Boomtown!

I worked at Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure in Aurora Ohio, for 2 summers, 2002, and 2003. My First year, I started out in Boomtown, the kids area! AHH! I remember being very excited about getting a job, and then one day I got a call that I was being placed in Boomtown. I said:

"...Oh..."

Yea I was pissed, but whatever, I'm a team player and I worked there anyway. As it turned out, I really liked Boomtown. All the people were nice and my Boss is my friend to this day. Sure, the foreigners smelled and the sun was hot, and it sucked being a coaster buff and having to work the smallest rides, but like they say, when times get tough, you can either complain or find the things you do like about the situation. I choose to do the latter, and I was rewarded with a great experience. Well I worked the whole summer, and by golly, November 2nd rolled around and it was the last day of 2002. Wow, out of probably close to 50 people that worked in boomtown that summer, I was one of 3 to make it the whole year: Me, Kristen (my boss) and Chaundra M-H, another first year employee. It was a grand time had by all.

Other amusing anecdotes:

Cause I'm freeeeeee... Free Ballin'... "Hmm, what's this semi-warm fluid dripping on top of my head" I found my self wondering one day while attending in the Foam Factory, a multi-level play area filled with thousands of foam balls for the kids. Well I looked up and a little whipper snapper was directly above me holding his crotch... you know, the way they do when they're trying to hold it in? WAY TO GO KID!
Oh God, why?!?! :Cleaning out all the trash cans on the last day of operation was not fun. Me and Kristen found a moldy diaper jammed at the bottom of one of the cans, undoubtedly it had been stuck there underneath the liner for quite some time. It was green and must have had some sort of rare strain of bacteria growing on it... yea, you get the idea.
Oh God, why?!?! Part 2: I was chillin' up on the Second floor of Larger than Life, a water slide complex for kids, watching the boats go by. And then, all of a sudden, I look over at the Ferris Wheel and see something black fall out and hit a bunch of spokes, and then slam on the ground. OH SHIT!!! Someone just fell out of the Ferris Wheel!!! FUCK!!! I looked up at the Tub at the top, and it's doing 360's, turning upside down again and again. Oh man, I just saw someone die, I though!

Well, I didn't find out anything until later that night. I went up to the Ferris Wheel where someone was at the control pannel. I told them what I saw, and they said: "Oh yea, someone hit the E-stop earlier today. You're not supposed to do that." And thusly, I learned never to hit the E-stop on the Americana Ferris Wheel.

Oh God, why!?!?! Part 3: Ok what does the word "Stop!!" mean? Good, it means to stop moving. Now, what does "HEYKIDSTOPYEAYOUSTOPJUSTSTOPMOVINGSTANDSTILLYOURABOUTTO STEP IN SHI...!!!" mean? Well, for some unknown reason to me, someone decided to take a dump in the line for the Foam Factory (Clearly I'm just not smart enough to understand their advanced way of thinking). Two facts you should know about 1: This was not a child's work of art, it was huge. 2: Whoever had to "get this out" was also having a case of the runs. So anyway, we call Park Services to come clean up so more shit (literally, I mean shit), and clear out the line and close it off with the normal brigade of trash cans. While park services was coming, some genius decided to try and get in line. Apparently, we were still open and I didn't know it. Well he comes running down the line... and I yell at him to get his attention! He freaks out and can't decide whether he should stop or keeping walking. His 7 year intellect tells him "Somethin's wrong, I must run away!", and SPLAAT, his shoes have gone from white to brownish green in an instant. Yea for kids!

Well that's about it, just remember to drink plenty of water, only 75 kids in the foam factory with 3 people, take cover when rafts are exploding in the lift at LTL, don't touch both rails on the Train at the same time, and whatever you do, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT call maintenance to come fix the Daffy Sub because you are retarded and have forgot that to run it, you first put the key in, then you hit the foot pedal.