Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Yep, thats right, heading down south this saturday. I am going to SFOT and I have heard alot of good news about it. The thing is, I haven't been to many parks other than Playland and Canada's Wonderland. I have mild claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces, being trapped). I haven't had problems with claustrophobia on coasters before (with the exception of the only SLC i've been on and the arrow "sardine can trains"). I know a ride like Mission: Space or Disney's Alien Encounter (or whatever its called) I don't think I could ever do. Runaway mountain in particular is the one I'm worried about the most. Any other tips for me (related to claustrophobia issues)? Thanks.
robbalvey Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 The cars on Runaway Mountain are actually quite big. As long as yo don't mind an entirely enclosed coaster in the dark, you'll be fine. You can tell on the ride that the area the coaster is in is VERY wide and open. --Robb
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted March 11, 2009 Author Posted March 11, 2009 Hmm, well the thought of space mountain sorta sends shivers down my spine. The same way going in an airplane washroom would. (I literally start shaking as soon as I get in those things!) I know that RM is a Premier coaster, does it use OTSRs (even though I know most of them have gotten an OTSRsectomy)? ~ Dr. Jess "future coaster surgeon" Chan
robbalvey Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Hmm, well the thought of space mountain sorta sends shivers down my spine. The same way going in an airplane washroom would. (I literally start shaking as soon as I get in those things!) I know that RM is a Premier coaster, does it use OTSRs (even though I know most of them have gotten an OTSRsectomy)? ~ Dr. Jess "future coaster surgeon" Chan It has lap bars only
paintballer Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Well, The que on Runaway Mtn. is a little cramped and even I get a 'lil weirded out in there with a big crowd. Other then that all the other rides are good.
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 Is it like completely dark as in you can't see ANYTHING comming? Does anyone know anyone with claustrophobia that rode RM? And does RM use similar trains to Freeze/FoF?
CreditCrazy Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 I think it would be fine. I have a friend that has claustrophobia and he's completely fine on Space Mountain (CA). Not sure about RM, but I can't see how it'd be much different or worse.
coastersrule85 Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 I would suggest, if you're apprehensive at all, that you skip Runaway Mtn. and ride Titan again. SFOT is a really fun park. They have a good variety of rides. The only rides that I can think of that have enclosed queues are Runaway Mtn., Mr. Freeze, and Batman, but getting a fastpass would pretty much alleviate that problem. Mr. Freeze and Batman are both a blast, so as long as the queues don't look like they would cause a problem, be sure to ride them. All of the other rides have lines that are pretty wide open. IMO the best coasters they have are Titan, Shockwave, Texas Giant, Mr. Freeze, and Batman. (Some people gripe about Texas Giant being a tad bit rough...okay, it's incredibly rough, but it's also a blast.) Good luck and have a great time!
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 Any "Sardine Can" trains that I should worry about?
coastersrule85 Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Not really...the only one that you might not be comfortable with would be Runaway Mountain, but like Robb said, the cars are a nice size and though it is dark, you can tell that the coaster area is quite open. I think you'll have a blast! FYI, it's supposed to be pretty chilly...at least by Texas standards, lol. I was hoping to drive up Friday, but might have to postpone it to the weekend or midweek next week due to the weather.
ChrisZer0 Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Im going to join the voices, most of the rides here (save runaway mntn.) are outdoors. Though the weather is looking to be craptacular all weekend (rainy and cold), you may be able to get a few rides in.
paintballer Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Yep, Weathers Shitty here in Texas right now. Gonna be too. Looks like the crowds will be down though!
