What a bomb-ass Halloween! If your looking for a new way to celebrate the haunted holiday, I totally recommend going to an amusement park for the weekend of Halloween cuz it's so much fun!
My brother Caleb entered into some contest online and won a pair of tickets to Six Flags. And then the other day we heard something that at Six Flags one of the roller coasters rides backwards, and so we had no choice but to check it out.
FRIDAY:
Orignially, this was going to be a family trip, but last minute my mom and my middle brother Daniel canceled. My mom's excuse? She couldnt find a sub for her preschool class and so couldnt take time off. My brother's excuse? Couldnt find anything to wear that didnt make him look like an Arizona-ian. He wanted to look California-ian.
Which I guess means, he thinks Arizona is stuck in a time warp of 1872, where the men wear boots and 10 gallon hats and the women wear hoop skirts and bonnets. And it's like hello?! We are blessed with Hollister, Abercrombie, and like 3 malls that are all within 25 minutes of driving distance of each other. I dont know what he was thinking, but it was his loss. So, it was just me, my dad, my lil' brother Caleb, and an open road.
Seven hours later, after a long-ass drive, we found ourselves somewhere between San Diego and Anaheim, lost and tired. It took some time, but after complaining for 20 minutes, my dad pulled over and asked for directions. (I know guys arent supposed to ask for directions cuz it isnt right, but I knew we needed help, which made me right and my dad wrong, which made me happy, so boo-ya!)
We stop at this burger/martini bar called Tropics, and lo and behold who do I see but my cousin Katrina! It was a total surprise, since we hadn't planned on seeing each other, but there she was, all decked out like she was going to a party. And she was. A Hollywood Halloween party! Since her and her friends were gonna be busy on Saturday and couldnt exactly go out on Halloween night, they planned to party the Friday before and invited me to go along!
So imagine lil' ol' desert bumpkin, Arizona-ian, me, arriving on Hollywood Blvd. by a Limo Excursion! I know! Totally hot! We went to this Drag Bar/Club and had one hell of a time dancing and singing! And lemme tell ya...those men with their high heels and adam apples can sure bust a move with their fake busts! I even got the guts to go on stage and sing "I Got You Babe" with a drag Cher and got a standing ovation! I even got to meet that chubby red-head kid from The Sandlot (his name's 'Patrick' by the way and not 'chubby-red-head-kid-from-Sandlot'...dont ask) and Mayim Bialik (she played Bette Midler as a kid in the movie Beaches) and omg!, they are so down-to-earth people. Especially Mayim. But then again, when you're the adoptive parents of a whale, a wolf and a manatee, what else do you expect? (and I mean, besides a smelly house!)
SATURDAY:
We woke up the next day and decided to go to Disneyland and California Adventure. After all, how many times does one get to go to a 50th anniversary? (I already went during the summer with some friends, so I guess that means twice...) I've been to Disneyland every summer (and sometimes during November!) since I was 9 months old, and I have never gotten tired of it. Something about being in a place where you can visit the past, the future, and your childhood dreams all in one place just means a lot to me.
I think the thing I like most about it, is that it's a place where your dreams can come true. And it's just so much fun and so sweet when you get to see a small child or a retarded kid in a wheel chair look up and see their favorite princess or Disney animal walking down Main Street U.S.A.
Plus they had the entire park decked out in a 50th anniversary/ Halloween/ Christmas decor and it was totally awesome! Especially The Haunted Mansion ride. They fixed it up with all this Nightmare Before Christmas stuff, and put a total new spin on the ride. But some of the rides didnt even need decor to get you in the Halloween spirit. At The Tower of Terror ride, the ride cast members were so gloomy, it was like the entire crew was PMS-ing, which made the ride even scarier, cuz it seemed like half the crew really wished the elevator would plummet us to our death! So much fun!
And the fire works and the parades and all the Disneyland magic...you just cant put a price on it. (except, they have, and well...let's just say y'all better have a good credit card with some good credit!)
SUNDAY:
We finally made our way to Six Flags and OMG! That was fun! Well sorta. We got to the park a half hour after it opened and ran over to this roller coaster called "X". It's this way cool roller coaster that does a 360 degree spin, flips fowards and backwards, and just leaves you totally speechless. Or so we read. We waited in line for 2 1/2 hours before learning that the ride had shut down and would no longer be running that day.
Totally sucked, but when your surrounded by other roller coasters, why be miserable? Like sex, we rode each roller coaster fast and hard and had one helluva good time! And like sex, we had to work hard to get to the roller coaster. Six Flags isnt really laid out well, cuz there's all these up and down hills and few benches and it really takes a lot out of you.
Nightfall came and soon the entire park was covered with this spooky fog. And hidden in this fog and in the shadows were all these park employees dressed as monsters and psychotic people and it was their job to scare the shit out of people. And boy, did they do a good job. Especially in the haunted houses that were set up all around the park. Unfortunately, they did too good of a job.
As we stood in line, wathcing the shennanigans of scary monsters and terrified customers, I had my own scary moment. Ok, so I'm minding my own business when all of a sudden the trashcan behind me bangs real loud and this 4 ft man with 3 ft long arms comes "walking" (it was more of a 'I-cant-walk-so-good-on-my-right-foot') from behind and I jumped and gave a small yelp. Turns out, the guy wasnt one of the costumed freaks, but a janitor with a limp and a disability. How I was supposed to know?! I felt so horrible, but when you hire out costumed actors to act like hired employees...it's just bad taste. Thank God, that was my last day in L.A., but certainly not my last time!
