Being Thrown Around
Posted by Posted in Reviews, daily ramblings Posted on 20-06-2008
Tags: amusement, amusement park, coaster, dorney park, firefox, hydra, roller coaster, theme park
Yesterday I was thrown around - don’t worry though for it was in a good way. First I have some updates for you.
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 - After my last post yesterday, I bet there were mixed thoughts on Firefox 3.0. But now I must assure you to download it. I am not going to delete that post, for it showed my thoughts at the time, but I am going to tell you that it is fine.
- The add-ons are now updated, and they are upgraded too. Some may still be behind, but I assume those will come soon.
- Now that I have my Google Toolbar back, all customized, along with some other upgraded add-ons, I do not see the resemblance as much to the ugly-in-my-mind-Internet Explorer. This is a big bonus.
Enough with that update, and now we move on. As I said, I was being thrown around yesterday - on roller coasters. I had never been on so many rides before, and these were huge. A few I went on three times, the really big ones, and some other fun ones I went on twice. Here we go!
Hydra - I think the Hydra is my favorite roller coaster there, though the first time I was on it was Sunday. I also think the Hydra throws you around the most, starting off out of the station with a twist, and having seven inversions. Follow the link in the name to find out more. I went on it three times yesterday. One of those three times I was in the front, which was really the experience, though because of the wind and having my eyes and nose open my nose was running and my eyes watering.
Thunderhawk - this one I have been on a few times before, it is a rickety wooden coaster that bangs me up and throws me around ’till the end, but still enjoyable. I went on this twice.
Voodoo - this came out new just a month ago I think, and it is one of the freakiest. You shoot out of the station and up 90 degrees to the ground. Then you free fall back down to the station and go up backwards. On the second time going backwards, also the last, as you are about to go down it stops you, jerking your shoulders against the seat in a most painful way, and then continuing to go up around the twist once more and stop at the station. This freaky ride I went on three times yesterday, and once in the back.
The Whip - not a thrill ride, all I did was sit there, whipping around while I joyfully watched two pairs of sunglasses fall off and one pair get crushed. Not much other than that though.
Wild Mouse - I have been on this ride before as well, and this one we waited a painful 20 minutes just to get rude service and break our wrists. It jerks you around so much, and unfortunately the workers there were really bitchy. This I defiantly only went on once.
Some water stuff - after we had some lunch we headed over to the WildWater Kingdom to get wet. The downside was the water was FREEZING! There were still a few fun rides, and of course the kiddie pool things were warm because of the pee.
Talon - back to the real Dorney! The Talon was feared, very much, but we survived it. In my eyes it did not throw you around as much as the Hydra, but still having some major loops and turns. I went on this three times, the last time in front.
Steel Force - this I think is one of the prized roller coasters. It is not that special to me, there are no loops or twists or any of that. It is fast and high though. You rise with that treacherous clicking noise 205 five feet, where you dive not very steeply into a tunnel and then go up and down and up and down and around until back to the station. It is pretty fun. I went on this twice, once halfway and once at the very end.
Revolution - this one was good, you spin around and rise in the air. We got the row that went the highest while we looked down on those that got nothing (HAHA!).
Those were all the rides I was on, but I should tell you the order. I will give the whole schedule.
- Hydra
- Thunderhawk
- Whip
- Wild Mouse
- Talon
- Hydra
- Steel Force
- Revolution(most air time)
- Voodoo(back)
- Voodoo
- Thunderhawk(back)
- Scrambler
- Talon
- Talon(front)
- Hydra(front)
- Steel Force
In between 4 and 5 we were in the water park. All the time there was not spent on these rides. While I was on the Whip, my friend Nick and sister Serena were on the dominator. Also around the time of the two Voodoos then my brother Eric was some rides across from there. Nick’s backpack was stolen in the Wildwater Kingdom, and was found in the entrance to the changing room, missing $43.
I had a great time, going on more furious rides than I have ever been on, and have lost fear of roller coasters. A few (first time Voodoo) took some pursaison and some I declined (Steel Force) the first time. That was pretty much my day though!
