going to parks alone?

well i have been to SFNE 4 times so far this year and 3 of them hve been alone.

the first time i went i ended up meeting 2 girls in line for cyclone and humg out with them ll day, the second time was only for about a half hour cause i wanted to ride B:DK because LC was closed and its only 30 minutes longer.

but last night (after droping my sister off at the nearby airport) i went to SFNE for a few rides and i met 3 REAL HOT girls on S:ROS (now its not only a great coaster, but also a pick up devise) and i chilled with them for a little while before i left...to bad they live 1 1/2 ours away from my house :(...but still it was alot of "fun"...

mike

-was very bored for the hour before meeting these 3 girls, but i guess you always have to make sacrifices

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See, you've got the right attitude. Not only can you meet some really great friends who are into what you are, but you can also meet a new partner who enjoys what you do. And that is a win-win situation. Ok, so I'm still looking, but, with all the stares I've gotten at SFA with my new fit body, anything is possible!

Trust me, I used to be painfully shy. The trick is to start slowly. Compliment someone on their choice of ride t-shirt, sit with another single person and talk to them, join your local club and/or ACE, get peoples email addresses. Just do something, and you'll be able to survive at a park by yourself just fine, but, you'll also have other people to ride with too.
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B&M vs. Intamin? CCI vs. GCI? Who cares! They're all fun!

also, being a single park visitor means the advantage of easy single rider Q use!

No offense or anything, but I love it when people are so into themselves...it's so funny.

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"Tea & Cake Or Death?-Eddie Izzard"~My No Limits Designs...http://coastergames.net/author.php?author=BKF%20Master

In the last few years I generally go to a park alone. You don't have to listen to your company whine and moan that they don't want to ride that coaster, or watch a show, or eat every 10 minutes. You go at your own pace. Plus, I people watch and empty everything from my mind. One other thing is I generally try to strike up a short conversation in the hopes it lasts the entire queue time I am in line.

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Not all coasters can be B&M smooth...GET OVER IT
Thrillnetwork member (CedarPoint_Mark)

yeah, but it was real annoying in the queue of superman being stuck in between two rasicst a-holes and two little kids who spent the whole time slaping each other...that was really annoying.

but i guess thats a price you have to pay for having a hobby that includes long waits and no close freinds who share the same feelings

...and you would also be full of yourself if you hooked up with one of 3 hot girls on S:ROS :)

mike

- combining two of the greastest things makes each that much better (girls and rollercoasters, a perfect match)

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-mike

"Ain't no glory in a war"
-Rx Bandits

*** This post was edited by Messiah of the DMV on 6/9/2002. ***

Well, I am sure you had a fun time alone. I tend to wander off by my self just so I can do what I want.

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"enough is enough"-?

Well i've been going to parks alone for over a year now and it could be worse.

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Montu, God Of Coasters

Raging Bull, Don't Fight It, Ride It

Well now we know that creepy guy going to the park alone and hitting on the chicks is Mike. ;)

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Dorney Park visits in 2002: 10

If I didn't go to the park alone,I would never get to ride.My wife can't ride any high intensity rides due to a health condition and my kids being teenagers would rather hang out with their friends than go to the park with Dad.The nearest coaster enthusiast to me that I know personally lives in Seattle 180 miles from me.I recently introduced him to one of the best coasters in the Pacific Northwest,the Vancouver PNE/Playland Coaster!:)

I will have to say it is alot more fun going to the park with someone who has similar interests.

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I can fix anything.....where is the duct tape?

Whenever I go, I make sure that the others are willing to ride or wait until the ride is over. I won't be able to go by myself until I get a drivers license, but I don't think I'd go by myself, I'd want to go with friends.

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HuKeD oNN fonickS dusinT wOrK"[;.

Precisely why I am trying my hardest to find an enthusiast. ;) She doesn't have to like whirl and hurls, but coasters are a must! Going alone is certainly better than nothing, but it gets old fast (for me anyways), and I'd much rather be around people I enjoy and respect. I don't mind doing the group thing, even if it means getting fewer rides than normal. I can always go back. To those who have put up with me, thank you! :D
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Brad Sherman
BuzzCon Frequent Flyer, helping to train new ride ops properly!
Model coasters and rides

In the past I used to be leary of going to parks alone. This past winter, however, I went on a trip to L.A. by myself after my friend bailed at the last minute. It was actually a really cool experience, as I met a bunch of interesting people while in line for X (all who had come to SFMM for the ride): a group of Japanese kids on vacation, a girl from Germany who was traveling alone, and a family from Sweden. I ended up hanging out with the German girl for most of the day, and we still keep in touch via e-mail.

