Theme Park Life - For the Enthusiast in You

Have you packed everything?

I’ve been to theme parks with lots of different people and each of them have a completely different outlook on the necessities for a day out. So what should you pack for a day at the theme park? I will start with the things that I would usually take with me, along with what I would wear:

• Mobile Phone - It’s a must. I mean anyone might just call you, even though there is the chance of it slipping out of your pocket, getting wet or getting sat on but all that matters is that you might just get the most important call of your life!
• Wallet - You never know when you may just need to buy something. After all, you need to eat or drink on a day out to a theme park or buy a photo or a really crappy souvenir that resembles nothing to do with the park apart from a great sticker across its stomach or its label.
• Camera - Hmm, sometimes depending who I’m going with and if they have a tendency to burst into song and dance (which is obviously worth recording) or something funny happens or I just bump into Matt Bellamy (that would be so cool) but anyway, yes it’s good to snap all those memories even though you’ve got all the pictures from last time you visited. (bloody fan boys!)
• Lastly, the attire - Dependant on the time of year but it usually consists of a pair of jeans, t-shirt (mainly consisting of Muse, Cedar Point or Maverick), vans (oh I’m cool) and a nice warm tight hoody, and maybe a hat and gloves if it’s cold.

Right, now here comes the list of ‘other’ things I’ve known taken to Theme Parks:

• A bag - Yes although seeming appropriate at most times, it can be your enemy especially if the park has water rides. Hmm you thought your valuables were safe inside there but oh no, they’re about to get as wet as you and of course especially in US parks nearly every ride requires you to insert money into a locker to store your bag, there’s no dumping it down on the ride platform!
• A cool box full of food and drink - The money saving option, even though the amount you’ve packed into it is probably enough to feed an African nation and worth more than a Rolex Watch. But if not you’ll certainly have paid that much in the end with locker rentals and the irritation of carrying it around all day!
• Pyjamas - That’s right folks you read right! I have been to a park with someone wearing PJ’s oh god it was horrible, well each to their own but I mean come on, I’m no fashion icon but I know that they are for bed wear only!
• Hip flask of gin - As if a day at a park is not fun enough you have to get ratted in the queue lines and end up passing out on the log flume from being intoxicated, hmm fun day that! Buying alcohol in the park too? Hello… you’ve just paid £30 to get in and you’re now paying £5 a pint? Some logic is missing there.

but the final thing tops it all off:

• A retro ghetto blaster - I have seen it! Although not with any of my party, I have seen a guy walking around a park with a stereo on his shoulders, blasting out the ‘beats!’ Why? I don’t want to listen to Snoop Dog while I’m queuing for Oblivion! It doesn’t really do it for me!

There you have it, my guide to things that should or in some cases maybe shouldn’t be taken to a theme park. What do you usually take along with you?