Won't you be my neighbor
Another attraction at Idlewild that our kids really enjoyed, even though none of them were as familiar with the show as I was as a child, was Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
Fred Rogers was a native of Latrobe. a town near Idlewild, so it was only fitting that the Pittsburgh and national) televsion personality has his own place at the park.
This ride on a trolley, much like that one featured on the show, but much larger, takes the passengers through the Neighborhood of Make Believe, filled with the scenes and animatronic characters, like King Friday and X the Owl.
One of Trolley's stops is at the factory of Cornflake S. Pecially, also known as "Corny."
One of the things I really enjoyed about Mr. Rogers as a child, and appreciate so much more as an adult, was his inclusion of the manufacturing world in his program. Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, I knew many people in my family and in my friends' families that worked in factories. I, too, would someday work in manufacturing. What was particularly striking about Mr. Rogers was that he actually celebrated the dignity of factory work. People made things, and even if a machine appeared to be making something, there were people running the machines. It's an attitude that was not (and still isn't) common in children's programming or the great world. Watch some of his videos, and see what I mean.
Oh, but the ride? Who doesn't love a trolley ride?
Fred Rogers was a native of Latrobe. a town near Idlewild, so it was only fitting that the Pittsburgh and national) televsion personality has his own place at the park.
This ride on a trolley, much like that one featured on the show, but much larger, takes the passengers through the Neighborhood of Make Believe, filled with the scenes and animatronic characters, like King Friday and X the Owl.
One of Trolley's stops is at the factory of Cornflake S. Pecially, also known as "Corny."
One of the things I really enjoyed about Mr. Rogers as a child, and appreciate so much more as an adult, was his inclusion of the manufacturing world in his program. Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, I knew many people in my family and in my friends' families that worked in factories. I, too, would someday work in manufacturing. What was particularly striking about Mr. Rogers was that he actually celebrated the dignity of factory work. People made things, and even if a machine appeared to be making something, there were people running the machines. It's an attitude that was not (and still isn't) common in children's programming or the great world. Watch some of his videos, and see what I mean.
Oh, but the ride? Who doesn't love a trolley ride?
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I just needed someone to tell me I'm special.
Then the kids got a little bigger and I made some friends and then my Mr. Rogers phase passed.
He was a good neighbor, though!