36 Reasons To Take The Ride This Summer 1. THE RIDE is New York’s ONLY moving theatre and a head turning one at that.
2. The interactively dazzling show is the most exciting Experiential Event in the Times Square neighborhood.

3. The multi-million dollar busses are so perfectly air-conditioned that the audiences resist debarking at the end of the show.

4. The 75-minute tour of Midtown Manhattan allows visitors to survey the most famous 50 blocks in the world – from a perfectly air-controlled, floor-to-ceiling-windowed gigantic bus – passing the most famous Brands in the Universe – helping them decide – what to do next – what to buy next – where to shop next – where to eat next – where to be dazzled next.

5.  As THE RIDERS glide through iconic neighborhood after iconic neighborhood, they are entertained by both the On-Board-Gold-Star-Critically-Acclaimed Hosts and the On-The-Street-Award-Winning Cast.

6.  From two to toothless, all Generations take THE RIDE.

7.   Famous singers take THE RIDE.

8.   Movie stars take THE RIDE.

9.   Presidential Candidates will be taking THE RIDE.

10.  Broadway critics RAVE about THE RIDE.

11.   The Tour Industry’s Press RAVES about THE RIDE.

12.  THE RIDE wins a new Award every three months.

13.  The new Mayor of London has asked to see THE RIDE’S Marketing Materials and Projected Financials.

14.  THE CAST is exceedingly charming and seductively talented.

15.   Ballerina Anna Courter’s pas de deux at Columbus Circle will take your air-conditioned breath away.

16.   The On-Board Hosts are also drop-dead-gorgeous.

17.   The CEO/CCO once won a Pulitzer Prize.

18.   The President has been nominated to win the coveted 23rd Annual Frank W. Berkman Tourism Achievement Award

19.    The Today Show said that THE RIDE is the hottest way to see New York.

20.   Josh Groban declared that THE RIDE lived up to all of his wildest expectations.

21.    FORBES proclaimed that THE RIDE is a wildly successful experiential branding EVENT.

22.   THE RIDE presents NEW YORK in such a vibrant, exciting and exhilarating, light – visitors have been known to extend their vacations.

23.   The 40 Plasma Screens on Board are a show unto themselves.

24.    The 3,000 LED Lights and Surround Sound are designed and operated by Rock Arena geniuses.

25.   The Group Sales Department takes more daily calls than the Mayor’s Office.

26.    Flash Mobs stalk THE RIDE.

27.    Whole PROMS rent multiple RIDES.

28.   Hollywood Location Scouts are on board weekly.

29.    THE RIDE has already filmed two TV Specials.

30.   The bus actually talks.   Scripted lines as well as impromptu banter with people on the sidewalk and the occasional taxi cab driver.

31.  The hardest bitten New Yorker of all New Yorkers wrote that THE RIDE taught her things about her beloved city even she didn’t know.  She called it FASCINATING FUN.

32. THE RIDE is a state-of-the-art, multi-million-dollar, critically-acclaimed, award-drenched, rolling Experiential Extravaganza dedicated to the rest of the WORLD.

33.  Fun Alert:  THE RIDE is awaiting its 10,000th RIDER.

34.  Fact :  Of the 9,381 RIDERS who have sung THE RIDE’S big-finish version of New York, New York, JOSH GROBAN sang it the best.  Hands down.

35.   FYI: Out-Of-Town guests (related and otherwise) have been known to take THE RIDE twice during their stay in NYC.

36.   The Scoop:  The Cast is learning French.

Check out our fun time and personal trip on THE RIDE!! We had an amazing time and cannot wait to check out THE RIDE again! Click here to see what happened on our last trip on THE RIDE: 3decades3kids Rides The Ride NYC!

Disclosure: Diane Sullivan/3decades3kids is a The Ride partner blog. All opinions are that of Diane and are completely honest. They do not reflect the opinions of the parent company represented in this post. No compensation was given for this post. Complimentary passes were provided in order to facilitate this review. Our family rated this NYC event on a scale of 1-10 ( 1 being the best and 10 being the worst). We rated it on being enjoyable, worth the money, and appeal to all ages 5 and up. We gave The Ride a score of 1. Congrats, The Ride. You surpassed our expectations when it comes to entertainment. Please contact us at Diane@3decades3kids.net and @3decades3kids across all social media platforms. 3decades3kids.net

 

        

 

Build-A-Bear Making Four My Little Pony Friends!

My daughter has been a My Little Pony fan forever, or at least for the past seven years! She loves the show and has a million of the little toys. A few years ago Build-a-Bear introduced their own version of the ponies. Twilight Sparkle was Emm’s first My Little Pony Build-a-Bear creation, soon followed up by Pinkie Pie and more. I have honestly lost track of how many MLP friends were made over the past few years.

The other day we headed to one of our favorite Build-a-Bear locations with four unstuffed friends. I’m not if you know but you can have unstuffed Build-a-Bear friends sent to your house and you can take them to any location to get them stuffed. This is great to know in case there is a sale online that you want to grab. In our case we had leftover review gift cards that Build-a-Bear had previously sent us. There was a 2 for $35 sale so we picked up 4 friends for $70. If you have been to Build-a-Bear you know that the friends can run from $15 to $20 to $25 and maybe higher.  In our case the four friends would have cost $100- $120 but we only used $70 because of the sale online. We used the extra gift card for three outfits! The one drawback to having the friends shipped to your home is the pressure of making time to get to the store for stuffing. It literally took months and months of looking at them in the box before we were able to make the trip. Why did we wait so long? 🙁

Well, anyway, the stuffing and store experience was pure joy! Stuffing four friends is no simple task. There were hearts to pick out and wish upon. Each one was loaded with a different scent which included cotton candy, mixed berries, bubble gum, donut, and more. They even had a pizza scent to go with the new TMNT! Emm did not choose the pizza scent. There were music chips to test out including the My Little Pony theme song. And the the actual stuffing. Emm worked the foot pedal as our helper coached. Before you knew it the My Little Pony Friends came to life one after the other. First Princess Luna next Princess Cadence, then Zecora and finally Trixie! Four new friends ready to be fluffed at the fluffing station. Next stop was the Dress Me Station where all the new dresses and crowns were fit to perfection. Our day ended with a fashion show featuring all four ponies and hosted by Emm! I suspect there will be a Build-a-Bear My Little Pony tea party coming up very soon. I will definitely be able to take a pony headcount at that point. We did purchase some Build-a-Bear cookies and lollipops for our upcoming party.

So, if you are looking to make memories with your little one, look no further than your own local Build-a-Bear. There is something for everyone and a million hugs along the way. Check out all things Build-A-Bear at http://www.buildabear.com/

Disclosure: Diane Sullivan/3decades3kids is a Build A Bear partner blog. No compensation was given for this post. Gift cards were provided by Build a Bear in order to facilitate this review. All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan and do not reflect the opinions of the parent company. Contact me at Diane@3decades3kids.net and @3decades3kids across all social media platforms. Snapchat: ThreeDecades