JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sliding, splashing and climbing to a new look for downtown Jacksonville.

Mayor Donna Deegan and city leaders cut the ribbon at the new Riverfront Plaza where the Landing once stood.

Many families got their first look Friday, and while a lot of the kids probably weren't thinking too much about what used to be there, being back on this property took some folks back to their days at the Landing.

"Those and those and those," said Daxton Ellis when answering what his favorite part of the playground was.

With so many slides all around him, it was tough for Ellis to pick a favorite.

But one thing is for sure, he had to put in some work crawling through the cargo nets to test out each one.

"I was climbing - doing it with my feet," said Ellis.

While Ellis got his steps i

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