Walibi trip
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yami_samuraifloYesterday we went to Walibi Belgium with my sister and a couple of friends of her - as wel as friends of those friends. We hadn't step a foot inside a theme park in almost ten years, so we -- well, mostly me -- were rather giddy to go. In the end, I'm rather satisfied with the day. How about a description?
9:00. Took off from the house with my father as co-pilot and my sister in the back seat. The trip went rather well, except my father GPS lost us at some point <.<
Thankfully, we managed to get on the right road soon enough. Arrived at the park around 10:30. My dad took the car back, as we had planned to come back by train, which was easier.
10:30-11:00. Entered the park and found my sister's friends. They had come earlier and had already done one ride, the new Psyké Underground (a shuttle loop in the dark). As soon as we arrived, they dragged us to the Cobra, a boomerang coaster. There was almost no one waiting, and they were very insistant, so we went on. Verdict? I will never go on a boomerang coaster again. Never. Ever. Again! T_T
I thought I was going to die, especially during the backward part! Or at the very least be sick; I shut my eyes for most of the ride as an effect. I was kinda happy I had taken off my glasses, 'cause I think I would have lost them. And when we went out, my legs were shaking badly and it took me the best part of an hour to get a sicky feeling in my stomach go away.
Friends tried to make us go to the Vampire (inverted roller coaster); I might have been willing to try at this point, because I was telling myself 'okay, let's do the thrill rides now, and later we'll be able to do something calmer', even though I was still feeling ill after the Cobra. As it was, too many people were already waiting for a turn, so we went to do something else.
In the end, we went to Tuf Tuf Club (bumper cars) after noticing there was no one. It was the first time I tried them, and it was rather nice. Though some people are really scary when they drive <.<
After the bumper cars, we walked a bit to explore. Most of my sister's friends tried the Buzzsaw (top spin) while we waited on the side. After which, we reached the area containing the Dalton Terror (drop tower) and the Calamity Mine (mine train). I was adament I wouldn't climb in the Dalton Terror, though my sister ended getting 'kidnapped' by her friends who took her with them for the ride. I ended up waiting this one out with the luggages. And what nobody told me and I didn't notice, was that those who weren't going for the Dalton Terror went to the Mine. If I had known, I would have go with them, as it was one of the ride I wanted to try. As it was, I ended up waiting for everyone for half and hour without doing anything :(
12:00. Everyone had regrouped and some of us were starting to get hungry. Still, we noticed almost nobody was a the Flash Back (Log Flume), so we went running. Enjoyable ride, even though I didn't exactly like the backward parts (the Flash Back got a couple of turning platforms so at least one of the drop, the first, is done backward). We also were assaulted by a group of people manning water guns near the tracks, one special feature of the ride; you just have to put a coin into a machine and you can fire a water gun at the riders. I ended up the least wet of our log :)
12:30. Time to eat while we decided what we were going to do after. As it was, the other main water ride, the Radja River (river rafting ride), wasn't far, so we headed there as soon as we finished eating end regrouping. Once again, almost nobody waiting for a turn, so we manged to get in very fast. We even made it twice in a row :)
And just in time; when we went off the second time, we noticed a large waiting file had formed in the meanwhile. :)
As it was, we were completly soaked when we went off. Thankfully, having thought about water rides or possible rain storms (announced for the evening in the area the park was in), I had made my sister take a change of clothes for both of us. We changed quickly and while waiting for everyone to regroup, I tried the Flying Carpet. Once again, first time trying that kind of ride, and it was a nice one to get reused to more... extreme rides.
Because, as soon as we regrouped, the group decided to go try the Loup Garou (wooden coaster). That one, I actually wanted to try, as I knew there would be no looping or too crazy stunts. We didn't wait too long to have a turn. On the right side, the coaster seats were really comfy, and there was a chest you could put your bags in, unlike on the other rides. On the bad side, I almost lost my glasses :(
I had put them into my pocket after realizing keeping them for a coaster ride wasn't probably a good idea, as I had no idea if they would stay on correctly with the speed and turns. But when we reached the end of the ride, I started fumbling for them and discovered them missing O_O
I really panicked for a few seconds, and my sister with me, for I couldn't see anything without them (and buying a new pair was going to be expensive). Thankfully, while searching around, I found out they had slide out of my pocket but had ended blocked between the back of the seat and my butts. God and the engineers be thanked! But if I ever do something like that again, I'm so putting them in my bag <.<
My sister and I separated from the group after that; they wanted to go and try the Vampire, but neither my sister or I were tempted anymore. I was actually starting to have a migraine, so I was totally against trying another big coaster. Still, I wanted to try the Calamity Mine, as it was one of the ride I had intended to try from the very beginning. We stopped at the bumper cars again on the way, because my sister had liked them and had wanted another turn (and since there was, once again, little waiting to do, it was the right moment to).
