coastakid Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I've never been scared on a ride ...ever... no joke and I've been on the Slingshot in Wildwood, and Kingda Ka front seat, no intimadation there? I don' know why, but I don't find rides "scary". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 X at SFMM was the scariest ride that I've taken. Strangely, I'm not scared of riding a Skycoaster, which I have yet to do. Some of my co-workers recently went skydiving. I don't think I'd do that. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamomatic Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 The only rides I'm really scared of is spinny rides, mostly because of a fear of losing my lunch. If I don't have enough recovery time I will throw up, it almost happened to me once after I went one of those stand-up spinny rides that are like an enterprise.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Deja vu is scary the first time, then it's awesome! Anyway, the ride that scares the crud out of me is.....SUPREME SCREAM AT KNOTTS BERRY FARM!!!!! It's so tall, and so......dropyy, it scares the crud out of me....but I'm thinking about going on it next time i'm there......I'm still not sure though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Strangly rides don't intimidate me anymore nowadays. I used to be really scared in SLC's, Boomerangs and drop towers, but when I rode Silver Star, Stunt Fall, Venganza de Enigma, Superman and Batman, I wasn't scared at all. I feel that I enjoy coasters/rides much more when I'm not afraid of them. Thank god I'm past the 'scared stadium'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Deja vu is scary the first time, then it's awesome! Anyway, the ride that scares the crud out of me is.....SUPREME SCREAM AT KNOTTS BERRY FARM!!!!! It's so tall, and so......dropyy, it scares the crud out of me....but I'm thinking about going on it next time i'm there......I'm still not sure though.... Valleyfair's is droppier (I think). And somehow, it still sucks beyond imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexTitan01 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 there arent any rides that like hardcore scare me, but there are a few that make me really anxious. Because I just went on my first Intamin rocket last month (stormrunner), and that launch had me blown away. I cant even imagine what TTD or Ka would be like. Its honestly just those 2 as far as if anxiety will get to me or not. -Tex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderLock Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Errr...I refuse to go on those "Roundup" machines. Or the "Ferris Wheels" that put you in a free-spinning car that spins around as it goes up and flips you over. I have a fear of any rides that go upside down. Not counting overbanks or 90-degree turns. I think I could take a zero-g-roll foursome (Collosus@Thorpe Park), but loops, corkscrews, cobra rolls, forget it. One day I'll try the nearest looper, but until then... It's all hypers/gigas/stratas `till then. Pitiful, yes. How much do I worry? Not that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 The Rock-o-Planes? I like those, hate ferris wheels though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Spin doctors, otherwise known as fabbri boosters. They creep me out, they feel too loose. once i bought a ticket for one, and another group did, too, they went ahead and got on first, thent hey were stopped at the top, and i realized im too freaked out and didnt wanna go on, so i left, and they were left dangling up there. no clue why, though, I mean, the ride op swung them up there, why cnat he swing them down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Slingshots and Skycoasters. You will never EVER get me on one of those. Just the thought of being held up by a couple of cords...ugh. Same reason I'll never bungee jump. I wanna go skydiving though, interestingly enough. Drop towers...I do enjoy them. That doesn't mean they don't scare the crap out of me. Intamin ones (1st gens and gyro drops) usually aren't so bad because, at least with all the ones I've been on, they're on a timer. But S&S ones...sitting up at the top knowing that the ride op down at the bottom can push that button whenever they feel like it, it's unnerving. And lastly, sky rides, ferris wheels, and wave swingers. Mainly just because of how rickety/unsupported they are and feel like they're gonna collapse. Never even seen a Star Flyer in person but I'm willing to bet I wouldn't go on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 The thing with S&S drops, though, is that they have next to no airtime. This will surprise you, but skycoasters are oftentimes safer than roller coasters. Those cords are strong. Really strong. Soooooo strong. And your harness isn't coming off. The most likely accident I can think of would be if you pulled the cord half way up or before the blue thing was completely down, but that's completely rider-caused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 lol SkyCoaster isnt even fun after you do it 4-5 times. I did SFNEs last weekend.. Only SkyCoaster I did this year.. And I did NOTHING for me.. I like the view from the top. but I get no thrill from the ride anymore :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xericx Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 i refuse to ride any sort of drop tower.im not scared of heights, i guess its just the idea of fall straight down, legs first.i hope one day i can overcome my fear and ride one, cause i say i would love them if i could just do it once.but i honestly dont see me overcoming my fair of them for at least a long time. the idea of slingshots freak me out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TatsuXtreme Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Dive Devil at SFMM, i dont think i'd ever get on it. and Thrill Shot at SFMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 The rides on top of the Stratosphere, by far, scared me the most out of anything else I've been on. -James Dillaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastakid Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Slingshots and Skycoasters. You will never EVER get me on one of those Slingshots and Skycoaster's both didn't scare me. Way to short. Like someone else said, the cords used are very very unbelievabley strong. Skycoaster's use Elevator Cables (heard it on a show), but i'm not quite sure what Slingshots use... slingshots are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal studios Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 what about shiekra at busch gardens, the first drop is scary, especially in the front row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Drop towers...I do enjoy them. That doesn't mean they don't scare the crap out of me. Intamin ones (1st gens and gyro drops) usually aren't so bad because, at least with all the ones I've been on, they're on a timer. But S&S ones...sitting up at the top knowing that the ride op down at the bottom can push that button whenever they feel like it, it's unnerving. Thats weird because I think the Intamin droptowers are far more intense than the S&S towers, which feels very controlled. The Intamin towers are only powered by gravity once the cars are realesed and it just keep going faster and faster until it hit the brakes. S&S towers have a quick acceleration at the top, but after that they move downwards at somewhat constant speed with no sensation of falling at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastakid Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 what about shiekra at busch gardens, the first drop is scary, especially in the front row Didn't bother me at all.. But my onride photo was really funny. If someone can find me a ride to be scared of I'd like to know... But yeah, my Kingda Ka Front Row was the funniest picture ever though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchedflower Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 When I went on Psyclone at Magic Mountain I was scared I was going to get concussion or something... but the scariest first-ride I've been on is Oblivion probably (Alton Towers). Rides I'll not go on are sling shots or sky coasters, I'd go on everything else probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriel Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I am very scared to Haunted Mansion. I'm afraid of ghosts! There are so many ghosts tale in my country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masked_Maverick Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I wouldn't be caught dead on a Skycoaster but as for rides that I do ride that scare the crap out of me I would have to say X-Flight becasue everytime I ride it I feel like I am going to be shaken out of the harness. TTD didn't really scare me but the first ride on MF I was terrified of that drop but after about 7 rides or so I started to get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goleafsgo Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 the 1st time i rode Oblivion at Alton Towers when i was like 12 i was really freaked out, but that was the only time i have really been scared on a coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Rides like Acrophobia scare the crap out of me - but it is a good kind of scared. Skycoaster - did it once - not again. The Double Ferris Wheel at the fair - by far the most terrifying thing for me. The think looks like it is made out of an Erector Set - rattles, shakes and sways - NEVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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