Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Fun on a kiddie coaster
I got to be a kid today. I took my daughter to a local amusement park and she really wanted to ride the roller coaster. However, since she didn't meet the height requirement, that meant I had to ride with her. Oh sure, that's my excuse. It's not like I didn't want to ride it. After all, this is the same roller coaster that I fell in love with as a boy growing up. For all those that worry, this is a very tame coaster that is much more jerky than exciting. But, my daughter thoroughly enjoyed going up high and seeing her mother watching her from below. Since I'm much bigger than my daughter, I had to hold onto her real tight due to the jerky ride and my larger legs blocking the lap bar from restraining her smaller body frame. No worries though because I could hold onto her and sort of absorb the shocks for her as we took the only two turns on the coaster. I will say that I had fun but my daughter was extremely excited and wanted to ride this over and over. I would even lift her slightly out of her seat a little more as we went over the negative-g hill that naturally adds to the excitement of the ride. I was so glad that I was able to share one of my childhood thrills with my daughter. I believe she'll be my ride partner for thrill rides when she grows a little older. Maybe when she grows a little older, we can take her to Six Flags to ride the Superman coaster. That should be tons of fun as long as I can withstand the thrills when I grow a little older. Ha. Time will tell.
