Power riding and marathoning

I could ride most coasters all day, but I don't know about sleeping. How would you support your head? I would think that you would get whiplash if your neck muscles were relaxed and you were not awake to react to the curves.

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The worst day at Cedar Point is better than the best day at work.

I know that I could ride Timbers forever given the right conditions. I am really comfortable and familiar with everything about the coaster, so I know I could handle it. I have actually slept on the ride, as well as read an entire novel :).

As far as other coasters, it just depends. I could never ride a coaster for long periods of time if I wasn't familiar with it. Knowing where to ride all day if power riding is key. For instance, I won't even touch the back of Timbers on a day where I am power riding, just because it takes a lot out of you if you were going to ride back over and over for a day. Also, being able to ride naturally, with no tensions, is important.

To me, power riding and marathoning are different definitions. Marathoning is riding it a ton of times in a certain period of time, while power riding is riding it a ton of times in a row....just my take :).

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Kara (car-uh)
641 Laps
238 in '02
BuzzCon Frequent Flyer, making kids cry all day long

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Homey G. said:

How long do you HONESTLY think you could ride over and over on a coaster? For those who would say they could go the whole time, please give some proof as to why you feel you could.

I honestly can say 'I think' I could last a month riding a coaster.

Why?

Because I love riding them so much. Of course, it would all depend on the coaster and the conditions but I have done a few single day marathons with no problem at all.

Back in 1995 I did 108 rides (52 without changing seats) on Batman at Six Flags St. Louis in under 24 hours.

I did over 60 rides in a row without getting out of the train on Kumba in 1997.

In 1998 I rode Twisted Sisters 113 times with a few others throughout the day.

While the things listed above are in no way comparable to going for months, I would like to point out that in all those instances I mentioned above, not once did I ever wish I could have gotten off the ride or was tired of the ride. Riding day after day would probably drain me quite a bit, but I know how my enthusiasm is for coasters.

However, ask me how I would feel after spending a month on a coaster and I could have a different answer. =:^)

-Sean (who has also waited over 5 hours for 3 different coasters at one point, and had no problem doing so)

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