Amusement park

Skyscreamer and I still felt frightened about what would happen in the ride. We were next and the ride sent us far above the ground, probably a hundred feet. The ride swinger us around slowly and I thought to myself about how safe it felt. The whole park could be seen from the ride and next to the ride a beautiful waterfall. The superman came next and I felt confident that I wouldn’t get scared of…

Beach (Source B). Between the 1900’s and 1920’s, the “Golden Age” of roller coasters took place (Source E). From the 1920’s to the 1930’s, the popularity of the roller coaster started to decline (Source E). In that time, over 2000 roller coasters and parks closed (Source E). After roller coasters lost their popularity, the wooden roller coasters were demolished and due to economical hardships (Source…

Cedar Point, the Roller Coaster Capital of the world, certainly lives up to its title. Scattered throughout the park are some of the most intense roller coasters you’ll ever hear of. I was fortunate enough to have experienced the phenomenon of riding atop the Top Thrill Dragster over summer vacation, which lasted only 20 seconds of real time, but will forever be embedded within my long-lasting memory. The fiery orange sun began to submerge below the line of the horizon, far out across the calm…

“How am I on this!” I yell as I wrap my sweaty hands tightly over the black side bars. The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka. It looked down on us above our miniscule heads. I was with my best friend Jimmy, who is the crazy side of me. He asked me if I wanted to come to Six Flags with me one day. Of course, I said yes because Six Flags is a lot of fun. Why would I decline? Little did I know that I wasn’t getting the full experience unless I went on the big rides. The biggest thing I…

On the 24th of June 2016, it was my first time driving. My first driving lesson with my mum. I drove from school to 7Eleven, Pacific Fair. I felt nervous but excited at the same time. From Pacific Fair, I decided to go to Southport, by tram, to go to Culture Kings to go and buy a pair of shoes. I also took my skateboard with me, so I could get there quicker. I got off the tram, skating around looking for ‘Culture Kings’. While on my skateboard I went over some bricks, riding very fast and fell…

Crack, crack, crack, S-C-R-E-E-C-H! I quickly covered my ears. I listened to the roller coaster as it pulled in with panting people. As the metal gates swung open, I jumped back with fear, bumping my mom. "Sorry mom", I sputtered. "It's... it's... I'm really scared", I said, with my voice shaking. What if I fall off? What if the roller coaster stops at the top of the loop? I thought nervously as we walked over to the roller coaster. "Dad, are you really going to take your phone and your hat?…

I'll always remember the time my brother and I got lost at Hershey Park. My grandparents decided it would be fun to take my parents, my brothers, and me to Hershey Park, so they invited us to go with them, which we decided we would go with them. I was only 10 at the time and had visited Hershey Park a few times before then so I knew my way around, but there was a new part of the park called the Boardwalk that I didn't know my way around. Me and my brothers thought I would be fun to see the…

they kept recurring as we finally made it to the top of the highest part of the entire ride. If I hadn’t been breathing so rapidly, I could have sworn my heart stopped beating. I could see the entire park from where I sat. Along with the odd mixers of small colorful dots all scattered throughout the park. I could also see cars off to the side driving peacefully just beyond the fence along the…

Whoosh! The big roller coaster zoomed past me. It was my first time at Six Flags. So far we had rode about six roller coasters and we were waiting in line to ride the Joker. I watched as each cart slowly crawled up the tracks till they reached the top, then all of a sudden the cart would begin to lean forward and spin upside down while it followed the track’s ups and downs until finally, Bam! Screech! Clunk! The cart would come to a screeching halt and as the people inside waited to be let…

Do you know that feeling when you see something, or hear something so good that it couldn’t be true? Or hear of a story that at start you believe is fake, but then start to believe it after you witness something the same as the story? I knew that slides were fun, without water or not. And it was an opinion that I deeply believed in, that these things were fun. I believed them for so long until I went on vacation and saw the bad part about having fun. One day, when me, my mom, and my dad were…