First of all let me get something straight. This is a JOURNAL not a diary. I know what the name of this blog is but when Mom made me this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to pick a title without the word “diary” in it. Great. Now all I need is for some kid to catch me looking at this website and get the wrong idea.


Tuesday, July 29, 2014

San Francisco Dungeon and Madame Tussauds

I just got back from seeing San Francisco's new attractions: Madame Tussauds and The Dungeon. They are my favorite non-theme park attractions here in Northern California. I'll tell you about both. The photos in this update are souvenir photos, by the way.

The San Francisco Dungeon is the most immersive attraction in Northern California. In fact, it surpasses all the major theme parks around here because it's much more reminiscent of Disneyland and Universal Studios (sorry, Santa Cruz dark rides). You get to experience the history of San Francisco, including the Gold Rush (which features a mine-themed Mirror Maze), get shainghaied and go on a boat ride, see a Chinatown plague doctor, and hear a ghost story from Alcatraz.




Madame Tussauds, on the other hand, is a wax museum. This and The Dungeon replaced the Wax Museum that had been there for 50 years. The exhibits are themed to San Francisco's history, Music, Sports, and Film. The last room you go through is set up like an A-List Party. You even get to go behind the scenes in one room and see world leaders in another. I couldn't tell at one point if one guy standing next to the model of the Madame herself was real or wax! He moved, so I knew he was real.

Steven Spielberg
E.T.
Alfred Hitchcock
Lady Gaga
Elvis Presley
Beyonce


Al Capone


Michael Phelps


That's all for now! my next update will come soon. See you soon!