A first-of-its-kind glowing playground in Farmers Branch, Texas plans to open later this year, promising kids an LED zip line, glowing seats and other kid-friendly features.
'Fox & Friends Weekend' co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy gets an inside look at the playground with her daughter, Valentina.The glow-in-the-dark playground, which will be called Joya, will allow children to play both day and night. Joya, which is the Spanish word for jewel, is the first of its kind. The city conducted focus groups with local children to see how they could innovate the playground at Oran Good Park.
"The biggest challenge was creating something that did not exist," deputy city manager Mike Mashburn told Collin County magazine"The direction was to create a cross between a playground and an amusement park that glowed in the evening, much like Disneyland does," he added. Joya will feature a zip line with interactive lights, an LED-lit"spin zone" and glowing seats. Kids will be able to play on hot summer nights without compromising their safety.The glow-in-the-dark park, which was approved in November 2021, will cost nearly $5 million.
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