loginmike

I'm the same age

Sure it does, whats wrong with using the proper terminology? Well actually the term that was used may not be the one in the text books that you have studied but is a commonly accepted term by those in the trade.

Nice response.

I have my 4 year old wear one of the free ones that they provide. They are actually pretty nice, they fit, and there seem to be plenty to go around. I know I feel a lot better knowing he has it on. I know I would never just turn him loose in a wave pool.

We got to the water park just as they were opening for everone. Decided to ride all the rides before we moved on to the park. It did not take long to hit them all except for the lazy river or whatever they call it, and the surfing thing. Of course I had to make a pit stop to cut the rivets off of my trunks. Oops, forgot about that one. We played in the wave pool for a while. My kids really enjoy the special areas for them. I was pretty impressed with how much there is for smaller ones to do. The skies started to darken so our group decided it was time to head to the parking lot to have lunch while it rained. We wanted to save money for lunch so that it would not hurt so bad when we had dinner in the park. After lunch we went through the main gates and I was quite annoyed with the security guy there. I am a Bengals fan and was wearing Bengals shirt. The guy says "You can't come through here" I replied "Why not" and he said "I am a Steelers fan and no Bengals can come through" I like teasing one another about sports and what not, no problem. But this guy, or I think I should say "kid" would not let it go, just heckling me about how great the Steelers were and how bad the Bengals were. I had to listen to the crap the whole time he looked through my backpack. Trust me, I understand that working in the sun on your feet all day dealing with gobs of people everyday, isn't always a glorious job. But also let me say that if my children were not at my sides I would not have been nearly as polite as I was to this person. I really was not in the mood to argue about opinions and stats, I had better things to do. Okay, enough about that. After we got our speed pass tickets we did our normal ritual of starting the day in the park with a trip up the tower. Man that never gets old. The main thing we wanted to do for the day was ride Firehawk and S.O.B. It was my 6th trip this year and I still had not rode it or S.O.B. We usually go and spend the majority of the day letting the kids ride. No S.O.B. so we headed for Firehawk. I was not expecting the "you must put your stuff in the locker" scam. Any idea why they could not find a way to store your things like all the other rides? Just another way to suck the money out of your pocket. The wait to get on definitly could be enhanced by covering that area completely. It takes quite a bit out of you after waiting an hour in the sun. It did not take away from the ride itself though. What a sweet ride. I loved it. Super smooth. I only wish that I would have got the front seat, it probably would have been even better. We did sponge bob movie, Italian Job, Beast (always a good ride) it was actually busier than it had been recently. (Of course I had to direct a lost group that was within teen feet of the entrance to where The Beast is) You have to love speed lane even though I still feel bad walking past all those people. We then did the Thornberry ride. darn elephant. We then ate at the Wings Diner. It is expensive but actually compared to the rest of the places to eat it has it's benefits also. The food was very good and they had a lot a variety that suited the group we had. The rest of the night we let the kids do their thing as we tried to let our dinner settle. The bad thing about the all you can eat concept is you tend to eat too much. I think we were all guilty. We left about 9:00 and everyone was pretty worn out. The kids never want to leave so we end that with "We will be back in a few days". We had a great time. I hope I did not write too much.

Thanks for the feedback. Not quite what I was hoping to hear but is still positive.

I enjoy the ride and look forward to riding again. But I am more concerned about the condition of the girl. I wonder why they are not giving any more detail of her condition?