call out to me, “Are you almost ready? Chloe and Kristina are going to be here in ten minutes to pick you up.” Then all of a sudden the nerves hit me like a rock; I was wide awake now and thinking about the day to come. Today I was going to Six Flags: Great Adventure. For most people they would be jumping off the walls with excitement, but not me. Oh have I mentioned I have an extreme fear of heights? After I got myself ready and ate breakfast, I said goodbye to my mom and slumped in the car with Chloe
Engagement Exercise Group activities can often be very tedious and stressful for some people, but being able to work in a group is a very useful and important skill to have. The five main characteristics of group work are forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. All of these aspects of group work are all very different, yet equally important to maintaining the life of a group. I have experienced all of these aspects in my own personal life when it comes to working in a group, and
what if I fly off and die... Ok ok calm down now. Yes these are risks, but there reasonable risks. 98% of roller coaster are safe and sounds. So don’t go all coo coo on me. Let’s get started... Major roller coasters are most likely to reside in “Six Flags Magic Mountain”. One special known ride would have to be “Goliath”. Goliath is most known for it’s255-foot drop. Now what more excited than going down at a speed of 78m to a 255 feet drop. Makes me feel very adventurous and makes me feel like I
3,2,1 Whosh! whaaaaa! There it is, I see Top Thrill Dragster. We just drove to cedar point, seeing the 420 foot tall Top Thrill Dragster, made me think twice about being here. It was a surprise from my dad going here. After all I was always scared of heights and roller coasters. I wasn’t looking forward to this! I am here with my Dad, sister, and my friend Seth. Even though Top Thrill Dragster is 36 seconds. At the beginning the cart goes 120 miles per hour in 3.04 seconds my dad says enthusiastically
YOUTH BASKETBALL AMUSEMENT PARK GROUP TRIP INTRODUCTION Our group is comprised of four staff members and thirty boys who will be planning a summer day trip to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. The planned trip will enable the youths to enjoy a day of leisure. The mission is to inspire youths to realize their full individual potential as productive members of society. The Youth Basketball group is an organization that builds character and trains them in the responsibilities of participating
‘This is going to be so much fun’, I thought to myself. This is the first time I’ve ever went to six flags i wonder what it will be like, so many questions it’s hard to focus on just one of them,. “Are you guys ready?” my parents asked “yes!” me and my sisters said loudly enough we thought the neighbors might of heard of us, the whole family was going me Summer, Heather, Dad, and Tara, my step mom. It took us like two hours to get there, on the other hand though the drive was cool, there were so
We recently brought you part one of our list of 15 interesting facts about Six Flags. Now, we bring you part two of this list, with eight more facts about the world’s largest amusement park corporation, whose more than 800 rides and 120 roller coasters make their 18 parks some of the most visited properties in the world. Number Eight: Six Flags Operates Two Parks that Do Not Bear Their Name When Six Flags acquired Great Escape in 1996 and La Ronde in 2001, they decided not to stick their name on
Oreo Cookie and Six Flags Commercials - Nostalgia for Sale Many television commercials choose to feature a contrast between youth and maturity as their subject. An “Oreo Cookie” commercial, for example, features a little girl who is about four years old mimicking her grandfather’s actions in eating a cookie. Another commercial advertises the popular theme park, Six Flags Great Adventure. This commercial, entitled “The Six Flags Dancing Man,” features an elderly man dancing like an enthusiastic
xecutive Summary The report talks about how six flags has managed to be a regional leader and has maintained growth and momentum in a low margin, highly volatile amusement Business. The report begins with discussing about the Amusement industry and how and where six flags stand in whole industry structure. It talks about corporate lifecycle stages of the company and what challenges they faced during each phase of lifecycle specifically discussing about the challenges moving towards and prime and
planning a family vacation but had never decided a pleasant and fascinating place to visit. A lot of people relate the adventures in San Antonio for tourists. To mention a few, The Riverwalk, Sea World, Six Flags Fiesta, and The Tower of the Americas are the main attractions that would be perfect for a family trip. I was so enthusiastic and explored more into it. I gave my family the great news of going and exploring this amazing city on our own! San Antonio offers the best of attractions and activities
In 1961, Angus Wynne II created the great American theme park known as Six Flags Over Texas. Angus decided to create Six Flags after a trip to Disneyland. Much thought was put into the well-known name of Six Flags Over Texas. Actually, it stands for the Six Flags that have flown over the state of Texas throughout history. Six Flags sells nearly over 515,00 pounds of French-fries per year, 193,000 pound of chicken strips per year.
