Schotcher Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) First time I rode Apollo's Chariot I almost died. The drop was extremely intimidating, but now i go on anything and everything. Edited August 24, 2013 by Schotcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch_101 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 While they don't as much anymore, the first time I was forced onto a skycoaster, I thought I was going to have a heart attack... It was definitely the most frightened I've ever been riding anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I just rode mind warp at Martin's Fantasy Island last week... And while it did not scare the crud out of me, it was defiantly way more intense than I expected. You know that you are in for a ride when the ride-op instructs you how to brace yourself during the ride! Â Further more, the intense part is not the first half where the whole structure is flipping, it's the second half when the seats unlock and it's just swinging and whiplash. Â There was defiantly points during the ride where the adrenaline started pumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 X2. The first drop when you roll at the bottom, and the expectation of a lot of pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdoggy1678 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 No ride really scares me, as i love speed and heights but for some reason i get way scared on Ferris wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrt Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Drop towers... Ach! I hate the going up.. Basically any ride other than a coaster that goes up in any way I get freaked out by. Such as skycoasters, ferris wheels.. etc. I ride, but I don't enjoy the going up! Â I thankfully figured out a way not to get psyched out going up lift hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I don't really get scared ever on coasters. The most I feel is a slight excited/nervous combined feeling the first time I ride a coaster that's different/intense compared to others I've ridden. Â However, drop towers still make me really nervous. For that reason, I love riding them. But that feeling when you're at the very top and it's sitting there and you know any second it's going to fall out from under you? And then the split second that you're free falling before you gather your bearings? That. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intimidator305 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 The only coaster that ever got me extremely nervous was Hypersonic XLC every time! The anticipation of that acceleration (0 to 80 in 1.8 seconds) scared me to near death. Dragster was a piece of cake for me although it is 40 mph faster, it must be more drawn out... I don't know if it was because of the air compressed launch or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The SETGO Guys Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Anything with a wait time over 20 mins! Â -In all seriousness, I used to be terrified of all coasters, but know I've build up a tolerance to coasters and now I just love the feeling of forces and all of the engineering aspects of a ride! Â -3-D movies and water rides. I hate getting sprayed by water in 3-D Movies, all the effects and noise just drive me insane. So with the exception of the Disney 3-D movies I usually try to avoid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Well, I really don't like any ride that sticks you upside down for more than a few seconds. I'm a little claustrophobic, and the idea of that scares me. I tried one of those "skymaster" rides as well, and I hated it. Â Also, this is gonna make you scratch your heads but...I don't like most darkrides. I don't know what it is, but when I'm on a darkride that's meant to scare you, I close my eyes. I close my eyes every time I go into a dark tunnel on any ride, because I don't know what may be inside. I just don't like being startled like that, for some reason. I think it has something to do with my Aspergers syndrome, but I'm very sensitive to loud noises and sudden moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 As far as coasters go: X2's first drop still gets me, but that's about it. Â The RIDE I simply WONT ride again: TANGO! EFF THAT SH!T Â -MR BEBE Â LADY BEBE will ride it ALL!!!! TANGO (fair ride). EFF THAT SH!T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Mantis at Cedar Point because there's really no way for it to not hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schotcher Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 ^ don't forget about Green Lantern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Cow Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Hypersonic XLC was probably the single most intense 10 seconds my body will ever be put through. If you didn't get to ride it, you have no idea; the acceleration of the launch and the severity of the spike totally exceeds all comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The SETGO Guys Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 ^ don't forget about Green Lantern  Which one?  I rode the SFGAd Stand Up- Green Lantern last week. I really enjoyed it, I sat in the back row and enjoyed a smooth ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 For me I would have to say Catapult at Six Flags New England. Now I still ride it once each visit, but those restraints kind of scare me a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoole Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I can go on pretty much any ride or coaster without feeling the least bit scared... but.... something about a Wild Mouse spooks me lol. Getting slung around those tight corners makes me feel ever so slightly like the car will come flying off the track. In a good way of course  Also, I didn't think it was going to bother me one bit, but as soon as a got to the top of the Stratosphere, I felt like my legs were made of jelly. No ride has ever scared me nearly as bad as the Big Shot. So much so that I wasted the $10 ticket I had bought for a second ride, which I was going to use on X Scream. But after The Big Shot, I wanted nothing more than to be safely back on the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_brain_er Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 As far as coasters go, the only one that really freaked me out was Deja Vu, but I ended up enjoying it. Â Flats are a completely different story, though. I will NOT EVER AGAIN get on a Looping Starship-style ride. I can't do those without screaming in pure terror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro#1 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I rarely get butterflies when I ride anything anymore. Riding Millennium Force when it debuted in 2000 when I was 13 really had my heart racing, but after that I didn't have any moments like that until...Griffon! Even with a track record of a little over 200 coasters, my first ride on the very outer row hanging over the drop had me a bit scared for a few seconds but then we were released and I was good to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVANO Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I took my first ride on X2 last year in the back seat and "HOLY COW" was that first drop intense! Other than that, any drop tower/S&S tower genuinely scares me, even when I'm trying to mislead the person I'm next to by throwing on a fake grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulm12 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I think most new coasters (big ones) scare me my first time, or if I haven't been on them in a while. X2 in particular. They're fun, just anticipating the ride is nerve racking. Tatsu had me pretty scared my first time aswell, I remember looking at the pretzel-lookin thing halfway during the ride, thinking "Headfirst?!-How the hell is this going to work out?" Xcellerator aswell, sitting in a car, watching the lights go down before the launch-whew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeMeMe Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Almost every ride scares the living crud out of me before I ride it; but even though I've tried Catapult at SFNE twice, I'm still haunted by it in my dreams. Same thing goes for Vertigo (La Ronde) and Jet Scream (CWL). I guess my philosophy is that only coasters should go upside-down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasbron Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Acrophobia! I will go on it if a friend goes (I can't stand getting shown up). Luckily, I haven't had to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schotcher Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Any ride made by Six Flags aha funny funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy_mel Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 The onlynthing I've ever chickened out on was Power Tower at Cedar Point. I was the person I usually laugh at, making the ride op open the restraints so I could get off before it launched. Don't know what it was. I rode Demon Drop and Tower of Terror but Power Tower did me in. I couldn't even look at the one at Dorney after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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