Ever had to chance to get a double ride?
Coaster Demon said:
"** Anyone notice that if you sit in the front seat of America Eagle that the top left side in the red car lifts off the track? lol **"
YES!! That gave me quite a scare the first time. But I remember hearing it on the news. I was supprised it wasn't fixed by then.
Well, I rode the American Eagle 4 times in a row. It was @ the B96 private party, and it was about 10 minutes before closing. It was cold, but I loved it, and we were the last ride before the opening season. It was awesome!
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"4 Seats are better than 2"
I can't believe I forgot to mention our double ride day at BGW. My girlfriend tore ligaments in her ankle the week before our trip.
We rented the wheel chair and I pushed her around the park all day. That was a real work out. After we got to the handicap enterance the lap bar checkers would ask us where we wanted to sit. I think we could pick anywhere but front on all coasters except for Big Bad Wolf.
The best part was each coaster we could ride twice each time. By the time I got to the next coaster I need to sit a while. I was tired after that day.
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2000 stats: 135 coasters in 26 parks
Not Too Shabby For A Summer
We rented the wheel chair and I pushed her around the park all day. That was a real work out. After we got to the handicap enterance the lap bar checkers would ask us where we wanted to sit. I think we could pick anywhere but front on all coasters except for Big Bad Wolf.
The best part was each coaster we could ride twice each time. By the time I got to the next coaster I need to sit a while. I was tired after that day.
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2000 stats: 135 coasters in 26 parks
Not Too Shabby For A Summer
I've had multiple times where I've stayed on Goliath consecutively. I believe my record is 12 times without getting off.
-Jeff
http://americacoasters.com
-Jeff
http://americacoasters.com
65 rides on Tidal Wave at Marriotts Great America(when I did this Marriott still owned it). Met an ACE member and we stayed on for that many rides. It was foggy, nighttime, and the park was empty. One of the ride-ops said what the heck, and got on with us for about 10 of those rides. It was cool. When I finally got off the train my legs were like jello.
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"SAVING THE WORLD BEFORE BEDTIME" Powerpuff girls
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"SAVING THE WORLD BEFORE BEDTIME" Powerpuff girls
When I was younger and Roseland park (outside of Rochester NY) was still open my friend and I rode Skyliner 2 - 3 times at a time all day. That was a nice little park.
The second season Viper at Darien Lake (...ah the good old days) was open my friend and I were there on a rainy day and got to stay on as many rides as we wanted. Every time we got into the station the ride ops would ask if anyone wanted to get off and send us on our way.
The second season Viper at Darien Lake (...ah the good old days) was open my friend and I were there on a rainy day and got to stay on as many rides as we wanted. Every time we got into the station the ride ops would ask if anyone wanted to get off and send us on our way.
AIMCoasterguy said:
Really once I asked to stay on when there were was no line, and the ride op said that it was SFA's policy that you must get off and on again to ride again.
The SFA ride ops are really fickle when it comes to re-rides. I remember once(I believe it was opening day 2000) when the Wild One ops let me and my friend ride 5 or so times in the back seat of the train, as there was no one else on it. The same situation however a little later in the season got the standard "SFA policy spiel." You just gotta be lucky and hope the ride ops are in a good mood.
Raptor was my first and only double ride. It had been pouring rain all day and it finally opened when it stopped. By that time nobody was in line for anything. I happened to pick the best seat IMO to sit in. The back!!!! There is nothing like almost having a blackout from the G-forces and the speed just takes your breath away.
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***Why can't all parks have a Millennium Force?***
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***Why can't all parks have a Millennium Force?***
We got many, many in a row in early January at BGT. We got about 20 in a row on the Kumba and we lost track on the Gwazi(we rode for about 2.5-3 hours straight though). I've had a few re-rides on B:TR at SFOT, but then they figured out what we were doing and made us come around again(some Six Flags rules are just no fun :(). We also pretty much rode the DD at IOA at will when we were there (also early January). On the same trip we rode Kraken about 20 times in a row as well. It seems to me that going to a year-round park "out of season" is the best way to get re-rides.
*** This post was edited by Lothar on 2/23/2001. ***
At Hersheypark in the Dark last year I got 51 rides on Great Bear in 4 hours. I did it in about 3 sets. The longest was over 30 in a row. For some of them I was the only person on the train. I didn't realize at the time how stiff it would make my legs-turns out your legs get a workout fighting the wind on an inverted-never noticed it during a "reasonable" ride session
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