- [Narrator] "Yes Day" starring Jennifer Garner
is the story of an epic day
in the life of the Torres family when,
for 24 hours, kids make the rules.
- It's Yes Day!
- [Narrator] But, is having a yes day a real thing?
Is yes day a true story?
- Yes. - No.
- Yes.
- [Narrator] "Yes Day" is inspired by the book "Yes Day"
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.
In the book, a young boy gets to do whatever he asks
for the entire day.
- This is the best day ever!
- Yay!
- [Narrator] Jennifer Garner's three-year-old daughter
loved the book so much her family started doing Yes Days
every year.
(horn blowing)
- Who's ready for Yes Day?
(family cheering)
- [Narrator] Often times, because of the busy schedules,
activities, and work,
the baseline for parents becomes saying no.
- No way, no how, not by a long shot,
under no circumstances, not in a million years, no.
That's parenting.
- [Narrator] But, Jennifer Garner found that there was
a great power in saying yes.
- Oh yeah! - Yay!
- [Narrator] What she found was that
by giving them one day that was all their own,
her family felt happier and more connected.
In 2017, Jennifer posted an exhausted picture of herself
in the aftermath of her family's Yes Day celebration.
The photo sparked so much interest,
the Yes Day idea became a viral phenomenon.
- Is it crazy I'm already looking forward
to our next Yes Day?
- What's that?
- We made a list of our five big asks.
For the day to be a success,
we have to make it through all five.
- I love a list.
- The big asks the Torres kids have planned
for their Yes Day get pretty wild.
- Windows down!
(kids cheering)
- [Narrator] In real life, when kids make the rules
there have been some seriously fun adventures, too.
One of the first events on the Torres kids' list is going
to an ice cream parlor.
There, they chow down
on the ridiculously-large ice cream sundae known
as the Gut Buster.
- We'd like that one, please.
- The Gut Buster?
- [Son] Yeah, definitely.
- [Narrator] There are monster sundaes all around the world
with names like The Beast, The Vermonster,
The Kitchen Sink, and The Train Wreck.
But, "Yes Day's" super Sunday is probably based
on the Bonneville Bellyache.
Carrie Lyn's Ice Cream Parlor in Bonneville, Missouri
is known for serving the Bonneville Bellyache.
It's a huge bowl filled with 16 scoops of ice cream,
10 brownie bites, two chocolate chip cookies,
every single topping that they offer,
and a big pile of whipped cream.
- Hey, it's $40.
- Not if you finish it in under 30 minutes.
Then, it's free.
- That is true.
- [Narrator] Just like in "Yes Day", if you down
the Bonneville Bellyache in 30 minutes, it's free.
You also get a t-shirt and a photo on the wall of fame
if you survive.
- Section 10 of the contract says vomiting voids the win.
- Keep it down, babe. You can do it.
- [Man] There's a bucket right there.
- I'm good. - He's fine.
You got this.
- You have to hold it!
- [Narrator] In the book,
the young boy invents his own game.
But, the movie takes this idea to a whole new level
when the Torres family plays Kablowey.
- Kablowey!
- What's Kablowey?
- It's capture-the-flag, meets paintball,
meets a butt-ton of Kool-Aid.
- [Narrator] The game was created for the movie,
and over 55,000 water balloons were thrown
in this epic battle.
In real life, the largest water ballon fight ever consisted
of 9,000 students at the University of Kentucky.
Over 175,000 water balloons were used during the fight.
That's over three times as many.
- I love the smell of Kool-Aid in the morning.
- [Narrator] The Torres family takes a detour
to Magic Mountain Amusement Park during their Yes Day
and spends some time on some monstrous roller coasters.
- Why did I say yes to this, Katie?
- [Narrator] In real life,
the greatest number of different roller coasters ridden
in a single day is a whopping 74.
In 2001, four friends rode roller coasters in 10 parks
in four different US states along the East Coast.
In order to save time, they used a helicopter
to travel between the different parks.
And they probably didn't have time to get in a fight
over a pink gorilla.
(camera clicking)
Later on, Nando throws what he calls a nerd party.
- Who's ready to make some science miracles?
(party-goers cheering)
- [Narrator] The kids fill the house with foam.
But, could you actually fill your whole house with foam?
- Oh no. What have I done?
- [Narrator] In real life, the 13th birthday party
of a kid named Fletcher Rollinson
had even more science miracles than "Yes Day's" nerd party.
With the help of YouTubers Mark Rober and Science Bob,
Fletcher set a world record when they set off
the largest foam explosion experiment ever.
Using a fast-growing type of foam called Devil's Toothpaste,
their foam explosion shot over 60 feet into the air
and created over 72,000 gallons of foam,
meaning you could easily have enough foam
to fill your whole house.
- Mama look, more foam!
- [Narrator] While "Yes Day" may not actually
be a true story,
many families have started making this a yearly tradition.
What would you do on a Yes Day?
Tell us in the comments below
and watch "Yes Day" on Netflix now.
(upbeat music)