Six Flags for Seven Fags

Monday was the staff day trip to Six Flags from the club. There ended up being seven of us going. We took two vehicles, didn't get lost, waited WAY too long to get in, but had a lot of fun.

The owner decided to buy us fast-passes, so we got to go on a lot of rides. Well, those of us that went on rides got to go on a lot of them. The one kid was afraid of heights, and didn't go on much after the Buzzsaw. Kind of a boring ride, unless you are sitting next to someone having FITS because they are so terrified. Then it's hysterical!!

They have a Coldstone Creamery there, so a couple of us stopped for ice cream at the end of the night. Probably the longest line we waited in... There was this little Chinese girl working, who was having a REALLY hard time scooping the ice cream, or mixing in the toppings. The other guy was not much faster. And every time someone entered, the girl at the register would holler out "Welcome to Coldstone!" and then interrupt the CHinese girl to ask how to say that in Chinese...

One of the major surprises of the day was the bumper cars. There is a big divider in the middle of the room, and you have drive in left-turn loops (it's like Nascar!). When everyone has to go the same direction, it is a LOT harder to create the free-form havok that makes bumper cars fun in the first place. They announce that head-on collisions are forbidden. At one point there was this 8-year-old girl who got stuck going the wrong way because she was just tall enough to operate it on her own, but was not doing well. The operator was on the mic the whole time yelling at her to turn around. I imagine a law-suit somewhere has ended the purpose of bumper cars. It's a shame...

The other big surprise was the recorded announcement at "Superman" now includes a section saying you must have 2 legs, one arm, and enough strength to hold on, and people with prosthetic limbs or immovable casts are prohibited from riding. Again, I can just picture the lawsuit that led to this insanity.