My first 300 footer was MF. I used to be deathly afraid of new rides (especially roller coasters). I did so much research on MF the I was to excited for the experience to ever be scared. You need to ride a giga sometime in your life! Its an experience that you will never forget or regret. As I have ridden more coasters, I do realize that they are a little overrated, but bad? Definitely not.