King's Island

So, yesterday was my trip to King's Island with Jake and his family. If I've ever been there, it was when I was much younger and I don't remember it. Anyways. King's Island was bought out by Paramount, so they had this (I'm assuming) new section that had a bunch of the Nickelodeon cartoons and rides and stuff for them. Mary and I hunted down Spongebob and Patrick, but we also saw Dora and one of her friends on the show, and we saw Blue.

The first ride we went on was one called "The Italian Job". We rode in Mini Coopers and the ride was just all over the place. We stopped by this helocopter and the blades started spinning, and there were gun shots and then these gas cans starting leaking. And then there was fire. After that, we were taken into a tunnel and I had no F-ing idea where I was going because it was dark and I couldn't see a damn thing! I was just really glad when that ride was over... But I got a pretty amazing quote out of myself while in line for the ride. "Never underestimate the power of the weenie inside me." I don't think I'm really ever going to live that one down...

The next ride we went on was the Wild Thornberry's ride. That was a lot of fun. You can seat up to 5 people in this little log-shaped "car" and then you basically slide down tubes on the water, after you're pulled up a hill and dropped. But there really isn't a "track" for the log, so you kinda bump into the sides and that makes sure you're going in the right direction. Along the way there are things that squirt you with water, and almost at the end you go down another hill and that's where they take your picture. The picture of Mary, me, and Jake's parents (we were all in the same log) was hilarious, mostly because of the face Jake's mom made. And once you get down to the bottom, you go around one more bend and then an elephant squirts you with water...he gets everyone! I was shaking my arm to kinda get some of the water off and Jake's ring slipped off of my thumb and landed on the gravel by the elephant. The first guy I talked to basically told me there was nothing he could do about it, but when we rode it again later on, another guy told me to go talk to the ladies at the beginning of the ride and they would have me fill out a slip so they could mail it to me when they got to it. The first time we rode, Mary was in front, so she got pretty much soaked. I was in front the second time and I definately got water in my mouth, which is disgusting and I'm surprised I don't have things growing in it right now! ;p

Next we rode in this big tube, I guess it's supposed to be similar to White Water Rafting or something like that. But anyways...you go down this "river" and you get slashed and squirted the whole way. Jake got drenched the first time, and Mary was lucky enough to get it the second time...she got some up her nose. That ride was lots of fun.

Then, I guess everyone decided to ride the Tomb Raider ride....bad idea! I'm not exactly sure what all directions we went in that thing, but I definately know we were hanging upside down for about a minute and having water squirted at our faces. That ride wasn't worth the line. It was way too damn long for the f-ing headache I had afterwards.

After us kids got done with the water rides, we all did a little shopping (Mary bought me a bit lolly pop, and I got a set of 4 really cool shot glasses...I gave one each to Mom and Dad, and then I kept one and gave the orange one to Jake) and then we decided to head out because we were all cold and tired. All in all, it was a freaking fantastic day. And if we get to go again next year, I will definately know what to expect and I will prepare! :)