The looks on their faces and the "Aaaahhhs" alone as the elevator doors opened to the "happiest place on earth" aka the second floor, were priceless. You would have thought we were entering Cinderella's Castle. I almost swear I could hear the voice of Ariel singing ever so softly in the background:
"Ah ah ahhh......Ah ah AAhhh. Ah Ah aaahh Ah Ah aah Aahh aahh Ah Ah AAHHH!"
Seriously, here's my list of reasons why Ikea is like Disneyland.
1. The arrangement of the furniture into little "houses" is like a little kid's dream. Some even resemble something you might see in Mickey or Minnie's house in Toontown.
2. They have a restaurant with fine cuisine from around the world ( ok, maybe just Sweden ) like you might find at Epcot Center.
3. You can enjoy the long lines at the check out like you do at the park in the middle of summer.
4. You need a map to get around.
5. Your child has to be a certain height in order to ride the rides. ( in the play area anyways)
6. Your kids still get tired and cranky.
7. They have bins of useless trinkets throughout to entice your kids to grab them from seated position in the stroller and
8. You can see how some of the pieces could easily be mistaken for Tomorrowland.
9. They have teacups.
10. The place is "Fantasmic!" and when you get home, you feel like you need a vacation from your vacation.
3 comments:
What a great post! :) The problem with my Ikea is that if fills up fast. Most of the time my kids can't even get in.
You are so funny!!
I have always thought that IKEA resembled Disneyland. At the one in L.A., you have to go up this two-story escalator to get up to entrance. Remind you of anyplace? Space Mountain of old for me!
LOL Too true! Our childcare fills up quickly as well - and half the time you only get 1/2 an hour - that isn't long enough to walk 1/2 way through and then you have to figure out how to get back to the entrance.
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