Momo Fali's: Random Realizations: Amusement Park Edition

Monday, August 10, 2009

Random Realizations: Amusement Park Edition

It is late Monday night and my family and I just got home from two days at Cedar Point, in Sandusky, Ohio which is arguably the best amusement park in the world. Here are my observations...

1. If you have any short-shorts, then by all means, wear them! They are best paired with a halter top and a large belly.

2. People with dirty toenails shouldn't wear sandals.

3. When you stand in line for an hour with thousands of people in 95 degree heat, things are going to get real stinky.

4. I hate ferris wheels.

5. I love roller coasters.

6. $4.15 for a 22 ounce fountain drink is a complete rip-off.

7. My inner ear isn't what it used to be.

8. Dramamine is awesome!

9. When your seven year old son will only ride in things that are red, you may want to call his doctor to further discuss his OCD tendencies.

10. You might be in such a huge hurry to get into the park in the morning, that at the end of the day you will forget where you parked. Then you will cry.

11. The shower you take after a day at the amusement park is the best shower you will ever take.

12. When your son bursts into tears and says, "I want to live at Cedar Point!" all of the above will be totally worth it.

Labels: A Day in the Life, Family Life, Kids, Ramblings, Random Realizations

# posted by Momo Fali : 9:18 PM

Comments:

I have been to Cedar Point many many times and I totally agree with all of observations. My favorite is, of course, the short shorts and crop tops on far too many people. Glad you had fun!

# posted by

Jamie : August 10, 2009 at 9:54 PM

And fun was had by all.... Totally worth being jammed against a bunch of sweaty people - in halter tops! Rest well...

# posted by

Tracey : August 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM

And fun was had by all.... Totally worth being jammed against a bunch of sweaty people - in halter tops! Rest well...

# posted by

Tracey : August 10, 2009 at 10:04 PM

I love the halter top look, it's so sexy ;)

And I'm with you on the ferris wheel, my friend. REALLY with you.

I'm glad that you guys had a good time!
:)

# posted by

Anonymous : August 10, 2009 at 10:47 PM

"The shower you take after a day at the amusement park is the best shower you will ever take."

Never a truer statement has been said.

# posted by

Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] : August 10, 2009 at 11:17 PM

i love Cedar Point, though arguably there are less classy people at King's Island, in Ohio. (Cinci... is that right?)

# posted by

Misty : August 10, 2009 at 11:39 PM

Sounds like a good time, although I'd have to reverse #4 and #5. I'm a big chicken on roller coasters.

# posted by

PJ Mullen : August 11, 2009 at 12:25 AM

I love it. I wanna go. But I'll argue with #11--the shower I got to take when I got home from the hospital today, after not being able to do so since Wednesday, with my hair all clean now and and and...

I tell you. That was the best shower ever, over here.

# posted by

AlisonH : August 11, 2009 at 1:02 AM

I love your last one. My son wants to live in the big ole abandoned Target building near our house because then I "couldn't find him and make him do chores." Your son sounds more fun.

# posted by

And I'll Raise You 5 : August 11, 2009 at 1:26 AM

ferris wheels scare the snot out of me.

# posted by

the planet of janet : August 11, 2009 at 2:50 AM

Regarding the last one, that's exactly what I screamed when I went to Disney. Except I wasn't 7 at the time. I was 35. Is that bad?

Glad you had a blast, and p.s.? Be lucky you got that drink for less than $10.

# posted by

Junk Drawer Kathy : August 11, 2009 at 5:54 AM

I love Cedar Point too. I hope you all had a great time with memories to last for years.

# posted by

WeaselMomma : August 11, 2009 at 7:17 AM

Ha ha! Awesome.

# posted by

anya : August 11, 2009 at 8:09 AM

Sounds like fun! (Except for the sweaty people.)

# posted by

Wendy : August 11, 2009 at 10:35 AM

I love it! Especially number 1!

# posted by

Millicent : August 11, 2009 at 10:49 AM

Well, that place must be awesome because I am so ignorant about anything that is not California and I've HEARD of Cedar Point.

