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Rollercoaster Rage

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Mummymummums · 02/09/2019 01:36

Ok, not big rage but annoying. We have recently come back from Orlando which was a bit of a once in a lifetime trip, following a truly awful year.
The amount of pics from rides we went on that have been wrecked by someone in front flinging their arms as wide and high as they can!
Within our package we got 'free' photos from theme park rides. We loved this as we can't take them ourselves on rides. DC are 12 and 10 and got increasingly more daring as the holiday went on.
Some of the pics you can't even see them because the adult in front has flung their arms up as they passed the camera! DD12 was really chuffed with herself going on a very scary ride - none of us would ever do it again but glad we did it once - but the pic was wrecked. Guy in front - one hand blocked my face and one hand blocked DD's. Nonetheless she insisted on buying the souvenir photo frame (fortunately I've photo shopped him out and us in). Guy in front paused and admired the pic at the screens and didn't even get a copy!
Next ride a woman flung her arms up and completely blocked me on the pic. At the screens she looked at me and said "Oh I blocked you". Yes thanks.
I don't do this. I try and smile if I can. But I don't wreck the pic for the children or adult behind me. Is it just me this happens to??? A large portion of our pics have been affected this way.
Small problems I know, I'll get over it Smile

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80sMum · 03/09/2019 16:12

Things like Space Mountain or Rock & Roll Rollercoaster were often 2 hours Crikey! Two hours spent queueing for one ride? That's awful! You can't have enough time to do or see everything if just one ride takes up two hours of the day?!

spoonwoman · 03/09/2019 16:36

Did you get on Hagrid, OP? And if so, was it good?

Lots of people throw their arms in the air on coasters to enjoy "airtime", when you get a little bit lifted out of your seat.

Hope you had a great holiday Smile

Mummymummums · 03/09/2019 21:24

Yes we did Hagrid's and it was really good, worth a wait.
On the other ones with long waits we used fast passes - you get 3 a day - and was able to book the long wait ones 60 days before we went. DD has ADHD so waiting those times wasn't really an option. Once you've used the fast passes for that day you can book more though usually only less popular rides are available for same day booking.

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