coasterdude5 Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I am so obsessed with coasters and parks that I have made rides in my backyard and created a park. How obsessed are you? Do you take it to the extremes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 (edited) If you consider looking for moments of airtime off of speed bumps, yes. I'm pretty hooked but with time, it makes it hard to go to many places. Edited March 27, 2005 by Angry_Gumball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memphish Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I have made rides in my backyard  I used to do that when I was a kid. I finally got a nice zip line made in my backyard when I was around 11. Now I just mountain bike (usually the Tour De Wolf trail). A nice downhill single track run in the woods is really close to the Raven, except sometimes you do manage to hit the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Freak Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 If you consider looking for mements of airtime off of speed bumps, yes. I'm pretty hooked but with time, it makes it hard to go to many places. Â Oh man, I love doing that!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Airtime is the hook. I rode coasters long before i learned how to ski. Granted, i get way more airtime skiing than on coasters, but skiing only lasts 3 months in ohio at the most. This year, i nailed a jump and cleared a thirty foot gap at a height of about 20 feet. Most of the time, i bail, so hitting that was an incredible rush. can't wait for TTD this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterCrazy Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I love to ride roller coasters but I don't like to ride them repeatedly like I use to. I still like going to theme parks and hanging out with people. I guess you could say I have found a balance in my life for roller coasters. Â Riding new coasters and getting my coaster count up is my only hobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeistdude321 Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 You can say I'm obsessed, I pretend I'm on a launched coaster when I go on an airplane, I also look for airtime on dips and speed bumps and on a bumpy road I pretend I'm on a Vekoma . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I love coasters so much, we go off speed bumps and I rate the airtime factor. I also make ghetto rides in my friends backyard. The best one was a zipline that went over his pool and you could fall off and land in the middle of the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgathriller Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I'm so obsessed I-  Join this forum and visit everyday Think about roller coasters and theme parks 24/7 Make it my main topic of discussion when I'm talking Look up roller coasters and theme parks on the internet all the time Go to a theme parks all the time Make my own roller coaster website Play Roller Coaster Tycoon Do the speed bump thing  Roller Coasters Rule! Top Thrill Dragster #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertgforces Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I am so obsessed with coasters and parks that I have made rides in my backyard and created a park. How obsessed are you? Do you take it to the extremes? Â what do you mean by 'created a park'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 He probably means that he created several rides in his backyard at the same time so he could consider it a park. Hey coasterdude5, you should've charged admission! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 But I do charge admission 5 bucks for all 13 rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Lets see.. SFOT is closed for around 12 weeks a year altogether, leaving about 40 weeks that it's actually open during. I went 72 times last year. And I've got one of the highets Superman Tower of Power counts. I'm sure a few employees have passed me up, but it's been open for 2 seasons and I'm close to 300 rides. Â Oh, and in my animation class at school we're making houses in 3D. I've been working on a Huss Frisbee and an S&S combo tower for the backyard, plus I've got videos of coasters playing on all the TVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemmy Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 There's one point of HUGE airtime down here in Florida, on SW 18th Street. You cross the railroad tracks, and at 65 miles per hour (the speed limit there), you get two seconds of big airtime. Â My apartment complex's pool has a couple of water slides, and there WAS plans to build a Master Blaster-like ride, but they decided it wasn't cost-efficient. Â And although this sounds gay, my favorite thing to do is jump down this mini set of stairs that I have from the kitchen to the living room. It's about 4 regular stairs high, and I can pull a 360 off of it. Â I also heard about this kid who built a 75 foot long water slide from the roof of his three story house, with a 5 foot drop onto his trampoline, which splashes you into the pool. It was on the local news a while ago, but I can't find anything else on it. They did a POV shot of it, and it looked so kickass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Â And although this sounds gay, my favorite thing to do is jump down this mini set of stairs that I have from the kitchen to the living room. It's about 4 regular stairs high, and I can pull a 360 off of it. Â Â As a gay man, let me reassure you that all of all the thousands of queer men I've run across in my life, not a single one has expressed the slightest interest in stair-jumping. Â So rest easy: Your hetero manhood is secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertgforces Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 But I do charge admission 5 bucks for all 13 rides. Â 13 rides?! wow! wat rides do u have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemmy Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Â And although this sounds gay, my favorite thing to do is jump down this mini set of stairs that I have from the kitchen to the living room. It's about 4 regular stairs high, and I can pull a 360 off of it. Â Â As a gay man, let me reassure you that all of all the thousands of queer men I've run across in my life, not a single one has expressed the slightest interest in stair-jumping. Â So rest easy: Your hetero manhood is secure. Â OK, that's good, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J man Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I have coaster cravings like all the time. I play Roller Coaster Tycoon and Disney Coaster to satisfy these cravings. I've come to this site almost everyday since I registered on this board. I have a huge satalite picture of Disneyland on the back of the door to my room. I also made a ride in my backyard one time. It was a plank of wood that we made into a ramp by proping it up on some tires in my back yard. We then took my skateboard and sat down on and went down it. My parents made me take it down though because the dog could run up the ramp and jump over the fence and run away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertgforces Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I dont have any rides in my backyard... 1. i'm too lazy 2. i have no idea what i could do  but i'll start thinking...some of these posts have given me ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemmy Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 But I do charge admission 5 bucks for all 13 rides. Â What rides do you have, and what was the average cost to build them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 My favorite is Drag: Thrill Track. I made a 25 foot long ramp ot of wood and then I got skate board, modified it by putting wheels that could spin 360 degrees. I then elevated the ramp about at 35 degrees at each end, I made a flat spot. At these points the car can spin freely. You can go down the hill anyway you want. It is the coolest ride that you can get in Memphis but I've already taken it down because I have a small back yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemmy Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 I skateboard sometimes...I probably have a deck that I don't use, and some extra trucks and wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 I am so obsessed with coasters and parks that I have made rides in my backyard and created a park. How obsessed are you? Do you take it to the extremes? Â I think many of my friend and family think I am obsessed and extreme. I life for it. I get up with it and go to bed with it. (metaphor)... Mostly my odsession is related to the Disneyparks... but also Rollercoasters. It is so bad that I dream about Orlando all the time... My next trip is planned (october - to take care of my other obsession - Halloween and Haunts)... I only talk about those things (while others talk about sports and world events).... Â Yeah, most think I am wierd, a child, will never grow up.... and no doctor that can find the cure..... Â Pretty obsessed. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaparri Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 It's one of my two hobbies. I love to do it, but I'm not that obsessed anymore. It's something I do in my free time if I ever have extra money. I've never been very "well off" so I don't really get to do it as much as I'd like. Therefore, it's hard to keep the excitement because it always ends up being disappointing. Â Plus, I have another hobby that I love as well and that's racing. I don't actually participate, I just love to watch. I love Indycar racing, so my money is split between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak11 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 These two pictures should explain how obsessed I am. Me in my room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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