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Toys R Us Times Square (New York City)

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Location: 1514 Broadway at 44th Street, Times Square

Our thoughts: If you're looking for the continuing evidence that Times Square has been made family-friendly, look no further than the Toys R Us store at Times Square. Nothing says family more than a giant indoor ferris wheel.

The store has several floors all filled with toys, games, dolls, stuffed animals, and other things that you would buy for kids. But you don't really have to go and buy anything -- the main reason to go in is to ride the ferris wheel or to look at some of the other 'attractions,' including the giant T-Rex from Jurassic Park or the Candy Land candy area.

The ferris wheel boards at the bottom of the store (you enter the store on the first floor and then go down to the basement to get to the ferris wheel). Each car on the wheel represents a different toy-related theme or toy line, such as Sesame Street, Toy Story, or a fire truck. The wheel is 60 feet high, which means you go pretty high in the air and get to see a few of the floors while on the ride. It wasn't a bad ride, but you will probably only want to go on it once.

The T-Rex is free -- it's on the second floor near all the action figures. You will see lots of people taking photos of the T-Rex, and occasionally the Rex will roar, scaring the little children who might happen to be nearby. There is a ramp that goes along next to the T-Rex that brings you to another action figure area, and we're always a bit wary walking by the T-Rex, anticipating that it might turn its head and give us a big roar, but we've been lucky so far.

The Candy Land area is also located on the second floor, and has a large selection of bulk candy and other wrapped candy, so if you have a sweet tooth you'll want to visit here. There's also a very giant Barbie area, but we've never visited it because we don't play with Barbies.

Tip: The bathroom is on the second floor in the back near the board games.

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