Le Splash!

Montreal, QC - EvilGentleman - Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 : goo

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Hmmm, the wind chill ouside right now is -30... OK, that's it! I've had enough of this damned winter crap!

Let me bring you back in time... way back... to July 1st, 2006. The sun is shining, the temperature is 27C (80F), and there are many things more fun to do than look outside at people running away from the cold.

I have taken my family to the Six Flags La Ronde amusement park to enjoy a beautiful Canada Day holiday. While my son and his friends continuously wait in line, then ride the roller coasters over and over again, my wife and daughter cool off by riding Le Splash! along with my sister-in-law and her daughter.

Guess who gets to hold everybody else's backpacks, carny prizes and purses while the rest of them get to ride the rides? Yup, good old EvilGentleman, that's who. It is only with the deepest love for my family that I sacrifice my fun to stay behind and take pictures, while surrounded by a continuous stream of micro-miniskirt clad 19 year old women. The things I do for my family...

So anyways, I wound up taking a lot of pictures of Le Splash! in action. Everything happens rather quickly, so I combined pictures of several different runs to give a sequential picture of what happens when you ride Le Splash!

First, the train takes you up to the top, not too high, but high enough for what will come.

Then you start plummeting down the face of the slide, as people gather on the overhead walkway to share in the cool splash of the water.

By this point, you are moving pretty fast, and it seems like a vertical drop when you are on the ride, although it is really only about 45 or 50 degrees of slope. You get ready for the...

IMPACT!

Then the water hits the spectators, maybe a little faster than they expect.

Exhilarated by the cold water, you pass under the walkway and beyond.

Soaked to the core, you feel refreshed.

And then you have to exit over the same walkway, pausing of course, to get soaked once more.

All in all, a fun way to pass the time on a warm summer day.

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