djcoastermark Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 I'm not sure if this has been posted yet, but here goes. You might be a coaster nerd if you decide to accept or turn down a job offer that requires relocating, by being dependent on the new jobs location and its proximity to a good coaster or park. Guilty of that here.
GnastyGnoric7 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 You have visited B&M's or Intamin's website.
jokey Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 When you think of destinations purely in terms of how many credits they have. I am very guilty of this
Midgetman82 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 ... when you rethink doing a summer college abroad program so you can attend your home park's grand reopening. Â If you are willing and/or have done a theme park trip completely by yourself (especially one that requires you to drive at least 3 hours). Check. Started doing that late last summer.
Coaster19 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 If you are willing and/or have done a theme park trip completely by yourself (especially one that requires you to drive at least 3 hours).   Last Year I went to Cedar Point Opening day - 10 hours, by myself  This year I am going to Kings Island - 9 1/2 hours by myself  I might add that you might be a coaster nerd if you decide not get a hotel but sleep in your car in the park's parking lot (yes security allowed me to do this, I got in around 3am at Cedar Point for Opening day 2013)
jray21 Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 When you think of destinations purely in terms of how many credits they have. Â I've definitely done that as well.
gerstlaueringvar Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 If you did not want to buy any souvenir at a park that is not your home park, you would take multiple park maps back.
rcjp Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 If you are incapable of going to a water park for a second when there are some good coasters next door.
Diamondbacker27 Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 You might be a coaster nerd if you wish your car had lap bars instead of seatbelts....... Omg. Omg. Omg.. NOW PLEASE Â If you imagine your on a roller coaster as you go up and extremely tall escalator.
rcjp Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 You might be a coaster nerd if you wish your car had lap bars instead of seatbelts....... Omg. Omg. Omg.. NOW PLEASE Funny, I imagined the opposite: coasters only having car-like seatbelts! That would give a lot of freedom.
VF15 Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 -You spend the offseason counting down the days until opening day. -You spend at least half of your free time on amusement park-related websites. -When at amusement parks with non-enthusiast friends, you have to be careful about concealing your coaster geekiness.
mike541x Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 If you are willing and/or have done a theme park trip completely by yourself (especially one that requires you to drive at least 3 hours).   Last Year I went to Cedar Point Opening day - 10 hours, by myself  This year I am going to Kings Island - 9 1/2 hours by myself  Funny this was brought up because I've been thinking about doing a trip down to FL by myself sometime this year.
yay101 Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 If you imagine your on a roller coaster as you go up and extremely tall escalator. Â ...and drops like a drop tower! Â So maybe it's a Drop Tower nerd, not a coaster nerd, but still.
rcjp Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 If, when you were a kid, you built (using normal Lego parts) rides like a Looping Starship.
soldier148 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 If you did not want to buy any souvenir at a park that is not your home park, you would take multiple park maps back. Â This is me on every trip. I'm saving my money for food. I pack enough maps incase one gets damaged.
GnastyGnoric7 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 You think of Dollywood when you see the Great Smokey Mountains' Quarter.
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 If you spend a long time trying to fit your habits into this thread
azza29 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 You have an opinion about whether certain types of coasters should be "grouped" in the Mitch Hawker poll.
BackseatBoss Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Whenever you drive you think to yourself "I could totally see a bunch of lift hills on top of that hill"
Kyle Coleman Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 If you spent over an hour filling out this years mitch's poll and put way too much thought into it.
rcjp Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 If, when riding your bike, you try to do the transitions between corners as fast as possible, the intamin-style. Also, I find it funny how this thread is basically a way of telling all the coaster nerdy stuff we do
2012jarrett Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 *When your car shoots out a part upon being started and you think, "LOL, Smiler!" before "Oh, no! My car might be toast!" *When there are certain restaurant items you associate with certain theme parks forever because you had them near that park that one trip. *When you are willing to have a day where you wake up at 4:30 am, go to Banshee media day, drive an hour, take a chemistry exam at 5, and drive back down for Scream for a Kid Again. *When you postpone your spring break vacation just because one park was closed during it. *When you feel any sort of abnormal force (accelerating while a plane takes off, when you go over a hill in a car) and instinctively put your arms up. *When you get legitimately frustrated at the inaccuracy of some of the physics/calculus problems involving roller coasters you're given. Â Guilty of all of these, of course!
GnastyGnoric7 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 You plan a trip to your home park after an insane day at work.
rcjp Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 *When you get legitimately frustrated at the inaccuracy of some of the physics/calculus problems involving roller coasters you're given. Very guilty of this one. I remember being kind of pissed but in a way finding it funny when we were studying a loop and the teacher transmitted the idea that if, for some reason, the train does not carry enough speed, it will fall instead of rolling back, but then most people don't know roller coasters have upstop wheels
Koasterking48 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 If you immediately associate a movie with its coinciding coaster (I.E. Stealth, Italian Job, Top Gun, Tomb Raider, etc.)
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