Holidays in the Park~Six Flags 2016

The day before Christmas Eve, AR and I braved the drizzle and headed to Six Flags St. Louis. We bought 2017 season passes back in September and were able to use them for the rest of 2016 as well. We've been three times since we've bought them so we've already almost gotten our money's worth! I was on the fence about buying a season pass but for $210 we got two season passes, free parking, and a meal pass to split. So for our three visits, that's about $70 each time. When we went in June with our friends, we spent about $60 in drinks and admission and that didn't include parking because we rode with them and they are season pass holders. The nice thing about being a season pass holder is that we don't feel like we have to stay all day to get our money's worth. If we just want to go for a couple hours then cut out, we can and we'll probably do that a lot this coming summer when Hurricane Harbor is open. Anyway, back to our visit yesterday...

I really didn't know what to expect since it was wet but we actually had an awesome time! There was no wait for ANYTHING unlike all our other visits. First things first, we saw Santa then headed over to the ferris wheel. I really wanted to ride the ferris wheel at night to see all the lights but by the time it got dark, we were both ready to leave.

We missed all the shows but we got to see these Looney Toon characters when we first entered. They also had choir singers and they had gorgeous costumes. Later in the day when it was colder, they let us sneak into their building to warm up. Unlike the ride operators, they knew where EVERYTHING were located and were very sweet to AR.

The bonus of no lines? We rode Mine Train five times in a row!!! They didn't even make us get off, we just kept going and we were basically the only ones riding. I will tell you though, whew, that gust of wind coming up that last stretch took my breath away every time but it was awesome! We probably would've rode more but we had to go get lunch before they stopped serving it.

After the Mine Train, AR rode a few rides in Looney Toon town and we rode the big train, first seat of course. We had a cheeseburger and fries for lunch and we caught the carousel. Then it started to rain but luckily we had an umbrella. We stopped by the tree at the front of the entrance and I wanted to take a picture. This is AR telling me it's cold!

Overall, great experience, but I'd still like to go back next week before it closes to see all the lights at night!

Overall, it was one of those days that you don't really have much hope for, it was just something to get out of the house for a little bit, but it turned out to be AWESOME!!! And the fact that it was just my girl and me made it that much better. Plus I was "unplugged" for the most part because it was a holiday at work so I wasn't having to constantly check my phone was another bonus. We've got a lot of fun things planned for next week when she's out of school... movies, ice skating, playdates and this momma is just as excited as she is!