There was a hectic day lying ahead of me; the car park was more or less full now. Sun cream was slapped on by worried mothers and sun caps were plonked on top of children’s heads. Smiling faces jumped around, excited about the day ahead. The sun was beaming bright onto my face and I could see cars aligned together, in orderly rows like soldiers on parade.
Walking towards the rusty and rigid gates of the theme park, they opened slowly and excited children flooded in. In the distance, I could see the giant red rollercoaster and I couldn’t wait to have a go. It was suddenly very noisy; children were screaming and shouting like soldiers charging into battle. A sudden rush of butterflies hit me. I couldn’t wait to get going. …show more content…
It was our turn for the swings and I sat in the wooden seat and locked the wooden bar in place. With sweaty palms, I clasped the bar as the seat rose up in the air. My stomach churned as we began to move. As we picked up speed, the air was filled with laughter and shrieking. High up in the air, I could see the all the rides as we spun around, as the ride slowed down, the swings gradually lowered until my feet touched the ground.
I ran straight for the rollercoaster and joined the queue. By now, my heart stopped pounding and I chatted happily to my friends. Again, a carriage flew by and more excited squeals filled the atmosphere, watching it as it looped around like a giant red serpent and as we got closer to the front of the queue. My heart began to pound with fear and excitement.
I was almost there… then the gate opened and we dashed forward. I climbed into a carriage. Fear gripped me like a huge hand and I wanted to get off but it was too late. The safety bar slammed down on my lap. We were ready to go and with a sudden jolt, we were off and up into the air. I felt a rush as we were flung around, as we crawled up to the top of the last drop, I felt as if I was going to be sick. At the top, we paused and I could see the whole of the park and tiny people like ants crawling around. Without warning, we dropped and everyone started screaming and shrieking. Everything was suddenly blurred and then we came to a stop. It was over and everyone