Riding alone - CoasterBuzz

hey coastaplaya, keeping on playin! you got game.

I think going to the park alone is a prime opportunity to pick up some members of the opposite sex. you just got to play it cool, be all chill and relaxed. They will come naturally. Plus it more fun getting to know random people on a rolller coaster.

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There is only so much time left in this crazy, I just crumbling erb. they don't understand the master plan, i just cumbling erb.
Outkast

I personally don't like to ride alone. I don't know what it is, but the ride seems much more enjoyable when you have a friend sitting next to you.

I will ride alone when I'm part of an odd-numbered group, but I try my hardest to make sure there's an even number.

Usually when I go to parks, I go with my friend Johnathan who's also an enthusiast, and we have no trouble agreeing what to do and when. (And he's a wizard at picking the fastest queue, even if it looks longer and slower... :))

When I go with a large group, it's normally with students in my youth group, and I actually enjoy the challenge of making sure that each person has the best possible experience. I did that at SFWoA last year, balancing the rides and shows we went to so that everyone did a few things at least that they enjoyed. From their reactions, I think I was successful.

Jeremy

I can't say I've ever been to a park by myself, nor do I think I would enjoy it. The same goes for riding alone, it's just not the same. However...

The Beast at PKI, at night, in the very front seat, by yourself, is an experience that must be had at least once. In some ways you feel all alone, romping through the dark forest. I'd rather ride with someone, but the lone ride was an experience.

I must say, first time rides that are new to you must be experienced with a partner if not an entire group. It does make the experience more memorable. X should not be ridden alone, you'll just be aching to talk about it afterwards, the same with Millennium Force.

However, I don't need anyone to ride Viper with me for the zillionth time.

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"Conviction is a luxury for those who sit on the sidelines"-A Beautiful Mind(best film of 2001)

Quite honestly, I could care less whether or not I have someone with me when I go to a park. I've had great days with and without people. I must say though, if I do go with people, I prefer it when they're enthusiasts...my friends tend to get on my nerves while waiting in line.;)

I agree that riding alone isnt as fun on coaster, but on some flat rides like the hurricane and S&P shakers you cant have fun because your trying to concentrate on no killing the person next to you.
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As a person who is pretty much alone in line and on rides just about all the time I can tell you that it isn't as if you are a ghost if you are by yourself. People are friendly and have a need to talk to others. Never be afraid to get on a ride alone if it has multiple seating , strangers don't bite, they love to make new friends even if it is a five minute friendship. When people go to a park they want to have a good time. And as the saying goes " the more the merrier!" If there is an empty seat on the boarding side of a coaster in a lot of instances people will jump in because they are the odd number in their party (a parent, I ride with this type a lot) or they want to get out of the line finally.:) Coaster die hards jump on.I have met fellow Buzzers who got into the seat next to me. I wear a coaster shirt sometimes and not just enthusiasts but all kinds of people ask about what and where. They are great conversation starters. If you are alone sometimes people will talk to you, I think they feel comfortable because you are not with a group!

How right you are. I make it a point to wear a coaster T-shirt to the park that features a coaster from another park. It's a great conversation starter.

If you ride by yourself you have no freinds and your a loser.

I've been alone more times than I've been with people ... and I don't even smell bad! Because a lot of what I'm doing at a park is trying to get material for my website, I'm constantly analyzing, stopping all of a sudden for that great picture, writing down load times, observing other people and how they enjoy the park and rides, and that sort of thing, it's actually easier for me to do it alone. I've been to SFMM ( Dec, 2001 ), SFNE, SFGA, SFAmerica, Lake Compounce, Dorney Park and Cedar Point, all on vacation time, alone each time. The funny thing is, every one of those times, I've asked other people to go ( except Cedar Point - that was a week long thing that I did to get away from Everyone! ) and everytime I ended up alone, be it because no one could go, or three times, people cancelled. I have, of course, gone with others, and had a great time that way as well. But I am actually so used to going alone that it doesn't phase me in the slightest ... I'm never bored and never feel lonely about it. I'll continue to invite folks, make plans, and won't be a bit upset when they bail, and enjoy it when they can make it with me. Roller coasters are so amazing to me, and folks in line tend to be so friendly, that I don't even worry about it.
karlo
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Karl Sarff
www.coastercritic.com

*** This post was edited by karlo on 1/27/2002. ***

For the past couple of years i've gone and rose alone, not much of a difference. I'm still riding and thats all I care about.

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Montu, God Of Coasters

Raging Bull, Don't Fight It, Ride It

I remember being at Lakemont Park during a craft festival. While my parents looked at crafts I took a good twenty laps on the Skyliner alone. The front seat of the third car was shaking like crazy, it felt like it was going to fall apart! The rest of the time I sat in the second seat in the last car for the final couple laps where it was less "jittery".

*** This post was edited by WCS4488 on 1/27/2002. ***

If you can't spell "friends" and "you're," you are also a loser.
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You can't spell "dishonorable" without "honorable."

PatMan007 said:
If you ride by yourself you have no freinds and your a loser.

Some people are so disrespectful, probably are here just to annoy people instead of actually talking about the coasters!

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Nitro: The most explosive coaster ever!

At this point in my life, going to parks is more about the fellowship with friends and spending quality time with them than the actual rides. Earlier in my coaster career, when I was more thrilled by coasters, I didn't mind going alone at all. With that said...I did enjoy going to SFGAm by myself to ride Deja Vu when it finally opened. I enjoy lording it over my other coaster-riding buddies that I've ridden it and they haven't (and it makes my judgment of the ride untainted by a fellow riders opinion) , but still, I would've liked to have talked to someone about the first lift and drop and ask them if they thought it was as great as I did.