Adventures In Theme Parks

     Yesterday, I went to Six Flags with an old friend. Let's rewind a bit back to the end of last week though. I had told another friend my biggest fear about going to a theme park, not being able to fit on the rides. I will say this once: I LOVE ROLLER COASTERS! Ok, now that I got that out of my system, here is a little background to that fear. 
     
     Flashback to July of last year when I vacationed in Orlando, Florida, with my boyfriend. I was able to ride most everything at Universal Studios. I tried the test seat for the Rip Ride Rocket and it just wasn't happening. Lucky for me, that ride was broken down most of the day. 
     
     Fast forward to Memorial Day weekend when my boyfriend took me to Dollywood. I was able to ride all of the roller coasters there with a lot of assistance. It is very embarrassing when you have two ride attendants to assist, one pushing down and one pulling the safety belt into the latch. You can just feel the frustration of the attendants and the other passengers. I can only imagine what they were thinking. 
    
      Fast forward again to March of this year. For my birthday/ two year anniversary my boyfriend took me to Dollywood again. We went with his friend and his friend's family. My boyfriend's friend and the friend's wife were to say the least just like me. We all had to have assistance. I have had many close calls, but until this time I had yet to be kicked off of a ride. All three of us were kicked off (my boyfriend did not do roller coasters so he was the babysitter of his friends two girls). It was very embarrassing. 
    
      Now to yesterday's theme park adventure. I went with an old friend of mine because me and my boyfriend had broken up two months prior. I needed the fun I had yesterday. The first roller coaster of the day was the Superman. I sat in the test seat and my friend pushed the harness down. To my surprise, It went all the way down without me being squished. Ironically, my friend was kicked off because his harness would not lock. He was allowed to try another seat after I rode and came to find out there was something wrong with the seat he was in initially. My day just got better from there! I rode the swings without the bar touching my stomach, and on other roller coasters I was able to lower the harness and buckle the safety restraint without any assistance!!!!!!!! I will call that a win and proof that my hard work is paying off!