On Saturday, Jeff & I took the kids to Six Flags in St. Louis. This was our second year taking them and while we all had a blast, I think I'm still suffering from whip lash thanks to the Evel Knievel roller coaster (as shown in the background of the picture). It's a wooden roller coaster that opened this summer at Six Flags, themed to the famous stunt-performer. It features an 80-foot drop with a speed of 50 MPH, going through a course of 2,700 feet of track and riding through 16 hills. It crosses over and under itself seventeen times. I almost lost my sunglasses by the end of the ride since I was burying my head in Laney's arm. As we approached the biggest drop, she screamed, "Thanks for being a good stepmom, Catherine! I may never see you again!"
One of my favorite rides (since it's MUCH tamer) was the Scooby-Doo Swamp. You just ride in a little boat in a river and shoot laser beams at glow-in-the-dark spooks. It's quite a relaxing time. Now, that's my kind of ride! The kids loved meeting Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo outside the ride. Max went right up to Scrappy Doo and gave him a big hug. It was darling.
No matter how many high thrill rides the park offered, the kids couldn't resist playing in the Bugs Bunny Playground. Max and I stayed in Bugs Bunny Land while Jeff and Laney went on the Superman ride, featuring a 230-foot drop. She about lost her breath but managed to keep her lunch down. Jeff complained that we didn't go on ALL the roller coasters that turned you upside-down...but I'm just not a daredevil. I'm sorry but I just don't think it's fun to push someone to the point of puking. The Screaming Eagle was about as far as I'd go for a thrill. Disneyland is much more my speed. One day, if we can save up to go there, we'll scrap Six Flags and enjoy many rounds of "It's a Small World."
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