On Sunday the 19th of July,I went up to Waldameer and Water World in Erie,PA with my mother and brother.We arrived at the park at about 1:15.By time we had gotten our passes and wristbands,it was about 1:30.First we went to the ACE Coaster Classic,Comet.

The wooden coaster is a very fun family ride that is a great transition for small kids from Ravine Flyer 3 to test their roller coaster riding maturity.We waited for about 15 minutes.Not bad for the fact that they were running only one train.

We got off the ride and ate lunch at the nearby Potato Patch.I was not impressed with the service nor the food.Waldameer usually has such excellent service,so I was a little surprised.After lunch,we headed over to the Paratrooper.These have always been some of my favorite rides since I was a little kid.My younger brother enjoyed it as well.

Once we got off of the Paratrooper,I figured that it was time for another roller coaster.This time,it was in the form of a Maurer Sohne spinning coaster,Steel Dragon.We waited in line for about 10 minutes.Great time I must say.Spinning coasters almost always have fast moving lines due to the fact that they generally have more than 2 cars running at a time.

It was a relatively warm day,so we decided to cool off pre-Water World by riding Thunder River,a log flume.Surprisingly,neither my brother nor I got wet.So,we got off and went into the nearby funhouse,Pirate's Cove.I usually find that funhouses are same at almost every park,but I must say that Pirate's Cove had some interesting twists on the traditional funhouse that I really liked.

After Pirate's Cove,my brother stayed with my mom while I rode the park's newest roller coaster and signature ride,Ravine Flyer II.Like most people say,it is an experience like no other.I also say that if you complain about Mean Streak's roughness,then you should be kicking yourself in the pants!Ravine Flyer II is definitely the second roughest roller coaster that I have ridden,second only to the Conneaut Lake Park Blue Streak.Still,it is an awesome coaster that any enthusiast should ride.

After I got off Ravine Flyer II,we decided to head over to the Sky Ride.Unlike many rides of this type,it didn't really give a good view of the park.If they relocated it a little farther back,it would be better.

We got off Sky Ride.By this time it was about 3:00.We decided to go into Water World.We entered the park and went directly to the slides.I went on the Freefall Slide.What a rush!

After that,we went into the Endless River.Nice route of the river.Also,the river wasn't too crowded,which can often ruin the fun.We got out and headed over to the Bermuda Triangle slides.Those were fun enclosed body slides.After those,we went into the Heated Relaxing Pool,which is essentially just a giant hot tub.That warmed us up quite a bit before we went over to the Midnight Plunge,a fun two person tube slide.

We then decided to go out of the water park and pick up souvenirs in the gift shop that you exit out into.After that,we went out to the Potato Patch again to get ice cream.Service was worse,but the food was better!Much better in fact!I had chocolate ice cream on a cone.

After finishing my ice cream,we headed over to Ali Baba.My brother was scared but I comforted him and he calmed down.Next we went to the Whacky Shack,a ride similar to the Devil's Den at Conneaut Lake Park,but the latter uses a different ride system.After the Whacky Shack,we went next door to the Spider.Again my brother got scared,but this time I was not able to calm him.He started crying and everybody stared at us in pity.I felt bad,so we went in Pirate's Cove again to cheer him up.

After that,we went over to the Dodgem,which are always fun.I drove with my brother as a passenger.For my last ride of the day,I went on the new Mega Vortex.I always love Disk'Os,so this one was no exception.

We left the park at about 7:00 and went straight home.

__________________
Come And Visit Amusement Park Madness!

VOTE IN OUR LATEST POLL-BEST MAJOR ROLLER COASTER COMPANY!