How Old Are You & What Was Your 1st Coaster?

[Werner]

My first coaster was Kikkerachtbaan(Frogcoaster) at Duinrell, Holland. Thanks mom/dad for getting me on coasters...

[BkkMan13]

The first ones I've ever gone on were little ones at the Del Mar Fair back in California. But the first one at a theme park would have either been Woodstock Express or Taxi Jam (both a CGA) but I would have been too young to remember any of it.

[RideofSteel]

My first coaster was The Runaway Mine Train at Great Adventure maybe 6 years ago.

[OCJ48]

I am 18 and my first coaster was BTMR at WDW.

[dylanreich]

Not really sure, something at Disneyland when I was 2 or 3 (probably 3). Tall for my age and lived right next to Disneyland so...

[Nyteowl]

17 now and used to live in Anaheim. My mom worked for Disneyland and KBF so as far as I can remember I was probably 2 or 3 when I took my first ride on Timberline Twister at KBF .

[E1ticket5]

Age: 15

First Coaster: Roadrunner Express at SFDK.

[TJ27]

I'm 15

My first coaster was Gadget's Go Coaster at Disneyland

[screaminkid2005]

-I'm 21

 

My first wooden coaster was Rolling Thunder (right track) at SFGAdv in 1997.

 

My first steel coaster was right after Rolling Thunder and it was Runaway Mine Train also at SFGAdv.

[sfgam33]

I am 23 & for one pretty amazed that the majority of members on here are 12-15yrs old. Jeezus. haha

 

My first roller coaster was the LITTLE DIPPER when I was very young prob around 5-7 at its original home, kiddieland - Melrose Park, IL. I am very thankful that SFGAm has it now so I can enjoy my first coaster (practically) anytime I want. I love my park with an extreme passion & I gained another world of respect with the decision they made to bring in LD!!

[simaticable]

I'm fifteen, and the first coaster I have ever ridden was Mindbender at SFOG. Classic Schwarzkopf. It's now my favorite ride.

[joco07]

I'm 16 My first coaster was Judge Roy Scream at Six Flags Over Texas

[australianalex]

No option under 12?

I was 2 when I rode my first coaster, Barnstormer at Magic Kingdom. Scared the absolute shizz out of me. Didn't ride another coaster till I was 6 on a trip to Australia, went on the wooden wild mouse at Aussie World. Bad idea. That thing put me off coasters till I was 10 when I rode Spingear at Sega Republic in Dubai, when I finally got over my fear.

So you could call Spingear my first coaster that didnt leave me scarred for years.

 

I am now 12 years old. I fully got into coasters when I moved to Australia a year ago, which sucks as now that I'm here I only have limited coasters to ride, while when I was younger I travelled to New Jersey, Florida, LA, Toronto and many other places with awesome coasters, but I wasnt interested back then.

Luckily this year I'll be travelling to UK and maybe Florida and I'm planning to ride as many coasters as possible.

[Nrthwnd]

I'm sure that there was a kids' metal coaster available to me,

at my local annual fair (the PNE) when it came by, every year.

 

But I would like to think - the first honest roller coaster

I ever rode, enjoyed and wanted to ride again?

 

The Matterhorn at Disneyland - I was ten - it was Easter, 1963.

 

Not to mention the rest of the New TomorrowLand,

(Monorail & Submarine) having only opened

a few years earlier, in 1959.

 

Not only that - but it was me and my mom riding together.

Both of us, not really understanding it was a true coaster

we were riding on.

 

No. To us, we were riding on A Disney Adventure.

[Erik Johnson]

I was 5. My first coaster was The Serpent at Astroworld.

[rolercstrluvr]

I was 7 and my first coaster was The Giant Dipper at SCBB. Absoluely loved it, had to ride it 3 more times that day.

[Voxelmatic]

Dragon Coaster at Traintown. Never been back to Cali since...

[matteocrepaldi]

I'm 27 and I consider Thunder Run at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom as my first big roller coaster. It was in 2003!

[RCT3Bross]

*sight. Not sure anymore. But I guess 12 is getting close to it if I wasn't faster, my memory is quite hazy after that.

[DougMJr]

My first "big" coaster was Silver Comet at Martin's Fantasy Island summer of 2000 or 2001. I was 8 or 9. Unfortunately the photos don't have a date stamp.

 

Edit: I'm 20 at the time of this posting.

Edited November 1, 2012 by DougMJr

[cymonster-rex]

i am 15 and my first coaster was the beastie at wonderland sydney

[intimidator305rocks]

I'm 11 and my first coaster was canyon blaster at six flags magic mountain but my first bug coaster was revolution at the same place.

[IronWolfman]

My first coaster was technically Tiny Toot when I was 4 (2002), but I don't count powered coasters now, so I consider mine Timber Terror when I was 8 (2006)

 

My first looping was Corkscrew at the same park.

[boardwalkbullet91507]

I must have been about 3 or 4 when I took my first spin on the Serpent at Astrowolrd with my mom! That little dip under the bridge after the first turnaround after the lift used to get my stomach every time and I'd grit my teeth! Momma got me hooked on coasters and she still rides with me today!

[Pinfari13]

My first "big" coaster was The Flying Princess (Now called Kingdom Coaster) at Dutch Wonderland. My first steel coaster was Steel Force, and my first inversion was on Laser, both coasters being at Dorney Park.