The Never Ending Rollercoaster As my friends and I pass by store to store we had realized that there was a bright red flyers. It had caught our eye, we went and grabbed a flyer and it had said “Ladies and Gentlemen there is going to be a new rollercoaster opening up this Saturday! Come and join the ride!” My friends had said that they wanted to go and check out the rollercoaster.…
My friend, Odina, was laughing beside me the whole time; she did not know how worried and anxious I was about this devastating rollercoaster. It is called the Iron Rattler, and it stood at a height of one hundred-eighty feet tall. The other passengers were energized with excitement, anxiety, and fear. I felt uncomfortable getting on the rollercoaster because I thought I was going to die. I thought maybe the rollercoaster would fall…
BEEP, BEEEEP, BEEEP!!!!!! My clock goes off. My dad walks into my room to tell me we are leaving for Wisconsin Dells. As dad tells me I said, ¨Oh ok, pack my stuff, I am going back to bed. He left the room.…
The Tornado I was splashing water inside the Great Wolf Lodge’s indoor water park, my Dad came up to me and told me that my family and I were going to ride the Tornado, a huge tornado looking slide. I tried to beg him to not l make me go on he tugged on me so I started following him to the Tornado. As we walked up the stairs I begged my family not to make me go but they said that I was going to have a lot of fun.…
Happiness Is Not Found on a Roller Coaster “Second thoughts? Too late. Get ready to scream!” The booming voice said over the speakers. Everyone around new this meant another car was about to take off for an intense ride on the timeless roller coaster, California Screamin'.…
I was filled with anxiety™, but I rode it so???? I guess I did okay??? I don't really like the stomach dropping feeling, which is honestly what half of what a roller coaster is. I'm not much of a roller coaster person, but I went on them cause I said I would. I don't back on my word, especially on something so small as a roller coaster.…
I waited, very shaky in the long line to go on Rockin’ Rollercoaster. It was a warm day where the sun was shining down and I was pacing back and forth the whole morning in the hotel room. I had terrible butterflies in my stomach. Waiting in line felt like forever, but in all reality not much time had past.…
Kings Island One day in the Summer, I went to Kings Island with my friends. We went on many rides and finally came to the Vortex. I had never been on the Vortex before because this was the first time we had come since I was tall enough. My friends had already ridden it before because they were tall enough. My friend Ryleigh said,” Come on Olivia, it will be fun.”…
1. I dislocated my kneecap one day at my old school. It was lunchtime, and the crowded cafeteria was full of noisy teenagers. I was sitting at one of the small round tables at the far end of the room with my friend Cheyenne. Finished with my lunch, I got up to return my tray and felt an unnatural popping sensation in my right knee as I stood from my chair.…
At Disneyworld, I was terrified. I faced Expedition Everest, supposingly the worst roller coaster in the entire park. Somehow I, who had always shied away from those terrifying rides, had been coerced into line. My protests about peer pressure were ignored. My friends reassured me it would be fun.…
It has consumed my thoughts whenever I go to a fair or amusement park for a day that should be filled to the brim of thrill-intensive joy. This fear led to my ever-growing terror of heights as well. Whenever I look at a roller coaster, I’m filled with a terrible foreboding, and thoughts of the car departing from its tracks and taking an unforeseen trip of its own towards the hard concrete below flood my mind like a Japanese tsunami. I cringe when I come close to the end of the line to get on a ride, whether it be at Darien Lake, Six Flags, or Hershey Park. When I’m nestled in the car, I always make sure to double check with the attendant that I’m securely in place.…
I have had many wonderful memories of my childhood in Texas, but I have one memory that was a scare at the time. The heat in Texas is sometimes really crucial. It so happened that day had to be one. No wind nor breeze was felt. The sun rays shone on you making your skin dry and hot.…
I got out of the car, looked up and remembered again the main reason why I hate roller coasters: heights! We got closer and closer to the rides, and with each step my heart pounded faster in my chest and I was shaking all over. All of a sudden, I looked up and was standing face to face with the biggest rollercoaster in the park. My stomach felt like it dropped 50 feet below ground, and I wasn’t even on the ride yet.…
I remember the countdown of the operator taking forever to get to one. As soon as the ride made its take off, all fear that I had evaporated and a smile was immediately placed upon my face. I couldn’t believe how fast I came to enjoy riding a roller coaster. After I had ridden the roller coaster, I came to realize that if I wanted to get rid of a fear, I need to expose myself to it so that it becomes familiar. SO when I say that at one point I was scared of the dark, I mean that I put myself in situations in which I had to work my way through the darkness.…
Ever since I was young, I loved the adventure of traveling. I couldn’t wait to explore and come across something different. I was drawn to the appeal of a new world – new people, new streets, new food, new culture, new everything. I believe traveling makes me feel more mindful than ever because I experience something out of the ordinary every time, away from my everyday routine and worries like a weekly online assignment. It broadens my perspective and exposes me to different ways of life, some beyond my comfort zone.…