Opinion: Replacement of Seattle Fun Forest with art exhibit sells out families

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

For children growing up in the Seattle area, the focal point of the kid-friendly features at Seattle Center was the Fun Forest amusement park. The space where the rides — sold and shipped off to other cities during the last couple years — formally towered over excited kids is now empty and awaits its newest tenant — the artwork of Tacoma-native Dale Chihuly. The Seattle City Council confirmed last Monday that there would be no new Fun Forest for Seattle’s future families but, rather, an exhibit for the artist’s glass-blown pieces.

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