Beware! With April Fools’ looming ahead, the pranksters are too. Here’s a look at some of the practical jokes, gags and mishaps experienced by Coronado residents and visitors over the years.
Where’s My Homework?!
“So I was a nerd in high school and I had to make sure all my assignments were on time, but for April Fools one of my buddies broke into my house early in the morning and stole all my homework. They gave it back to me when they saw me at school, but I was a mess at the time.”
— Isaac Mintz, Coronado visitor
The Volcano is Erupting!
Jamie: “The worst one at the time was when we lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which is close to Yellowstone National Park. And (my husband) woke me up first thing in the morning and told me that the Yellowstone volcano was going to blow.” Grant: “Oh, yeah, and I did. I played it off very seriously.” Jamie: “Like, he said we had to get our stuff, get in the car and go immediately. That’s how he woke me up in the morning. So, of course, I was very confused and in panic mode and then realized that it’s not true.”
— Jamie and Grant Lawson, Coronado visitors
The Dripping Desk
“So I had a chemistry teacher, and in the chemistry lab, he would rig up this water pipe from one of the sinks and bring it all the way down and underneath one of the desks and then it would just drip. Like, one little drop, every minute. And so then the students that sat there, kind of had no idea until they got up to leave and their underpants had a giant water spot.”
— Staci Takish, Coronado visitor
Legend of Zelda likes a good joke
“The Legend of Zelda came out with a trailer. They put up a trailer for a real life action movie with a proper cast, CGI for a movie that never happened. As soon as I realized the timing for it, I realized it’s April Fools.”
— Gerardo Nuno, Coronado tour guide, on a prank an entertainment company, IGN, pulled on fans in 2008.
Playing dead
“Well, on April Fool’s, I played dead on my kitchen floor. I even spilled ice on the ground like I dropped the cup. My mom came out and gasped. I actually felt terrible because I actually scared her really bad. And she took a wooden spoon, like, to see if I was alive. I’m alive! I’ m alive. And I got in trouble.”
— Sandra Wharton, Coronado visitor
