{"id":8362,"date":"2021-03-06T16:08:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T16:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=8362"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:04:58","slug":"5-things-i-find-embarrassing-at-theme-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=8362","title":{"rendered":"5 Things I Find Embarrassing At Theme Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw the Tik Tok trend and thought I&#8217;d do an entire blog post about it. I&#8217;d love to hear those things that perhaps you shouldn&#8217;t find embarrassing but actually do, so here is mine!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Boat Bashing:<\/h2>\n<p>Does anyone else get really anxious on rapids &amp; log flumes or any water ride in fact when two boats make a tiny bump and the people at the back of the boat ahead turns around &amp; looks at you? I always pull that awkward &#8216;oh no&#8217; kind of face haha.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4764\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dsc_5725.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dsc_5725.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dsc_5725.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dsc_5725.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dsc_5725.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dsc_5725.jpg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Getting On &amp; Off A Moving Carriage:<\/h2>\n<p>So embarrassing. I always worry so much in case I fall face-first into the said carriage haha! Getting off a moving carriage can be equally as bad in all honesty!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7942\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/CWOA4.jpg?resize=299%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"224\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rollercoaster Hair:<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s not even the aftereffect of riding a rollercoaster. It&#8217;s those times where I have my hair down and someone is sat behind and my hair slaps them several times during the ride. That&#8217;s when I always feel embarrassed as I always try and contain my hair to in front of me but sometimes it doesn&#8217;t go to plan.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6603\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/254EF552-A7C9-43AE-B7CD-6A17491B4F91.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/254EF552-A7C9-43AE-B7CD-6A17491B4F91.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/254EF552-A7C9-43AE-B7CD-6A17491B4F91.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/254EF552-A7C9-43AE-B7CD-6A17491B4F91.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/254EF552-A7C9-43AE-B7CD-6A17491B4F91.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/254EF552-A7C9-43AE-B7CD-6A17491B4F91.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/254EF552-A7C9-43AE-B7CD-6A17491B4F91.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sharing Carriages:<\/h2>\n<p>I hate boat sharing as I ain&#8217;t too great with talking in front of people I don&#8217;t know. So I often sit there looking awkwardly over my shoulder or at the floor. I always find it so embarrassing especially when you get soaked and you don&#8217;t how to react haha.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7518\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8F0A2792-C76D-4299-9EC0-3E4D939E8686.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8F0A2792-C76D-4299-9EC0-3E4D939E8686-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8F0A2792-C76D-4299-9EC0-3E4D939E8686-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Getting Onto Awkward Rides:<\/h2>\n<p>Ah, Steeplechase, I&#8217;m looking right at you! I&#8217;m quite small and not exactly like a graceful person, I&#8217;m quite clumsy. So getting onto rides like Steeplechase and even Derby Racer can be an extremely embarrassing time for me. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5bb871be-0a92-443a-b53d-34e19cd1bf75.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5bb871be-0a92-443a-b53d-34e19cd1bf75.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5bb871be-0a92-443a-b53d-34e19cd1bf75.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5bb871be-0a92-443a-b53d-34e19cd1bf75.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/5bb871be-0a92-443a-b53d-34e19cd1bf75.jpg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What things make you feel embarrassed?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Thank you for reading&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?resize=600%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw the Tik Tok trend and thought I&#8217;d do an entire blog post about it. I&#8217;d love to hear those things that perhaps you shouldn&#8217;t find embarrassing but actually do, so here is mine! Boat Bashing: Does anyone else get really anxious on rapids &amp; log flumes or any water ride in fact when two boats make a tiny bump and the people at the back of the boat ahead turns around &amp; looks at you? I always pull that awkward &#8216;oh no&#8217; kind of face haha. Getting On &amp; Off A Moving Carriage: So embarrassing. I always worry so much in case I fall face-first into the said carriage haha! Getting off a moving carriage can be equally as bad in all honesty! Rollercoaster Hair: It&#8217;s not even the aftereffect of riding a rollercoaster. It&#8217;s those times where I have my hair down and someone is sat behind and my hair slaps them several times during the ride. That&#8217;s when I always feel embarrassed as I always try and contain my hair to in front of me but sometimes it doesn&#8217;t go to plan. Sharing Carriages: I hate boat sharing as I ain&#8217;t too great with talking in front of people I don&#8217;t know. So I often sit there looking awkwardly over my shoulder or at the floor. I always find it so embarrassing especially when you get soaked and you don&#8217;t how to react haha. Getting Onto Awkward Rides: Ah, Steeplechase, I&#8217;m looking right at you! I&#8217;m quite small and not exactly like a graceful person, I&#8217;m quite clumsy. So getting onto rides like Steeplechase and even Derby Racer can be an extremely embarrassing time for me. What things make you feel embarrassed? Thank you for reading&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[563,2957,1586,1656,1631,1585,265,833,600,381,402,1953,1286,434,3126,3127,2210,448],"class_list":["post-8362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-been-a-theme-park-enthusiasts","tag-british-theme-park","tag-embarrassing","tag-favourite-theme-parks","tag-fun-theme-park","tag-funny","tag-most-embarrassing-moment","tag-rides","tag-rollercoasters","tag-story-time","tag-theme-park-blogger","tag-theme-park-enthusiast","tag-travel","tag-travel-blogger","tag-travel-enthusiast","tag-travel-photos","tag-uk-rides","tag-uk-theme-park"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dsc_5725.jpg?fit=1620%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4qDv-2aS","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8363,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8362\/revisions\/8363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}