How To Be A Roller Coaster

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“A simple act of paying attention can take you a long long way.” ~Keanu Reeves. This quote shows a lesson that took me a very long time to learn. Me and my parents were on a trip to Florida and we wanted to go to Disney when I learned this lesson. We decided that we would go to Disney’s Hollywood Studios park. As we pulled into the parking lot of Disney I could barely stay in my seat. We got out and my dad took a picture of our parking spot so we know where to go. When we were walking a tram pulled up and then let us on. After the ride we were finally there. It was like a land of imagination and pure possibility. I was hoping that we could do the aerosmith ride when we were there multiple times but there were so many rides that it was like picking what ice cream to get at a huge ice cream parlor. I wanted to do this because I enjoy their music and I like rides that go upside down. So once we were in there were fancy dressed people all over and you could smell the aroma of fresh candies and foods. My parents found a fun dressed man who looked like he would work there and asked, “Which direction is the Aerosmith roller coaster?” The man …show more content…

This time, when I got off there were a lot of people behind me so I went outside to wait for my parents. A few minutes later I was getting concerned because they still have not come out yet. After about ten minutes of just standing there like a little helpless baby bird, I started to walk off to find someone to help me. As I searched through the sea of people to find a worker I kept getting more and more lost. Before I knew I was back at the start of the park. I felt a burst of excitement when I see a security guard. I sprint over to the guard and whisper, “Excuse me sir but where would I go to find my parents if i'm lost.” The man responded, “Follow me.” He led me to a work building and told me to sit in a chair while he asks workers if they have parents looking for a

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