Six Flags was opened to homeschoolers (only) on Thusday for the whole day. I got a sitter for Wyatt and took Jacob, just the 2 of us. We had sooo much fun. He absolutely LOVED it! We rode so many rides and some 2-3x. We rode the Judge Roy Scream 3x in a row. (see video of us on it below) It was a GREAT family atmosphere. Kids of ALL ages, newborn to 18 and up to Grandma's struttin' around and rising roller coasters even! It was pretty crowded but not like when it is on a weekend open to the public. The longest we waited for a ride was probably 20 minutes. Unlike the 2 hour waits on the weekends. The price was $20 off for everyone who went. We were both ready to crawl to the car at the end of the day.
I was quite impressed with all the homeschooled families there. All, and I mean ALL, the kids there were very well behaved, respectful, well mannered, no vulgar language spewing from teenage mouths (or parents for that matter) and no teenagers making out in front of us in line. (Something that always annoyed me about standing in line for so long for rides in the past) Also, everyone there was dressed appropriately (without butts and boobs hanging out all over the place). In other words, a great family atmosphere. I felt really good about having Jacob in that environment.
We saw several friends from our homeschool co-ops that Jacob sees several times a week and we made lots of new friends too. There were a few from out of state even! Everyone was super friendly. By the end of our 7 hours there we had to take a few sitting breaks on the way back out to the car. Jacob's poor little feet hurt from walking all day. He's already asking when we can go back. =)
Video on the Judge Roy Scream for the 2nd time in a row....
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Photos on the Judge Roy Scream
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Riding our first ride, The Sombrero
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After The Sombrero
A video of us riding the BATWING
Riding the Teacups, he had alot of fun spinning our teacup around and around.
I was so dizzy getting off that thing!
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This was his FAVORITE ride....he went twice!
The ONLY dry part of me was my right shoulder and a sliver of my left calf.
Jacob got off with just soaking wet shorts and a little bit of his shirt.
Visiting The Blacksmith
Riding "THe CAVE" ride (that isn't called that anymore)
Headed into THE CAVE (It's now called Yosimite Sam's Gold River Ride) or something like that.
Hanging out by Aquaman ride.......you get soaked just watching from the sidelines!
Major traffic jam. The kids could go no where and the operator kept having to get out there and untangle them out of their jam. This was Jacob's 1st experience "driving".
The Parachutes, Jacob's 2nd favorite ride.
In the "TEXAS" section of the park
Waiting in line for the log ride
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Finally realizing just WHAT he is in for....
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FLASH souvenier
