There is a Johnny Rockets in Knotts and having heard so much about how good it is we decided to eat there, but not before partaking in Sierra Sidewinder's charms on the way past. This is a spinning car coaster and nearly postponed my lunch.
To be honest except Dave we did not enjoy our lunch, we found the burgers to be far too greasy and the shakes far to rich. Some of this may well have been down to me only just starting to eat again, but the other two said the same and they are healthy.
Needing to settle our meal we went on the sky tower ride (no extra fee unlike Seaworld) where Dave and I were able to pick out Disney in the distance, he being a local and me knowing what I was looking for. The windows were made of old scratched and dirty perspex, so no photos I'm afraid.
We bypassed Boomerang as being too head-banging before gazing on the silent splendour of Xcelerator, which was down all day.
Every time we ride Stealth at Thorpe Park I tell my son how much better Xcelerator is than it, and now he won't get to find out for himself for years probably.
In a fit of madness my wife then decided to accompany Dave on Supreme Scream, a 311' drop tower. Last time I was at Knotts Dave's then 12 year old daughter had goaded me and a workmate on to this (well how do you deal with a little girl calling you a little girl?) there was no way I was going on again not even when son decided to join them. I enjoyed a quiet sit in the EVC while the mad ones went on.
To be honest lunch had finished me, so while Dave and Angelmouse did some last-second Christmas shopping I walked son over to Ghostrider for his last ride of the day, I sat it out and somewhere up there is my little boy all on his own.
When he came off we noticed the stunt show was just about to start, this was corny but in a funny way. Once the show was done we made our way out of the park and home, via Circuit City where I got a camera card reader so you can all see my pictures.
We were invited out with our hosts tonight to a friend of theirs party, but I was shot by my first day out of the holiday so we've had a quiet Christmas Eve at home while they went out.