Garrett at the Controls

Today when we got to preschool, we discovered that the school would be closed for the day due to power issues.

And the energetic 4 year old needs to get out and do some things… today was rainy and cold… So, we decided to run out to Discover Mills and wander around. One of the things on the long list has been hitting the Slingshot Speedway to run some laps on their GIANT slot car track. We have spectated on multiple occasions, and it was time to step up to the controls.

When Garrett saw the Lightning McQueen car… the decision was made. We were going to race. The price wasn’t bad, we got 5 minutes of racing for $3 each. Of course the cars we selected were the slowest, but that also meant that we would have the best chance of making it around the track without a major catastrophe.

About Slingshot Speedway

Garrett did great. His only mishap was Lightning losing his body shell after running into my wreckage. And I created wreckage 3 times in the 5 minutes. Twice in the same turn. Obviously the Kurt Busch #2 car had an issue with that particular turn. It was a little faster than the Lightning McQueen car… and that was just enough to get me into trouble.

There are plenty of other things to do at Discover Mills… I’ve even heard that people shop there. In addition to the speedway some cool things that you might want to try are the carousel in the food court, the lego play table in Legoland, watching the crazy kids on bikes and skateboards in the Woodward Skatepark of Atlanta, catching a flick at the AMC 18 at Discover Mills, Dinner and a Joust at Medival Times… mini-golf, Jillian’s, Jump for Joy… ok, there are a LOT of things to do.

I know that I certainly don’t think of the mall as a place to go on a rainy day to keep a kid entertained, but it proved to be a great way to spend a couple of hours, and only a couple of bucks on a rainy cold day.

from LilburnDwellings.com