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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday July 29, 2005

LI ATTRACTIONS CREATE A WORLD CLASS CHILD'S PLAYGROUND

Contact:  Kristen Matejka        
Director of Marketing and Communications
LICVB&SC
631 951-3900 xt.317

SUMMER’S NOT OVER YET: TREAT YOUR CHILD TO EXPERIENCES THEY'LL REMEMBER COME SEPTEMBER

HAUPPAUGE, NY -(July 28, 2005)- With family-friendly attractions conveniently grouped together to make your next family visit to Long Island fun and hassle-free, Long Island is a child’s playground. From a world-class water park, voted number one in the tri-state area, to a Children’s Museum that will capture the imagination of the young at heart through interactive displays and programs, kids will love the broad range of attractions Long Island offers just for them. Why not stay overnight at one of Long Island’s many accommodations and make it a true family getaway.

An Aquarium, Water Park, Game Farm and Back-to-School Bargain Shopping
In and around the Town of Riverhead on Long Island, kids will be thrilled at all there is to see and do.

Plan to spend the day at Splish Splash, rated the #1 Water Park in the Tri State area by the NY Post and the # 5 Water Park in America by the Travel Channel. Experience one-of-a-kind water rides, including The Hollywood Stunt Rider, the Giant Twister and Shotgun Falls. Fun for the entire family.

Why not reserve a stay at one of many overnight accommodations, and spend the early evening shopping for back-to-school at the Tanger Mall Outlet Center, where you’re sure to find a bargain at one of the largest outlet centers in the country.
Spend the morning walking around the quaint riverfront town of Riverhead. Visit Atlantis Marine World, located on 3.2 scenic acres on the Peconic River, and see its newest exhibit: The Penguins! Come to Atlantis Marine World and be a “Sea Lion Trainer for the Day,” or have an up close experience by “Snorkeling with the Sting Rays.” Atlantis Marine World is also home to many exciting live marine exhibits including the sharks, sea lions, octopus and a giant, bright green moray eel. During your visit, board the Atlantis Explorer for an educational environmental tour boat adventure along the Peconic River, where you can experience the natural wonders of Long Island.

Getting back on the Long Island Expressway, exit 70, and a short ride to Manorville is the Long Island Game Farm. This beautiful facility offers a wide variety of animals, from mountain lions and lemurs, to bears and alligators, in addition to its newest residents, The Kangaroos! Be sure not to miss the Big Cat Encounter Show, featuring rescued lions and tigers. Take a ride on the free children’s rides or have a bite to eat at the snack bar. Don’t forget to pet Jerry the Giraffe! Kids will also love Bambiland at the Game Farm, where they can feed deer and other baby animals.
This pocket of family-friendly adventure attractions are all situated within a half-hour of each other, and also are located at the “Gateway to the World-Famous Beaches of the Hamptons” on the South Fork, and the “Gateway to Long Island’s Farm and Wine Country,” on the North Fork.

A Children’s Museum, Aviation Museum and Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Another cluster of children’s attractions also lie within a half-hour of each other in Nassau County.

How thrilled would your children be to learn of a museum created just for them? At the Long Island Children’s Museum, exhibits and amazing hands-on displays help children to learn…fun! Pop the boundary between play and experimentation in the Bubble Room; or visit Sandy Island to shape a sand dune with wind; venture through a two-story climbing structure; or experience the magic of making music, among many other adventures.

And right next door, for kids fascinated by airplanes and flight, The Cradle of Aviation Museum, features an extensive collection of actual planes and other exhibits tracing all the way back to “the dream of wings,” through the Golden Age of flying, to space exploration and contemporary aviation. The collection includes historical planes from WWI and WWII, as well as an F-14 Tomcat and the actual test model for the Lunar Excursion Module, produced right here on Long Island. An exciting IMAX theater, the largest on Long Island, allows visitors to fully experience through sense and sound, what it is like to be a fighter pilot, or a NASCAR driver, or to travel to the depths of the sea.

For another experience that will take you out of the ordinary, visit the Old Bethpage Village Restoration in Plainview about a half-hour away at exit 39 off the Northern Pkwy. from the Cradle of Aviation and the Children’s Museum
The Old Bethpage Village Restoration offers children the opportunity to see what life was like before there was electricity, cars and video games. Today, there are 51 historic buildings and seven reconstructions and the site encompasses 209 acres. The facility caters to children and adults in a fun and interactive way, with persons performing 19th century style tasks in full costume.

The Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission (LICVB&SC) was established in 1979 as a marketing arm for the destination’s nearly $5 billion travel and tourism industry. Based on Long Island in Hauppauge, NY, the LICVB&SC contributes to the economic development and quality of life on Long Island by promoting Long Island as a world-class destination and by attracting individuals, tours, meetings and conventions, trade shows, sporting events, related activities and business to Long Island. For more information about Long Island, please contact the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission by calling 1-877-FUN-ON-LI or visit the web site at http://www.funonli.com.


 

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