Middle-earth amusement park - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elfchick7 · 04-09-2007, 07:26 PM

Hey, does anyone have good ideas for the Shire part of the "park"?

You know, I always wanted to fund a subdivision modeled after the cultures of the Free Peoples (i.e. good guys) of Middle Earth. Any ideas for that?

Boo Radley · 04-10-2007, 05:59 AM

I see those as cottage style hotel facilities, for people making an extended stay who would like something more than just a suite.

Bêthberry · 04-10-2007, 06:30 AM

There could be a delightful "hands on" play centre for childlren where, instead of learning how toilets or electricity or combustion engines work, children could get their hands muddy in the gardens and fields of The Shire. You know, they could learn how plants grow by seeding, weeding, feeding, picking off bugs and snails, maybe even harvesting a few plants.

It could be a 'no adults' centre, where parents would watch from the sidelines, maybe sitting with some pipeweed or ale as they observe their children learning about food in nature instead of pre-packaged in the green grocers. It would have to be fun, though. Any whiff that it was a 'learning experience' would ruin it.

It could be extended to a barn or chicken coop, too, so the kids can learn how to muck out hay and stuff. Maybe even a pig sty, where feeding of the animals is allowed. It always good for a laugh for city kids to learn how to milk cows, and shaking up fresh cow milk, in time to music of course, would demonstrate the creation of butter.

A bit of the bucolic side of the Shire, but nicely themed for the pre-school set.

Elfchick7 · 04-10-2007, 08:36 AM

and several gardens(vegetable and decorative)!

04-09-2007, 07:26 PM	#1
Elfchick7 Wight Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the Greenwood Posts: 201	The Shire??? Hey, does anyone have good ideas for the Shire part of the "park"? You know, I always wanted to fund a subdivision modeled after the cultures of the Free Peoples (i.e. good guys) of Middle Earth. Any ideas for that? __________________ "Yesterday is history. Tommorow is a mystery. Today is a gift from God. That's why it's called the PRESENT!"

04-10-2007, 05:59 AM	#2
Boo Radley Wight Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio. Believe it or not. Posts: 145	I see those as cottage style hotel facilities, for people making an extended stay who would like something more than just a suite. __________________ Don't believe everything you read on the interwebs. That's how World War 1 got started!

04-10-2007, 08:36 AM	#4
Elfchick7 Wight Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the Greenwood Posts: 201	and several gardens(vegetable and decorative)! __________________ "Yesterday is history. Tommorow is a mystery. Today is a gift from God. That's why it's called the PRESENT!"

04-10-2007, 06:30 AM	#3
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	There could be a delightful "hands on" play centre for childlren where, instead of learning how toilets or electricity or combustion engines work, children could get their hands muddy in the gardens and fields of The Shire. You know, they could learn how plants grow by seeding, weeding, feeding, picking off bugs and snails, maybe even harvesting a few plants. It could be a 'no adults' centre, where parents would watch from the sidelines, maybe sitting with some pipeweed or ale as they observe their children learning about food in nature instead of pre-packaged in the green grocers. It would have to be fun, though. Any whiff that it was a 'learning experience' would ruin it. It could be extended to a barn or chicken coop, too, so the kids can learn how to muck out hay and stuff. Maybe even a pig sty, where feeding of the animals is allowed. It always good for a laugh for city kids to learn how to milk cows, and shaking up fresh cow milk, in time to music of course, would demonstrate the creation of butter. A bit of the bucolic side of the Shire, but nicely themed for the pre-school set.