Fright Fest

Our plan was to go to Fright Fest at the amusement park today. Ainsley’s Halloween costume is not ready yet, so she asked to borrow one of Marina’s. Marina’s costume is Harley Quinn – a villain in the Batman comic books. However, since Ainsley was going to be a princess, Marina decided to be one too. They went through many of the costumes in Marina’s closet before deciding. Ainsley chose Rapunzel and Marina wore her Mulan costume.

We arrived early before the park opened, so we had to wait near the main gate. At opening time, the national anthem played. Both girls stood at attention with their hands on their hearts. Then we went into the park.

We started off on the teacup ride which was enclosed and somewhat dark for Halloween. The lines were short in the park, so we quickly got through Ghost Blasters, Turn of the Century and the Sea Dragon.

Marina has always been afraid of the Mind Eraser roller coaster, but she has come close to riding it several times. Today, Ainsley convinced her to ride it. This line was also very short, so Marina didn’t have time to change her mind. She seemed a little nervous, but not terrified. They chose the seats in the back. I could hear her screaming during the ride – in a good way. Once it was over, Marina yelled, “That was awesome!”

Next we rode the Twister and Ferris Wheel. By then the girls were ready to go, so we rode the Carousel and went out for ice cream before taking Ainsley home.