At what age did you start loving coasters?

[DATman]

4 YEARS OLD BABY!

 

Big Bad Wolf was the mother of my obsession!

[RtherBOnACoaster]

It was probebly some where around 7 or so; or when ever I was tall enough. I dont even know what my first coaster was. It was probebly at Disneyland, though because I've lived in SoCal my whole life.

[nitro17]

at age 11 my friend and my dad got me on btr at sfgadv and I took off from there. After riding JJ at sfa my fear of launches went away also. That was when I was 12 I think.

[mark.w]

In 1994. It's more than 10 years now.

[Kroger8]

I'd say around 10 or so, because I was terrified of them at first since my dad has motion sickness, I am glad I didn't inherit that trait!

[Duane]

I was only 5 when I rode the roller coaster at Joyland in Wichita KS. I hated it and I almost cried. I rode it a few more times over the years and began to like it. It wasn't until age 14 that peer pressure got me on Orient Express in Kansas City. I was terrified and rounding the top of the lift hill I was freaking out shouting NO, I WANT OFF!!! When the ride was over we all got right back in line and rode it again. I have been hooked ever since. I'm 34 now and have 47 roller coaster credits with a goal of having 100 by the time I am 40.

[Hurricane]

My first roller-coaster was the Beastie at Wonderland Sydney (Australia for those of you playing at home) when I was 7. My First Upside down roller-coaster was Lethal Weapon (VEKOMA SLC at Movie World Australia OUCH TIME) was 21.6.05 thats when I became addicted.

[chauncey]

I was 6, or 7, or something. My first rollercoaster was a Dragon wagon, although it was the largest model (2 helixes), and I loved it. I looked for it in the RCDB, but it isn't there. It replaced this ride, and was this model.

 

Anyways.

 

My first major coaster was Scorpion at BGT. I'm sure most of you know that one! Although last time I rode I got hit a few times by the support structure, and surrounding foliage! I guess I've gotten too big to put my hands up.

 

Whatever.

[Mr.Six]

I've always liked coaster since the first time I went on Timberline Twister at KBF. But, I didn't start to be a freak about them until 2003.

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Edited October 2, 2005 by Mr.Six

[coasterfreak101]

My 1st true coasters I rode at the age of 9. Then I started lovin' them at 12, when I began to research! Yea, I have OCD, and coasters came into my life

[coasterguy618]

When i was 6, i used to be obsessed with trains. Then, one day at the local video store, i accidentaly mistaked a roller coaster video for a train video. I watched all the time, and when i was 7 I learned how to use a computer. I always researched roller coasters and i still do. No here I am today, 5 years later, an absolute roller coaster junkie.

 

Then, later that summer, i went on my first "big coaster" The Great White at Morey's Piers.

[YoshiFan]

14, I had been on some kiddie and family coasters before then like a Zamperla Dragon but I first went on the Comet at Hersheypark when I was 14 and that ride really got me interested in roller coasters

[MattJackson]

JUST LAST JUNE!!! My class went to Six Flags Great Adventures for our class trip and I didn`t want to embarass myself in front of them so I went on Superman: Ultimate Flight, which by the way, sucked, and everything else way cool!! (Especially Nitro, which ROCKED WAY OUT LOUD!!)

[Dainty Aqua]

My interest in theme parks & roller coasters started at age 9 (whoa that's 20 yrs back!!!) when my family & i went to US on a holiday package tour. One of the attractions incl Disneyland where you became the happinest person on earth. LOL.

 

Anyway, I could still vaguely remember my first ride ever on Space Mountain.

[johnhuger]

i was twelve years old. and this is embarassing but before 12 i only went on kiddie coasters. It was in 2002 on Kraken when my love started. It really got into movement my second visit to sfog in the same year...

in 2004, i got to be a coaster nerd, maybe not as much as robb and some others, but still a huge enthusiast...

[SFOGdude25]

I've been riding roller coasters since I was 4. From ages 4 to 8, It was just woodies and junior coasters. Then on my 9th birthday, my cousin talked me into riding Mind Bender at SFOG. From then on I've been riding coasters of many types.

Edited November 8, 2010 by SFOGdude25

[Incinerator Tuesdays]

My parents bought me a roller coaster video when I was 2... I STILL have it at my Grandma's house and I've watched it over 90 times (I've counted). It all went uphill from there.

[DATman]

BBW whaen I was 4

[Scaparri]

The "beginning" was when I was 10 yrs old. My family went to Opryland, and I decided that I would conquer my horrifying fear of heights/coasters and ride Hangman (now Kong at SFMW). I rode it, and though it scared the crap out of me, I loved it. This was fueled during the following by a couple of books in the public library and a trip PKI. I was hooked then on out.

[robbeal]

The grand age of 20 for me. Yep, last year. Not been 'on the scene' (for want of a better cliche) for long.

[waterviper]

I was around 7 or 8!! It was at Disneyland and I rode the Matterhorn!!!After that, instant fanatic!! Then I went to Magic Mountain and conquered that!!

[jimths08]

I typed 'Roller Coaster' into Google and came up with NoLimits.

[coasterdude5]

Ever since I was seven. It was my first trip to BGW that sparked it. Even though I didn't ride any coasters.....

[woah_killa]

(Elissa will be proud of me)

 

I started to like roller coasters when I saw the discovery channel and she happend to be on it...I was amazed by the roller coasters and had no idea who she was until I came across the site a while ago and I started liking roller coasters after I saw that on the discovery channel...I was like 12.

[niiicolaaah]

It's in my genetics. My parents took their honeymoon to BGT and Disney World. They took me to PCW every year from the time i was 2 until i was 15. Also, we used to go to Crystal Beach all the time in the summer. I can still remember clearly, swimming with my floaties in that lovely Lake Ontario water, looking over at Comet, and thinking "I can't wait until I'm old enough to ride that!"... too bad it closed when i was six!

 

When I was in 6th grade we got a computer the internet for the first time, and were also planning a trip to Cedar Point for that summer. I didn't know anything about CP except that my friends across the street had been there and liked it, and that they had a lot of coasters. So I went online (I had text-based internet! :shock:) and started looking for information about it. I came across sites that had not just Cedar Point information, but information for parks all around the country. That started the interest, pretty much. haha.

 

Now I just need some friends who love coasters so i can ride some more!!