Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address: 210 Princes' Blvd.
Date: August 2014
Website: theex.com
Do you wanna go faster ? YEAHHH !!
The Polar Express has been a part of the Canadian National Exhibition midway for as long as we can remember. The ride spins backwards as the riders are pulled away from the center of the spin by centrifugal force. A ride operator blasts music and asks the all important question. Even if you don't want to go faster no one will hear your screams of protest.
We had not been on the ride for many years when we decided to give it another go. We had forgotten a few of the basic rules of riding the Polar Express. Each car holds several people in one big seat. The first rule is that the bigger people should sit on the outside edge of the car. Once the ride starts to spin, everyone gets pulled towards that outer edge and small riders could find themselves getting crushed by their seat mates.
Another important rule is that you should not bring items onto the ride with you. They also risk being crushed as the ride spins faster and faster. This particular year at the CNE, Coca-Cola was printing special cans with your name on it. We had our cans printed and then put them in a bag right before lining up for the Polar Express. Next we proceeded to sit on the ride with the smaller person on the outside and our bag in between us. The music pumped away and the ride picked up speed. Soon we found ourselves pulled against the far wall of the car with big person pushing on Coke bag against little person. We feared that now not only did the Coke cans have our name on them, but so did the contents inside. This ride is always a blast.
Do you wanna go faster ? Always !!
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CNE MidwayPost # 188
Howie Mandel yesterday said he worked on the Polar Express when he was younger but it was called something else! What was it called?
ReplyDeleteHowie Mandel has reported that he worked on a different ride at the CNE called Vegas Chase.
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