAN DEVORSEY / Staff
Tentatively fun: Caelan, left, Christian and their dad, Cimeron Holcombe, test the ice at the Pavilion's skating rink.
Cutline: KEN OSBURN / Staff
Kids Planet: Cindy McCrady of Greer helps her daughter, 2-year-old Mackenzie, on the slide.
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