THIS HAPPENED TO ME

An Unfortunate Incident at the Theme Park

We will not be returning here anytime soon, nor will we recommend it to anyone

B.R. Shenoy
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
4 min readJun 29, 2021

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Carnival rides at night
Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay

It was a pleasant evening in late December. My teenage daughter, her friend, and I had planned a fun evening at the local waterpark, which was transformed into a magical winter wonderland for the holiday season.

Winter Wonderland

As we entered the winter wonderland, we were greeted by thousands of twinkling lights synchronized to popular holiday songs and a prominent, beautifully decorated Christmas tree.

The park also featured a holiday light show, live music, train rides, a miniature petting zoo, hayrides, pony rides, an inflatable slide rising three stories tall, and an outdoor ice rink.

The teenagers had been eagerly looking forward to our visit there. They had relished their previous visit to the waterpark during the summer.

Yet, little did we know that this particular visit would end in disappointment, anger, and mortification.

The Beginning of the Evening

On this particular evening, the park was relatively crowded, with mile-long lines at every ride. Even worse, the lines…

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B.R. Shenoy
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

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