Theme park visitors enjoying a pirate ship ride. There is no thrill like that felt in extreme rides in theme parks. When I was a kid, we would go to several theme parks, most notably Knotts Berry Farm (I remember going there with my brothers almost every weekend when we stayed in the US). In the Philippines, the most prominent theme park is Enchanted Kingdom, located in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, about 29 kilometers (16.1 miles) from Manila. Some of the famous rides here are the Anchors Away (seen in the picture), EKstreme Tower Ride (a tower drop ride), and the Space Shuttle Max (a boomerang roller coaster). Instructions to get there can be found on their site. On a regular weekend, a day pass would cost around PHP 500.
Anchors Away was one of the first rides my better half, Butet, and I rode when we went there. We actually did not expect that it would be that scary! And the worst part of it all was that the ride was long enough to make you tired of being afraid. Because of our experience, we decided to take a few shots of the riders after us. She was the one who took these shots. You can tell how much fun they're having! (kudos to the guy with the red shirt with white sleeves... you just have to love his expression)
Picture 1: F 5.6, 1/200 sec, ISO 100, 145mm; Picture 2: F 5.6, 1/200 sec, ISO 100, 145mm; Picture 3: F 5.6, 1/200 sec, ISO 100, 145mm; Picture 4: F 5.6, 1/200 sec, ISO 100, 145mm
