Six Flags -- A Scary Adventure

Last week, Seth and I decided to go to Six Flags with my parents. I had never been to Six Flags (Magic Mountain) before, although I tried one time last year. My friends and I got together early one morning - drove all night to CA, rode into the parking lot, and was turned away being told that Six Flags was closed that day due to a rain storm. The kicker was - - it wasn't raining. It had been raining earlier that morning, but had already pretty much died down by the time we got there. Anyway, I finally got to go for my first time last week. It was an . . . interesting experience. I can't really describe the experience in words, so hopefully the pictures will do justice.

We got something called a "Flash Pass" (because it was July and really busy). This "tamagachi" looking thing practically got us to the front of every line AND they gave us wrist bands so we could ride all the rides TWICE. I love roller coasters and I thought that was a pretty good deal. You just stay on the ride, show them your wrist band, and they send you off on the ride a second time. I would recommend this pass to anyone who goes in the summer. It sure beats standing in a 3 hour line for a 20 second ride.

The first ride we went on was mild. It is called Colossus. The roller coaster was wooden and just went up and down a lot. I kind of felt nauseous after riding the ride TWICE.


The next ride we went on was Scream. I thought that ride was a lot of fun, but it went upside down one too many times. My mom and I sat out while the boys went on their second run. It was getting a little too hot for us by that time so we went on a water ride. This simple log ride turned out to be one of my favorite rides. We got soaked!

Seth was drenched by the second run (mostly because I sat in front and he sat behind me and on the last drop I ducked and all the water washed over my head and into his lap -- hehehe). :)

The water felt nice because it was a hot day. We felt refreshed and ready for the next ride - - Goliath.

This ride was fun - - but made me really sick. There is a huge drop that takes your breath away and an inside loop that made my vision go black. It would have been a lot more fun if I didn't almost black out. I think after that ride we were feeling all bleh, so we went and ate lunch. Six Flags does not have the best food. But we all felt better after we ate. So . . . we headed over to BATMAN the ride.
We were all nervous and excited for this ride. We went on our first run. I was shaking so bad when it was over, but it was a lot of fun. I looked over at my mom and she said, "I think I could do that again!" Alright, I thought. If everyone else is doing it. . . .
After our 2nd time around, I could tell that my mom had made a big mistake. We got off and she had to go sit down. We rested and drank lots of water and cooled off. When she felt a little better, we went on a more mild ride - Ninja. This ride swoops in the trees. I think this was our second mistake. The motion of sweeping back and forth through the trees made my mom even more sick. When we got off we rested again and my mom thew up in the bathroom.

After she threw up, she felt so much better, but she was done with the roller coaster rides for that day. By that time, there were only 3 rides we really wanted to go on, so we decided we would go on them and then go out to a nice dinner and be done for the day. The next ride we headed over to was Tatsu.















This ride was intense. I was tired and hungry and we had been standing in line for 25 minutes and I lost it. So, the ride is really high and you sit in a chair and then they tip the chair forward so you're facing the ground. The whole ride is done while you face the ground. I am scared of heights and was trying to be brave, but right as we got up there, I stated crying. It's a little embarrassing, but it happened. Seth and my dad kept saying, "You don't have to ride this one." but I told myself I would try everything at least once. So I stopped my tears and forced myself to get on the ride. Once we started going I realized how high we were and we kept climbing higher and higher, and Seth said, "you should close your eyes and I'll tell you when you can open them." Well, I don't remember him ever telling me to open them and the times I did, I wish I hadn't. When the ride was finally over, I remember bursting into even bigger hysterical tears because I was so scared and happy I could get off the ride.

This is not the best picture . . but up close you would see me bawling, and Seth and my dad trying to comfort me. They really wanted to go on the ride a second time but what were they suppose to do with me. "Hey, you stand there by yourself and try to stop crying while we go on this one again." Hmm . . . so they got off with me and after I started walking on the ground again, I felt better.

We walked over to the SUPERMAN ride. After Tatsu, I felt like any ride I went on would be a piece of cake. We rode Superman twice.

This ride was one of my favorites, except the line is ridiculously long for a 5 second ride.
The last ride we went on was APOCALYPSE.
It was fast, fun, and safe. It was a great ride to end the day on.

I enjoyed spending time with my husband and parents, but I think next time we we'll go to Disneyland.