My brother Caleb entered into some contest online and won a pair of tickets to Six Flags. And then the other day we heard something that at Six Flags one of the roller coasters rides backwards, and so we had no choice but to check it out.
FRIDAY:
Orignially, this was going to be a family trip, but last minute my mom and my middle brother Daniel canceled. My mom's excuse? She couldnt find a sub for her preschool class and so couldnt take time off. My brother's excuse? Couldnt find anything to wear that didnt make him look like an Arizona-ian. He wanted to look California-ian.
Which I guess means, he thinks Arizona is stuck in a time warp of 1872, where the men wear boots and 10 gallon hats and the women wear hoop skirts and bonnets. And it's like hello?! We are blessed with Hollister, Abercrombie, and like 3 malls that are all within 25 minutes of driving distance of each other. I dont know what he was thinking, but it was his loss. So, it was just me, my dad, my lil' brother Caleb, and an open road.
Seven hours later, after a long-ass drive, we found ourselves somewhere between San Diego and Anaheim, lost and tired. It took some time, but after complaining for 20 minutes, my dad pulled over and asked for directions. (I know guys arent supposed to ask for directions cuz it isnt right, but I knew we needed help, which made me right and my dad wrong, which made me happy, so boo-ya!)
We stop at this burger/martini bar called Tropics, and lo and behold who do I see but my cousin Katrina! It was a total surprise, since we hadn't planned on seeing each other, but there she was, all decked out like she was going to a party. And she was. A Hollywood Halloween party! Since her and her friends were gonna be busy on Saturday and couldnt exactly go out on Halloween night, they planned to party the Friday before and invited me to go along!
So imagine lil' ol' desert bumpkin, Arizona-ian, me, arriving on Hollywood Blvd. by a Limo Excursion! I know! Totally hot! We went to this Drag Bar/Club and had one hell of a time dancing and singing! And lemme tell ya...those men with their high heels and adam apples can sure bust a move with their fake busts! I even got the guts to go on stage and sing "I Got You Babe" with a drag Cher and got a standing ovation! I even got to meet that chubby red-head kid from The Sandlot (his name's 'Patrick' by the way and not 'chubby-red-head-kid-from-Sandlot'...dont ask) and Mayim Bialik (she played Bette Midler as a kid in the movie Beaches) and omg!, they are so down-to-earth people. Especially Mayim. But then again, when you're the adoptive parents of a whale, a wolf and a manatee, what else do you expect? (and I mean, besides a smelly house!)
SATURDAY:
We woke up the next day and decided to go to Disneyland and California Adventure. After all, how many times does one get to go to a 50th anniversary? (I already went during the summer with some friends, so I guess that means twice...) I've been to Disneyland every summer (and sometimes during November!) since I was 9 months old, and I have never gotten tired of it. Something about being in a place where you can visit the past, the future, and your childhood dreams all in one place just means a lot to me.
I think the thing I like most about it, is that it's a place where your dreams can come true. And it's just so much fun and so sweet when you get to see a small child or a retarded kid in a wheel chair look up and see their favorite princess or Disney animal walking down Main Street U.S.A.
Plus they had the entire park decked out in a 50th anniversary/ Halloween/ Christmas decor and it was totally awesome! Especially The Haunted Mansion ride. They fixed it up with all this Nightmare Before Christmas stuff, and put a total new spin on the ride. But some of the rides didnt even need decor to get you in the Halloween spirit. At The Tower of Terror ride, the ride cast members were so gloomy, it was like the entire crew was PMS-ing, which made the ride even scarier, cuz it seemed like half the crew really wished the elevator would plummet us to our death! So much fun!
And the fire works and the parades and all the Disneyland magic...you just cant put a price on it. (except, they have, and well...let's just say y'all better have a good credit card with some good credit!)
SUNDAY:
We finally made our way to Six Flags and OMG! That was fun! Well sorta. We got to the park a half hour after it opened and ran over to this roller coaster called "X". It's this way cool roller coaster that does a 360 degree spin, flips fowards and backwards, and just leaves you totally speechless. Or so we read. We waited in line for 2 1/2 hours before learning that the ride had shut down and would no longer be running that day.
Totally sucked, but when your surrounded by other roller coasters, why be miserable? Like sex, we rode each roller coaster fast and hard and had one helluva good time! And like sex, we had to work hard to get to the roller coaster. Six Flags isnt really laid out well, cuz there's all these up and down hills and few benches and it really takes a lot out of you.
Nightfall came and soon the entire park was covered with this spooky fog. And hidden in this fog and in the shadows were all these park employees dressed as monsters and psychotic people and it was their job to scare the shit out of people. And boy, did they do a good job. Especially in the haunted houses that were set up all around the park. Unfortunately, they did too good of a job.
As we stood in line, wathcing the shennanigans of scary monsters and terrified customers, I had my own scary moment. Ok, so I'm minding my own business when all of a sudden the trashcan behind me bangs real loud and this 4 ft man with 3 ft long arms comes "walking" (it was more of a 'I-cant-walk-so-good-on-my-right-foot') from behind and I jumped and gave a small yelp. Turns out, the guy wasnt one of the costumed freaks, but a janitor with a limp and a disability. How I was supposed to know?! I felt so horrible, but when you hire out costumed actors to act like hired employees...it's just bad taste. Thank God, that was my last day in L.A., but certainly not my last time!
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