Stonem Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Katun at Mirabilandia, and still one of my favourite all time.
TheoB Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Nemesis Inferno in 2008 I believe or maybe 2007
Suspence1127 Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Hydra: The Revenge at Dorney Park. Also my first real coaster (which is why it's my profile pic)
Philrad71 Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 I'm not positive, but I believe that mine would have been Raptor the year it opened in 1994.
sxexaxn Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Batman: the ride @ SFMM in 1995. I was 10 years old and it was also my first major coaster. Up until that point I had only been on Thunder Mountain Railroad and Matterhorn so I credit Batman to really kickstarting my coaster obsession.
Derpologist Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Flight Deck at CGA. Phenomenal little invert, definitely prefer it over the BTR clones.
BeansproutMidget Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Dominator (now) at KD. I definitely blame it for causing my case of coaster addiction.
coasterer Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 I'm pretty sure it was Batman the Ride at SFGAm, back in the mid nineties. Still love it.
fraroc Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Talon at Dorney. Nothing compared to what I'd experience on Alpengeist and Afterburn, but it's still a solid ride.
ytterbiumanalyst Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Batman at Six Flags over Mid-America in 1995.
RaceBoarder Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Iron Wolf or Batman at SFGAm sometime in the mid 90's....
pianojohn Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Batman at SFGAdv the opening year (1993).
Rctlimits Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 mine was air at alton towers, shortly followed by nemesis and oblivion
oriolat Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Dragon Khan. Not only my first B&M but it was my first coaster with inversions.
GCI Wooden Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Mine was Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great America.
Samuel Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 I'm a little bit foggy on the specific order, but it was either Raptor or Vortex at Carowinds. At the time, Raptor immediately became my #1 coaster. It's held up over the years, but seemed so ahead of its time in a day and age when Arrow reigned. I was blown away by its smoothness, pacing, and variety of elements. Â I remember waiting at least two hours for Vortex, and just about everybody was sweaty with anticipation. I'd hear, "Whoa, whoa, you stand in that loop? No way -- nuh-uh! I ain't riding that!" The roar also added a sense of intimidation. With rides like Fury today, it's funny how the formerly mighty Vortex now seems more like a family ride.
coasterkid124 Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Raptor at CP in the late 90s. My first was supposed to be a Batman @ Great Adventure, but my family decided to go to CP instead.
cal1br3tto Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Medusa! I was pretty apprehensive about the floorless concept due to the marketing hype on the SFDK website, but it quickly became one of my first favorite coasters. I still have it ranked the highest among floorlesses; whether that's deserved is uncertain, but I think the loop and zero-G roll are solid.
WillMontu Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Kumba at BGT (followed by Montu an hour or so later). I happened to ride my first Arrow (Python) several minutes earlier
Canobie Coaster Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Great Bear. I was a little nervous going on it since it was taller than anything I had been on at that point but I loved it.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now