15:00. Entering the Calamity Mine. Once again, not too long to wait, perhaps 15min (as it was, we never had to wait more than 15-20min to get on a ride; we were pretty lucky). I went alone, because my sister wasn't interested. Instead, she took a video on her ipod when she noticed in which train I was :)
I ended up buying the photo where I appear, to keep a memory of the day, since I had forgotten to take the camera with me :(
On another end, it was just as well; it wouldn't have fit well in my belt pack with my papers and phone and sunglasses taking all the space <.<
End of the ride. I reunited with my sister and we went off to the Challenge of Tutankhamon (interactive dark ride/laser game). We waited there for her friends to join us once they had finished with the Vampire. On the way, we waited to try and get a very cute teddy bear with a grapper machine. We failed and renounced after losing several times in a row. Too bad; those bears just begged to be hugged :(
16:00. Her friends still having not come, I convince my sister to enter Challenge of Tutankhamon right now, as we would have to take the train back at 18:15, meaning we would have to leave the park at 17:45 at the most to go to the train station. Counting on having to wait and given there was other rides I wanted to give try to before we left, we went in. Her friends arrived a few minutes later, so we decided to wait for them at the exit.
Challenge was cool; I admit I enjoy dark rides usually, but the interactive part where you have to shoot at the mummies, giant scarabs and other monsters was a lot of fun :)
Sadly, our total score wasn't enough to grant us access to the last part of the ride, so we were returned quickly to the station. There was already too many people waiting to try for another turn, so we waited for my sister's friends outside, trying to decide what we would do. We ended up taking a long break.
17:00. Most of the group wanting to go back to the bumper cars, I break off and decide to go and try Le Palais du Génie (madhouse), the last of the ride I absolutely wanted to do. Alone, once again. My sister went with me to the entry, but opted out as she wanted to go see something else and perhaps try for the bumper cars as well. I kinda like madhouses. The Palais' scenery is well done in my opinion, but the setting could use some work. The dialogs that set the ride's history are done in both french and dutch, but they alternate at each sentences, and rather weirdly. It would have been better had they done the story part completly first in one language, then in the other. Still, it wasn't bad.
17:30. I head toward the Amusement Arcade where my sister let me know they were. We have little time left before being forced to go, so we both play a quick game of 'Lighspeed' (hit the lighted buttons as fast as you can) and exchanged the tickets we won against a rubber ball. I would have liked to play longer, but we just couldn't stay.
I bought us icecreams on the way out, that we eat while waiting to the station. We took the train a few minutes later, and were back home at 20:15. (after having to change train and the trip from the final station to our home).
We were tired, I ended up feeling dizzy for hours, but it was a great day. Especially once we discovered, back at home, that my parents had made brochettes, one of my favorite dish, for dinner =3
So, that day at Walibi was good.
But I won't do it every day ;)
9:00. Took off from the house with my father as co-pilot and my sister in the back seat. The trip went rather well, except my father GPS lost us at some point <.<
Thankfully, we managed to get on the right road soon enough. Arrived at the park around 10:30. My dad took the car back, as we had planned to come back by train, which was easier.
10:30-11:00. Entered the park and found my sister's friends. They had come earlier and had already done one ride, the new Psyké Underground (a shuttle loop in the dark). As soon as we arrived, they dragged us to the Cobra, a boomerang coaster. There was almost no one waiting, and they were very insistant, so we went on. Verdict? I will never go on a boomerang coaster again. Never. Ever. Again! T_T
I thought I was going to die, especially during the backward part! Or at the very least be sick; I shut my eyes for most of the ride as an effect. I was kinda happy I had taken off my glasses, 'cause I think I would have lost them. And when we went out, my legs were shaking badly and it took me the best part of an hour to get a sicky feeling in my stomach go away.
Friends tried to make us go to the Vampire (inverted roller coaster); I might have been willing to try at this point, because I was telling myself 'okay, let's do the thrill rides now, and later we'll be able to do something calmer', even though I was still feeling ill after the Cobra. As it was, too many people were already waiting for a turn, so we went to do something else.
In the end, we went to Tuf Tuf Club (bumper cars) after noticing there was no one. It was the first time I tried them, and it was rather nice. Though some people are really scary when they drive <.<
After the bumper cars, we walked a bit to explore. Most of my sister's friends tried the Buzzsaw (top spin) while we waited on the side. After which, we reached the area containing the Dalton Terror (drop tower) and the Calamity Mine (mine train). I was adament I wouldn't climb in the Dalton Terror, though my sister ended getting 'kidnapped' by her friends who took her with them for the ride. I ended up waiting this one out with the luggages. And what nobody told me and I didn't notice, was that those who weren't going for the Dalton Terror went to the Mine. If I had known, I would have go with them, as it was one of the ride I wanted to try. As it was, I ended up waiting for everyone for half and hour without doing anything :(
12:00. Everyone had regrouped and some of us were starting to get hungry. Still, we noticed almost nobody was a the Flash Back (Log Flume), so we went running. Enjoyable ride, even though I didn't exactly like the backward parts (the Flash Back got a couple of turning platforms so at least one of the drop, the first, is done backward). We also were assaulted by a group of people manning water guns near the tracks, one special feature of the ride; you just have to put a coin into a machine and you can fire a water gun at the riders. I ended up the least wet of our log :)
12:30. Time to eat while we decided what we were going to do after. As it was, the other main water ride, the Radja River (river rafting ride), wasn't far, so we headed there as soon as we finished eating end regrouping. Once again, almost nobody waiting for a turn, so we manged to get in very fast. We even made it twice in a row :)
And just in time; when we went off the second time, we noticed a large waiting file had formed in the meanwhile. :)
As it was, we were completly soaked when we went off. Thankfully, having thought about water rides or possible rain storms (announced for the evening in the area the park was in), I had made my sister take a change of clothes for both of us. We changed quickly and while waiting for everyone to regroup, I tried the Flying Carpet. Once again, first time trying that kind of ride, and it was a nice one to get reused to more... extreme rides.
