Teenage Ninja said:
Airtime is just the scary feeling that you are going to fall out. Racers with one click, Beast with one click. Those are great air time there. I get a tingle in my stomach still too.-----------------
Can we change the name of Top Gun to your mom so no one wants to ride your mom?
Sense when has The Beast had airtime? Last time I check ummm.....none. Wait double check, okay maybe little but I'd still say none compared to other coasters.
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Good Times!! Good Times!!
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CoasterCrazyOne said:
Dude, riding a coaster is better than sex. Airtime is the best because of the overall feeling inside your body! WoW, gotta love it. And the best pull over is on Steel Dragon 2000. MF a close second.-----------------
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That would be an interesting poll ;)
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CoasterCrazyOne said: Dude, riding a coaster is better than sex.
Whoa! Are you sure about that? I guess I am not really sold on your thoughts about this since your personal info says that you just turned 14 last week. Not a slam, just found it interesting.
But it IS odd because I have heard others, irregardless of age, say the same thing.
Let's just say that I have never felt an emotional connection to a coaster... they are fun... but not THAT fun.
Shaggy
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cdrpointcrazy4 said:
Isn't one click awesome?!!? Did I see you there timberguy?-----------------
Good Times!! Good Times!!
-Patrick
Yeah, I had my 5 year old daughter with me. She was in pink. She insisted on airtime so I gave her a little slack on the belt.
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Good Times!! Good Times!!
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In short: it isn't!
My personal feeling is that the importance of so-called airtime has been overestimated in the enthusiast community. It is very good to float out of your seat, but IMO it is the "uncontrolled" feeling that is paramount. You can have airtime, and still feel restrained (see NITRO). And you can have an out of control coaster with ZERO airtime (see Flight of Fear). Of course, the best coasters have some mixture of the two (see Kumba, Raven). But either one alone IMHO can only make a coaster good, not great.
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