School ended yesterday for the Virginia Sweeties and Mack, Aidan and Reid were off with Mom and Dad to Hershey Park.
Where it’s raining.
But not all is lost. Jill reports:
Well, steady rain last night – but never too hard. Most things were open and we got to ride 35 rides in our 2 1/2 hour preview (Hershey lets you come for the last 2 1/2 hours of the day if you are coming the next day). At least we had jackets and ponchos.
Looks like more of the same today. Trying to stay positive. We lose the whole awesome water park, but gain that the park is EMPTY. Last night I rode the Farenheit, which has normally a 2 hour wait. I walked on, and even walked on the front row. Then we came around and no one was waiting so I rode front row straight through again. It was crazy.
Hershey lists the elements for Farenheit: 90 degree ascent (121 feet) – 97 degree negative drop – inverted loop (107 feet) – inverted corkscrew roll, cobra element, airborne inverted s-roll – max speed: 58 mph.
To follow up – we got lucky and the rain pretty much cleared out (unexpectedly) by 1:00. So we got to enjoy the empty park AND the water rides.
I also got to ride a few more of their 11 roller coasters – and found that Storm Runner was even better (and more terrifying) than Farenheit. I’m still not sure how I survived.
And here I always thought you were such a level-headed young lady. Now I’ll have to reassess. Glad you all had such a good time, passable weather, and no long lines, though.