Embarassing Ride Moments

Because of that big obnoxious fan on Exterminator at Kennywood, I couldn't hear the ride attendant tell me to move over so my friend could sit next to me, therefore so two more people could sit in the car. The restraint got stuck half-way down. Apparently, this happens often, as the attendant quickly brought over a battery pack to release the restraint.
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I rode CHAOS @ SFNE this year and I was with my friend and the "pod" we were in got stuck and our restraints couldnt open and the whole ride had to close and everyone got out of line and saw us stuck there...we waited like 5 mins to get off...it was quite embarrising.

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My most embarssing moment happened while trying to take a picture of Deja Vu at SFGAm. I went to stand up on this ledge so I could get the whole ride in the shot over the Southwest Territory sign.

I didn't realize the ledge was 2 levels so I put my one foot up on the lower edge, and when I went to put my other foot on the ledge too it was higher then I expected.

I ended up triping and fell backwards into a bunch of Thorn Bushes, it hurt a bit but even worse I was stuck and had a really hard time getting out as people walked by and laughed.

I've had many other moments (I can be rather clumbsy) but most of them involve getting smacked in the head, as a result I can't remember them.

But I do remember almost getting knocked out on Iron Wolf, as I was getting off the ride one of the harnesses wasn't up all the way and I caught it right to the forehead. I hit it so hard I almost went down lol.

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*** This post was edited by CoasterDude316 9/28/2003 9:33:51 PM ***

Oh i gots one..

At darien lake in July I rode twister, a huss top spin. although there are no water features, there IS a waterfall in front of the ride. I set my new darien lake hat down on the ground a few feet away from the fence that leads to the water fall. After the ride some 8 year old accidently kicks the hat into the waterfall. It was still at the 'pool' at the top. I said "OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD" sarcastically and the kid came over with a scared look on his face and proceeded to climb UNDER the fence and into a foot of water. Not only that but he could have easily fallen into the 'cliff' below. The ride op came over with her hand out signally "stop" and i proceeded to give her a high five. The kid got the hat out of the water and and I put it back on.

Then there was the time my friend decided to show EVERYone in the Superman's station her new spongebob underwear...but we won't get into that lol

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My life is spent in between metal railing, where I stand for hours just to sit down for 3 minutes then to get up and do it allover again.

Oh! I have another one!

Coastermania '02. I was boarding Raptor in the morning ERT session and I had been commenting on the slick cleaning chemical used on all the queue rails. Well, I didn't realize the same stuff was used on the floor of the station under the train. I went to sit on the seat, and slipped smashing my genitals into the crotch nub on the seat.

The walk for the next couple hours was a little slow...

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There are 2 incidents I can remember that were pretty funny and embarrassing for me as well as the ride ops.

#1 I was putting my hat in the box for stuff at the Raptor and I couldn't find my seat again. I went in the row ahead of mine and slammed right into a Raptor ride op. I was still standing but they fell on their back. I felt so embarrassed so I quickly found my seat and looked away. It was even more embarrassing when they came to check my restraints.

#2 I was riding the villain one night and it got stuck on the brake run. After sitting there for about 10 minutes, everyone on the train started yelling at the ops in the station. The people in front of me were yelling, "Come on niggas we ain't got all f___ing day up in here." After that this grossly obese woman a few cars in front somehow bends her knees backward and gets out of the car and walks into the packed station. All these inportant six flags people were standing there and all the sudden this woman waltzes into the station. Now how embarrassing would that be for the ride ops who checked her lap bar.
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1. Losing my shorts on the speed slides at Waterworks. Luckily I realized it before standing up, though some people unfortunately did notice. 2. As though riding Disaster Transport isn't embarrasing enough, I've tripped twice trying to get out of the train. 3. Falling off a Cedar Down horse trying to get off. 4. I have a bad knee from my hockey days, and after riding Superman: Ultimate Escape @ SFWoA I misjudged how far it was to the ground getting off, my knee buckled, and I nearly had concrete for lunch. Yes, I'm a clutz!

While not completely embarrassing, I did feel a little odd when 5 people, including myself, crammed into a boat on the log ride at SFOT. I sat at the front, so I had to sit down first then the next person and so on. During the course, it felt like we were going to flip the boat when one of my family members (who know better) reached out to point at a watch someone had lost on the catwalk before the last lift. I think we made the biggest splash that little flume had ever seen... we sent waves rolling into the station. To get out of the boat, the last person had to get out and forth (reversed of how we got in) and finally moved up to me.

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Embarassing: The very first time I rode the Kennywood Jack Rabbit (ca. 1991) and I stood there trying to figure out how to get the lap bar open...

Pratfall: Also at Kennywood, there was that time I rode the carousel, and when the ride was over both of my feet had 'fallen asleep'. I slid off the horse as usual, but couldn't quite find the floor.....

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Chadley, I had a very similar experience. I was an RA in college and I took my residents to Darien Lake. I lost my shorts on one of the slides but was so disoriented when I stood up, I didnt know they were at my ankles. My residents got to know me a little better that day....

