BelizeIt Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 What is your favorite attraction? I myself always enjoyed doing many rides on the "Zipper". This ride made it's first appearance back in 1968, it was invented by a man named Joseph Brown, and hasn't changed much over the years. There are currently over 200 Zippers in operation around the world. Hell, even Michael Jackson has one at his Neverland Ranch! Go Michael!!! This ride is great, because it has minimal safety restraints, just a lap bar attached to the door, with some rungs to hold onto---tightly! Around and around you go! Great times for everyone!
Damien666 Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 I go to the The Puyallup Fair. It's a really nice fair. They have rare rides and some coasters! They have a wooden coaster, one of the last remaining Monster Mouse. (A wild mouse with a helix!) A Wildcat coaster that you can find a many fairs and a water coaster! Yes, water coaster. It's called Kersplash, RCDB dosen't call it a coaster but it is! Go to www.thefair.com and go to the fall fair part and there is a picture section that has a pic of it. The pic of it is not that good, but if you look close, you can see the track for it. The Puyallup Fair is also better then Knott's because they have the Inferno. One of 2 left in the US I think! The other is at Mall of America. They have a KMG Spin Out called El Nino, the Turbo Force and a Permenent S&S tower called the Extreme Scream. It has the best ride program, you first get shot up the 200 ft. tower, but once you go down and bounce up. You don't go back down, it pulls you all the way to the top and holds you there. Then drops you, so for 10 bucks, you get the shot program and drop program in one ride! I don't know why many S&S towers just do the shot program or just the drop program. You get a much better ride with both in one ride!
Canobie Fan Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 the shot and drop tower is called Combo mode.. and 2 of SFNEs 3 towers have that... Funtown in NJ has it... SFFT I think has it...
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 Salt N' Pepper Shakers ... Do they have those anymore?
alpengeistdude321 Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 I <3 Tango. Tango=Pain (Well, for me) I really like Spinout. It is sort of like a KMG Afterburner except it's more compact and goes upside-down.
CoasterFanatic Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 ^^ Yes, those still exist Gregg. Make sure you get a ride on the old Kennywood one at Knoebels.
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 Ted, you just made my day!!! Can't wait. I haven't ridden a Salt N' Pepper shaker in like 12 years or something.
FlyingScooter Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 My favorite attractions are the 'barkers' for the sideshows and such. Gotta love the energy. other than that: The Gravitron.
RCoasterny Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 I beleive Knoebel's is the only one that tilts from a vertical plane to a horizontal plane, and Kennywood's doesn't.
Canobie Fan Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 Sylvan Beach in New York has one by the name "Bomber" it runs MUCH longer and fast then the one Knoebels has... And it also tilts and goes sideways.... Also Little A-Merrick-A has one by the name "bomber" too.. But I dont know if it tilts.
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 Add another vote for the Zipper. It made me happy to see that ride show up in Rollercoaster Tycoon 3. The state fair in Columbia doesn't have it, but the fair in Charleston uses a different company for their amusements, so it's still there.
Red_Dragon02 Posted August 10, 2005 Posted August 10, 2005 I haven't been to a fair in years! I used to love going to them and I have to say that my favourite ride was always the Tilt-a-Whirl. That just shows how long it's been. After a while of seeing the creepy ride operators and how easily those rides can be taken apart and put on the trucks for transport, I sort of lost my nerve a bit. I am much more in favour of permanent rides and non-creepy operators.
Chris Benvenuto Posted August 10, 2005 Posted August 10, 2005 The Portable Kersplash and roller coasters always a favorite!
CP_fan_boy Posted August 10, 2005 Posted August 10, 2005 My local carnival (it runs July 4th weekend and is about 1/2 mile from my house) is possibly the world's dirtiest carnival. Even the county fair carnival (in late August) is better.
CoasterFanatic Posted August 10, 2005 Posted August 10, 2005 I don't make it to many carnivals/fairs, but here are some of my favorite portable flats: Monster/Octopus Round Up Scrambler
viking86 Posted August 10, 2005 Posted August 10, 2005 Norwegian fairs are very small, and usually we only get the same old rides every year. Last year we were very lucky and got a KMG Afterburner, which was very good. Some of my other favorite rides are Waltzer and Rock-o-Plane (I loved it and hated it at the same time)
Red_Dragon02 Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Hey, I forgot about the Octopus. I loved that one too. Thanks for mentioning it. I also thought of a few more... Gravitron, Hurricane(except for the loud noise, hey I was little at the time), Scrambler, Skydiver... I guess there's just too many to list. I'll just say that I liked them all.
DATman Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Rock-O-Planes are fun, but i you keep the car upside-down for 8 rotations like me, they start hurting. The other ride I like is Hard Rock coolest fair ride cver!
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