So what would you do?

If your riding partner couldn't ride MF, would you ride, or would you politely get off and leave with him/her?

:) Controversy!

If you were at a restaurant with a partner and you wanted to order fish but your partner was allergic would you still order it for yourself?

If I was the person that couldn't ride, I would insist that my riding partner ride...

That said, I wouldn't expect any less out of any riding partner I was with...

"Meet ya at the exit in 5 minutes"....:)

95% of the time, I'd leave out of courtesy.

I've always done it when some Nazi rideop insisted Da Babies were too short (despite dozen of others throughout the park who'd think otherwise) or when some other bodily dimension presented trouble for my friends.

Then again, I was married to someone who didn't care for amusement parks per se and the kids were too short for at least some rides. So my basic human skills of negotiation and compromise are a little more developed than some. Besides, I'd generally visit parks that were developed enough to provide something for everybody.

But there are exceptions...

-'Playa

If you realize the candlelight is fire, then the meal was cooked long ago. ^_^

I think I would pass unless I never rode said coaster before then I would politely ask my friend if they minded if they said they minded then I would probably pass and come back at a later date to get my ride. Depends on if said friend irked me enough that I would get a kick out of making them wait at the exit for me ;) *** Edited 5/10/2005 2:57:59 PM UTC by dragonoffrost***

KIDS are definitely a different story, they'll learn to live with disappointment on someone else's watch...

I was referring to adults...;)

I'm going through this right now. I can't visit any parks with my girlfriend because she injured her back and can't ride. Plus, she's not really into parks anyways. So I always just go with someone I know can ride or will want to ride. It's a shame that I can't share my love of parks and coasters with my girlfriend, but we have many other things we do share together.

If I was at a park, I would more than likely not ride and find something to ride together. We are talking about MF though, so I might have to make an exception and have her wait... ;)

Justin

Ask Miss Manners. I'd like to read her reply.

As a person who cant fit, (and as one who waited an hour before finding out) I say ride! Just because I cant, doesnt mean you shouldnt miss out, the rides only 2 mins; enjoy!

If you are going with a person who knows they cant ride and MF has a long line; still ride, set up a meeting place at a time based on how long the line is and let the person who cant ride do something else (I personally would power ride Magnum).

'Gator: Adult friends? Depends on the situation.

If it's the local park or a park I'll get back to, I won't ride.

But if I'm hundreds to thousands of miles from home and I have no clue when I'll get back? Sorry, I'm doing what I'm gonna do. Hell, I've ditched whole groups of folks at once to hit PKI's Boomerang Bay--and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

-'Playa

Actually, I experienced that this past weekend. My friend could not ride Dragster. I felt bad so I left with her. It really didn't matter that much to me that I got that umpteenth Dragster ride at the time. ;-) I did the same thing with another friend on MForce a while back. I left with them.

If it has been a thing where it had been my VERY first Dragster ride things would of probably been different, or if I was at a new park on a coaster that I knew I wasn't about to get back to anytime soon. If that was the case I would of politely asked them if they cared if I stayed on anyway. If not then....I would make it up by buying them a drink. ;-)

Anyway, I will be getting plenty of Dragster rides at the end of the month anyway. :-P

-Tina

*** Edited 5/10/2005 4:22:40 PM UTC by coasterqueenTRN***

buying a drink is a bit extreme, i think... that's like $4.00! ;)

Pretty much what others said -- if it's a park i can get back to, then I can skip the ride, but if it's a far distance or a park i've never been to, then of course i'll ride :)

-- alan "didn't know coaster geeks had significant others" jacyszyn

Depends on the situation. The first time I rode V2 at SFGAm, I rode with my friend's husband (our wives were frightened away by the vertical spikes). He only fit into the restraints after two ride ops pushed down on it. Had he not fit, though, I would've left my seat in a second. No sense in making the situation more awkward.

My wife, on the other hand... we have an understanding. An understanding that sometimes involves me ditching her for a few hours to ride things while she gets a frosty adult beverage and enjoys the scenery.

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CoastaPlaya said:

Hell, I've ditched whole groups of folks at once to hit PKI's Boomerang Bay--and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. -'Playa

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As one of the ditchees, I can attest to that... ;) Not that I'm any better. I ditched three different groups of people that day to whore out every credit I could squeeze out of that park.

I don't think it depends on the ride (if I can get back to it and how much I want to ride) as much as it depends on the person I am with. I can tell if they need me to go with them or not, and I know if I care or not. That is how I would decide.

Oh,quit whining, Bob. At least I hooked you up with CPLady's gang...;)

I'd pass. When I'm in the park with my kids, I don't ride anything without at least one of them with me. I bent that rule when they were younger by ducking back into a park while they were with Mom at the hotel napping, but not when they are there.

When it is just me and the Mrs., I still only get on things she's willing to ride too, and so far that rules out a good half-dozen coasters and flats (including both TTD and MF) at the Point.

I used to do that...until a certain trip where I passed on evening ERT at one park to share a similar coaster with CBaby at another park. But the next night, she chickened out and never boarded.

Wait--there's more! A few months after I drove 700 miles back home, park management decided to clap the damn thing over.

Soooooo, it's a 95% thing.

-'Playa

(still bitter)

*** Edited 5/10/2005 9:08:40 PM UTC by CoastaPlaya***