the perfect theme park

I have now been married for one year and one day. If you can figure out that tough math, that means that yesterday was our 1 year anniversary. This year has absolutely flown by, so I guess the saying is true – time flies when you’re having fun.

To celebrate, Bridge and I went to Paramount’s Carowinds for the day. It was a ton of fun, but if you’re at all familiar with theme parks, you know that they take advantage of you. Vending machines with 20 oz. drinks cost $4.50! That’s insane! It cost $8 for a chicken sandwich without fries or a drink. And of course they didn’t let you bring in your own food or drinks. On top of the price of admission and food, it cost additional for: parking, carnival games, special rides, and lockers. All that makes for an expensive trip.

So I started thinking, if I owned an amusement park, what would my prices be. I started talking to Bridge about my ideas, which I’m sure bored her to death (I tend to think of things like this a lot and get really excited about it and talk about it for a long time), and here’s what my amusement park would be like:

• Admission – $40 per person
• Parking – Free
• Lockers – Free, you get assigned a locker number and are given the combination when you buy your tickets
• Food – Your ticket includes 2 free meals (drinks included)
• Extra Drinks – Yes, you have to pay for drinks, but they won’t be any more than you would pay at a gas station ($1or so)
• Carnival games – Free
• Special rides – Free

Who knows, I’m no business man so I’d probably go bankrupt. I just know that an amusement park like that would get my business – I might even buy season passes.

We had a great day though, and even got to eat our year-old wedding cake on the hood of my Jeep – it was sweet.