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Hi all,

Thanks to all of you that have contributed so far: you're all great sports. I do recall one incident that happened to a friend after riding a "swinging ship" ride. He didn't believe me when I told him that it was not advisable to eat anything prior to boarding the ride owing to the feeling of floating it generates. He responded by calling me a "wuss" and proceded to stuff down a chicken tika masala (sp) roll in the queue.

He made it through the ride....just, but then threw up spectacularly in the exit turnstiles. I was laughing too hard to be sympathetic, as was everyone else! Except, that is, for a group of Japanese tourists, who took it upon themselves to photograph the incident! :-) A nice addition to the holiday snapshots, wouldn't you say? :-)

Best wishes.

Getting off of the Monster at Cp last year, I caught my shorts and ripped them all the way up to the waist band.

Well this story is not really embarassing to me...but it probably is to my girlfriend.

We were riding Giant Drop and SFGAm and on the way down her top came up and she in essence flashed everyone in the queue line for the ride. She got a few snickers from some perv guys in line and all I could do was laugh my @$$ off. Hell I probably would have been one of those pervs if I had that chance to see it from their vantage point. LOL!

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How could her top come up and flash everyone in the line when the ride has an OSTR?

I have had a few embarassing moments myself.

-My swimsuit basically got wedged so far up my rear after reaching the base of a Waterworks water slide that I ended up flashing everyone ALL of my goods. Trust me, it was not a pretty site. I immediately adjusted my trunks (amongst many laughs, pointing and shocked gasps) promptly walked straight to the changing room, got dressed and hightailed it out of the waterpark dying of humiliation. I have yet to go on a PKI waterslide since, and that was probably 7 years ago. I expect that next season, I will re-try the Waterpark... but I'll make sure I wear knee-length trunks and keep my legs crossed ;-).

- Another was actually terribly embarassing, but also very scary. Back when I worked at PKI, I was trained on many rides. Well, one particular shift, I was sent to cover the Viking Ship which had a low staff. While there, positions were rotated and I eventually ended up on the unload side for a lengthy time period.

Well, there is probably a 10-12 inch gap between the boat and the loading platform. Needless to say, I dissapeared down into that gap while checking lap bars. I was very aware of the gap and was being careful, but surprisingly both of my feet slipped off the edge and I shot straight down like a trap door had opened up underneath me.

The fall stopped when my butt met the edge of the platform and I ended up just sort of sitting there with my legs dangling underneath and my chest tightly pressed up against the side of the boat. There was a loud "Gasp!" from the guests on board, and then a deafening silence fell over everyone there until I managed to pull myself back up on the platform and finish checking.

I was wearing PKI shorts, of course, and in the fall managed to basically rip the skin off the backs of both of my legs from ankle up to mid thigh. Yet the hurt of the fall did not even compare to the redness of my face after it happened. I wanted to go hide in the bushes somewhere until everyone went away.

There are more, but those top the list.

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*** This post was edited by Shaggy 9/29/2003 11:37:17 AM ***

Hmmm...best story would have to be on VF's Raging Rapids. It's a 'wildwater rapids' tube slide with a concrete surface.

When CBaby was finally tall enough to ride, she was terrified--especially after seeing the famous sign, "If you lose your tube, continue ride". She was scared she would hurt herself. I reassured her over and over that she'd be fine unless she tried something really stupid: Just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. At the bottom of the slide, she was thrilled to have finished on her tube, but shocked to her Dad scuffing his backside and riding by his trunks with his tube somewhere behind him. "Don't even ask," I huffed...

-'Playa

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*** This post was edited by CoastaPlaya 9/29/2003 10:09:38 AM ***

Something like that happened to me too beast7369. I was riding Raven at SRM this year when others were taking the walkback near the rides. Well I had my hands up and just as we were going down one of the hills my shirt flew up over my face (thankfully it didnt come all the way off!). I REALLY hope no one saw it and even better I hope no one got a picture of it!

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Getting into the Slingshot at King's Island, I smacked my head, HARD, right into one of the crosspieces of the ride vehicle. It was so loud the ops came running over to make sure I was Ok.

I then proceeded to ride it. As if that ride weren't disorienting enough on its own ;)

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Most embarassing (and the most stupid) was getting talked into riding Snake River Falls at CP sans bra. I figured since I had on a pretty thick t-shirt, it wouldn't be much of a problem. I was wrong. I had to walk back to the resorts entrance to get to our room to change, and although I tried to "cover up" as best I could, I got a LOT of looks, much to my husabnd's extreme enjoyment.

I've also fallen "out" of my bra on Magnum and Shivering Timbers.
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Sarah Jackson said:
Something like that happened to me too beast7369. I was riding Raven at SRM this year when others were taking the walkback near the rides. Well I had my hands up and just as we were going down one of the hills my shirt flew up over my face (thankfully it didnt come all the way off!). I REALLY hope no one saw it and even better I hope no one got a picture of it!

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I was in the seat next to her when it happened! I didn't actually see the goods ;) but she was extremely flustered when she got off the ride. When I reminded her about the walkback going on that afternoon she was even more flustered. It was one of the funniest moments of SRM :)

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