I did it - Summit Plummet, Bomb Bay and Der Stuka!!

[SamsCalling]

Well after months of worrying, tales of bruises, colonic irrigations and lost bikinis - I braved Summit Plummet, Bomb Bay and Der Stuka!!

First off was Bomb Bay - you stand in this capsule and the floor drops away and before you know it your into the slide plummeting down to the bottom!! I did this whilst Dave did Der Stuka (like summit plummet but not as big)....I did have a HUGE wedgie but my bikini top stayed FIRMLY PUT!! It did kinda hurt my bum though - I'd hate to be skinny going on it because even with some padding, I was in pain, lol

Then I did Der Stuka - IMHO this is worse than Bomb Bay because you have to push yourself off, wheras with Bomb Bay, you have no choice, lol. It did seem steeper aswell! But again, bikini stayed put...aside from bottom half which seemed lost forever although I did later manage to retrieve it :D

And then.........towards the end of the holiday.....came......SUMMIT PLUMMET! After queing for 30mins (there's nothing like giving you time to actually realise how high you are!!) and arguments with Dave over whether it was MK we could see in the distance (It was, but it looks SO far away!)......it came to it. In a way, it's good because you can't see how steep it is...try and look down the slide over the edge and I think you'd fall off and get more than a wedgie, lol.

But this ride - HURTS!! Forget the wedgie, this is the least of your problems - my bikini top AGAIN stayed put (HOW?!), but the amount of bruises on my legs and the worry that I'd have HUGE ones on my bum (it really did hurt) - so much for my extra holiday gained padding, lol

Saying that, alot of little kids were going on it, so maybe I'm a wimp!

Dave says it hurt me and not him because I clenched!! But as I'd read that it was "IMPORTANT TO CLENCH!!!" on my trusty DIBB...I definitely wasn't not going to, lol

Try it if you can though - just be prepared for the bruises, lol

[mariechez]

God your really brave :D well done.Are you doing a TR and are there any pictures of your adventures

[LBD]

Crikey you were brave.! Not sure you've sold it to me though!! :)

[SamsCalling]

I might do a TR...do you have to be a AP holder to get your pics in the report (as opposed to just links?)

Here's a pic of the Wet n Wild ones:

http://tinypic.com/5jywyg

None of Summit Plummet...I blame my total fear for forgetting the camera, lol ;o)

BTW, how do you quote someone in a post???

[LBD]

Originally posted by SamsCalling
I might do a TR...do you have to be a AP holder to get your pics in the report (as opposed to just links?)

Here's a pic of the Wet n Wild ones:

http://tinypic.com/5jywyg

None of Summit Plummet...I blame my total fear for forgetting the camera, lol ;o)

BTW, how do you quote someone in a post???

Yes AP holders only for photos.

Press quote in bottom right hand corner to quote in a post.

[mariechez]

You can just put your photos in as you go if you do a TR :D .

Just looked at your picture and reminded me of when we went in in 03, Ray and Sam did the one where the floor drops away and my other 2 boys did the other side. George bless who was 9 at the time was absolutley terrified. His little face coming down (l was at the bottom just watching LOL) was a picture. He looked looked like he was on the verge of tears but held it together. He never did go back on :D

[SamsCalling]

I can't believe I didn't see that quote button, lol

[Sue]

Originally posted by SamsCalling

Dave says it hurt me and not him because I clenched!! But as I'd read that it was "IMPORTANT TO CLENCH!!!" on my trusty DIBB...I definitely wasn't not going to, lol

Try it if you can though - just be prepared for the bruises, lol [/B]


Oh Sam how you brought back memories and gave me a good laugh :d: I think I may have warned you about the bruises though. I had mine for days!!!!!!:D

[SamsCalling]

Originally posted by soozicue
Oh Sam how you brought back memories and gave me a good laugh :d: I think I may have warned you about the bruises though. I had mine for days!!!!!!:D

You did - and being a fool I still tried it, lol. Lucky we did it at the end of our holiday or I'd have been walking round looking like I'd been beaten up for 14 days, lol :p:

[Bob_and_Dawn]

Well done for braving these rides.

You hit the big question, to clench or not to clench.
The first time I went on I didn't and suffered the consequences.
The second time I went on and did clench only to suffer the bruised backside.
So its a case of take you pick, I personally would rather have the bruising than the colonic.

Bob

[SuPeRsUsIe]

Well done for going on them all!
They sound really fun (but painful LOL!)!
do you recommend them to a complete 13 year old wimp?????

luv
SuPeR sUsIe

[Sue]

Originally posted by SuPeRsUsIe
Well done for going on them all!
They sound really fun (but painful LOL!)!
do you recommend them to a complete 13 year old wimp?????

luv
SuPeR sUsIe

Plenty of them on them lol!:D

[Petalsoftly]

Ooer.... no wedgie pics please......

[mapman]

RESPECT ! ! !

I managed Der Stuka but that was my limit . . I think you're very brave.

:wink
:cool:

[SamsCalling]

Originally posted by SuPeRsUsIe
Well done for going on them all!
They sound really fun (but painful LOL!)!
do you recommend them to a complete 13 year old wimp?????

luv
SuPeR sUsIe

From a BIGGER 19 year old wimp - YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!

[andydebs]

Well to be fair last time we went to florida (September 04) the only water park we went to was Blizzard beach, and yes me the the wife did summit plummit, but as you queue and there nine and ten year olds in front of you, your trying to talk yourself out of going down the thing, then you realise your old enough to be able to see reason where the kids dont seem to have fear at all, even at 40 i was a little scared especially when u can see epcot, mgm, and magic kingdom from the top, and yes it was well worth the leap of faith (wife even got the t shirt lol)

[Chelle27]

Ooooeeerrr Sam, you're braver than me - I couldn't even manage Humunga Kowabunga at TL - even my 8 year old DD put me to shame on that one! Write a trippie, please xxx

[Lana]

My youngest was a tiny 8 year old lightweight scrap of a boy, and he did summit plummit. Granted he is so light he barely water planed to the bottom (his knee joint is wider than the top of his thigh lol no joking). But I heard people in the queue saying if that boy isnt frightened neither am I. He laughed his head off at the bottom an if it wasnt for the 40 min wait Im sure hed have done it again straight away.
I was worried doing it but its not that bad