On Friday Jeremy took me to a work picnic being held at our local amusement park, Frontier City. It was a balmy day with rain that wouldn't let up. So we hung around for a couple hours before giving up to come home and take a nap.
When we woke up the sun was out - so we grabbed our ticket stubs and made our way back out to the park. With no lines we hopped right on to 4 different rollercoasters (we rode each twice). They all had names like The Wild Cat, The Silver Bullet, and The Diamond Back. The Wild Cat is a wood rollercoaster - which I've decided is my favorite. There is something about thinking the crickity planks threatening to give way underneath you that makes it that much more thrilling.
Do you like rollercoasters? Which kind are your favorite?
P.S. I found this in a random corner of the theme park - it was rather out of place and had very little context. Creepy, right?
P.P.S. I'm officially obsessed with Instagram. You can find me @andkathleen - though, I'll try not to forget about my real camera!
Rollercoasters are the best! Always guaranteed to give me giggle fits and a permenant grin on my face. I like wood coasters, too. Glad to find you on instagram!!!
ReplyDeleteBig Thunder Mountain at Disney World is as crazy as my rollercoaster ridin' gets.
ReplyDeleteI love those 3 rollercoasters, but yes ... The Wild Cat is definitely the most thrilling. Hearing the clinking as you make it up that first climb is so fun. :)
ReplyDeleteFrontier City, site of my very first upside-down roller coaster experience! I agree with you, though - wooden ones, for some reason, seem the most exhilarating.
ReplyDeleteI love roller coasters but my hubby is not a fan of heights so it's been years since I have ridden them. :) I can't pick a favorite, but I do love ones that allow your feet to dangle.
ReplyDeleteWas that creepy area originally part of the amusement park?
ReplyDeleteI looove roller coasters, but sadly as I am getting older it is starting to effect my equilibrium worse, I can't ride them 20+ times like I used to.
I am loving instagram too! I'm follwing you @prettybuggin
Claire - YES! The clinking makes it!
ReplyDeleteValerie - I have to admit - I was a little scared riding the old wood coaster in Coney Islan.
Jennie - I have no idea if it's original or what. And I feel like my stomach can't handle the amount of coastering it used to.
This is strange, but I only like some rollercoasters. They fall into two categories for me: "Ouch that hurt" and "That was awesome". There's no way to know where a rollercoaster will fall until I ride it once, but my favorite lately? El Toro at Six Flags in NJ. It's a modern wooden rollercoaster and pretty thrilling.
ReplyDeleteAnd I want my work to have amusement park picnics too!