My brother & I & a friend of his from Springfield, went to the park last Thursday & Friday. Got our dicounted tickets through Oreilly Auto Parts because i work for them here in KC. Also rented a ECV kart because i still have a bad hip. Those things are life savers.
We actually used free parking this time, that was kinda nice. First day we started the with CITY breakfast. Got to enjoy Terry Sanders as the Scarecrow after the park opened. Went straight to TNT for our final ride. It was fun as always, but it was really rough. It was the only time we rode it, in the 2 days we went.
Then straight to OR. That was a blast like always. Went to FITH but it was closed. Rode AP, it seemed shorter than usual, but it was still fun. Went back to FITH & got on. But the song was not playing & some of the scenes were not saying the things they should be. My brother & his friend rode WF while i watched. Got hungry, so we tried one of the pretzel dogs. My brothers friend had a free food pass thing, so we used it all day. Went back to the motel to chill for a while. Went back around 6p & stayed until 9'ish. We just walked around looking at stuff. But they did ride OR in the dark. His friend did freak out riding it in the dark, it was hilarious. 
Day 2, by the time we got my kart, we heard & saw that 60 bus loads of teens were showing up. Once the park opened, it really wasnt bad at all. Rode the FM, train, OR again. but did a lot of walking around & just enjoying the atmosphere. I got a pearl necklace from the Pearl Shack, for my wife. Got $26.00 worth of taffy from the taffy store, & got a name of our recently deceased cat, made out of copper wire from some folks on the square. Went back to the motel again because my brothers friend didnt sleep well the night before. Went back about the same time, but didnt stay very long. they were both very wore out. I am glad we went for 2 days, even though it seems like we didnt do very much.
We did meet Brandi, from the PR department i think,. & met the gal from the SDC Podcast, it was cool to meet them.
It was just fun being there, NO MATTER WHAT!! We do this trip every September. We invited a lot of people this year, but no one was up to going. My brother & i just enjoy being there. We dont get bothered by new up to date things, or things that done seem right. As i tell a lot of people these days about anything, "we're not in the 80s or 90s anymore, it's 2026, things change." I'm 61 & he is 63. We have been going to this park since we were about 10 years old. I remember punching tickets just to get to ride what you wanted. Just sitting & listening to the sounds of the rides & people screaming & laughing, makes us laugh. The hardest part was sitting in the smoking section by the old FITH.... THAT brought back a lot of memories, i was sad to see it go, but i understand, no matter the reason. I did get a little stuff in my neck just looking at the old building, but i guess we will just see what progress brings us.
We had a blast, like always!! We love SDC & will never let it go!! Have a good day Ya'll!!
We actually used free parking this time, that was kinda nice. First day we started the with CITY breakfast. Got to enjoy Terry Sanders as the Scarecrow after the park opened. Went straight to TNT for our final ride. It was fun as always, but it was really rough. It was the only time we rode it, in the 2 days we went.
Then straight to OR. That was a blast like always. Went to FITH but it was closed. Rode AP, it seemed shorter than usual, but it was still fun. Went back to FITH & got on. But the song was not playing & some of the scenes were not saying the things they should be. My brother & his friend rode WF while i watched. Got hungry, so we tried one of the pretzel dogs. My brothers friend had a free food pass thing, so we used it all day. Went back to the motel to chill for a while. Went back around 6p & stayed until 9'ish. We just walked around looking at stuff. But they did ride OR in the dark. His friend did freak out riding it in the dark, it was hilarious. Day 2, by the time we got my kart, we heard & saw that 60 bus loads of teens were showing up. Once the park opened, it really wasnt bad at all. Rode the FM, train, OR again. but did a lot of walking around & just enjoying the atmosphere. I got a pearl necklace from the Pearl Shack, for my wife. Got $26.00 worth of taffy from the taffy store, & got a name of our recently deceased cat, made out of copper wire from some folks on the square. Went back to the motel again because my brothers friend didnt sleep well the night before. Went back about the same time, but didnt stay very long. they were both very wore out. I am glad we went for 2 days, even though it seems like we didnt do very much.
We did meet Brandi, from the PR department i think,. & met the gal from the SDC Podcast, it was cool to meet them.
It was just fun being there, NO MATTER WHAT!!
We do this trip every September. We invited a lot of people this year, but no one was up to going. My brother & i just enjoy being there. We dont get bothered by new up to date things, or things that done seem right. As i tell a lot of people these days about anything, "we're not in the 80s or 90s anymore, it's 2026, things change." I'm 61 & he is 63. We have been going to this park since we were about 10 years old. I remember punching tickets just to get to ride what you wanted. Just sitting & listening to the sounds of the rides & people screaming & laughing, makes us laugh. The hardest part was sitting in the smoking section by the old FITH.... THAT brought back a lot of memories, i was sad to see it go, but i understand, no matter the reason. I did get a little stuff in my neck just looking at the old building, but i guess we will just see what progress brings us. We had a blast, like always!! We love SDC & will never let it go!! Have a good day Ya'll!!