My "thought for the day" calendar told me yesterday that I should spend time making memories. That was a perfect idea, because I knew Son Brian and DIL Nicole were coming into town for a couple of days. It was time for an adventure!
Last night we went to see the baseball Cardinals play against the Chicago White Sox in interleague play. It was a great night to be outside, and there was a nice friendly rivalry between the two sets of fans. Our team won 5 to 3.
After a good night's sleep, we were ready for more exploits. Last fall we bought a Family Pack of season passes to Six Flags. Today we used those passes for the first time. We got there right after the gates opened. The park wasn't busy at all; the longest we had to wait in line for a ride was five minutes. We were there for four hours, and in that time rode every ride on our list (some more than once). Although I enjoyed all of them, the most unique was the retooling of the Mr. Freeze roller coaster.
Up until this year, the ride was a launched roller coaster with a 190-foot tunnel, a 180 degree inversion, a turn, and a 200-foot vertical climb. At the top of the climb the train stopped, then ran the entire course in reverse. All this with the seats suspended from the top and your feet dangling in the air. Now it does the same thing, except the direction is reversed and you start by going backwards. At some points you're staring face forward to the ground!
Because of all the extreme twists and turns I took my glasses off before the ride started, so everything was blurry, but if I could have seen clearly it probably would have looked something like this:
You are some woman! I rode the roller coaster once at Cedar Point and never again. I think going backward first really would leave you all goobery for the return trip, when you can actually see what's going on.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the backward trip much more than the forward one (except for the view at the very top of the climb!)-my head was more secure pressed into the seat and didn't wobble around as much.
DeleteIt has been at least 25 years since I've been to 6 Flags. There were only 2 coasters then. I'll have to go back sometime.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's good to hear the Cards won!
I bet you're thinking of the Mine Train and the Screaming Eagle, which are both still there. We rode the Mine Train, and I thought about how much I enjoyed it as a teenager. (It's pretty tame compared to the newer versions)
Deletegood for you all at Six Flags, I think my riding days are over!
ReplyDeleteYou're never too old to change your mind :-)
DeleteAhhhhh just watching the video clip has me dizzy and my stomach queasy! lol You're much more adventurous than I am with the rides.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun to take in a ball game and spend quality time with family, your calendar was right! :-)
You may not be adventurous on rides, but you've gone surfing and climbed mountains...
DeleteLooks like fun! I bet those season passes will come in handy!
ReplyDeleteWe figured out that it takes two park visits to justify buying the season pass, so we're already halfway there. Tony and I might be inclined to go more, but the season parking isn't on either of our passes so we'd have to pay to park (which isn't cheap).
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