Homeschool Day at Six Flags

Six Flags over Georgia hosted a home school day.  Tickets and parking were greatly discounted.  We planned a surprise for the older girls.

  They thought that Braelyn and Tricia were the only ones going.  We set all of the clocks in the house ahead one hour and woke them up in a panic, telling them they were late for school and that we would drop the off on our way out of town.  Just as we got to the school we handed them their printed tickets.  We told them to give the papers to their teacher to explain why they were late.  Both girls were very excited!  Mrs Frankie came to help with Tricia and enjoy the day.

Braelyn enjoyed her very first rides.  She wanted to know what amusement meant and why it was fun to be scared in a safe way. 

Six Flags was very accommodating to Miss Tricia who rode ALL of the BIG roller coasters-some even twice!  She loved the sensory input.  She asked to go one the rides again yelling "Fire in the Hole" as the ride started each time!

The park is rather 'hilly' and hard to push a wheelchair.  We visited Guest Services as soon as we entered the park for a list of ADA rides that Tricia could easily get on.  The Guest Services worker was very helpful and gave us a pass to get Tricia ahead in lines when possible.  One drawback is that the rides and handicapped entrances are not clearly marked.  We were often mis-directed by the workers we sought assistance from, leaving us wandering from the entrance of a ride back to the exit several times and repeatign our requests for assistance or information.  Six Flags needs to better inform workers of the assistance that parents with disabled children often need.

The park did allow drinks and coolers inside but no Coke products.  We enjoyed a picnic lunch brought from home to save on costs.  The Tram ride from the entrance was right beside our parking space.  The tram drivers and workers were a great help in getting Tricia on and off.  The ride back was made more enjoyable by the worker playing with Tricia over the intercom system-yelling "Fire in the hole!" as we got off.  

We are going to share our comments and blog with Six Flags.

  Hopefully they will repeat the Home school day next year. 

(PS we were studying the letter A a this week—amusement- and amuse-convenient huh?)