Check mark: The water slide works.
Check mark: The zipline zips.
Check mark: Yorba Linda’s beloved Adventure Playground is still a place of exploration and fun after a $7 million renovation.
Community leaders, invited guests and, most importantly, several children, got a sneak peek at the park’s new features Friday night, putting them through their paces.
“This is so great, just a fun place for kids to go and be adventurous,” said Cindy Maddox, visiting with a neighbor. “It is so well thought out and going to be a great thing for the community, I think.”
New features include suspension bridges connecting three towers of a play structure; a splash pad, but this is just a concrete slab with some sprinklers, this is 5,000-square-feet with a waterfall boulder, rocks to clamber over and water sprays; two water slides, including one that stretches more than 170 feet; and bathrooms onsite. There is also a lot more shade offered.
And community favorites, like the opportunity to build forts and the zipline remain – there are now two 100-foot lines for children to ride. And there is the wiffleball field.
Building forts, getting dirty, using their imagination in play during summer camp has been a rite of passage for children growing up in Yorba Linda since the early ’80s. Now several amenities will be open to the community throughout the year, officials said.
“It’s taken a lot of work by a big team of people to reopen this special facility, and while it’salways amazing to see a concept take shape in real life, the execution of this project is trulyexceptional,” Mike Kudron, the city’ s parks and recreation director, said. “As a result, Yorba Linda residents are going to enjoy Adventure Playground for decades to come.”
City officials expect to announce soon an opening date later this month for the playground, but summer camps are already planned, check online at YLRecOnline.com for more information.
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