Well, we had a somewhat odd trip. The park was supposed to open at 10am, we got to the square at 9:50am & the ropes we already dropped. It was also St. Johns Day?? They had given out alot of free tickets & we saw alot of people with Joplin shirts on. I asked a guy at the gate when we left, how many guests they had. He said 20+!! So i guess that means 20,000 guests! Thats ok though, we made the best of it even though we didnt get to see & do everything we wanted. The park closed at 6pm.
Ok, here we go. ---- Left our house at 5am, got our motel room & at the park by 10am. Went to Powderkeg first & was standing in line & they decided to add a second train. So, we went & rode FITH real quick, & then went back to Powderkeg. Line was alil' longer but thats ok. Stopped & got some ham & beans at Aunt Pollys because we hadnt ate since 5'ish. My fiance' & my daughters boyfriend rode The Giant Swing by theirselves because i didnt wanna ride that just after i ate. Got some ice-cream & strawberrys to settle the stomache. Hit The Flooded Mine & Thunderation. Went to the leather shop & my daughters boyfriend got a wallet, & my fiance' & i got some braclets, i've always wanted one from SDC. Did the cave tour next. And as we was walking around the square afterwords, we ran into Terry Sanders & took a picture with him. Talked with him for just for second & i mentioned this site & he said -- " oh, shame on you!" I had told him that we knew who he was. We went & got my daughter a sundress that she wanted, & left the park about 5'ish because it was H O T, crowded, & we wanted to beat the crowd out even though we had preferred parking. We had been up since 5am, & after a 4 hour drive & all day at the park, we was hungry! Rode the slick track go-karts, got some Andys custard & showed Juan around Branson alil'. And it started RAINING!! So we drove back to the motel nice & easy & got there about 8, watched TV for about 1 hour & passed out.... Got up between 5 & 6 am & headed home, & in the driveway buy 11am.
All in all? For it being VERY crowded we had a great time. Didnt get to show Juan everything there was to offer, but he said it was real fun. He enjoyed the nostalgic way the park is themed, ( he is from Florida ) his favorite parts were the Giant Swing & the cave. FITH got his attention because he didnt know what to expect, i had told him that Baldknobbers try to reach out & grab you. He fell for it!! I am glad my duaghter & him both had a good time.
I made alil' video of pics from our trip, some pics may be fuzzy, & i didnt take too many pics because i was trying to be Mr. Tour Guide all at the same time. I didnt wanna be rude & have to stop all the time. But, Enjoy anyways!! If theres no music it is because i just borrowed music from YouTube & its still downloading, sometimes it takes awhile.
See ya all soon!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T1wB6Yast0