HOLY SHIT

This last weekend Mindy and I decided to give South Korea's version of Disneyland a try. I read about Everland online and was rather skeptical that it would provide anything more than the "thrill" of an elementary school bake sale. Yes, the website listed roller coasters, but really how cool can a South Korean theme park be? I expected a toned down Enchanted Village. What do Koreans know about thrills and adrenaline? The most thrilling thing I had seen a Korean do was maybe walk up to me, say hello in English and then run off giggling. Well, apparently I am a fool because by the end of the day I had nearly lost my voice, I was completely drained and every muscle in my body was aching. Always leaning towards self-preservation rather than risk bodily harm the few roller coasters I have been on in my life have been a difficult sell. Somewhere between dental work and voluntary circumcision. Then again, every ride I have been on I have absolutely loved. It is like getting kicked in the groin, loving it, and asking for more.

Ranging from cars that ride on the rails to ones that are suspended below the rails; to loops, corkscrews, jerks, flips, and drops Everland's roller coasters were a veritable cornucopia of pain and near death experiences. The T Express was probably the most intense as it boasted the "largest 77 degree drop in the world". This claim is coming from a theme park whose poor English...

Can someone tell me what the hell this is supposed to mean?

...is spelled out through the entire park. But even if it isn't the biggest 77 degree drop in the world you need to know what 77 degrees feels like; it feels like you are about to die...seriously. If I had the ability to jump off before we dropped I most definitely would have. Right before we dropped Mindy put it best when she said something to the effect of, "I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO THIS!!! I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO THI... HOOO-LY SHIIIIIT!!!" The slow climb to the top of the hill, the painfully slow ride to the edge, and then the split second of silence as the fear suffocates your vocal chords as you begin to drop. That is followed by your head ringing from your own screaming. Sounds pleasant, uh? Whoever the sage individual was that said, "You die a thousand deaths before you actually die" never rode a roller coaster. The real life drops and spins are definitely worse then the thought of experiencing them. I must say though that the thrill is second to none and that I plan to go back many times. When I learn how to imbed videos in this blog you will get an idea of what the ride was like - I videoed the whole ride.

-Scott