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holytoastrAnother fun day!
We picked the absolute perfect day to go to busch gardens. Weather-wise, we managed to avoid all major rain. There was some slight drizzling as we walked in and as we left, but the rest of the day was perfectly dry. It was rather cloudy, but that just meant no sunburn. :)
In terms of crowds, the place was practically empty. We didn't have to wait on a single line. It was almost magical. We got to go on everything we wanted and still see every show we wanted to see. Like having our own theme park for the day!
My favorite part of the day was when we visited the aviary. A cuckoo landed on top of ben's head! It was awesome. He had another one on his shoulder too. Eventually he got sick of them and put them on my shoulder. They were so warm and fluffy!
I didn't really have a favorite ride, but I did have a favorite show. It was called Stomped and had a whole bunch of different music and dance acts with a spooky theme. My two favorites were the dancing skeletons and the drumming with knives and cleavers. The table was totally chopped up when they were done!
In the evening, the park had a huge halloween event called howl-o-scream. They set up a whole bunch of haunted houses and between each one were "scare zones" you had to make it through to get around.
The first one we went through was the Catacombs, modeled after the ones in france. I was mildly disappointed that you couldn't see any catacombs in the maze. It was too dark. But after a while I didn't care because I had to stay focused so dead people would not jump me.
The we went to Your Number Is Up: 13, which was based around 13 phobias. Each one was on a sign before you entered the house. I thought this was the best of the bunch. It had a good variety of scares and the numbered phobias were like a memory game before you entered each room.
That one also had the longest line so we made a friend on line. She kept getting really scared and grabbing onto the back of my hoodie as we went through the maze. When we finally reached room #13 (Death), she started to freak out a little. It involved going through a tight, pitch black tube. I offered her my hand so that she could finally get out. I thought she would pop my fingers off, she squeezed so tight.
The last house we went through was Dead Line, where some sort of strange gag was released into a subway system causing people to go crazy and zombify. I thought this one was the best themed of the bunch, even though it was not the scariest. The destruction in the room designs was lovely.
We skipped two of the haunted houses, Bitten (vampires) and Fear Faire (clowns). Our feet were in far too much pain to walk any further. We are now back at the hotel and very happy to be off our feet.
Tomorrow: Colonial Williamsburg!
We picked the absolute perfect day to go to busch gardens. Weather-wise, we managed to avoid all major rain. There was some slight drizzling as we walked in and as we left, but the rest of the day was perfectly dry. It was rather cloudy, but that just meant no sunburn. :)
In terms of crowds, the place was practically empty. We didn't have to wait on a single line. It was almost magical. We got to go on everything we wanted and still see every show we wanted to see. Like having our own theme park for the day!
My favorite part of the day was when we visited the aviary. A cuckoo landed on top of ben's head! It was awesome. He had another one on his shoulder too. Eventually he got sick of them and put them on my shoulder. They were so warm and fluffy!
I didn't really have a favorite ride, but I did have a favorite show. It was called Stomped and had a whole bunch of different music and dance acts with a spooky theme. My two favorites were the dancing skeletons and the drumming with knives and cleavers. The table was totally chopped up when they were done!
In the evening, the park had a huge halloween event called howl-o-scream. They set up a whole bunch of haunted houses and between each one were "scare zones" you had to make it through to get around.
The first one we went through was the Catacombs, modeled after the ones in france. I was mildly disappointed that you couldn't see any catacombs in the maze. It was too dark. But after a while I didn't care because I had to stay focused so dead people would not jump me.
The we went to Your Number Is Up: 13, which was based around 13 phobias. Each one was on a sign before you entered the house. I thought this was the best of the bunch. It had a good variety of scares and the numbered phobias were like a memory game before you entered each room.
That one also had the longest line so we made a friend on line. She kept getting really scared and grabbing onto the back of my hoodie as we went through the maze. When we finally reached room #13 (Death), she started to freak out a little. It involved going through a tight, pitch black tube. I offered her my hand so that she could finally get out. I thought she would pop my fingers off, she squeezed so tight.
The last house we went through was Dead Line, where some sort of strange gag was released into a subway system causing people to go crazy and zombify. I thought this one was the best themed of the bunch, even though it was not the scariest. The destruction in the room designs was lovely.
We skipped two of the haunted houses, Bitten (vampires) and Fear Faire (clowns). Our feet were in far too much pain to walk any further. We are now back at the hotel and very happy to be off our feet.
Tomorrow: Colonial Williamsburg!
