The Ride... - CoasterBuzz

With all the bashing about brakes and lack of G forces, I was just thinking of why I liked coasters.

What about the ride. Yes the ride. Being up 150'+ in the air, skimming past trees, making hairpin turns, and just having fun.

Hopefully I'm not alone here.

I do believe that, this week, the moment that I sat atop a 310' lift hill, peering downwards into an endless, foggy abyss, and realizing that not only was I going to almost double my town's highest speed limit BUT I was going to love it, I realized what an effect The Ride really does have. It's why we analyze and bash and comment and criticize and love in the first place. Without having realized that magical experience, we would never find ourselves where we are in an enthusiasts community, and I'm glad I'm not the only one who hasn't lost sight of that.

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[Nitro Dave -- 89 Laps] [Track Record: 56 and counting...]
[Proud Coasterbuzz Club Member, Credit Whore, & Jr. Gemini Double-Lapper]
Gemini -- It's no Millennium Force, but it's twice as nice!

This is something I've always thought when reading all the threads on these boards - it seems that people have forgotten why these things are fun in the first place. Traveling (legally) at speeds that are unnatural for humans, at heights that are unnatural for humans - we're not referred to as thrill-seekers for nothing! There's an element of danger that we all crave, be that close brushes with trees and ground, hanging off the track in weird ways, being hundreds of feet off the ground, blasting through the course at huge speeds, or getting "air" that feels like you're going to fly right out of the car. But at some point, I think a lot of people have lost sight of what brought them into this hobby and just want more of their favorite poision ...

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Steel - #1 Kumba, #2 Millie, #3 Mantis ||| Wood - #1 Thunderbolt, #2 Villain, #3 Gwazi
"The key to a happy life is moderation" -- Jon Stewart

One thing i've learned.... Coaster lovers, hate the most coasters.

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Women was god's second mistake.

I don't think its a "hate" thing. Some of us (including myself) are just spoiled in that we want B&M smoothness with Intamin ejector air coupled with CCI intensity. Heaven forbid a coaster should lack any of these ingredients it will be damned to hell.

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God is Good!

*** This post was edited by Antuan on 8/17/2002. ***

I have recently tried explaining that to people.. The feel of the ride. How the ride can vary from summer to fall, night and day.

I am not talking about the ride engineering, temperatures changing track and stuff like that.

It is about atmosphere. The Ride... I love it

This is my first post, so be gentle.

"The Ride" changed my life physics day 2001, which is basically an excuse to get school credit to go to SFGAdv in my area. I was talked into riding Nitro. Next to NLT due to overcast day and high schools only. Was hooked from that day on. Whenever I'm at SFGAdv, odds are there's at least one other member there, cause I probably drove him. Others started me off, but The Luv Monkey is getting me addicted.

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I'm a noobie, so shoot me

*** This post was edited by JFNJ on 8/17/2002. ***

Antuan said:
...we want B&M smoothness with Intamin ejector air coupled with CCI intensity.

...."Tuan, hittin' the nail on the head SO hard the wood is splintering....:)

If it wasn't for coasters, I wouldn't have anything interesting to think about. I always think of how they are so interesting to me. It's mainly the fact that they are so unique.

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"enough is enough"-?

Antuan said:
"we want B&M smoothness with Intamin ejector air coupled with CCI intensity."

So you ARE saying that Phantom's Revenge Rules?
lata,
jeremy
--who thinks only PR fits that bill...though Mr. Freeze is close...

I've only found a few coasters I didn't like. Although not every coaster can be on a top ten list, I have found pretty much all of them to be good. I guess I'm not very hard to please.

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the member formerly known as MisterX

One thing I do to minimize my complaining about coasters is when I get off I think about 10 things I really like and only 1 thing that could be better. This helps me not complain as much about the ride, but enjoy it more after and during the ride. Sometimes I ride a coaster looking for flaws and stuff I don't like and other times I'll ride the ride for pure fun! And enjoy every second of it!

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Gas to get to PKI, $5.60. ACE card for walkback, $50.00. Meeting up with Beastnum1 and drinking 20 lemonjuice packets, priceless

John, welcome to CoasterBuzz!! And yes, if it wasn't for The Ride, I doubt we would be where we are!

See people, coasters bring people together!

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[Nitro Dave -- 89 Laps] [Track Record: 56 and counting...]
[Proud Coasterbuzz Club Member, Credit Whore, & Jr. Gemini Double-Lapper]
Gemini -- It's no Millennium Force, but it's twice as nice!