Six Flags: Personal account C
I couldn’t sleep the night before the trip — that always happens to me. When I’m excited about something, I just can’t sleep. I suspect that I finally dozed off at about 2 a.m., but then I got up at 5 o’ clock sharp Saturday morning, dressed up, packed my bag, and headed out for an adventure.
It was kind of chilly waiting outside Uni’s gates at 6:45, but the weatherman said that the weather would be good … and everyone should trust a weatherman!
After the distribution of the tickets, I got on Turtle Van No. 1 and watched “Scary Movie 3.” When it finished, I blasted my ears open with an iPod and I attempted to play cards, although the turnout wasn’t good on a shaky, bouncy vehicle.
We arrived at Six Flags around 11 a.m. At the entrance I was scared since I didn’t bring any ID, but luckily none of the people were checking for it. After roll call with Assistant Director Sue Kovacs, I headed out with a gallop for all the roller coasters. (On a side note, weather was good! Thanks Mr. Weatherman!)
First my group went on Batman followed by Ninja. Mainly we were just waiting for Mr. Freeze to open at 12:15 p.m. (advice from experienced Six Flags veterans). Although the ride was called Mr. Freeze and my group was the first to enter into that section of Six Flags, the wait was not cool. However, in the end it was worth it. Like Jason said in his post, Mr. Freeze definitely gets the “most intense roller coaster I went on” award.
Food came next with the most expensive ice cream, pizza, pop, and fried chicken in all of Missouri. Waiting in line for food was like waiting in line for a roller coaster. At $3 for a small soda ($4 for a large), $7 for pizza, and $8.99 + TAX for fried chicken, I could almost feel the holes in my pockets. Ice water was free, but it just didn’t pack the caffeine I needed. As a result, I took as much BBQ sauce and butter to make up for my loss in buying chicken strips.
Afterward I went on several more roller coasters a few more times. Toward the end of the day, lines were incredibly short and people were able to re-ride the rides many times (even Mr. Freeze!).
Sometimes the rides broke down (Superman was “down for maintenance” right before we got on, and Mr. Freeze broke down with some Uni kids on it) and sometimes people puked (which increased the wait for The Boss by an hour), but overall things were just peachy.
At 7 p.m., everyone returned to their respective turtle vans and headed home. We got back at about 11 p.m. I slept as soon as I got home.
I’m about my dough, I’m about my bread.
— Alan Liang