Day 36 - Los Angeles

Last full day in LA today and we are off to 6 Flags! A quick stop along the way to check out a favourite landmark for Ian - the building used as Jerry Seinfeld's apartment!!

An hour in the car got us through a few more chapters of Harry Potter before we arrived at 6 Flags! The roller coasters are HUGE!! And more than a little scary!

We decided to tackle the biggest first so went straight to the Goliath!! It is a huge roller coaster with a 255 foot first drop! Lots of twists and turns that felt like you would go flying right off the edge. Josh changed his mind at the last minute and didn't go on, probably a good thing! It was scary!!

Next was the Superman ride which blasts up a 42 story tower at 160 km/ph. That was awesome! From there we went to the Tatsu which is the world's tallest, fastest and longest flying coaster.  You kind of hang like you're flying and go a zillion miles per hour!! We still hadn't got Josh on a ride at this stage and Ian was starting to feel sick so we went on a water ride, the Roaring Rapids. It was really hot so we thought a little bit of water might cool us down. We got DRENCHED!! It was hilarious!

 

Kaleb, Caitlin and I went on The Viper next. Kaleb liked it so much he went again!
We lined up for the X2 but by this stage Ian and Caitlin both weren't feeling well so we had a break to sit in the shade and have some lunch...and dry off!!

After lunch we went on another two water rides, the Jet Stream and Tidal Wave. The jet stream was one where you sat in little rafts and went down water slides. It was a bit old and rickety and had Caitlin and I both a bit nervous. The Tidal Wave was really short, in a boat type thing that went down a big drop and creates a big wave. We hardly got splashed but the people standing on the bridge watching got soaked!

Decided we would be brave and go on The Green Lantern, well the kids and I were brave! Never again!! Fastest roller coaster I have been on with lots of turns and spins. Can't believe Kaleb went on!

Last ride for the day was Battle for Metropolis which is a 4 D dark ride. We sat in little cars and went through this simulated battle shooting the bad guys like Lex Luther and the Joker. It was really good fun, and I had the highest score (83500) beating both my competitive little boys next to me (48000 and 49000).

 

Everyone was a bit exhausted so we decided to head home. We were thinking of going to watch Tim Allen at the Laugh Factory but it was sold out  so we had a quiet night packing and getting ready to leave tomorrow.