Schlitterbahn New Braunfels - July 19th, 2014
Girls awake Saturday morning and hydrate in preparation for the big day
Friday's park bracelet was an olive gray, wait until 8am to replace it
View over balcony of parking and resort pool area
Girls are suited up and ready to hit the water at 9am
Our room is part of the same building as the resort office
Today's bracelet is a dark salmon color, resort bracelet gets us in early
David happily finishes off yesterday's leftover ribs
Alex fuels up with peanut butter and cheese cracker sandwiches
Take the tram to Blastenhoff at Schlitterbahn Park East
Resort guests enter an hour early to get in 2 rides before the crowds
Head straight to the three rides of the Master Blaster tower
Yellow is Wolfpack, Blue is Master Blaster & Black is Black Knight
Head to the Black Knight first and quickly gain access
Carry your own two-man green dual tube up to the top
Look down on the Blastenhoff Beach through the tubes
Black Knight is entirely within tubes, no view during ride
Pull out the camera after exiting the ride
Alex and Nena come down next
Out the shoot and into the pool for debarkation
Erin and Donna are next to exit the tube
And they hop out of the tube to wait for the next ride
All the way to the top this time and wait for the Wolfpack
No tube to carry upstairs but a much longer line
Riverbend Cabins beyond the Torrent tube ride
Wolfpack and Master Blaster both hang over The Torrent
German towers provide decoration and function in the heat
Lifeguard makes sure the prior ride clears the exit way
Three man blue raft carries riders down the Wolfpack
Once the ride is clear, the next riders are allowed to go
Conveyor belt brings both blue and yellow boats to the top
The riders finally take the turn in the shoot below our vantage
Donna, Erin and David are finally aboard and underway
Wolfpack blue tube boat climbs walls on the way down
Erin braces for another turn and change in direction
Finally reach the end of the ride at top speed
Hit the deceleration point at the end of the tube
Water flies as we come to a stop and exit
Nena and Alex are right behind us after we clear the exit pit
That was a great ride! We loved it!
Let's do it again tomorrow morning, when the wait is less than an hour
Erin finds a kiddie tube to ride the world's longest waterpark ride
The Falls is a 3600 foot-long whitewater Transportainment river
The ride returns to the beginning allowing and endless float!
Donna is ready to lead the group into the first set of rapids
And there she goes with David following behind her
Erin is loving the rapids of this tube ride
This is fun, lasts all day and there is no line!
Erin has fun until she is dumped out near the Treehaus Suites
Find a logjam of people further up the river
Collect together after the final long tube of rapids
Join hands to go together up the AquaVeyer, returning us to the start
The AquaVeyer takes us back to the top to enable another journey down
It's more relaxing when your butt doesn't bounce off the rollers
We clear the top and head back down to start a new journey
We re-enter the water with all intentions to take another ride
But Erin doesn't want to get dumped out of her tube again
So Donna and Erin sit out a loop while Alex, Nena & David continue
We pass through the dump zone, Nena bravely volunteers that duty
We continue around the river and loop back to the AquaVeyer
Lifeguard enables the jam to enter the AquaVeyer one at a time
We are sorted out and make the climb together
Back at the start, we are forced off the ride and miss Donna & Erin
We head back to Blastenhoff Beach and cross over the Torrent
Eventually reunite back at Blastenhoff Beach
Rides on the Master Blaster tower are all well over an hour wait
Sky Coaster is $75 for three riders, Donna & I rode it at Astroworld in 1996
Find tubes and ride the Torrent around the Master Blaster tower
Strong current and big waves make the ride fun with little wait
Black Knight provides occasional shade as we float by
Hit the tram and go back to the original Schlitterbahn and our room
Lines are long here as well, with great weather on a Saturday
We find tubes near our room and jump into the end of a ride
The ride dumps out into the Comal River and we continue down
Lots of people take advantage of the river beside the crowded park
Erin enjoys the tube ride with no impending dump out area
We pass by the first exit point and continue to the next one
Time to get out and go wait in line again
Wait in a long line for the Raging River
Erin borrows daddy's sombrero to stay cool
Almost reach the top after an hour long wait
Finally get our chance to hit the water and ride the rapids
Original Schlitterbahn uses river water allowing black tubes
Plenty of rapids action as we change direction under a walkway
Slow down for a selp portrait under the Downhill Racer
Approach the family collection area under the walkway tunnel
Donna, Nena and the girls wait for David to catch up in the darkness
David takes the girls to the warm up at the Lava Lagoon
Nena and Donna fetch snacks and drinks while the girls swim
My toe bandage fell off and the warm water stings
Depart Schlitterbahn for lunch at Freddy's Steakburgers before a nap
Enjoy frozen custard then drop off Nena & Donna back at the park
Alex, Erin and David will nap so we won't be so exhausted tonight
Post nap, David cleans to meet family at a German restaurant
Order Zigeuner Schnitzel w/potato salad, saurkraut & König Pilsner
Eat with Yvonne, Janet & Danny at the historic Alpine Haus (251 S. Seguin)
Funny looking dog runs from the van before visiting D&J's new home
Back at the resort, Erin entertains before the outside movie begins
The girls get popcorn and front row seats for the movie
It is fun to make friends and have a good time
Tonight's movie is Ice Age, a nice distraction from the Texas summer
Fire is ready to make s'mores to enjoy during the movie
Erin gets another bag of free popcorn from resort staff
S'mores, popcorn and juice while watching a movie outside, FUN!