RollingCoasting Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) What were your first launch coasters? Mine was Vertical Velocity @ SFGAm Edited January 13, 2015 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Mr. Freeze at SFOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Steel Venom at Valleyfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Greezed Lightning at California's Great America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewalk13 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Superman: Ultimate Escape @ Geauga Lake Not so much a fan of the holding brake.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Mr. Freeze at SFSTL. One of my favorite coasters of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Kingda Ka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLex Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Batman & Robin: The Chiller (with the old ROCK HARD OTSRs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Montezooma's Revenge. A good one, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudvayneimn Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 FOF at KI; old restraints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1808 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Steel Venom - Valleyfair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Rock N' Roller Coaster, 1999, also my first looping coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 California Screamin'. At the time, it was terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Viper (formally Tidal Wave) at SFOG. Hulk at IOA came next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity55 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Maverick! Not bad for my first launched coaster. Edit: Actually, I just remembered I rode Top Thrill Dragster before Maverick, so that was my first launched coaster. Edited September 20, 2014 by ZeroGravity55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 SkyCar, scared the cr@p out of me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousch Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Thunderlooper at Alton Towers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFJorts Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Either Wicked Twister or TTD, not sure which one was first. It's been probably 15 years now, the ol' memory ain't what it used to be. E: These rides weren't open 15 years ago. Now that I'm posting with a clear head, it was more like 10 years ago. I am remembering better that my first was Poltergeist at SFFT, in 2001. I also rode Aerosmith Rock 'n Roller Coaster at Disney before the CP rides, in 2002... Serves me right to post late and drunk Edited September 21, 2014 by MFJorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannemon Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Incredible Hulk at IoA, also my first looping coaster! Think it was back in 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 ^My first launched coaster was also my first looping one: space mountain mission 2 Disneyland Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackandylan123 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Rita at Alton Towers, gets a lot of undeserved hate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Verbolten. It's also the only launch I've been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaffstar99 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Blue fire mega coaster. Good one :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Projektion Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Irn Bru Revolution at PBB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Possessed at Dorney Park...the year it was called Voodoo. Prior to that, I was so scared of launched coasters, I had no problem with coasters like Steel Force, Hydra, and Talon....But it was something about being launched without warning that got to me. Even to this day, I still get some butterflies in my stomach when I ride coasters like Flight of Fear and Volcano-The Blast Coaster....despite those being some of my favorite rides in KD behind I305. After riding Voodoo/Possessed, I knew that all kinds of coasters were nothing to fear...And when I eventually rode on Storm Runner, that became one of my favorite rides in Hershey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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