Because, as soon as we regrouped, the group decided to go try the Loup Garou (wooden coaster). That one, I actually wanted to try, as I knew there would be no looping or too crazy stunts. We didn't wait too long to have a turn. On the right side, the coaster seats were really comfy, and there was a chest you could put your bags in, unlike on the other rides. On the bad side, I almost lost my glasses :(
I had put them into my pocket after realizing keeping them for a coaster ride wasn't probably a good idea, as I had no idea if they would stay on correctly with the speed and turns. But when we reached the end of the ride, I started fumbling for them and discovered them missing O_O
I really panicked for a few seconds, and my sister with me, for I couldn't see anything without them (and buying a new pair was going to be expensive). Thankfully, while searching around, I found out they had slide out of my pocket but had ended blocked between the back of the seat and my butts. God and the engineers be thanked! But if I ever do something like that again, I'm so putting them in my bag <.<
My sister and I separated from the group after that; they wanted to go and try the Vampire, but neither my sister or I were tempted anymore. I was actually starting to have a migraine, so I was totally against trying another big coaster. Still, I wanted to try the Calamity Mine, as it was one of the ride I had intended to try from the very beginning. We stopped at the bumper cars again on the way, because my sister had liked them and had wanted another turn (and since there was, once again, little waiting to do, it was the right moment to).
15:00. Entering the Calamity Mine. Once again, not too long to wait, perhaps 15min (as it was, we never had to wait more than 15-20min to get on a ride; we were pretty lucky). I went alone, because my sister wasn't interested. Instead, she took a video on her ipod when she noticed in which train I was :)
I ended up buying the photo where I appear, to keep a memory of the day, since I had forgotten to take the camera with me :(
On another end, it was just as well; it wouldn't have fit well in my belt pack with my papers and phone and sunglasses taking all the space <.<
End of the ride. I reunited with my sister and we went off to the Challenge of Tutankhamon (interactive dark ride/laser game). We waited there for her friends to join us once they had finished with the Vampire. On the way, we waited to try and get a very cute teddy bear with a grapper machine. We failed and renounced after losing several times in a row. Too bad; those bears just begged to be hugged :(
16:00. Her friends still having not come, I convince my sister to enter Challenge of Tutankhamon right now, as we would have to take the train back at 18:15, meaning we would have to leave the park at 17:45 at the most to go to the train station. Counting on having to wait and given there was other rides I wanted to give try to before we left, we went in. Her friends arrived a few minutes later, so we decided to wait for them at the exit.
Challenge was cool; I admit I enjoy dark rides usually, but the interactive part where you have to shoot at the mummies, giant scarabs and other monsters was a lot of fun :)
Sadly, our total score wasn't enough to grant us access to the last part of the ride, so we were returned quickly to the station. There was already too many people waiting to try for another turn, so we waited for my sister's friends outside, trying to decide what we would do. We ended up taking a long break.
17:00. Most of the group wanting to go back to the bumper cars, I break off and decide to go and try Le Palais du Génie (madhouse), the last of the ride I absolutely wanted to do. Alone, once again. My sister went with me to the entry, but opted out as she wanted to go see something else and perhaps try for the bumper cars as well. I kinda like madhouses. The Palais' scenery is well done in my opinion, but the setting could use some work. The dialogs that set the ride's history are done in both french and dutch, but they alternate at each sentences, and rather weirdly. It would have been better had they done the story part completly first in one language, then in the other. Still, it wasn't bad.
17:30. I head toward the Amusement Arcade where my sister let me know they were. We have little time left before being forced to go, so we both play a quick game of 'Lighspeed' (hit the lighted buttons as fast as you can) and exchanged the tickets we won against a rubber ball. I would have liked to play longer, but we just couldn't stay.
I bought us icecreams on the way out, that we eat while waiting to the station. We took the train a few minutes later, and were back home at 20:15. (after having to change train and the trip from the final station to our home).
We were tired, I ended up feeling dizzy for hours, but it was a great day. Especially once we discovered, back at home, that my parents had made brochettes, one of my favorite dish, for dinner =3
So, that day at Walibi was good.
But I won't do it every day ;)
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Date: 2013-08-07 07:44 pm (UTC)