I don’t know about you, but playgrounds were my entire personality as a kid. The second my mom said, “Let’s go to the park,” I was already halfway out the door, shoes barely tied, ready to swing so high I could see the whole neighborhood. And don’t even get me started on recess. That was the best part of school. Forget math. Forget vocabulary. Give me 20 minutes on the jungle gym and I was living my best life.
So when I heard Cambier Park’s big castle playground is coming down, I felt a tiny emotional wobble. Like… the castle?? The place every kid pretended to be royalty or a secret spy? Yep. According to a press release, starting Monday, November 24, 2025, demolition crews are rolling in to take down the old structure. They’re expecting to wrap up the whole removal by Wednesday, November 26. Three days. Poof. Castle gone.
But hold up, it’s not all sad news…