# posted by

Nanny Goats In Panties : August 11, 2009 at 1:24 PM

I always said that if I could just turn my son loose at King's Island or Cedar Point or the Ohio State Fair no one would even notice his ADHD!

And isn't funny how going to an amusement park makes you feel thin?

# posted by

isla : August 11, 2009 at 4:19 PM

Ever noted that xanax stock rose a few quarters over the summer months during both years '06 and '07? Both the years I lived in Ohio and had to get through a day(s) at an amusement park. Spinny Spinny makes me sicky sicky. Though I surely miss the tube tops crews....

# posted by

traci : August 11, 2009 at 4:53 PM

Went once when I was 15 with my bff's crack addicted sister, her "boyfriend" and "their" baby(no car seat)ahhhh, mem-ries. We rode a few rides, got rained out and headed back to Youngstown. Did I mention that we were supposed to be grounded for shoplifting? I miss 15, the simpler times! lol

# posted by

J : August 11, 2009 at 5:48 PM

Sounds like fun overall. Incidentally, how many rides there are red?

# posted by

Jaina : August 11, 2009 at 6:01 PM

Pure fun. "I want to live at Cedar Point!" definitely makes it all worth while.

# posted by

Tom : August 11, 2009 at 6:26 PM

After spending much of my summer at King's Island, I have to say, I no longer want to live there.

# posted by

Aunt Juicebox : August 11, 2009 at 7:54 PM

Oh my... now I'm rethinking my 5 day Disney World trip coming up next week! LOL!!!

# posted by

Unknown : August 11, 2009 at 8:12 PM

Aw. Number 12 is what it's all about.

Oh, and I loved Number 8. I take that whenever I have to fly on an airplane!

# posted by

meleah rebeccah : August 11, 2009 at 9:08 PM

#11? a truer truth could never be told *L* You gotta come to Busch Gardens & ride the Griffin though!

# posted by

Birdie : August 11, 2009 at 11:12 PM

I was updating my Facebook repeatedly the last time we were at King's Island...I wrote about the kid with the bowl/mullett haircut, all the grown men with their shorts down around their ankles, and (my favorite) the reminder to women that just because the store carries a bikini in your size does NOT mean you should wear it!

# posted by

Unknown : August 11, 2009 at 11:18 PM

#11 - SO true! Except the ones after days at the springs or the beach....

# posted by

Putting the FUN in DysFUNctional : August 12, 2009 at 6:58 AM

We keep talking about taking our kids there but haven't quite decided they're old enough yet... soon, though, soon... I hope they love it as much as your do!

# posted by

MommyTime : August 12, 2009 at 9:03 PM

I am with you on the Ferris Wheel. I hate those things now. Guess I am old.

# posted by

Jack Steiner : August 13, 2009 at 4:24 AM

I totally think you should write a guest post on Amusement Park fashion do's & don'ts for Blissful Style! Say yes!

# posted by

jenny from mommin' it up! : August 13, 2009 at 4:57 PM

Hahaha! Good wrap up of a what a day at Cedar POint is all about! We were there in June. My mom and I (who took the kids--I have no idea how my husband got off) opened up a big bottle of wine and drank from plastic cups in the hotel room.

And holy moly, how about that crazy ride that goes like 500 miles an hour in a second? That thing freaked me out.

# posted by

Kate : August 13, 2009 at 9:45 PM

Oh my inner ear beats out yours any day; it won't even let me WATCH some rides, never mind ride them!

Yes, I am the poor sap, the official 'holder of all things' while the rest of the family goes and has fun. But at least I kept my lunch down.

# posted by

Maureen : August 14, 2009 at 10:22 PM

Hehehehe, the stink alone keeps me away from amusement parks...

# posted by

Organic Meatbag : August 17, 2009 at 9:06 AM

I worked at Cedar Point as a teenager. Thunder Canyon water is SOOOO nasty. After seeing people wet from riding it, I want a hot shower.

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