Having some Wild Adventures

I går var vi en tur i Wild Adventures. Eftersom denne uge er "Homecoming", var parken i går udelukkende åben for VSU studerende, og da entréen i øvrigt var gratis var der godt fyldt derude da vi ankom. 

Wild Adventures er en forlystelsespark som ligger ca. 15 minutters køretur fra Valdosta - umiddelbart minder det mest om Djurs Sommerland, Fårup, eller lignende - der er forlystelser, vandland og en mindre zoo. I går var det dog kun forlystelserne, og så naturligvis alle deres sæsonarrangementer i forbindelse med Halloween! 

F.eks. har de folk ansat til at rende rundt og skræmme gæsterne klædt ud i forskellige uhyggelige kostumer som død brud, klovn og lignende. 

Dem af jer som kender mig ved at jeg ikke er kæmpe fan af vilde forlystelser, men jeg fik da prøvet en af deres vildeste rutsjebaner efter 45 minutter i kø :-) 

I aften er der flere homecoming events, og jeg ser frem til at opleve denne del af ærke-amerikansk kultur!

Beklager de elendige billeder, men i mørke og røg er det ikke nemt at få fokus eller undgå alien-øjne :-)

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Yesterday we went to Wild Adventures. Since this week is Homecoming, last night was only open (and free) to all VSU students, so it was pretty crowded by the time we got there. 

Wild Adventures is an amusement park approximately a 15 minute drive from Valdosta - it reminds me of some of the amusement parks back home as it has both rides, water park and a small zoo. Yesterday only the rides were open, and of course they also had seasonal events related to halloween!

One example are all the actors running around in different creepy costumes trying to scare the guests. We don't have anything like this in Denmark, so it was kind of creepy at first until you got used to it. 

For those of you who know me, you'll know that I am not a big fan of crazy rides, but I did try one of the crazy roller coasters after waiting in line for 45 minutes :-) 

Tonight there are even more homecoming events, and I am looking forward to experiencing this very American tradition. 

I apologize for the terrible pictures but in the darkness and smoke it isn't easy to focus or avoid the alien eyes :-)