Lara Croft, Take 1

The head of Anubis the jackal-god towers over the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple. Anyone who dares enter the temple soon discovers that inside, it is a maze in pitch black darkness, haunted by roaming monsters that glow in the dark and rabidly chase those whom they see.

This is the Lara Croft attraction at Luna Park, where cheery visitors go in group by group, find their way through the darkness, and run out screaming.

As Mommy and Dominic and Pia waited their turn to go in, we wondered if kids can handle it, so we coached them:

Mommy: Listen, it will be dark inside.  When you walk in some people dressed as monsters will try to scare you. Don't be frightened.  They are just pretending and they will not touch you or hurt you.

Pia: They are not real monsters?

Mommy: No they're not. They're just people who work here.  It's all just for fun. Are you scared?

Dominic, Pia: No.

Mommy: Good. Don't be scared.

Dominic: We're not scared.

So in they went.

And out they popped, five seconds later.  Pia was too scared and they made their exit through the nearest emergency side exit.

 

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