ChrisZer0 Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Sundays going to be nice though, thats when im headed out to get my season passes processed. Just a tip: I always get there around opening, as all the church crowd are still sitting in their pews...
paintballer Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Your doing it this Sunday? Lets definitley hope for clouds. Fort Worth Independent School District is having Spring Break then = Crowds. Most of my friends are heading up this Sunday! Good luck, and Godspeed
ChrisZer0 Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Its better than Jesus(Good) Friday man, which is a total pain with all the church kids and their holy than thour handlers
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 Thanks for that. I absolutely hate "sardine cans"! I'm likely going to be going on a weekday and from the pictures it doesn't look too claustrophobic. Except the queue looks packed... Airplane washrooms bother me the most more than anything. Adn certain coasters. I'm off to Lone Star State in 2 days and I am stoked as hell. It's going to be fun.
astroworldfan1 Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Then don't use the bathroom in a airplane! -Tatum
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 March 19th, 2009 My aunt and uncle in Texas as well as my mom hate rollercoasters. So our family friend decided to take us to SFOT instead. My mom didn't ride but she took most of the pictures for me. The traffic was really bad going there as it was spring break in some parts of Texas too, not just for me. There's a picture of Gotham City from our family friend's minivan. There's a picture of me at the front gate. Hey I wanna dance with Mr. Six too! But there was such a long lineup... After lining up for almost and hour and $62.00 later, I got my Flashpass Gold which i'm so glad I got as the flashpass seller was telling me how packed the queues were. Off to the spain section to get my first credit of the day, La Vibrola! I'm losing my Intamin virginity now... Since the swinging ship ride lineup was going by pretty fast, I decided i'd give this one a go. This one doesn't have much Airtime!!! The HUSS Pirates have way more airtime than this one. Especially the one at my local park Playland.... Bad Jess, bad! No standing up on the pirate ship! We passed by Wild E Coyote's Grand Canyon Blaster in the Looney Tunes USA section on the way to Judge Roy Scream but I didn't ride because I'm too tall and there was no other "kid" to ride with me as I'm over 54'... Since there was no Flashpass queue for Judge Roy I had to wait in line like everyone else. The lineup wasn't that bad, about a 30 minute wait that was it. Tribute to Bill Cobb. Overall, Judge Roy Scream wasn't really that good of a coaster. It's not that intense, it's rough, theres not that much airtime except on the first hill. I got slammed around so much from the airtime I bruised my left side abit. Well it wasn't really THAT rough but still, not that good of a ride except the ride attendants were quite funny. Here's flashback. Off the shelf Vekoma Boomerang. This one was apparently quite smooth, didn't hit my head at all. Just enjoying some eats and drinks. I rode Mine Train and Mini Mine Train, loved the theming on Mine Train alot. You can thank Ron Toomer and Dana Morgan for those rides. Haha I look like a giant compared to the kid next to me on Mini Mine train. Off to Gotham City for Batman and Mr Freeze. Glad I had my flashpass for this one as the queue is quite enclosed and the lineups were crazy. When I went on Mr Freeze, I had my credit log book with me and forgot to hand it to my mom before riding. A ride op just told me to tuck it in my hoodie pocket so I did. I was literally holding onto it with one hand going through the top hat inversion both forewards and backwards. Pretty fun ride, but the launch kinda caught me off gaurd as I was too worried about holding down my notebook. Fortunately the forces were keeping it in too. Batman the ride, my first B&M invert. I loved the feeing of the Zero G roll at the end. The whole ride DID feel abit like being in a plane about to crash as described on some article I read awhile ago. Except this one's a plane with no floor beneath your feet. I had abit of trouble getting off the ride though, as I couldn't get the belt off and alot of people were laughing at me fumbling with it. Took me several tries, as I didn't know you had to lift the freaking thing 90 degrees! I think its' one of B&M's contraptions designed to stop curious kids from playing with it and accidently releasing it. Anyone ever struggled with B&M's weird contraptions like that before? Shockwave, time for me to lose my Schwartzkopf virginity. I don't know what was going on, but I noticed that every looping ride I went on so far at this park, I end up like "folding in half" during high G moments. That ever happen to anyone else before? Next up, Runaway Mountain. Good thing I had my flashpass or I would have had a panic attack in that enclosed queue. I loved how the whole ride was in the dark and all that actually. Didn't