Watching the games is fun, sure, but how much of a thrill would it be to compete? Okay, none of us are ever going to make it to the "real" Olympic Games (unless we've got some really distinguished lurkers around here…), but many of us have shown a thing or two in a different arena.
How would you do in a theme park Olympics? How many of you have "gone for the gold" in the following events?
Rope drop sprint - Rewarding pure speed, the winner in this event is the first to make it to the park's most popular ride, the one that will packed with a multi-hour queue later in the day.
Stroller dodging - Rewarding lateral agility, the winner in this event must swerve, dodge and otherwise avoid shin-splitting strollers in a dash across the park to make a reservation deadline.
Personal space blockout - Rewarding both strategy and quickness, the winners in this event preserve their families' personal space in the scrum of a crowded theater load and unload.
Souvenir bag carry - Rewarding both strength and endurance, the winner in this event totes the heaviest load of souvenirs from the park's bag check to the last row of the parking lot without stopping.
Infrared point-and-shoot - Rewarding eyesight and reflexes, the winner in this event achieves the highest cumulative score in all the shoot-'em-up rides and arcade games in the park.
Tell us your favorite theme park golden moment, in the comments.
Ps - love the pic of my hometown! The Olympic Park is right where I grew up. London has a great atmosphere right now.
My best event would probably be stroller dodging, but that's not nearly as impressive.
POWER RIDING.
I medaled on:
Wood..El Toro, 90 rides on Easter Sunday two or three years ago
Steel...Steel Force, 73 rides at Coasting For Kids this past June
Those were the Golds..my Silver and Bronze collection is quite extensive as well ;)
I would not medal in any of the listed events, so I did not vote.
I was most certainly the champion personal space blocker by the end of our trip
The host nation (of DLP) were left in my wake with a well trained backpack and elbows
Joking aside it was a disgrace older children 12+ were pushing past my 4yr old and trying to push her over to get to charactors and there parents stood back smoking.
Thay aren't necessarily. I got friendly with some staff on El Toro during some of my marathons, and would often see them on other rides. They're usually trained on at least three or four different rides, to maximize coverage in case of absences.
This combined with the fact we were on the last ride of the day on Space Mountain: Mission 2 the night before made it quite a satisfying couple of days.
I would say stroller dodging or, better, people dodging. I think we should have a contest who can get from the front gate to Cinderella's castle the fastest! It takes skill on that course!
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