Carowinds Trip

There's me on Drop Zone at Carowinds! :) Its different from the one at Kings Island....but the same concept. :) If you scroll down you will see the picture of me on the one at Kings Island.

The original plan was for my aunt and I to meet her daughter in law and granddaughter at Carowinds and then we changed the time and so they came here and were going to follow each other to Charlotte. Well my cousin, Kala, wanted us to all ride in one car. Well the plan was that they were going to take their own car and leave before we did, but she wanted to stay the entire time. It worked in the end, because Kala was fine the entire trip and had a great time. :)

Carowinds in located in both North and South Carolina and so it depends where at in the park you are. One of the roller coasters takes you through both states, which is pretty cool. :) So we walked in and the day began.

I knew that this ride called "Nighthawk" would have to be the first thing we went on because the one in Ohio just like it had really long lines and this one already had them when we walked in. So my aunt and I got in line and it was about a 2 hour wait and we stood with these 2 girls and one really didn't want to go on it and I was the same way, because it scared me on the one at Kings Island. So we got up there and low and behold we get to sit in the dead FRONT! Not the back, as it appeared, but the front! I didn't want to ride in the front. I was scared and hesitant about going on it in the first place! The guy that stood where they place you was like, it doesn't matter where you are, everyone looks at the ground the same way. I was like, OH that reassuring! So you get on the ride and strapped in, and then they lay you onto your back. This thing has absolutely nothing to really hold-on to and that was getting to me. Up the hill you knew you were still where it was taking you up and then the noises changed and I was like are we at the top yet? My aunt was like I'm not telling you and it seemed like the next thing I saw was water and we were off! All I saw was water the entire ride! I screamed/laughed/cried you name it! This ride actually scared me! My aunt was like you were crying at the end, and I was like yeah cause I was scared to death!

So we then headed over to the kiddy park so that Kala could go on some of her rides and by the end of that we were all hot and hungry and ready for the water park. We ate lunch and headed to the water park. That was more crowded than the other part, to be honest with you. So after getting changed, I went into Bondi Beach (the new part of the water park) and got wet a bit and then Rachelle and I went on 2 of the water slides. The first one was an inner tube one, and she freaked out because it was completely inclosed. Then we did the body slide one next to it and it was higher up than the other one and it still freaked her and I out both. But about maybe more than 1/2 way down I got flipped onto my stomach and couldn't get turned back around and rode the rest of the way down on my stomach and got banged up! UGH! The luck I have. So Debbie and Kala then did the lazy river while I went to the first aid office and then we got back into our street clothes and headed back to the other part.

Rachelle had this cute top made for her mom and so Debbie and I took Kala over to the kiddy part to let her ride more of her rides. We in that time period did go on "Afterburn" (I went on twice) which is this awesome inverted looping coaster. It used to be called "Top Gun" but this is where they video you on the entire ride. But of course the two times I went on there wasn't really a video for me to see of me on there. Over in the kiddy park, I went on "Fairy Odd Coaster" which is a little coaster for the little kids and I always make a point to go on that one. I never feel too old for it. ;)

We then hit "Vortex" which is a stand-up looping coaster. I got on it the first time by myself and then rode with Rachelle and Debbie. They went together one time and then I went again with them. By the last time, I was done with it. But when Rachelle and I got on, Rachelle couldn't get her seat to go down and so when the seats locked she was about 6-8 inches off the ground. So they got her seat down and then my flew up and then her's did the same thing! Its like my gosh! What's the luck there. ;)

So it was getting toward the end of the day and so we hit the end of the park on the other side. Debbie and I went on "Carolina Cyclone" which was the first coaster to feature 2 loops and 2 corkscrews in the US, or went upside 4 times. It was JERKY, but fun. Then I went on "Drop Zone" which is like the ride at Six Flags that the girl got her feet amputated on. I didn't think twice about it going on, it didn't scare me and its safer now than it was before that accident happened. Then the last ride I went on was called "Ricochet" which is this coaster thats not reall thrilling, but hell it should looks scarier than it is because you hit these tight curves and you feel like you are going to go over the edge! LOL

So we ended the day with dinner at Chick-Fil-A at the park, yes they had one at the park. ;) Kala didn't want to go home, she wanted to stay at the park. I kind of didn't want to leave either, but I was dead tired and sore. My heel has a nice blister from my shoes on it at the moment. LOVELY!

So there was my day at Carowinds. I go back to Seven Lakes on Friday, and guess what is next?! GAIA'S VISIT! Oh my!