another episode from childhood that and a an adult and i look back on with a different perspective . this be one of my favorite childhood episode and one that really cement my adoration of this show . however and on view this episode after 20 year and i would say it be definitely one of the light one and play for laugh and amusement and instead of the dramatic and well constructed story line in previous episode in this and their first and best season . perhaps this episode be write for a little fan r and r too . a mr. spock would say and the story just isn not logical but there be some amusing line like and of course and mr. spock final one at the end when he ask the captain and mccoy et al whether they enjoy their r and r and they answer in the affirmative and he raise an eyebrow and say fascinating . in only the way mr. spock could do that . an interesting story line and of course and the idea of an amusement park be actually amuse ( instead of the fake and often annoying amusement of disneyland and for example ) and be able to have one wish actually come true . really and a great idea but not that well execute . and come from theodore sturgeon and another of the great sf short story writer they use in the first season and one wonder how much tinkering be do to the script that sturgeon turn in . now and here be a little trivia i learn on this very site represent in 1987 and james gunn establish the theodore sturgeon award for best short science fiction story . and i will quote the rest from this site represent in 1968 he { sturgeon } write the joy machine and a third script for the star trek tv series { amok time the other } and that be never shoot . the main reason that it wasn not use in the series be that it contain expensive special effect sequence that would be too much for their budget . however and the script be adapt into a book by sci fi writer james gunn ( star trek # 80 and the original series ) and publish by pocket book in 1996. i would sum this up to say this episode be still very enjoyable and especially if one doesn not think too much about it . just laugh and enjoy it and next episode we can get back to the serious stuff of protect the universe .