Since some pics are on the laptop and a few were on the camera, I will work my way backwards through the vacation with pics from the camera.
We did Disney for a week and thought it would be fun to go to Knott's Berry on Saturday. I have to say that having been at Disney for a week, this place was so different. It wasn't clean and the food prices were higher than Disney. They did have several coasters and water rides, however I don't think we will go back. When I say it wasn't clean, I was use to seeing Disney employees sweeping here and there and everywhere. The Disney restrooms were quite clean also. At Knott's there was trash on the grounds and the restrooms were...well let's just say not Disney clean. However, one good thing were the roller coasters.
From the parking lot (a dirt field) we could see several coasters. One looked absolutely deadly. It went vertically straight up in the air and vertically straight down. I being a coaster lover thought, there is no way I am going on that ride. My mom asked if those who were going had their life insurance in order. :O) Here is a pic of the coaster.
To make along story short, My Dad, Ron, Victoria. Caitlin and Courtney went on the ride. I sat out with my Mom, Brianne and Tiffany. When they all came off the ride, Ron and my Dad were still smiling and told me I had to go on the coaster. So, Ron and I went. When we got to the loading area, I noticed there were no shoulder restrains. All there was on the seat was a lap belt and a lap bar!! And to make it worse the row we were going to sit in had no seats in front of it...so nothing to hold onto. GULP! I told Ron, ah let's sit one row back. He then said, the twins sat in this seat...you can do this. I just rolled my eyes and said, Okay...We loaded on and the coaster took off and in 2 seconds we were going 84 mph. Yes, that is not a typo, I said 84 mph in 2 seconds.
Here is a specs from the website: "
XCELERATORS hydraulically launches you off the line at an electrifying top speed of 82 mph in 2.3 seconds through an exhilarating 205-foot ascent and immediate descent at 90-degree angle." When we went up the first vertical line, I felt like I was being blasted off in a rocket, in my mind I thought, this isn't so bad. But then Physical Science class quickly came to mind and my next thought was, what goes up, must come down! Within a second I was quickly ascended to the earth. It looked and felt like I was in an airplane in a nose dive. Before I knew it 60 seconds was up and the ride was over. I looked at Ron and said, that was it? Let's go again!!
The next ride we went on was Montezooma's Revenge. The website says this about the ride: "Blast from 0 to 55 in just 3 seconds through a giant, seven-story loops, once forward, then again backwards." This was my Mom's favorite ride at Knotts.
We also went on a water ride called Perilous Plunge. Their website says this about it. "The World's Tallest, Steepest and Wettest Water Ride! Just 34 feet shorter than mighty Niagara Falls, Knott's new thrill ride in the Boardwalk themed area sends boats down a world-record 115-foot water chute at a revolutionary 75-degree angle - just 15 degrees from a sheer vertical, waterfall like drop-off!"
Here are some pics of the girls and I going on the ride. We got SOAKED!
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