Yes, I still manage to let myself get scared on a few coasters. Strangely enough it's not the big ones though. For some reason, Wildcat always gives a shiver - those little cars just whizzing around that small gauge track. I also get that feeling on the Ninja at SFStL when you crawl up the lift hill past the 2nd inversion. I'm usually thinking "Boy, I'd hate to get stuck there..."
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Jeff-Jeff
Wood - Raven
Steel - Millenium Force
Generic, isn't it?
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein
Green Power Tower scares me to death. The lift on MF scares me just because of the speed and the lack of stairs.
Anytime I get on a new coaster, I have some apprehension. This, to me, is what makes it exciting. If you aren't afraid of a huge new coaster, then what's the big deal riding it?
Also, my wait for a new large coaster is generally proportionate to how frightened I will be. If I walk right on, I don't have time to get scared. If I have a two-hour wait, I'll be shaking by the time I get on. It's all part of the fun, in my book.
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Proud CB club member
Kick The Sky said:
I still have yet to ride an impulse even though my home park has one. [...] I must say that I am more than a little intimidated by these things as I am afraid of heights and these puppys are pretty high
I am also scared of heights, but I LOVE the impulse coasters _because_ they scare me. I have ridden Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great America countless times, and I'm still nervous before riding .. Particularly waiting for the launch.
I also find that my body reacts quite a bit the first time up the back spike, I can feel my heart race, and I break out in sweat. Oddly, the second trip up the back spike affects me less.
Whenever I get off the ride, I am visually shaking, and my hands are all tingly from holding the restraints to tightly.
However, I really like the ride .. I got on it four times on Sunday (a cold rainy mothers day, the park was deserted). It's not my favorite in the park (can't beat Viper!), but I still enjoy riding it, and the natural high I feel afterwards.
For reference, I don't ride the giant drops (the climb up just kills me!), and I try to sit on the 'stairs' side of the lift hill so the height doesn't get to me as much.
Cam.
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Cameron Silver
One word, Hypersonic! I have ridden over 100 coasters, and have never screamed like a girl like I did on that thing. When I was placed onto the launch section while on that ride, I almost wanted off the thing I was so scared. Most intense, scariest coaster I have been on. Hands.....Down! I doubt I will ever go on another coaster that will give me quite that feeling again.
P.S. I am one of the (few) Hypersonic: XLC lovers out there, aside from the rides problems, of course : )
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Gravity is your friend!
*** This post was edited by go with gravity on 5/13/2002. ***
thats funny that this topic is up here, up until about 4 years ago i wouldnt go near any coaster that looped, i was afraid i was going to fall out, but then i went on Revolution at SFMM and have been addicted ever since, that day even i rode VIPER 7-9 times in a row, that was nuts
I had a wierd dream last night though, i was riding DEJA VU in the front row at SFMM and on the first pull back, the otsr failed and i fell out, kinda wierd
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Veck
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"Take me with you. I want to climb the 208' of Superman, hurl through five inversions on Batman, and freefall 20 stories on Scream. I don't throw up....I can entertain in long lines!!"
Coasters don't get to me at all. Even my first ride on MF at CP was nothing more than being excited. I have even been Skydiving (I jumped from 14,000 ft. with two jumpmasters by my side but not attaced to me and totally by myself after I pull the ripcord) and didn't find it scary (although I think I might have been in shock).
For me, the only rides that got to me the first time I rode them was Power Tower at CP and Drop Zone at PKI. Oh, and I still hate climbing ladders. Go figure.
Rob
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-Rob Vaccaro
I just get all excited and anxious before I go on coasters. Especially ones I've never ridden before. It's the flat rides that get me. Although, I have been pretty good with them lately. I just rode Meteor and Hangtime and they were awesome!
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Cedar Point to the top in 2k2!Top 5 - 1. Raptor 2. Steel Force 3. Talon 4. Lightning Racer 5. Mantis
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Treat others as you would want them to treat you.
There have been a couple along the way that have scared me:
1st Time on Ghostrider- My first coaster, besides those at Disneyland (DCA wasn't there yet) I specifically remember hating airtime, and wondering how anyone could like that feeling.. (Talk about a change of heart!)
1st Time on Supreme Scream- My first drop ride, and once again, its a big one. Of course the ascent was nerveracking, but I liked the ride. It still freaked me out the next few times. (I still love this ride!)
Millenium Force- As many people here have said, its just so intimidating.. I was more nervous in the station than I was at anytime on the ride. I even had my hands up after the first drop!
VertiGO- Here is one ride that I still would be nervous to ride. I have only done it twice, but trying it again would freak me out. Its one of my favorites, maybe because its just plain scary!!
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Xcelerator-
0-82 in 2.3 seconds! =Wow!
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800,000 years in 7 seconds: Time Machine the movie or next S&S creation?
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"Looks like you've been missing quite a bit of work lately"
"Well, I wouldn't say I've been MISSING it, Bob."
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On the seventh day, God created coasters!
The first thing that comes to mind immediately is the "OMG, We're all going to DIE!" slammer on the first drop of the Riverside Cyclone. Getting a little air has never frightened me but the massive bang of the car plummetting down the drop accompanied by ones waist riding the lap bar the rest of the way down the hill (and *HARD* at that!) was enough to get *this* heart racing :-)
Hmm...what else?
The first time I went to PCW in 1994 I remember riding the front of the Mighty Canadian Minebuster. At that point I thought of myself as a "hardened" coaster fan, *I* wouldn't have any problem holding my hands up on anything without even giving it a second thought. Of course at that point my only experience with buzz bars had been the Blue Streak @ CP...and as such I wasn't prepared for the insane airtime that the Minebuster delivered in those days. I remember cresting the first big air hill and suddenly realizing that I was riding at least 6 inches off the seat with only the buzz bar holding me in! I was more than a little scared and spent the rest of the ride ooched down in my seat with my knees braced on the front of the car (but still with my hands up, ah the pride of a 14 year old :-) to keep myself from flying out!
The only other one that stands out is a ride I took on Magger on closing day of 2000. For some reason on the way up the lift hill in my customary back seat I started freaking out about the looseness of my lap bar (as Magnum fans will tell you wheel seats are the best because you can put your feet up on the raised metal covers and get extra space between yourself and the bar) The end result was a huge "tummy tickle" all the way down the first drop for the first time in years, it's a shame that I can't get worked up like that more often :-)
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* The Legend @ HW
* Superman: Ride of Steel @ SFNE
* Mondial Top Scan
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