This weekend we drove to San Antonio to experience "Six Flags Fiesta Texas." At work, I can get discounted tickets for $29.99, so it's significantly cheaper than buying them at the park entrance (where they are $49.99 each). So, this little amusement park trip cost us about $100 less than Disneyland.
Six Flags, of course, isn't quite as fun as Disneyland, but it's not bad. They have a children's section called "Wiggles World", although Kyle was only able to go on one ride in "Wiggles World." The first ride we tried to go on together (an airplane ride), Kyle was told he was too small to ride." He then proceeded to throw his hat on the floor in a fit and then go on a temper tantrum. This wouldn't be the first temper tantrum he would have on this day. He was able to go on quite a few rides throughout the day, though.
Apparently, the temperature out in San Antonio got up to 112 F. It was insanely hot. We decided to buy their $12.99 "all you can drink" souvenir mug, and we surely ended up getting our money's worth out of it. We probably filled the thing around 10 times throughout the whole day.
I was able to break away a couple of times and experience some of the better rides at the park. It didn't seem to be that crowded on a Saturday afternoon (because it was too hot? or maybe because Six Flags recently filed by bankruptcy and people thought the park would be closed? who knows)
My only real complaint would be the price of food inside the park. It's at least double what you would pay if you went anywhere else. A slice of pizza? $6.99. A two entree meal at Panda Express? $9.99. A bottle of water? $3.50? Why is it that in places like airports and amusement parks, the management feels it's okay to totally gouge its customers? Just because we're stuck and can't leave?
(Pictures: The kids at Six Flags Fiesta Texas)
Six Flags, of course, isn't quite as fun as Disneyland, but it's not bad. They have a children's section called "Wiggles World", although Kyle was only able to go on one ride in "Wiggles World." The first ride we tried to go on together (an airplane ride), Kyle was told he was too small to ride." He then proceeded to throw his hat on the floor in a fit and then go on a temper tantrum. This wouldn't be the first temper tantrum he would have on this day. He was able to go on quite a few rides throughout the day, though.
Apparently, the temperature out in San Antonio got up to 112 F. It was insanely hot. We decided to buy their $12.99 "all you can drink" souvenir mug, and we surely ended up getting our money's worth out of it. We probably filled the thing around 10 times throughout the whole day.
I was able to break away a couple of times and experience some of the better rides at the park. It didn't seem to be that crowded on a Saturday afternoon (because it was too hot? or maybe because Six Flags recently filed by bankruptcy and people thought the park would be closed? who knows)
My only real complaint would be the price of food inside the park. It's at least double what you would pay if you went anywhere else. A slice of pizza? $6.99. A two entree meal at Panda Express? $9.99. A bottle of water? $3.50? Why is it that in places like airports and amusement parks, the management feels it's okay to totally gouge its customers? Just because we're stuck and can't leave?
(Pictures: The kids at Six Flags Fiesta Texas)
That is pretty sad if a child cannot go on the rides in the children's section. That is like a Bangkok massage parlor without the happy ending.
ReplyDeleteIs it Wiggle's World or Wiggles World? The sign implies the latter, which is more disturbing.
It's "Wiggles World", no apostrophe. It's based on a kids show called "The Wiggles"
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