Mr Stratosphere Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Any of the smaller ferris wheels that feel rickety really freak me out! I am okay with the park model ones like the wheel at DCA Moving and Non-Moving gondolas and the one at Cedar Point. But the smaller ones like at Knott's really make me uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Nothing...so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Have I mentioned my first ride on TTD? Truely terrifying to see the red lights going off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsianSensation Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 The lift hill on Deja Vu is kinda terrifying since i have a small body. If the restraints unlocked, I am done for. Drop towers also suck because they move down slowly and then drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster19 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Drop Towers are the best, but also scary the crap out of me. It is something about the "random" drop time that get there nerves going. I am really looking forward to BGA's addition with Falcon's Fury! The fact that you are going 300 feet high, and then being tilted 90 degrees, then dropping looking straight at the ground. That is going to be freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Projektion Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I'm fine with most rides at parks, but there is one thing that just sends a surge of fear and arenaline through me every time. That "kchunk" and moment of weightlessness on drop towers just as it let's go of the gondola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 For the first time riding it as a kid who had no idea what it did, the original X was a blazing fury of pissed pants and shaky legs. The first drop especially. However, the one ride that still continuously freaks me out no matter how many times I ride it, is Ghostrider. I'm in a love-hate relationship with that ride. I love it to bits for its great layout and unbelievable intensity, but I hate it because I can't ride it more than four or five times a day. Sitting at the back seat of the middle car will always be one of the most insane things a wooden coaster can offer. Especially that section of track between the MCBR and the second main turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 All of you who are mentioning drop towers - have you ever been on an ARM one? If you think giant drop towers are terrifying, well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 ^I'd put them in a very close second behind Intamin first gens. It's amazing how such sheer OMFGness can come out of such a miniscule tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_IntaMAN_ Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 - X2. Even after the many times I've ridden it (and still plan on riding it!) I'm always taken unexpectedly by that ride. - Any drop tower. They're so freaky, especially being that high up. - GIB's. Knowing I'm hanging going up the initial spike with just my OTSR holding me, really makes me wibbly wobbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. M Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 ^I'd put them in a very close second behind Intamin first gens. It's amazing how such sheer OMFGness can come out of such a miniscule tower. Really? You mean the metal box ones like Demon Drop? Huh. Those actually scare me the least out of the drop rides I've ridden, probably because you can't look straight down like on newer models. I feel more protected on them (the ricketyness of the ride notwithstanding). Though I do like how turning on your back makes it into more of a "ride", and I do get a little lurch in my stomach when the car moves forward at the top, knowing there's no longer anything holding us up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosscoe Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The Giant Drop still does it to me, its like having your soul ripped out and shoved back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 ^I'd put them in a very close second behind Intamin first gens. It's amazing how such sheer OMFGness can come out of such a miniscule tower. Really? You mean the metal box ones like Demon Drop? Huh. Those actually scare me the least out of the drop rides I've ridden, probably because you can't look straight down like on newer models. I feel more protected on them (the ricketyness of the ride notwithstanding). Though I do like how turning on your back makes it into more of a "ride", and I do get a little lurch in my stomach when the car moves forward at the top, knowing there's no longer anything holding us up. They're just quirky and screwed up in the best ways. I know what I'm getting I to when I go on one, but I'm still never really prepared for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. M Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 They definitely are quirky. I wouldn't even mind Dorney having one, if they had gotten any decent coasters at some point in the last decade. Instead it just feels like another leftover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeFaller Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 S&S Towers! I'm so scared that they don't stop at the top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgiumcoasterfreak Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Star Flyers, most evil ride ever. Every time I ride one of those things, I think one of the cables will snap and I'm screwed. Most scary one that I have ridden so far is the one at Plopsaland de Panne. Not because it's the highest of them all, but the fact that the park is right near the Belgian coastline. You have an awesome view up there, but you swing like hell because of the heavy winds. While my little nephew is launching and enjoying the ride, I'm pissing my pants and almost crying . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 ^ I would probably be freaking out too. Yet I always ride them. Why do I love to scare myself lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double0Kevin Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Drop towers are my big one along with anything atop the Stratosphere, especially X-Scream. In fact I think X-Scream terrifies me more than anything else, and it's such a basic ride, just located very high off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Even though it is my favorite roller coaster, Dèja Vu (or any GIB) freaks me out. First off, waiting in the loading stall and seeing that train fly thru the station like a blur. Its definitely intimidating . 2ndly, the climb up tower 1 is always freaky because u really cant tell when you're at the top before your train is released. Its like it just happens. The climb up tower 2 will mess you up too because you dont know if catcher 2 is going to cooperate and carry it all the way up the tower. Ever wonder why that platform is under the boomerang? Blame catcher 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 The first drop on X2 still scares me pretty bad. The rest of the ride tries to kill you, and that's pretty scary as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeagain? Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Even though it is my favorite roller coaster, Dèja Vu (or any GIB) freaks me out. First off, waiting in the loading stall and seeing that train fly thru the station like a blur. Its definitely intimidating . 2ndly, the climb up tower 1 is always freaky because u really cant tell when you're at the top before your train is released. Its like it just happens. The climb up tower 2 will mess you up too because you dont know if catcher 2 is going to cooperate and carry it all the way up the tower. Ever wonder why that platform is under the boomerang? Blame catcher 2. Evac platform? Tatsu scared me the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctneil Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Drop towers scare the crud out of me but I always force myself to ride them. Blue Fall was a very long way to the top and the waiting just seems to take forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleRiderCam Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Rides don't usually scare me, but riding Tatsu at nighttime ERT at West Coast Bash frightened me. The most frightening part of the ride in the dark is the lift hill because when you look down, you can see nothing but darkness while in a face down position. Runner up is my first ride on Supreme Scream because I haven't ridden drop towers in a long time at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Turbo Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 ^The worst part about that Tatsu ERT was waiting for maintenance to show up when the train got stuck in the station, twice, once while I was in line and then again when I was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Any wooden coaster at Mt Olympus. They are falling apart. Here is just one example of a piece of cracked wood. There was also a cracked piece of wood on one of the bents that I did not get a picture of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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