‘Thrill Ride Alternatives for the Anxious’

Some theme park comedy from World Hum contributor Kate Hahn. Try riding the “Pit of Comfort”:

For something a little different from Disneyland’s “Tower of Terror.” In this softly-padded shallow crater, riders lie prone and watch a condensed three-minute episode of a classic sitcom where everything turns out all right in the end and the jokes aren’t too hard to understand. Then everyone looks under his or her seat cushion to find a “winning lottery ticket” which can be used to purchase comfort food in the adjacent snack area. Actually lowers heart-attack risk.

The rest of the rides are over at McSweeney’s.

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