An engineer grandfather built an amusement park in the backyard for his grandchildren
Tired of standing in queues at amusement parks? Californian Steve Dobbs, for example, is tired. Moreover, he wanted his grandchildren to have a reason to visit their grandfather more often and spend time with him, and this is not so easy to achieve, living near Disneyland.
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With 30 years of experience as an engineer at Boeing, Steve took action decisively. First, he installed old dolls, which his wife was about to throw away, inside a tunnel made of old Christmas puzzles. Then Steve decided to lay tracks for the children's railway through the tunnel and, seeing the joyful faces of his grandchildren, he realized that he was moving in the right direction.
In Dobbsland, as Steve decided to call a mini amusement park in his backyard, there are several themed attractions, so the grandchildren even have plenty to choose from. Fans of "In Search of Nemo" can take a ride through the park on a submarine made of old garbage cans, across an ocean of PVC pipes and a large blue awning. The Sleeping Beauty Castle stands in the center of the courtyard, and the last structure built in the park is particularly impressive: nine Dobbs students helped him build a roller coaster whose trolleys can accelerate up to 19 kilometers per hour.
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