Your First Coaster

My first was Looper at Hersheypark.

First coaster:Mine Train:SFOG June, 1996

First looper:Mindbender:SFOG same day as MT

First woodie:Rampage:VL, August, 2000

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"They may destroy the foundations of our biggest buildings...but they cannot touch the foundation of America"-George W. Bush 9/11/01

First: Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster summer of 92
First Looper: Carolina Cyclone September, 98

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Top Steel: Top Gun: The Jet Coaster Top Wood: Hurler

Formerly known as PCWHome

My first coaster was Thunder Mountain at DL

My first looper was the Revolution at SFMM

Flashback at SFMM. The ride blew

       Big Dipper at SFWoA, I was scared to death. I was this extremely tiny kid and flying out of my seat on every hill made me close my eyes the entire time. It now is a sentimental favorite of mine.
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Premier, head of the lapbar revolution!

Big Dipper at Geauga Lake was my first. As a ten year old in the early 70's, this ride was a monster. A true classic, no seat belts, or middle dividers. Just a one-size-fits-all lap bar. After moving away many years before, I returned in 1992. While it was no longer so intimidating, it still delivered. I am glad the SF folks have kept it up. This coaster proves you don't have to be a record breaker or engineering innovator to be a great ride.  Besides, in circa 1929 when the ride opened, it was one of (if not THE) longest coaster in the world. Hard to believe, but true.

It was Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun. The year was 1989. I was so scared I didn't ride another roller coaster until 1993 (of course, I was only 6 at the time).

 

Matt Laskowski

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My first coaster was back in 1968 or '69: Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds...Was made to go on it (was too scared of coasters) and loved it....been hooked ever since!

My first coaster was Grizzly at PGA! OMG I thought those drops were HUGE! I recently rode Grizzly and wow! They seemed so small! I think my second coaster was something at PGA, maybe Tidal Wave or Vortex

1988 I went on Super Screamer (now defunct) at Adventureland in Des Moines.  I was scared out of my mind that whole trip.  I still remember freaking out when my older brother tried to get me on the Tornado.  *sigh* Which reminds me,I need to apologize to my brother about it.  Poor fella had to ride it by himself.
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"Ooo. They have the Internet on computers now."
-Homer Simpson

jr. gemini at Cedar Point! Followed after that was Iron Dragon!
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-DJ
www.djsauter.com

Hurler at PKD when I was like 8 years old.

My first big coaster was the Canyon Blaster at the Circus Circus Adventuredome (well it was the Grand Slam Canyon then) in Vegas.
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Brian Grapes
SFMW Online- http://www.sfmwonline.com

My first official coaster was the Timberline Twister at KBF when I was a little kid.  The Soap Box Derby Racers followed shortly after that.  Those layed the path for building up the confidence to ride my first "Big Time" Coaster.......

Montezuma's Revenge (Monte)

ThuNderaTion at Silver Dollar City in 199?
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Mamba;The inspiration for SD2K. It doesnt get much better than that. Come to the Midwest;and ride the most underrated coaster in the U.S.

The aptly nicknamed now defunctional "Screamin' Demon" at Kings Island back in 1981... the fear of walking up 5 stories of stairs with the wind blowing only to be hurled off a platform down towards the lake below, upside down and come to a stop at the other end... where i imagined we would be unloading... not!  then everything in reverse...  what i would give for PKI to bring that ride back over in the rivertown section at the tread water lake for White Water Canyon?

First coaster: Whizzer SFGAm--1984.

Never rode another coaster till 1991--American Eagle-backwards.

First looper was either Tidal Wave or Demon

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Any resemblance to living or
dead people is purely coincidental.

My first coaster was back in 1986.  I rode the Corkscrew at KBF.  Montezooma's Revenge was my second coaster (the only other one at the park back then).
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My place

http://pages.prodigy.net/dominguezgarage

WHIZZER at SFGAm :-) When I was a little whip.