Name: Deus ex Machina
Age: 19
What is your roller coaster count?
26 or 27 (not sure if you count Avatar at KI). I need to travel more!
What is your home park?
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, unfortunately
What is the nearest big city?
Oh God, it's all around me! I'm talking about SFKK's home, Louisville.
What is your occupation?
None.
About how many times a year do you visit a park (including your home park)?
Don't pay attention.
About how many times a year do you travel to a park that is not your home park?
Once or twice. I need to travel more!
When you travel do you go primarily to amusement parks or do you also try and hit other sites?
Primarily.
What is the farthest you’ve traveled to go to an amusement park?
About 5-6 hours to Geauga Lake.
Does roller coaster time get in the way of family time? (Do you choose to miss your children’s or family’s sporting events, holidays, birthdays, etc…)
No.
Do you have any other major hobbies?
Some physical and mental workouts, so yes. Also use No Limits.
Do you get feelings of sadness in the offseason? Do you even have an offseason? Do you travel during the offseason?
A coaster craving during the off-season is not fun, so yes.
Do you consider yourself friends with someone you met who works at an amusement park? (Or reverse it, if you work or worked and an amusement park have you made friends with enthusiasts?)
Not yes.
Would it bother you to go to an amusement park by yourself?
Maybe a little bit.
Have you gone to an amusement park by yourself? If so have you ever ran into another enthusiast and tagged along with them?
No. My last answer was sort of a guess.
Do you find it easy to make friends with other enthusiasts?
Yes and no.
How do you get your coaster news?
TPR, news channels, park visits, TV commercials, and YouTube.
How many different forum sites do you regularly post on?
Just this one, and I'm not sure if I consider it to be regularly. Maybe.
If there was a poll that asked a large pool of enthusiasts what their favorite roller coaster is, what do you think would be the top 3 responses be for wood? And for steel?
Wood:
1) Voyage
2) Beast
3) El Toro
Steel:
1) Expedition GeForce
2) X^2
3) Diamondback
Same scenario but for amusement parks, what would be the top 3?
1) Cedar Point
2) SFGAdv
3) Kings Island
Have you ever “stole a kid” to get a credit on a kiddie coaster?
No. Seems pretty foolish IMO, unless the kid is fine with it.
Do you cut other categories out of your budget to make trips to parks? (Entertainment, fast food, holidays, tobacco or alcohol, etc…)
No.
Before you visit a new park do you research the park finding the best way to navigate the park, get the best deals, or what days to go?
Yes.
Do you feel the roller coaster enthusiast community is a warm and accepting community, or a negative and discouraging community?
Warm & accepting
Do you like to talk about your hobby with people who are not roller coaster enthusiasts?
Absolutely!