USRoadTripper Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Some people really use their imaginations when counting coaster credits. I was just wondering of anyone counts the Sun Wheel as a credit, since it is a "Coaster Wheel"? And if you keep track of which gondolas you've ridden in, would you count it as up to 16 credits?! hahaha Anyone have any other examples of stuff people have used to pad their coaster counts? I counted first gen drop rides for a while until I decided that if I didn't count them anymore, I wouldn't have to ride them! hehe -Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 WHERE'S JEFF?!!!?! :shock: Serioulsy though, I don't know anyone who would do that. Again, in my opinion it goes back to 'experience'. The Sun Wheel is a ferris wheel, not 16 mini roller coasters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterCrazy Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I guss you could count it as 16 credits if it was a roller coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 i still don't like counting twin/racing/dueling/whatever coasters as 2 credits. however, i have finally been coerced into believing i can count Gemini as 2 credits. Space Mountain at WDW, I am not sure if I rode both sides, so I still only count it as one. Powered coasters you can't count because they don't run on gravity, right?? I also don't count S:TE as a coaster, because it just reminds me of a 1st gen intamin freefall too much. not that i've ridden it or anything. WOW, I'm coming up with things to NOT count, as opposed to things TO count! lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasters 4 me Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 ^ You count Gemini? What about Gwazi then? I count it as 2 coasters, because they are 2 different tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Well... Gemini 'is' 2 different rides as the helixs at the end dont 'race' one goes to the right and one goes to the left;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazan Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 i really dont care about my count; i ride coasters for fun, not to get my count up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 ^ You count Gemini? What about Gwazi then? I count it as 2 coasters, because they are 2 different tracks. I would also count Gwazi as two if i had ridden both sides. same with DD, who DOESN'T count them as two? I mean, gosh, they're painted two different colours! The only ones I wouldn't count as two are the racers that are one continuous track, like the one at kennywood. It took some convincing by a certain "credit-whoring" TPR member to get me to count gemini as two... lmao I mean, come on, if people will ride every kiddie coaster they can to get credits, at least let me count Gemini as two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazen_AZN Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 that's so wierd... while in my mind i think "the sunwheel? that's a ferriswheel dip$h!t!" really, i cant think of way way to prve the swinging gondola cars ARN'T rollercoasters... i mean, they run on wheels, they're not powered, heck, its even a continuous circuit! but really, there are plenty of things that may technically be rollercoasters that we don't count as credits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfBeastSucks Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 No, I would count it as 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetrial3141592 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 My rules: - Racing coasters count as 2 unless they are mirror images of one another AND they do not run one side backwards. - If you ride XLR8, there are 2 credits: forward and backward. - Powered coasters are credits, but any non-powered coaster where I am taller than the biggest drop and are not portable (e.g. Goliath Jr.) does not. (Got that?) - TOGO coasters count as two credits, as you have to force yourself to ride them. - Sun Wheels are not credits, but Alpine Slides are. - X's left side and X's right side are each a credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Can someone post a picture of one of these "curcuits" on the coaster wheel? I havent been out there, and I cant find any good detailed pics of the wheel.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeliriumTrigger Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 ^Just so happens I took some pics of Pier on Monday. Lighting isn't great on this shot but its the closest one showing the cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 ^^^Wow, how on earth can X's right and left sides be different credits. Heck, they're exactly the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 ^^^^ Wow, that has got to be some of the strangest counting logic I've ever come across! If you seriously count like that, even Jeff Johnson could take lessons from you. Still, its your count, however you want to do it is fine. For me, each track is a credit, regardless of what its neighbor looks like. Relocated coasters do not count Freefalls do not count Mobius racers are 1 credit total powered coasters do not count Steeplechase is 1 credit total Alpine slides are alpine slides, not coasters. If you ride something both forwards and backwards, its still only 1 credit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Heres how I count. 1.Racing coasters normally only count as 1.(DD counts as 2) 2.Powered coasters don't count. 3.Fair coasters only count once! 4.Alpine slides arn't credits!! 5.Water coasters are credits no matter how much water section there is! 6.S TE is a coaster! 7.Flashback doesn't count because it doesn't operate! 8. Its not a new credit is they rebuild it! Thats how I count! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Haha, now that's getting desperate! I wouldn't count Wonder Wheel at Coney Island either. My rules are the same as Derek, but I could Steeplechase as 3 as it has 3 different tracks in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 i am more likely to not count something than to count it. i.e. water coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 i am more likely to not count something than to count it. i.e. water coasters. I count them! So would something like Journey To Atlantis (at either SeaWorld) not make your list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 ^^^^Flashback does operate from time-to-time, so it is a credit. It's in my count, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eunuch Provocateur Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I count everything I ride, once. If it's powered, I don't notice. If it's dual tracked, I count it. I've lost count though. So, uh, yea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezus Juice Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I used to count dark rides like Devil's Den (Conneaut) and Ghost Trains (Blackpool) as wooden coasters! I figured that they if they have a chain lift, a gravity powered drop and hill and coast back to the station under their own power they must be coasters right...right?! Then I felt "diirty" and removed them from the list. Dood! The Sun Wheel is totally 16 credits! :goes to update his count: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Wait, if you only ride one side of a mobius, does it only count as half of a credit?? -Rock "I need to know these things " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I count anything thats on www.rcdb.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetrial3141592 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Mobius coasters count as 1 credit, but riding one side gets you that credit. Any coaster where you want to stop and examine the queue counts as 2: the coaster and the queue. (DD is thus 3.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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