BudtheWeiser Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Back Row of Nemesis at Alton Towers never felt such an adrenalin rush from a ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Batman: The Ride at SFMM in 1994. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyfreak92 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Georgia Scorcher at Six Flags Over Georgia with my Dad in 1999 when I was 7 years old back then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHcoasterki Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Diamondback... I know... I'm ashamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannes Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 It was Silver Star at Europa-Park, i really like the Coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinfari13 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Mine was Great Bear at Hershey, although my first invert was Fly the Great Nor'easter at Morey's Piers. Certainly a difference in quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1313 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Kumba at Busch Gardens. Opening year...I was terrified as I didn't like coaster much back them. That ride is pretty much what changed me into a real coaster enthusiast! Â This is pretty much what happened to me too. I rode it in 1994 when I was a sophomore in high school. It singlehandedly turned me into an enthusiast. It still delivers too. It blows me away every time I ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin_n_coastin Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Montu in the summer of '96. It was almost Kumba but it was closed for annual maintenance. Â Hardly anyone at the park so my sister and I just rode it over and over. I will always remember it as being the coaster that got me more into coasters and also learning that inverts don't have to bash your head alla home park Top Gun SLC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbt Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Mine was Alpengeist, way back in '04 - That's what turned me into an enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) Batman the Ride at SFGAm in 1994. Â I then rode Iron Wolf directly after that, and it didn't suck. But yeah that was almost 20 years ago. Edited November 1, 2012 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Chang at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in 2003! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Batman, Six Flags St. Louis, about 1995-ish, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkyle Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Raptor at Cedar Point also my very first coaster ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 My first and only B&M is diamondback at KI. Question are B&M inversions more intense when their taller or if their tighter like arrow loopers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfelice Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Great Bear at Hersheypark in 2002. Granted my very limited experience with coasters at the time and the night setting, it was a crazy intense ride. When I finally got back in 2012, Great Bear still didn't disappoint even with Ratpor and Batman clone experiences since 2002. Great Bear may not be the most intense or longest out there, but it's above average and serves its purpose well. Â Mantis was the sophomore slump of the B&Ms for me. Although, B&M stand-ups are pure bliss compared to TOGO's Shockwave and almost every SLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Medusa at SFDK. Still one of my top favorites! Â I have now ridden every operating B&M in the US except for X-Flight (and, soon, GateKeeper). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublestufforeo Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Dueling Dragons - Fire. Was also the first ride I ever went on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 If I'm remembering correctly, it was Batman as SFMM when they had the season pass preview for the ride. Â dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 B:TR at Great America. It was 94 I think, and I had been terrified of looping coasters. I skipped some that I wished I had gone on, and finally someone convinced me to go on Batman. We were with a group, and decided to get in line really late shortly before the park closed so we wouldn't waste their time, just my dad and I. The ride broke down as we got in line, but we were told we could stay and they would do their best to fix it. The wait was getting long, and I was getting nervous, so I made a deal with my dad that we would leave in 15 minutes if it didn't get going. The park was long closed by this point. Â Just over 14 and a half minutes later (I was totally watching the time), the ride started again. I was terrified. I got up to the station, and we got somewhere in the middle. When we got back, they offered us to ride again if we wanted. My dad said let's go, and I said no way and buckled back into the ride for another go around. Â I got off it and thought I was going to hurl, but thought it was amazing. Even though I had been to a bunch of parks before that point, that ride and experience single-handedly is what got me so fascinated with the amusement park industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenA07 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I think it might have been Vortex at CGA (then PGA). Not sure if it was that or if it was Top Gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intaman Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I rode Batman: The Ride when it opened at Six Flags Great America. Some 20 years later, I continue to enjoy the Prince-performed soundtrack while waiting to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 My first B&M was Alpengeist way back in 1997. I was absolutely terrified going up the lift. But, once we hit the brake run, I wanted to ride it again. Thus, a coaster enthusiast is born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angle O. Descent Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Raptor or Mantis, can't remember which (I had to go all the way to CP for a B&M, because Wonderland didn't know what B&M was until about 2008.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mush619 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 My first was Iron Wolf in 1990, back when it didn't kill you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMatz Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 For me it was Kumba: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Followed by Montu a few months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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