Children laugh and run while the sun beats down on them. Parents push their children on the swings and the children take turns on the slide. A child falls and runs crying to his mother. A typical day at any playground, but this is no ordinary playground. This is the Kristi Yamaguchi Always Dream Play Park, a playground “for children of all levels that allows their physical and mental development” (Always Dream Play Park). Kristi Yamaguchi was born with a club foot, which inspired her to create the Always Dream Foundation in 1996. She and the foundation fund projects, like this park, to ensure that all children's dreams come true. The park contains charming and colorful structures that are easy for any child to use. There is a long concrete ramp leading to the small beige slide. A row of swings includes two blue swings equipped with safety belts. The ground around all the equipment is spongy and blue. The gentlemen are dressed casually in yellow umbrellas on the hill, and the sandpit is equipped with a spout for some dirty fun. The blue carousel is not an ordinary merry-go-round but rather a two-level jungle gym with space for children to climb inside and spin. The park seems small, but even on a busy day, no one is waiting. online. There is plenty of seating for parents on tables and benches and in a small amphitheater that could become a space for an impromptu performance. At first glance the parks seem located in a strange location, right next to a busy parking lot, but on reflection it is the best location for easy access. The large playground structures and brightly colored umbrellas attract those walking down Stevenson Boulevard. The playground opened in Fremont on January 16, 2010 after four years of...... middle of paper...... a blonde, tall-boned mother in sportswear looks at her 5-year-old son years old on the slide with his mother, Cindy. When I ask them what they like about this playground, Danielle immediately responds: “It’s not a ghetto.” They both laugh. “I really do,” she said. "It's very colorful and clean. I can't get my son to leave." They don't know that the playground was built for children with disabilities. “It doesn’t matter,” says Sherry, a skinny Asian mom who has gone to the park three times in the past two weeks with her 6-year-old son. . They live near the park. “It’s good for them to blend in.” The goal of Kristi Yamaguchi Always Dream Play Park is to provide a playground for children of all abilities. Most people here don't know that the park is designed for children with disabilities. People may not notice them, but it doesn't seem to matter. Everyone is having fun.