{"id":44,"date":"2002-08-30T01:22:00","date_gmt":"2002-08-30T01:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/?p=13"},"modified":"2008-07-07T12:16:20","modified_gmt":"2008-07-07T17:16:20","slug":"coasters-and-waterslides-and-rides-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2002\/coasters-and-waterslides-and-rides-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual ABB King’s Dominion Thingee!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The family had a great time at King’s Dominion last weekend. The best part of the park is that there is a huge amount of stuff targeted towards younger kids. The Taxi rollercoaster is the perfect coaster to get kids started – so we went on it half a dozen times! There were dozens of other rides, too, that were just right for the kids. And the water park provided the perfect cooldown.<\/p>\n

At one point, we ventured out of Kidsville, as Reiley bravely agreed to try the log flume. She was quite scared as it approached the final peak… and then the ride broke down! She was so relieved. As a courtesy they gave us an “exit pass” that allows you to skip the line on a ride of your choice. So I got to use it on the “Volcano”, 30 seconds (if that!) of pure adrenaline surge. We finally made it home after midnight, exhausted!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The family had a great time at King’s Dominion last weekend. The best part of the park is that there is a huge amount of stuff targeted towards younger kids. The Taxi rollercoaster is the perfect coaster to get kids started – so we went on it half a dozen times! 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