Yesterday we went to the Six Flags theme park with a couple of friends, Salil and Vanya who were visiting. We were planning to go to the New Jersey Six Flags when we realized that there was a New England Six Flags and it was closer. We also figured it would be less crowded.
We wanted to be there before opening, so we could avoid the rush at least for the first few rides. We got there at 10 and luckily there were no lines. In the first couple of hours we had gone on all the recommended rides.
We then took out the park map and started going to every single ride. The one ride that was excluded from the Park ticket was the Slingshot. This seemed quite exciting and was separately priced at around $30. Reia seemed to be in a mood to do it all. And offered to pay from her pocket money to get launched straight into the air 240 feet at over 80 mph, in an instant. And what goes up that fast, must come down even faster. Reia and her friend enjoyed the experience, and labelled it "One of the best rides ever".
We didn't miss even one ride. We circled the park multiple times and made sure we covered all the rides. Except for the ones which had an age barrier. Those that were just for kids, and we weren't allowed in.
And finally, we managed to do all except one. A new ride was being premiered. The "New England SkyScreamer". This was advertised as the "World's Tallest Sky Screamer". Unfortunately this ride was only for Season Pass Guests and since we were day visitors, we weren't eligible for the ride.
Reia was very keen on taking the ride. We realized that to upgrade to a Season Pass would be just $19 and even if we came just once more, it would be totally worth it, since the entry was around $50. We got the season pass and as luck would have it, the ride broke down. We decided to hang around for a bit and almost everyone had left the area. That's when we noticed that they were trying it out. Guessing that the ride could open soon, Reia and her friend rushed to stand at the start of the line. They got lucky and when the ride restarted, they were the first to get on. They experienced the last ride left, the New England Screamer.
Heading home, we realized that Reia who was a little scared of rides, even at Disney had allowed peer pressure and pure determination overcome fear and go on rides that she would normally not dream of going near to.
Overall although I got on to all rides, except the slingshot, and had a great time, there seemed to be something missing. I'm not sure what exactly that was. It seemed that although the rides were far more thrilling than the ones at Disney, they did not have the finesse of the Disney experience. And therein lies the reason that Disney is Disney.
We wanted to be there before opening, so we could avoid the rush at least for the first few rides. We got there at 10 and luckily there were no lines. In the first couple of hours we had gone on all the recommended rides.
We then took out the park map and started going to every single ride. The one ride that was excluded from the Park ticket was the Slingshot. This seemed quite exciting and was separately priced at around $30. Reia seemed to be in a mood to do it all. And offered to pay from her pocket money to get launched straight into the air 240 feet at over 80 mph, in an instant. And what goes up that fast, must come down even faster. Reia and her friend enjoyed the experience, and labelled it "One of the best rides ever".
We didn't miss even one ride. We circled the park multiple times and made sure we covered all the rides. Except for the ones which had an age barrier. Those that were just for kids, and we weren't allowed in.
And finally, we managed to do all except one. A new ride was being premiered. The "New England SkyScreamer". This was advertised as the "World's Tallest Sky Screamer". Unfortunately this ride was only for Season Pass Guests and since we were day visitors, we weren't eligible for the ride.
Reia was very keen on taking the ride. We realized that to upgrade to a Season Pass would be just $19 and even if we came just once more, it would be totally worth it, since the entry was around $50. We got the season pass and as luck would have it, the ride broke down. We decided to hang around for a bit and almost everyone had left the area. That's when we noticed that they were trying it out. Guessing that the ride could open soon, Reia and her friend rushed to stand at the start of the line. They got lucky and when the ride restarted, they were the first to get on. They experienced the last ride left, the New England Screamer.
Heading home, we realized that Reia who was a little scared of rides, even at Disney had allowed peer pressure and pure determination overcome fear and go on rides that she would normally not dream of going near to.
Overall although I got on to all rides, except the slingshot, and had a great time, there seemed to be something missing. I'm not sure what exactly that was. It seemed that although the rides were far more thrilling than the ones at Disney, they did not have the finesse of the Disney experience. And therein lies the reason that Disney is Disney.
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