Rattle rattle rattle ... wheeee!  You want to go on a roller coaster?  Well, the Quicksilver Express is a sedate little coaster.  Two drops, the second (big) one about 40 feet, with two head chopping illusions and one spiral.  Very relaxing, it seems to be intended for the preteen set.

This is the Timber Twister.  There was not much of a crowd waiting to board the Timber Twister when we rode it.  Actually, we were all excited to ride it, and the guy in the control booth came out and said that the control system was reporting a "Code 35."  So if you're in the Timber Twister ready to take off and the guy says it's a Code 35 situation, you might as well release the safety harness and go get some juice, because you're not going anywhere on that coaster for a while.

Eventually the Code 35 was resolved, and we took off!  This is the first drop in the coaster.  Most of the coaster is hidden by this very expensive foliage.  So as a result we were unable to see that the coaster is basically an overgrown version of that carnival kiddie ride where a cart runs around and around in an oval shape on two metal tracks.  That was kind of a bummer, let us tell you.  After waiting for 30 minutes for the Code 35 to get fixed and then getting only this ride, we really needed some juice to perk up.

Did you know that Gilroy is the Garlic Capital of the World?  Originally it held the title of Strip Mall Capital of the World, but then it was beaten out by Fresno, and then it was in contention for Newly Arrived Gang Members Originally Displaced by Gentrification Capital of the World, but now Modesto holds that honor.  So as a result it is just the Garlic Capital of the World.  This is the Garlic Twirl.  We think that this ride is a natural for this kind of park, because kids these days love garlic.  And what better way to enjoy garlic than to ride in it?

This is the Artichoke Dip.  Yes, it is really called the Artichoke Dip. It was thusly named because it happens to look like a bunch of big artichokes.  A good coincidence really.  It is a lot of fun if you have never ridden a big green vegetable before. You must be at least this tall to ride this artichoke.  We understand that mayonnaise will be added in Phase 2 of construction.

It is possible to love artichokes too much. These guys really love artichokes.

This is the Apple and Worm.  There's this worm and it goes around and around in a big circle.  That's kind of nice.  This guy in the blue shirt was bored out of his skull when we dropped by.  The worm in question is sort of sticking his tongue out at you as he goes around and around in a big circle.  The kids sit in shocked silence as they go around and around in a big circle.

This is the railroad station.  Every theme park has to have a railroad.  Ostensibly it's to take you to remote places of the park.  We learned this from playing Roller Coaster Tycoon.  Yet, this railroad station has two flaws.  First, this railroad only goes around and around in a big circle (note the pattern here) and drops you off at the place you got on.  The second flaw is that it piped in banjo bluegrass music constantly at high volume.  This guy in the blue shirt was in the seventh ring of hell from having listened to bluegrass for about five hours straight before we arrived.