samisthabomb Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 My love for all things roller coaster began at age 6 when I rode Titan at SFOT. I'm not sure if I was even tall enough (they didn't measure me), but I guess since I was with my dad they didn't mind. All I remember is telling my dad to hold me on the lift hill, banging my head into the side of the train on the helix of death... and then wanting to ride again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Though I've always loved riding them, I didn't really get into enthusiam until I was 19, when I worked my first coaster. I was just looking for a job, so I went to Knott's. The screener told me the only thing that was hiring was traffic. So I said "fine". But a rides manager got my application and interviewed me and a week later I was at Xcelerator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Honestly, I've loved amusement parks since I was little and we went to the fair all the time. Unfortunately, we just went to the fair for the shows (my sister did dancing out at the fair) and had no time for rides. Occasionally we would go to Great America or Santa Cruz. Though afraid of the larger rides, they always fascinated me. I always wondered how coasters made it through the loops without derailing (did not know about upstops, thought it just went fast enough like my hotwheels cars). Another one that baffled me as a kid and always wanted to see work was the Tidal Wave (Schwarzy shuttle loop) since I always just saw the train take off from nowhere and never saw the train get towed backwards up the rear spike (like a Boomerang). I always did the flat rides when I was younger and I can remember going to parks as early as 4 or 5 years of age. After going to the parks, I always attempted to draw the rides I went on or saw...or tried to recreate them with my legos. Â As I got older, my addiction really started up after gaining the courage to ride the Giant Dipper at the Boardwalk. Several more years go by, I visit Knotts Berry Farm and ride my first inverting coasters (WindJammer, Boomerang). I stumble upon Theme Park Review at an even later date (when I believe TPR was selling VHS tapes?) So I would say that I've been fascinated with parks since as long as I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spendleb Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I was about 6 years old and it was the Big Dipper at Great Yarmouth in the UK, used to stand watching it in absolute awe for hours, I was too small to ride that year but the next year I did and it was AMAZING, went on it again last year (aged 40) and it was still brilliant I now can't get enough of theme parks and rollercoasters in general, just wish I had the money to be able to join TPR on their trips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinTheAttendant Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 As I was growing up, my parents would always take me to Riverside Park (now Six Flags New England). I slowly made my way up the intensity scale until I summoned up my courage to ride Mind Eraser at age 7. Even after this, I refused to get back on big coasters (and not because it was an SLC). However, when I turned 12, I forced myself onto Batman: The Dark Knight and I loved it. When I got home, I looked up the roller coaster online to see how fast I went. The next visit, I conquered Superman. I was convinced that Superman was the tallest, fastest coaster ever, until I heard of Top Thrill Dragster (and the fact that there were other roller coasters in the world). At that time, there were a lot of empty spaces in my life. I had no favorite band, no idea what I wanted to do in the future, no hobby (that wasn't crap) and roller coasters filled in many of those gaps. So I'd have to say the magic number is 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Ninja, Magic Mountain. I think I was 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTomzXD Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 When i was 6 years of age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatamerica1990sfan Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 When I just turned 11 I went to CGA with my mom, dad, & a friend's family from school summer 1993. I was afarid to go on the Demon because it went upside down. My friend got me to go on it so I sat with her dad. I was scared. But I loved it after so I went again. Then that horrible Vortex. We got to go again with out getting off. I can't believe we were all so excited. Top Gun I didn't go on since I guess I wasn't tall enough. My dad went on it though & lost his hat or sunglasses. Today I will go on any except the spinny ones. I love coasters more than ever. Especially the ones at Disney & SFMM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 My obsession started when I was in elementary school and my mom made me get on the SooperDooperLooper at Hersheypark. After that I can not live without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomNick Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I always thought coasters were fun when I was much younger, but then at the age of 12, my little home park decided to briefly jump into the "coaster wars". In 1991, Kennywood built the Steel Phantom, and it was awe-inspiring to me! At the time, it had the world's biggest drop and was also the world's fastest coaster. I had never been on anything that large and intimidating before! I rode it for the first time with my dad, and when we got to the station, I admittedly got pretty nervous. But once I rode it, a coaster enthusiast was truly born! I was simply blown away, and I then instantly wanted to go to new parks to ride the best coasters they had to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signaltwo Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I want to say 13, maybe 14. My first coaster was Space Mountain but my first big coaster that made me want to ride everything in the park was Nitro. Amazing coaster for anyone's first ride, amazing coaster no matter how many you've been on or how many times you've been on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I was 4 years old when I rode my first coaster, and I've been loving them ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I was in kidergarden when someone showed me a website called www.coastergallery.com. I was immediately enthralled, and over the course of a month or two, I looked at every single picture, and the fact that went with each, in total, over 2,000 pictures. Â I was a coaster fan until 05' when our family took a trip to Ohio to visit cousins, and went to Cedar Point. I wasn't quite 54' yet, so I didn't get any inversion coasters at CP. Millenium Force was what turned me from a knowledgeable coaster fan, to full on enthusiast. That ride was something, especially when you are a member of the GP, like I was then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVANO Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I fell in love with coasters at the tender age of 5 when I first rode Flyer Comet at the now defunct Whalom Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltoro96 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I have a pretty interesting story... Â There's a very small park about a half an hour from my house (Adventureland in Farmingdale NY (It's in the park index with barely any pics)) and I would always go there with my family when I was about 3 or 4. They had a kiddie coaster that I hated the first time I went on. They had two other coasters. One was a clone of Hurricane at SCBB and the other was a Zierer ladybug. I was really intrigued by them and went on them as soon as I was tall enough. That was really the only park I went to regularly and I never really researched coasters. I went to IOA and BGT when I was about 11 and loved all the rides but they never really stuck with me when I got home. Last year however, I found out I was going to SFGAdv over Spring Break. It would be my first SF and from there on I became OBSESSED! I went to SFMM over the summer and CP in the fall and hope to go to SFNE this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CpBluestreakCp Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I was around 8 when I started to notice them more. Over the years, I started to gain knowledge on them and started to ride higher and higher coasters. My first significant must of been Blue Streak at CP as it is my favorite and most memorable one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarTrekGeek Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I was 11 years old, and I rode Dueling Dragons (er... Dragon Challenge ) at Islands of Adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkscrewFoley Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 As early as I could remember, maybe two or three...I had quite the fascination with them as I do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I was probably 4 and rode the Mini-Mine Train at SFoG. As soon as I was old enough, the Mine Train was next - then at about age 12, Mindbender. After that, I was totally hooked and it still ranks in my top 10. Â David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anything Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Ever since I can remember thanks to my dad. Â However, I had a ten-year gap from visiting theme parks between 2000 and 2010. I forgot how good they were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaMc92 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I was 10 when I was first got DRAGGED begrudginly onto the Kraken in Seaworld Orlando and I've been hooked ever since! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Probably some kiddie coaster I don't remember. My first true coaster was Space Mountain at Disneyland when I was 5. Also, until I was 48" tall, I practically lived on Ninja at Magic Mountain and Jaguar at Knott's, because those were the only coasters I could ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossa Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Ever since I remember as my mother used to be a rollercoaster enthusiast herself therefore I spent loads of time in themeparks as a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster5000 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Think I was 12. It was a visit to Mirabilandia triggered my interest in theme parks and roller coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowboard246 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I really don't remember my age, all I know is that after my first rollercoaster I loved em. It took me a couple years later to get the courage to ride a coaster with inversions though. Â First coaster ever for me was either Steel Eel at Sea World San Antonio or Wildcat at Frontier City, I can't remember. Â My first coaster with inversions was Ice Dragon at IOA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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