make me panic at all. Atleast its not stuffy inside the actual ride itself. Texas Giant, the big woodie. It's rough, its rickety, its old. The only picture I have is the on ride photo which I didn't even want to look at the camera for. Not much airtime in this ride except on the first drop really. The headchoppers freaked me out abit though as I had my arms up during that part. Titan, the highlight of the park. The lineup was like over 2 hours long, that's why i'm so glad I have my flashpass. Again the only picture I have of this ride is the on ride photo. The double helix was REALLY something, I started seeing things and my fingers got numb after it. I started noticing a trend now with hypercoasters and Greek mythology names. Behemoth, Golaith, Titan, Apollo's Chariot etc. Whats with that? Unfortunately that grey out really got the best of me. I ended up having to go to first aid as the numbness in my fingers wouldn't go away. They said that I would be ok and it turns out that this time I recovered alot faster than that time on Flight Deck. I had abit of a headache from blood being drained away from the brain but atleast I didn't feel really cold like last time on Flight deck 3 years ago. Still my mom got so mad at me and doesn't want me going on rides like this anymore. But I love them either way so I'm like screw it, I'm going on rides anyways when I go to California's Great America in July. For now, Titan steals my number one coaster spot from Behemoth. On the way home, I decided to take a picture of Judge Roy Scream at night. Rides I had to miss: - Tony Hawk (motion sickness) - Wild E Coyote's Canyon Blaster (no one under 54 to ride with me and lineup too long) - Acme Rock'n'Rocket (loading process took forever) - Superman power tower (didn't have time to do it)
sclisso Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Ooh,that all looks fun. I envy you,lol. I want to try the batman coaster.
KGA29 Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Sounds like a fun trip (minus the First Aid trip). I had so much fun on my trip to SFoT a couple years back. They have some pretty good rides.
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted March 22, 2009 Author Posted March 22, 2009 My favourite ride there would have to be a tie between Batman, or Titan, with Mr Freeze being my second favourite there. Flashback was really smooth for some reason. Was it smooth when you went before? As for the first aid trip, I just thought I'd get checked out since I felt numb and cold afterwards and thats how I felt last time I had any reactions to G-force. Did you get the flashpass last time you went? My mom thought it was abit pricy but I thought it was well worth it. ~ Jess "Pennywise" Chan
paintballer Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Yep, Titan will do that to ya. How did the first aid guys treat ya?
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted March 22, 2009 Author Posted March 22, 2009 Yep, Titan will do that to ya. How did the first aid guys treat ya? The guys at first aid were quite helpful. But I think that going on 3 intense coasters (Mr Freeze, Batman, Shockwave) before Titan probablly made it worse too. ~ Jess "Lights out" Chan
KGA29 Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 My favourite ride there would have to be a tie between Batman, or Titan, with Mr Freeze being my second favourite there. Flashback was really smooth for some reason. Was it smooth when you went before? As for the first aid trip, I just thought I'd get checked out since I felt numb and cold afterwards and thats how I felt last time I had any reactions to G-force. Did you get the flashpass last time you went? My mom thought it was abit pricy but I thought it was well worth it. ~ Jess "Pennywise" Chan Yeah, actually Flashback was surprisingly smooth, compared some of the Boomerangs I've ridden. But SFDK's takes the cake as the smoothest. I went on July 5th 2007, and I thought it would be really crowded because it was after 4th of July, but it was not that crowded plus it was pouring during the first part of the day, which probably lowered crowds. So I didn't need the Flash pass. Although a lot of rides were closed due to the rain.
coastersrule85 Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 I'm so glad you had fun on your visit; SFOT is a really great park! I went last Wednesday and it was unbelievably crowded. I've never bought a Flash Pass when I've gone, but went ahead and paid for a regular one (after an hour and a half wait). We were only able to ride 5 rides, including Titan twice, but it was still a blast as always. I usually take a ride on the Skycoaster (Dive Bomber Alley), but even its wait looked to be well over an hour. What kind of wait times are there with the Gold Pass? With the regular one we still had to wait two hours before heading to Titan. Which, by the way, is a great toe-tingling ride. Many of my friends have said that they gray out on it after that last helix, so you're not alone. I guess if you don't know it's coming it could be a pretty weird feeling.
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