Last Updated on July 18, 2021
America’s Funniest Home Videos would do well to place a permanent camera on the Flowrider attraction at Raging Waters. As we waited in line, those before us provided some much-needed diversion in the 95-degree Valley heat, but it was two tweens in particular who had the crowd in hysterics. Micaela lasted a few seconds before she was tossed back like a ragdoll in the spray. Jessica lasted a little longer, but got caught up in an eddy where she spun around like a dreidel before her board got sucked away. (See video below.)
Had I not hurt myself after the very first ride (slipping on a mat), I would have tried the Flowrider, too, which I’m sure would have made for footage that would have kept Ilene in hysterics at least until Micaela’s high school graduation. But, alas, I had to sit out a few rides until my pulled muscle felt a tad better, then I rejoined the girls in aquatic antics.
While waiting on a ride with Poseidon as the mascot, I began telling las chicas some Greek myths, mainly to keep them from singing, as they had on the other lines, and also to keep them from trying line acrobatics on the crowd-control barriers. They couldn’t get enough of the stories, so if we have a chance, I’ll stop by a bookstore and see if I can find a book that might interest them. I considered renting Clash of the Titans, but I don’t think they’d be able to get past the ancient animation style, so they’d probably bore quickly.
Jessica: Take 1
Micaela (Picking a Wedgie): Take 2
Micaela: Revenge of the Flowrider
Las Chicas Gritando
Day 1: Las Super Chicas Invade LA
Day 2: Santa Monica and the Hollywood Bowl
Day 3: Raging Waters, Raging Chicas
Day 4: Disneyland and California Misadventure
Day 5: I Think They’re Turning Japanese
Day 6: El Capitan, La Brea Tar Pits, Friends and Family
Day 7: Sin Chicas, Silencio