Among the hundreds of places to visit, a few of them stand out more than others, making them very popular and interesting to visit. One thing Ohio is famous for is its amusement parks. The three major amusement parks in Ohio are: Cedar Point, Six Flags and King's Island. Each one of these parks has it's own style, rides attractions and prices. One of Ohio's most famous theme parks is Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH. Cedar Point is the number one rated amusement park on the planet. The 364-acre resort
The Cycle of Life in Walt Whitman's Song of Myself In stanza six of the poem "Song of Myself", by Walt Whitman, he poses the question "What is the grass?" I believe that grass is a metaphor for the cycle of life. Throughout the poem Whitman points out images that grass could represent. All of these images stem from the life and death that we come to expect in our lifetime. During your life you will experience death, it at times surrounds you, but if you look past the grief and look to the
you see a flag: red background, a blue x, and on that x you see white stars. “Our idea is simply to combine the present battle-flag with a pure white standard sheet; our Southern Cross, blue on a red field, to take the place on the white flag that is occupied by the blue union in the old United States flag, or the St. George's cross in the British flag. As a people, we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race; a white flag would thus
old. No matter how many times I have been on the ride, it always brings forth new excitements and thrills. The adventure is always new, and my adrenaline rush keeps me going. Rollercoasters tracks are able to produce infinite number of option for the coaster to travel, where it can loop, twist and turn, or simply go in reverse. Due to their high
Why do we escape? Us human beings all belong in a place called reality. Reality seems to be a very neat thing to be in, but sometimes people need to escape. Reality can be a cold world, a scary place; this emotion filled consciousness of actuality can be very difficult to withstand and encompass in. Life is a constant pattern or ritual performed throughout each day. Starting from childhood we begin with school, wake up, go to school, and then back home for homework and dinner. No matter how old we
personal experience occurred a year ago during the summer when I took a trip to visit San Francisco, California with my family. This trip to San Francisco was a thrilling adventure due to the city being very beautiful and breath taking. During my visit to the city I was able to take part in the beaches, The Golden Gate Bridge, and Six Flags. To begin with, the beaches near San Francisco are stunning. California has nice weather during the summer to attend beaches because it is not too hot or chilly outside
we would try to take a bite and my son would giggle and try again. This experience of hibatchi in an amusement park is one that you could not find at competing amusements parks in which the closest to a table service restaurant you would find at Six Flags is the burger joint Johnny Rockets. The delectable food at the table service restaurants at the Walt Disney World have food that can suit the palette of the pickiest of eaters also known as children. In addition to the table service restaurants,
The adventure of Cabeza de Vaca’s is a great story about the Spaniards visiting the new world. In this story is about how the Spaniards went to modern day Florida to claim it for the Spanish king. On the day of June 17, 1527 a governor by the name of Pamfilo de Narvaez set sail with five ship with a total of about six hundred men. His mission was to conquer the land of Florida and claim it for his king. The Spaniards stop to pick up provisions and horses then they continued their journey. The
the celebration of so many struggles, and hard work over the four years of high school. For others it might be the great joy of going out of state for the first time, and this time with no parents coming along. For me it turned out to be a surprise because I had no idea I was going to graduate early, for which I was able to assist. Yet for me, my senior trip turned out to be and adventure due to the many struggles I had to go through and the surprises it led to. “Okay now,