I'd prefer having friends to go to the park with every visit, but I no longer find it a necesity. I've since made a few solo trips, and had a good time.

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"He's blazin' away like the stars in the universe.." A. Vega + M. Rev "Ghostrider"

Someday there will be something here.

Intamin Fan said:
I'm still looking, but, with all the stares I've gotten at SFA with my new fit body, anything is possible!
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B&M vs. Intamin? CCI vs. GCI? Who cares! They're all fun!

Ok, Ok we get it. Jenny Craig does work. Seriously though I used to go to parks alone until I met my special friend who is also into coasters (and used to go alone) Now we go together :)

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What's love...it should be about us, it should be about trust!

As if the 5park three day marathon with MagnumForce last weekend wasnt enough. I am now on my own personal tour of, Dorney and maybe Knobbles, tomorrow, Hershey thursday and SFDL Friday. In fact just an hour ago I sat in Windys watching Lightning Racers, eating a chicken sandwich. For a time limited coaster trip, going alone is great, nobody to slow you down.

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Whats life if you never get to the Po!nt?

Lightning Racers at night...excellent.

Sorry...I know it didn't add to the conversation, but it just brought back fond memories.

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"He's blazin' away like the stars in the universe.." A. Vega + M. Rev "Ghostrider"

Someday there will be something here.

I like being alone at a park. I mainly ditch the crew and go on an enthusiast search yelling coaster companies and hoping for an enthusiast to respond. I was able to get 21 rides on Medusa because I wanted to get on over and over, but if my friends were there, they would want to go do something boring. At DCA I used the express line to get on Maliboomer a lot of times.

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"enough is enough"-?

I agree it is more fun going with someone who likes to ride coasters. But I would have no problem going alone. My husband likes them, but he's not an enough of an "enthusiast" to want to go all the time (like me!). And after a few rough rides, he feels battered enough not to want to ride anymore. He'll sit out while I ride alone. Since I've been on the forums, it seems there are a lot more opportunities for me to go to parks and find a fellow GTTP'r or Coasterbuzzer to hang with if I feel the need for company.

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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead

I've been to parks alone on four occasions.

1) Hersheypark in the Dark for about an hour prior to going into the Hersheypark Arena for a hockey game in 1999. My wife [then girlfriend] didn't go along to that game.

2) Hersheypark in the Dark for a few hours before a hockey game in 2000. My wife was a visiting nurse at the time and was "on call" and could not make it.

3) Hersheypark for Spring time in the park this past April. My wife, now working as an IV nurse at a hospital, had to work that weekend.

4) Six Flags America a few weeks ago. Again, my wife was working the weekend shift.

Common denominator... The only times I go alone is when A) my wife can not go and B) I have nothing better to do.

I don't really mind waiting in lines and riding coasters by myself... many times my wife will sit out and wait while I ride... but where I feel funny is just walking around by myself... especially buying my park ticket at the entrance(or wrist band in the case of the Pay as you Ride events at Hersheypark). In the cases of the HP in the Dark events before hockey games it is not bad... wearing a Hershey Bears hockey jersey usually labels me as "killing time before the game". On other occasions I usually wear a coaster T-shirt from another park other than the one I am visiting. This way it makes me look like "I'm just here for the coasters" as opposed to "I'm a total looser and could not find any one to come along to the park with me." (sorry, must be my lack of self confidence speaking).

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"I wasn't always this cynical, but then I started kindergarden..."

*** This post was edited by SLFAKE on 6/12/2002. ***

I love spending time with Nitro, and it's really fun to ride as much as possible (especially multiple rerides!) but sometimes, when you're sitting alone in line and have no one familiar next to you to scream with, it's just not the same.

Maybe that'll teach him to actually WEAR those stupid anti-motion sickness wristbands next time......

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Nitro Dave -- ...who thinks "Oh Nick, Please Not So Quick" is a REALLY dirty song......
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