Friday, 16 October 2009

Friday Night Last Orders At The Pub

Friday we awoke from our steak coma bright and early so we would make it to Magic Mountain when the gates opened. Something you should know about me: I'm not a huge fan of roller coasters. Something you should know about the three other road trippers: they are roller coaster junkies.

this photo makes me clenchy (though I did manage to ride this coaster)

I was determined to keep up with the junkies so I spent pretty much all of Friday in a state of fear/hysteria/shock/exhilaration. Roller coasters are fun, I'll admit it. The Magic Mountain roller coasters? Are over the top.

Example A:
The Goliath. Hits speeds of 85 mph, 255 feet tall, 61-degree drop, zero-gravity floating hills and drops. A twenty-five storey building would fit under the rise of Goliath.

I rode it twice

The park was not busy at all which meant that we didn't wait for long to ride each coaster. All day long, coaster after coaster after coaster. Which resulted in this:

Shortly after this photo was taken, I puked my guts out. Fun times. I then ate a churro and a frozen lemonade and went on more roller coasters (I was trying to keep up with my hardcore roller coaster junkie husband.)

We stayed at the park for ten hours. Ten hours! I was jelly by the end of the night.
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14 comments:

  1. Marie16 October 2009 at 11:03

    Very.Brave.Lady.

    I would have refused to go on any of the rides mainly because I hate roller coasters and I'm a scaredy-cat.

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  2. addy16 October 2009 at 11:03

    Holy crap. That's so much more hardcore than I'll ever be! I can't do roller coasters... Nice job.

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  3. Anonymous16 October 2009 at 12:08

    good for you, lady!!!
    i'm very proud of you for barfing, then eating and continuing on :D

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  4. Tyler16 October 2009 at 12:18

    Wow, I am so sorry that you are not into coasters... I am so jealous that you spent all day at an empty park!!

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  5. Nilsa @ SoMi Speaks16 October 2009 at 12:43

    I hate roller coasters, too. Only been on one upside down coaster in my life. Don't plan to go on more. Too bad I couldn't have met you somewhere a little more clenchy. Glad to hear you survived.

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  6. -J16 October 2009 at 13:49

    Magic Mountain was where I rode my first real roller coaster and where I lost my fear of all such rides. Then I didn't go on any for a few years and I'm right back at square 1. Booo.

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  7. Tia16 October 2009 at 14:31

    I'm right there with you! Something hit me right around puberty, and I now can do 1 coaster before I puke. That's impressive you still did it. I would have pouted in the corner!

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  8. Katelin16 October 2009 at 15:47

    oh man you are a champ. puked and kept going? i am impressed! i myself am a roller coaster junkie too, i love magic mountain! but i admit some of them are insane, love it but it's crazy, haha.

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  9. Unknown16 October 2009 at 18:52

    You are a very brave woman. Just looking at that makes my stomach lurch.

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  10. Angella17 October 2009 at 09:37

    The expression on your face says it all...

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  11. Stevie17 October 2009 at 14:03

    I'm a roller coaster junkie also, but the last time I was at Magic Mountain, I happened to get food poisoning from...ironically...Ralph's grocery store. Bad mayo. At first I thought it was just the coasters shaking my organs all over the place, and that probably didn't help, but I was sick for 4 days. I haven't been on a big coaster since.

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  12. rachaelgking19 October 2009 at 13:07

    "Shortly after this photo was taken, I puked my guts out... I then ate a churro and a frozen lemonade and went on more roller coasters"

    This is why I love you.

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  13. Lemon Gloria19 October 2009 at 15:07

    I love roller coasters, but your people are hard core! And you, lady, you are strong! You puke, get right up, and keep going!

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  14. Mermanda21 October 2009 at 07:38

    I don't think I'd have been such a good sport. In my old age, I have come to not enjoy the amusement parks. Your husband is a lucky man.

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