TheHulk Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Simple enough, what are some of your most memorable coaster moments of 2008? They can be anything from riding a new favorite for the first time, or maybe even getting stuck on a coaster. Here's some for me: - When they stopped Dueling Dragons while I was in line for the Ice dragon. It was due to bad weather, and I remember lots of people leaving to the point where I got to the very front of the line. (First row too) Lol. The workers there played Universal Studios park trivia with us while we waited. I actually had fun with this. - Again, there was a weather delay while my friend and I were in line for SheiKra. Just as we got to the area where they direct you to a row for the train, they shut it down. Her mom called up, and wanted us to come back, so we had to leave. And that's all I can think of at the moment as far as most memorable go. I might add some more later if I can come up with some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenshinmac Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 17 rides in an hour on Boulder Dash... OMG that coaster is amazing. Oh and Robb and Elissa rock for organizing that ERT for the East Coast trip... Amazing! I would have happily ridden all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADCHEEZ Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 My first visit to SFGAdv. It is the best park i've been to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajinaz Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 It's a tie for me. West Coast Bash X2 Campout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to many to decide upon! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Family Fun Fall Night at Great Adventure on Friday 9/26/08. It was raining all day prior to the 5:00 opening, and misting when I got to the park. The park was dead, supposedly only 410 people showed up and when you consider how big Great Adventure is, you could look down a midway and see no one. I had quite a few solo coaster rides and even though they closed at 7:30 instead of 10:00, I got 23 rides in 2 1/2 hours. It was not only my most memorable visit to a park in 2008 but something I will never forget since I'm sure I'll never see the park that empty again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Boulder Dash night rides in October. It was almost painfully cold but the ride was running amazing and gave some of the best airtime I've ever gotten on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPmaverick Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I was lucky enough to win a contest for the last ride on Millennium Force for the season. That was one of the best rides I have had on Force! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 My most memorable 2008 coaster moment would be when I caused my q-bot to crash because I rode Evel Knivel too many times. The people at the flash pass office eventually had to manually add Evel Knivel when I wanted to ride it more. I think I ended getting 15+ rides in the few hours I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoca Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 memorable memory? gosh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa1861 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Lightning Racer + "wank" = Memory.. long term memory? TPR day at Hershey was life changing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 It would have to be the Ravine Flyer 2 ERT session in some crazy weather during the TPR trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 memorable memory? gosh... Alright, Memorable moment. Another thing I just remembered was when we took a trip to Disney's Magic Kingdom for Grad Nite. I only went on Big Thunder Mountain twice...my friends aren't coaster fanatics like I am. If I had the chance, I would've gone on it a lot more. We also beat the crowd to Space Mountain. Sure, we had to wait awhile, but when we left the ride, the line extended past the entrance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimace Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I took a night ride in the front row of Phantom's Revenge when it was 50 degrees and raining. The rain and cold was sort of painful, but the intensity and speed of that single coaster ride topped any other ride I've ever gotten on a coaster. I don't think I'll ever forget that trip to Kennywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 It's not a rollercoaster moment as such... but more or less a waterpark moment that was hysterical. Me and Zaneymon were at Wet n Wild in Australia on Tuesday and lining up for the Kamikaze (Waterfun Sidewinder)... and I started to get nervous having to go backwards... and I was silent until it started to drop and I said a few choice words VERY loudly much to the public's amusement. And later that night in the line for Tornado, I was randomly kicking my foot through the hole of the Cloverleaf tube and I didn't know Zane had his head down there and WHACK. Many laughs were had about that one... not to mention when they "evacuated" the slides and pools due to an electrical storm that was a epic fail to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 My first ride on Oblivion. I'm so glad I was able to go to Alton Towers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastered Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 The best rollercoastermoments i can remember from 2008 are........ My first ride ever on TPR's number 1 rollercoaster, Expedition GeForce, at 6am in the morning. And my first rides ever on Nemesis (Alton Towers) at the end of the day, after this rollercoaster was broken down for almost the whole day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 3rd of January...Finally getting to ride Dueling Dragons. It was freezing cold, first run of the morning, with only 3 other people in the train. I was very happy I was able to finally ride it after years of wanting to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyoverlord71 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 My first ride on Oblivion. I'm so glad I was able to go to Alton Towers! Same but with the addition of air and Nemesis. It was AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 My first ride on Millennium Force and my first trip to Cedar Point! Something I will never forget! Another very good honorable mention was the X2 campout! X2 was a great improvement on the ride's operation and overall ride experience! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Mine would be meeting up with TPR at Walibi. Also the Heide Park trip this year. Collosos is my new number one woodie. Also Ge Force at Holiday Park this year was running AMAZING! --James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I had quite a few. Scooby Doo - Having no lines pretty much all day down at Movie World was awesome enough, but on this ride....it was fantastic. I met a cool group of friends there, and I won't forget it. Giant Drop - Okay, maybe it's noa coaster. But it's the tallest drop tower in the freaking world!!!! I will NEVER forget it. Such an amazing ride. Space Mountain (DL) - I have been to WDW when I was nine or so, so I don't really remember the whole "Disney Experience." Well, I got it this yeat at Disneyland. Space Mountain combined atmostphere, story, music, and a kick ass ride to make one big awesome coaster package! Will never be forgoten. Kentucky Rumbler - Riding it over and over again right after the New Year in the freezing night was awesome. Oh, did I mention this ride is really, really good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Extra-extra ERT on Expedition GeForce comes to mind (along with Elissa's stern expression as we all ran for the bus because of it). A close second would be the ERT on Troy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollerboy Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 3 Rides on Superman Escape! Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I have a few as well. As some are not Coaster related they are park related. Arriving a day early for A C E Day in Ney York at Darien and hearing all week Motocoaster was going to be down and it was open the night before and we ended up breaking it again (irony) Talking my way across the Boarder with no Photo Id on the way to Canada's Wonderland. Theme Park Review's B-Roll shoot on the Ravine Flyer 2 (thanks again Robb) It was so much fun. The time I was scaring people at Ghost Lake and someone literly kidnapped me in their car. And when I walked the Tracks of the Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake and had to hang upside down on it to hang up a banner. Also being on the first two train rides at Conneaut Lake Park on Halloween. (thanks Greg and Park Restoration) Looking forward to an even better 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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