traceycooper
09-22-2008, 03:15 PM
Sunday 10th August
Went to Typhoon Lagoon today
did most of the water rides before the crowds hit :)
Headed to Crusher Gusher last, dad & i decided to go on a double together & Gary was going down with Leanne (mum doesnt like water rides)
Dad & I went 1st with DD & DH behind
for anyone that doesnt know Crusher Gusher is a water flume that sends you up as well as down - to send you up there are wheel type things at the bottom of each drop to push you back up again.
So i sit at the front dad is sat behind me.....we go down the 1st drop & dad shouts its hurting his bottom!!! so i shout back that he has to lift his bottom up.....the next thing i know is i see dads left leg going up & I scream ''dad what are you doing'' just before the whole thing flips, i think i blacked out for a few seconds, i remember cracking my head on the side & seeing a white flash & heading down the slide backwards looking up at dad who looks in shock !! i'm shouting ''are you alright'' as he seems to not be moving...then i get spun around just as the slide drops me down towards the turning wheels that send you back up :scared1:
I remember thinking ''i'm gonna get my legs chewed off!!''
luckily that didnt happen & i got sent down the whole thing without a raft,
The life guard asks if i'm ok but all i can do is say ''my dads stuck up there''
They then have to stop the whole thing, turn the water off & a man climbs a side ladder to help poor dad who is just sat there stuck!!
i notice that my neck is really aching & the life guard looks worried when he sees me holding & rubbing my neck so the photopass lady takes me to 1st aid while dad waits for Gary & Leanne who have all this time been waiting at the top to come down & later tell me that Leanne was joking that we might have come off!!!
As i walk to the 1st aid the whole thing starts to hit home & by the time we reach it i'm a crying wreck - i think i was in shock!
I had to sit for ages with an ice pack as my neck felt aweful & by now my right shoulder was starting to ache & my right buttock... later which both had massive bruises!!
DD, mum, dad & gary all pile into the 1st aid room to see if i was ok, then mum & dad took leanne back to the lounges while Gary sat with me.
eventually i felt brave enough to shakily walk back to the lounges where i stayed for about an hour, then we deicded to head back to POP as DD was complaining her ear was hurting again & i was just drained!!
we sat in the shade next to POP pool & dad bought me some pillows for the lounger i was lying on, i promptly fell asleep for about an hour!
We had an ADR at Boma for 7.15pm & after a shower & some tablets we headed off, Boma was lovely as usual & i got the south African cider which i love..& needed ;)
We got back to the room about 9.30pm i needed an early night, watched Freaky Friday on TV with Leanne :)
I didnt realise just how shook up i was till a week & half later when we did Aquatica & i went on the tame family raft ride which i've always loved & came off it a wreck!!!!!
sorry no pics this day for obvious reasons!!!
next: MK - Tonys restaurant, my 1st dole whip :love: ... AK EMH's ...DD's dreaded ear ache gets worse!!!!
Went to Typhoon Lagoon today
did most of the water rides before the crowds hit :)
Headed to Crusher Gusher last, dad & i decided to go on a double together & Gary was going down with Leanne (mum doesnt like water rides)
Dad & I went 1st with DD & DH behind
for anyone that doesnt know Crusher Gusher is a water flume that sends you up as well as down - to send you up there are wheel type things at the bottom of each drop to push you back up again.
So i sit at the front dad is sat behind me.....we go down the 1st drop & dad shouts its hurting his bottom!!! so i shout back that he has to lift his bottom up.....the next thing i know is i see dads left leg going up & I scream ''dad what are you doing'' just before the whole thing flips, i think i blacked out for a few seconds, i remember cracking my head on the side & seeing a white flash & heading down the slide backwards looking up at dad who looks in shock !! i'm shouting ''are you alright'' as he seems to not be moving...then i get spun around just as the slide drops me down towards the turning wheels that send you back up :scared1:
I remember thinking ''i'm gonna get my legs chewed off!!''
luckily that didnt happen & i got sent down the whole thing without a raft,
The life guard asks if i'm ok but all i can do is say ''my dads stuck up there''
They then have to stop the whole thing, turn the water off & a man climbs a side ladder to help poor dad who is just sat there stuck!!
i notice that my neck is really aching & the life guard looks worried when he sees me holding & rubbing my neck so the photopass lady takes me to 1st aid while dad waits for Gary & Leanne who have all this time been waiting at the top to come down & later tell me that Leanne was joking that we might have come off!!!
As i walk to the 1st aid the whole thing starts to hit home & by the time we reach it i'm a crying wreck - i think i was in shock!
I had to sit for ages with an ice pack as my neck felt aweful & by now my right shoulder was starting to ache & my right buttock... later which both had massive bruises!!
DD, mum, dad & gary all pile into the 1st aid room to see if i was ok, then mum & dad took leanne back to the lounges while Gary sat with me.
eventually i felt brave enough to shakily walk back to the lounges where i stayed for about an hour, then we deicded to head back to POP as DD was complaining her ear was hurting again & i was just drained!!
we sat in the shade next to POP pool & dad bought me some pillows for the lounger i was lying on, i promptly fell asleep for about an hour!
We had an ADR at Boma for 7.15pm & after a shower & some tablets we headed off, Boma was lovely as usual & i got the south African cider which i love..& needed ;)
We got back to the room about 9.30pm i needed an early night, watched Freaky Friday on TV with Leanne :)
I didnt realise just how shook up i was till a week & half later when we did Aquatica & i went on the tame family raft ride which i've always loved & came off it a wreck!!!!!
sorry no pics this day for obvious reasons!!!
next: MK - Tonys restaurant, my 1st dole whip :love: ... AK EMH's ...DD's dreaded ear ache gets worse!!!!