Brandy524 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 We took the kids to Lake Winnie this past Saturday. It was their very first park EVER. It was also mine and my husband's first time at Lake Winnie. We all had a great time! We will definitely go back. The pictures are mostly all of my kids, so forgive me. I hate pictures of myself, and for good reason. If the camera adds ten pounds, I look like I have about five cameras pointed at me. I also finally got to meet Big Mike! And I got to meet BeemerBoy, who called me a wuss for not riding the drop tower. I'm not sure how I feel about that, Scott. But it was great to meet you both! I hope we cross paths again sometime! Ally was so excited to finally be on our way. Cammy was so excited, too. We're here! All smiles in the parking lot. You'd think they were anxious to get inside or something. Waiting in line to get our wristbands we watched this. Heading to the balloons first. Both of the girls were scared on this. By the end of the day they were fearless! Genie. I love these things! Awful death trap, um, Ferris wheel. My niece and I were the only ones who rode it. I think I'm done with Ferris wheels. When we got off of it, the operator said it had gotten off balance (yikes!) and he had a hard time lining the cars up to let people off, and kept trying to go backward. DONE. Kids' parachutes. This is what my girls were most excited about: the elephants. They talked about this every day last week. Ally on the elephants. Danny and Cammy on the elephants. Danny and Cammy flying. Big slide. When we got to the top, Ally started crying. By the time we got to the bottom, she loved it. Giant fish! By the time lunch rolled around, they were so tired and sweaty. Cammy was ready for a nap. She got over that quickly, though! After lunch we made our way around all the kids' rides for the little ones. Ladybugs again. And the kiddie boats. Motorcycles. Motorcycles, again. Cars. I know, witty commentary, huh? Bees. I just can't think of anything clever to say. More bees. The girls on the kiddie swings. Matterhorn. My oldest niece loved this! Wacky Worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 More pictures in just a minute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneymoc Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I love seeing people enjoy my home park. I hate I missed Big Mike. I found out the day before he was going to be there and I couldn't rearrange my schedule. I am glad your kids had fun though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 There were some things that I didn't get pictures of. All the more reason to go back soon! I was so proud of my girls for conquering their fears and getting on all those rides. Ally really impressed me. We rode the big water slide. If you knew how terrified she was of getting water in her face, you'd be impressed. And I couldn't believe she climbed all those stairs to the top without freaking out! If you don't count the crappy kiddie coaster at the ghetto fair, this Wacky Worm was Ally's first coaster. It was definitely Cammy's first coaster! Relaxing on the antique cars. And letting Danny drive us around. Torture device, er, um, I mean Wild Lightnin'. It doesn't look like it would be that bad, but looks can be deceiving. Check out Danny's expression! Does this correctly convey the feeling you have when you get off Wild Lightnin'? The kids on the frog hopper. The kids in our group took up six of the seven seats! The line for the Cannonball. I loved this coaster! Unfortunately, this is the only picture of it I took. My sister-in-law on the swings. In line for the boat chute. I ended up with the smallest kids in my boat. They were starting to get a little freaked out after ten hours in the pitch black, so we sang "You are my Sunshine." Me and my oldest niece in line for the Ferris wheel. Me and my niece, Holly, on the death trap. And the last thing we rode was the tilt-a-whirl. I didn't get any pictures of our group on it. Even my two little squirts rode it and loved it! Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures with Big Mike on my camera (although he took plenty). But here's what I did get! I really enjoyed meeting you and Scott! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generaleclectic Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 What a wonderful trip report! I have a special place in my heart for this park. It's a well loved place by the owners, staff and GP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Gold Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Well, I officially have a "closest call" to a Big Mike sighting now: I was at the park Friday for my nephew's first park experience. Did your kids get to the Playground/Sprayground? Best addition LW's ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The wild mouse coaster there, is the craziest mouse coaster I have ever been on. I am not sure how the wheels did not snap off during the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 We did not stop at the playground, but they did go through the water play area. It was really nice to cool off! We had a scorcher on Saturday and the kids were burning up so the water was nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Great pictures. Looks like a great "starter park". Now you won't be able to keep the kids away!!! Which one was not in your group??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidra Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 ^^ haha Great trip report. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun. Always fun to take kids to their first park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band-Aid Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The boat chute looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 And I got to meet BeemerBoy, who called me a wuss for not riding the drop tower. I'm not sure how I feel about that, Scott. The truth hurts, Brandy. The truth hurts. Just kidding. It was nice meeting you, Danny, and the girls, and I'm glad you finally got to experience the awesomeness of LW! Nice report, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Thanks, Scott! Maybe next time I will remedy the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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