Enter the Adventure Zone™!

Kids of all ages will enjoy our huge Adventure Zone™! Conveniently located near the front gate, the Adventure Zone™ provides kids ages 6-17 with a wide variety of opportunities to experience the fun and excitement of aviation.

Featuring everything from simple hands-on building projects to educational programs and the opportunity to meet real live aerospace personalities, the Adventure Zone™ will captivate the minds of future pilots and fill their thoughts with dreams of the boundless opportunities in aviation.

Meet Ty Lawson at the Air Force Reserve Motor Coach. That’s right! Ty Lawson, (#3) point guard for the Denver Nuggets, will be in the Adventure Zone™ on Saturday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.!
Meet and chat with News 7 Everyday Hero, Gilbert Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler won this award for his work in helping kids make their dreams take flight!
Check out the fun, hands-on activities in the Kid Zone Tent.
Visit the Young Eagles tent to sign up for an airplane flight.
Join the U.S. Geological Survey for a modern day treasure hunt using a Global Positioning System (GPS). Learn how to operate a GPS receiver and then practice your skills by navigating our Geocache course.

See these other attractions:

Inflatable Jumpers
Climbing Wall
Flight Simulators
Civil Air Patrol Glider
Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Tent and Truck
Remote Control Model Airplanes
Metropolitan State College of Denver Department of Aviation and Aerospace Science, and the Metro Flight Team
Colpar Hobbies

The Adventure Zone™ is coordinated and staffed by volunteers from multiple nonprofit organizations, including On Laughter Silvered Wings (OLSW) and the Antique Aircraft Association of Colorado (AAAC).

OLSW provides youth with an educational foundation, equipping them with knowledge, aviation education, and experience to choose careers in the aerospace/aviation industries or other careers of their choice. OLSW uses aviation as a vehicle to teach kids that their environment does not dictate who they are and who they should be; rather, OLSW encourages each youth to become the person of their dreams. "We teach kids how to make their dreams take the flight to reality!" For more information, contact Gilbert Wheeler (720.324.0204 or olsw@msn.com).

AAAC promotes the preservation, restoration and flying of the antique and classic airplanes and other Flying machines; and, encourages young people to become interested in flying old aircraft. A major goal of AAAC is to form a core group of young people interested in aviation and mentor them to further their aviation education and goals. In 2008, the AAAC acquired a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D. Mentors meet with youth on the 1^st and 3^rd Saturdays of each month to rebuild this airplane. For more information, contact Jim Sutton (303-775-1690 or jim@bbcleaning.com).