By: Dallin Rahlf

Is it true that we love everysingle member of the GetOutPass? Of course we do; it would be crazy not to! We’vebeen able to meet hundreds of our members that have visited the attractions onour pass in our many different locations. One of my favorite things to witnessis the joy that it brings to families. Kids love to explore and try everything.Have you ever seen a 5-year-old ski? They’re totally fearless! They’re cruisingdown some casual blues with their arms stretched out, totally unfazed andloving life. It’s incredible.

Kids might be having fun, be usadults should be as well! We need to find a thing to do outside of the houseand office. We can only be inside on the couch for so long until we start tolose our minds. Something I’ve learned to do in my ultimate 27-year-old wisdomis to allow yourself to enjoy something new. I think we tend to “stick with whatwe know” and not go out of our way for something new. We go to the samevacation spot because we know what to expect. We watch the same shows becausethey’re familiar and comforting. Have you ever been straight up nervous tostart a new show? I have. It’s weird. We gotta get out of our heads.

With this, I wanna try and analyzethe type of GetOutPass member YOU might be. Are you a planner? Last minute?Forgot you ever bought it?? Regardless of which category you feel you fall under,we want you to know that we appreciate all your support over the years. The GetOutPassis nothing without enthusiastic members that are excited to ride, bowl, swim,throw, and other various verbs.  

The Planner

You’ve got your calendar on yourphone, iPad and the cute one in your kitchen all marked up with the availabledates of all events going down with the GetOutPass. Your family is wellinformed days before your trip to go bowling. You know when we’re gonna sign anew venue before we even do. There’s nothing you haven’t considered or havefailed to know about us. You are unstoppable, a pure force of dedicated will toenjoy every ounce of fun that you can grab, and you love it. 

The One-And-Done

You bought the pass on acalculated whim. You probably thought to yourself, “I would enjoy it, right?”Of course you would! There’s ice skating and amusement parks and all sorts ofnew things to do. This will be perfect for the family! You make plans to go toyour first event and it was awesome. You head home, happy about yourexperience. Then you forget the GetOutPass ever existed until about 11 monthslater. Oops… 

The “Play it Safe” 

You may have bought the pass originallybecause it had a couple of your favorite venues on it. The idea of getting somefree admissions to that amusement park you were already planning on going tothis summer was too tempting to pass up. You’ve used the pass like, three timesat those same places. It’s time to branch out and try some of those othervenues! There’s nothing wrong with a little variety…

The Excited Black FridayShopper 

“O.M.G., look at this awesome salefor this thing called the GetOutPass. I think Lauren has one of those… I’mtotally getting some for the family!” You bought it at a great deal. You’reexcited to use it. Life is good. Then, the holidays and other things get in theway. Quickly, that cool pass you bought goes into the back of your mind. Storybecomes legend. Legend becomes myth. And the wonderful GetOutPass that shouldnever have been forgotten… was lost. 

One year later: “Hey… what’s thischarge on my credit card?” 

The Restless 

The GetOutPass is a means ofsatisfying your unquenchable thirst of doing all activities known to mankind.All venues you see on the website are seen as large, empty squares without oneof your authentic check marks in them. Your eyes widen as you see activityafter activity, providing an almost endless supply of entertainment and newthings to do at places you’ve never even seen or considered. Turns out, thisISN’T too good to be true. It’s real, and it’s totally for you. 

The Desperate 

“Crap! Is it date night again? I’msupposed to have planned it!” You frantically search “best things to do on datelast minute”. There you find these encouraging bloggers telling you to makesome cheap Chinese lanterns out of items that you have never had in your house ever.Or, they suggest making an exquisite dish from a random country withingredients you’ve never heard of. “These aren’t quick date ideas--these arefor ten-year-anniversaries!” Your search deepens, getting into the unknownrealms of pages 2 and 3 and even 4 on google. “This is a nightmare.” Andthen—aha! The GetOutPass! You whip out your phone and make a quick reservationto do some go-karts through your membership. Whew! That was close. The night issaved, and you are seen as an amazing date planner. Ride to victory, myfriend.