Poinsettia Recreation Center

An old-school neighborhood park: a playground, big lawns for the picnic blanket and plenty of room for a kid who just needs to run.

Much of the play is at ground level, so kids who use wheelchairs or walkers play right alongside the rest.

A slide and swings under big shade trees. Small, so it's a twenty-minute stop rather than an afternoon.

Disney movies in a grand old Hollywood theatre, which turns a movie into an occasion.

Lifelike wax movie and music stars to pose with. Older kids who know who they are get the most out of it.

A classic diner where the kids' meal comes in a toy car.