the yearly cadence of my theme park visits in Utah

I've noticed that anything that IAAPA or TPR would cover is a "theme park" in my mind, which confuses people like my dad who recently told me, "Cedar Point is basically Magic Mountain. There's no theming, it's not a theme park, so I don't want to go." 

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OK then. 

Anyway, here we go: 

Nov-March: gross. sadness. indoor water sliding season at rec centers on Saturdays with the 6 year olds and maybe 1 random parent. I hate my life but at least the jacuzzi feels nice when there's actually enough room for me to sit in it. Try to visit California as much as possible to ride stuff. maybe go to Disneyland. or the local aquarium here in UT. why do I still live in this state why why whyyyyy

somewhere in the spring: runDisney with WDW, aw yiss

Apr-May: COASTER TIME AT LAGOON WHOO 

also holy crap I'm sick of driving to Farmington 

June-Aug: WATER PARK TIME WOOOO, and also I go to Cedar Point as I do yearly, or maybe KI (haven't been yet, want to add it in), and I also try and visit some parks in other states that I've never been to before, and also it's carnival season. I also do 1-2 all-day Lagoon days, so occasionally it will still be COASTER TIME AT LAGOON WOOOO EXCEPT I AM VERY SWEATY

(remember, if you ever get sad: there are literally people living in Ohio)

(and then people who go there every summer for some reason (me))

also there's the zoo 

Sept-Oct: State Fair to ride the Speed and eat Spam fries! Then FALL FESTIVALS YAY, corn mazes and haunts and weird farm equipment-powered rides, also COASTER TIME AT LAGOON WOO

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