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Like a giant farting after a Sunday dinner

Its called the Master Blaster.

Let me describe it for you…

Firstly, in order to ‘ride’ the Master Blaster, one requires a circular inflatable tyre.  Rather like the ones they hand out after birth if piles followed the placenta, but much bigger.

Once you have been given a large, circular, inflatable tyre, you then have to climb the stairs to the height of three or four stories and then daintily lower your backside inside the large, circular, inflatable tyre.  To make this more complicated, you have to lower oneself into the ring in front of a team of giggling youths who snort louder with each question you put to the lifeguard.

“I’m not too old to go on this am I?.”

Snort.

“It won’t hurt will it?”

Snort

“Will someone come rescue me if I get stuck?.”

Snort, followed by a loud guffaw.

Then suddenly after a lot of wriggling, jiggling and ass shaking, you are inside the ring and a much younger and slimmer lifeguard is pushing the ring away from the sniggering youths and your experience on the Master Blaster has began.

Master Blaster
Whoosh.

An explosion of water (like a giant farting after a sunday dinner) hits your behind and you fly upwards like a helium balloon that has just been let go.

(It was at this point that I let out my first scream and could still faintly make out a snort from the queue.)

The ring continues to soar upwards in an unnatural direction and you struggle to orientate yourself, then…

Wheeeee

You tip over the hill and start to descend, drops of water blinding you as they fly into your face, and the ring begins to twirl.  An image of how you must look briefly crosses your mind’s eye and you cringe.  No one wants to see an overweight mother of three, wedged into an oversized rubber ring. Whose face displays pure terror and whose cheeks are being whipped by their own wet hair as they spin round and round, whilst plunging down into what they are certain will be their untimely death.

Thank god it is a solo ride.

The descent starts to slow and then..

Whoosh.

A similar enema of water shoots into your jacksy and you are off upwards once more, knuckles white and lungs exhausted from yelling.

And so it continues, up and down, up and down, you briefly remember your son saying something about how this is the longest indoor waterside in the UK.  You wonder if he survived (clearly you made him go first).

Then comes the final shove.

A splurge of hard water forces you higher and higher, it is like the hill will never end, a mountain without a summit.  Then the tyre lurches forward, tips over an edge you didn’t even see and you feel actual air between your backside and the slide as the tyre hovers a moment suspended in mid air.  Then…

Wham…

You spiral downwards, finally coming to an abrupt stop in a pool of calm water.  You blink at the crowd who have gathered to see the woman behind the screams and have the decency to look embarrassed.  You snap a pointed ‘no’ at your eight year old who asks if you can go on again.

Master Blaster
You reach dry land and resist the urge to bend over and kiss it, and then you finally extract your swimsuit from your butt crevice when the numbness abates.

That ladies and gentlemen, is the Master Blaster.

(And yes, I did eventually end up riding it twice!)

You can ride the Master Blaster at the Sandcastle water park in Blackpool as well as a whole host of other fantastic flumes. We spent the day at the park after enjoying meeting the Sandcastle mascot at our hotel, The Cliffs.  Despite spending much of the day terrified we had a terrific time.

Sandcastle

 

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Comments

  1. Coombemill says

    April 1, 2014 at 8:22 am

    Looks like awesome fun for all the family!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:05 pm

      It was x

      Reply
  2. Wendy at Tots says

    April 1, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    Think we needed an action shot to finish off this blog…

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:04 pm

      we didn’t!

      Reply
  3. Becky says

    April 1, 2014 at 4:48 pm

    Looks FABulous !

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:03 pm

      It was x

      Reply
  4. PinkOddy says

    April 1, 2014 at 5:34 pm

    Thank you we have been meaning to go back to Blackpool and we all love slides. great description – reminded me of the really fast one at Butlins, which didn’t turn out to be fast for me as I got stuck 3 times.

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:03 pm

      How did you get stuck *intrigued face*

      Reply
  5. Emma says

    April 1, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    That made me laugh my head off… We have a “super pool” near us with similar (in my opinion stupid) tubes and “thrill rides”… I ended up going down after the blinking stupid ring in the end on one particular ride. Can you tell I had a good day, everyone else in my family loved it though, they can go back without me next time! 😀

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:03 pm

      Ha! I did enjoy it (in the end)

      Reply
  6. maggy, red ted art says

    April 1, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    You are HILARIOUS!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:02 pm

      Thanks x

      Reply
  7. Donna@MummyCentral says

    April 1, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    Ooooh I REALLY want to have a go at that!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:02 pm

      Wise words- you go girl!

      Reply
  8. Jennifer says

    April 1, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    So funny! I used to love this kind of ride when I was little but I’m not sure that you’d get me on one now!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:02 pm

      It is fun once you get past the sheer terror!

      Reply
  9. Chris at Thinly Spread says

    April 1, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    I am disappointed there is no photographic evidence of your colonic irrigation!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:02 pm

      no you are not!

      Reply
  10. Penny A Residence says

    April 1, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    I remember similar swimwear wedgyness on the slides on Carnival Sunshine – things we do for reviews eh? Well done Jane!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      Why thanks Pennyx

      Reply
  11. Anya from Older Single Mum and The Healer says

    April 1, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    You went twice?! I am resisting saying an awful lot here. Just so you know. Good for you. #thatisall

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      no need to resist anything over here!

      Reply
  12. Ruth says

    April 1, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    *horrified face*

    You are an awfully good Mum, you know.

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 9:59 pm

      Why thanks x

      Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      Aw cheers!

      Reply
  13. Mammasaurus says

    April 2, 2014 at 7:59 am

    The first thing I kiss goodbye on those things is my dignity – this did make me chortle!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 9:59 pm

      I said goodbye to my dignity a long time ago….

      Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:02 pm

      I said goodbye to my dignity a long time ago x

      Reply
  14. HPMcQ says

    April 2, 2014 at 9:13 am

    not on your nelly, well done you though for going through this ordeal twice!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 2, 2014 at 9:55 pm

      am clearly stoopid!

      Reply
  15. older mum in a muddle says

    April 3, 2014 at 4:23 pm

    That looks like an awful lot of fun! X

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 3, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      It was x

      Reply
  16. Lucie Aiston says

    April 9, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    This so made me LOLLLLLLL!!! How funny!!? Sounds like lots of fun and probably something you would never catch me on!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 12, 2014 at 7:52 pm

      oh go on

      Reply
  17. Jude says

    April 10, 2014 at 10:48 pm

    You did it twice? That’s hardcore mumming, that is. Swimming hats off to you.

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      April 12, 2014 at 4:37 pm

      Yup! Twice!

      Reply

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