Theme parks

Alan and I have spent a good amount of time in theme parks lately and it just seems to take me back to my childhood days. Growing up in Arlington, we had a lot of amusement parks to choose from. I can remember going to many of these places when I went to daycare in the late 70's and early 80's. Those were the days...

Here are some theme parks that I remember:

Six Flags Over Texas ~ Of course I remember this one. I loved this place when I was a kid. I honestly haven't been to the park since I graduated high school but I wouldn't mind going sometime. I used to ride everything and I was never scared or at least I never admitted that I was scared. :)
Some of the rides that we thought were "awesome" are probably pretty "lame" today.
Judge Roy Scream, Mine Train, Parachutes, Shock Wave, The Conquistador or the Mexican Hat. I also remember the Bobsled, Roto Disco, Texas Twister, Spinnaker, Spindle Top (the one that the room spins, floor drops and you stick to the wall) lol
And who could forget The Cave or The Log Ride or The Cliffhanger... I actually got stuck at the top of The Cliffhanger was I was a teenager. At the time I thought it was cool, but in retrospect it was pretty scary.
Oh also I loved the pink things. YUM!

White Water ~ This water park was around before Hurricane Harbor, before it was called Wet N Wild and it was better in my opinion. It had a bigger wave pool and it had bands and they played movies there too. I was sad when this water park closed down. For the longest time, you could still see flumes and water rides from I-30 but there is a car dealership over there now.

International Wildlife Park ~ "Bringing out the Beast in You" Remember that slogan? That's about all I remember about that park except that it was right next door to White Water.

Sesame Place ~ Ahh, Sesame Place, I remember going there in 1984 or thereabout and I recall that being THE coolest place EVER! There was a Big Bird Entrance where you had to walk through his beak to enter the park. Then there was this playland area where it would take a picture of your shadow after you bounced around. Probably sounds a lot cooler in my head, but seriously I loved this place when I was 9 years old.

I was very lucky to have gone to all those places as a kid. I have some extremely fond memories of amusement parks. I just recently got to make some new memories at some theme parks in California with my husband. It was an amazing trip. Good times.