Plan developed on Wednesday, approved Wednesday afternoon, executed on Friday. "Team building" activity at Wonderland. The forecast was overcast all day with 60% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. We were a bit worried about the rain, but when we saw that the total rainfall was only 3mm, the plan was a go.
It ended up being the PERFECT day to go to an amusement park. Due to the forecast, hardly anyone was at the park. The longest we waited in line was 10-15 minutes. Most of the time, we just walked right onto the ride. The weather cooperated too. Overcast ALL day, and the thunderstorms that were suppose to greet us never arrived. Nice for a change that we didn't have to melt under 30C weather.
Started the day off at 10:30am. Group photo with Scooby Doo. First ride, Shockwave. I don't know why we picked this ride as the first one in the day. I was half asleep still, and the ride tossed me around quite well. Unlike a roller coaster, you couldn't really predict which way you'd be turning. Glad I didn't eat a big breakfast. The Bat. The Fly (my favourite ride). Thunder Run (A newbie version of Space Mountain). Bumper Cars. Vortex.
Basketball game - $10 for three shots. One shot in the basket nets you a big basketball cushion. LS went first, and he air-balled all three shots. He claimed that the basket is a lot further away than you expected and you were shooting uphill. He ended up chugging the last shot with one arm (like hammer throw in Ultimate). I knew it was a waste of money, but had to try nevertheless. I fell short on my first shot (basket was further than expected). Caught the back rim on my second shot, and missed my third. JS couldn't believe how pathetic LS and I was, so he forked over his $10. Ended up air-balling all three shots. We gave up in the end, and decided the ROI was not worth it for this game.
12:20 lunch. $15 for Teriyaki Chicken Noodles + drink. They don't allow you to bring food into the park for a reason. Next time, I'm packing my lunch and say that I'm on a special diet. It apparently works.
Ice cream @ Dairy Queen. Drop Zone x2. After the Six Flags accident on a similar ride, some of us were a bit uneasy. But what the heck, what are the chances? KL showed up late and exclaimed "You guys went already!?!" Since there was no line, we went again with him. Some scuba diving show. Tomb Raider - Has this ingenious system to elevate the cart.
On our way to Top Gun, we decided to stop and play some ring tossing game where you have to get the ring around one of the many bottles in the center. $10 for a bucket of 100 or so rings. If you've tried before, you'd know this game is impossible. I've wasted many buckets in the past without any luck. We started off sharing two buckets and in a "moment of perfection", VS managed to hit the jackpot. WTFBBQ. No Way!!! OMG!!!! Ended up winning this GIGANTIC blue gorilla.
They brought out our prize and we all got around it for a group photo. Then we discovered a hole in the gorilla, and asked for an exchange. While the guy went to the back to bring out our replacement, we decided to get another two buckets to pass the time. Not that we wanted to win another one, since we had no idea how we'll be able to take another one home. As luck will have it, KP managed to get a ring around a bottle. TWO gorillas. WTF. BBQ. The guy just brought out our first gorilla replacement was told to go back and get another one. LOLOL. Man, all these years of failures, and we hit the jackpot twice. We decided, just for the heck of it, to get another bucket of rings to pass time. The dudes won't let us play again, saying there is a limit of TWO winnings per day. LOL.
Now comes the part where we had to escort the Gorilla out of the park. We essentially had a person under each arm of the gorilla, and a third person lifting its ass off the ground. Got a LOT of looks from people, some even took their cameras out to take a picture.
We brought them to the Tochi Mobile. Since I had reverse parked the car and my RAV4 trunk opens sideways, I moved the car halfway out of the parking spot to accommodate. These freaking Gorillas were a LOT bigger than I expected, or else my car was a LOT smaller than I thought. We managed to literally stuff both gorillas into the car, but I had to fold down my back seats, and push both my front seats up.
Having gone through the tedious ordeal of stuffing the gorillas into my car, we realized that I still have to back up my car! For a second, I was distraught, thinking, OMG.. NOOOOOO! Then we realized I could put the car in neutral and push it back in. lol. I had to reach down to push the brake, while someone on the other side put the car in neutral. I've never really pushed a car before until now.
Back in the park. Top Gun. Italian Job Stunt Track. SkyRider. Jetscream. Psyclone. 3 pt basketball shooting. AB/GL/KL did the bungee jump/swing thingy. Before we knew it, it was 6pm. A long day, lots of rides, lots of fun, lots of loot.
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