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Post May 25th, 2009, 4:23 pm

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What would you consider the most intense ride experience? What took your breath away and left you speachless?
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Post May 25th, 2009, 4:35 pm

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TTD. There was so much adrenaline pumping through me i couldn't do anything but jump around like a little kid.
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Post May 25th, 2009, 4:40 pm

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I have to agree about TTD. It was a total surreal moment on the launch.

Post May 25th, 2009, 5:11 pm

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Actually, it's not a roller coaster. Skyscraper: The 150-foot flipping-seat propeller ride. That was intensity like no other my first ride.

Post May 25th, 2009, 5:20 pm

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Im going to be 100 percent honest and say wildfire, mr freeze, and boss.

Post May 25th, 2009, 5:37 pm

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Drop Zone at KD for my first time.
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Post May 25th, 2009, 5:40 pm

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Demon Drop @ Cedar Point completely kicked my ass!

-It was my first ride and i had no idea what it was going to be like. I was really young with socks stuffed in my shoes. [lol]

Post May 25th, 2009, 5:43 pm

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The first time I rode S:TOP at SFSTL, I was staring intently at SE trying to take in ideas for supporting my recreation, and I somewhat forgot I was on the ride. Then it dropped. Scared the hell out of me. [lol]

Post May 25th, 2009, 10:54 pm

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Those slingshot carnical rides. 5G of intense feeling. That was the first time I have actually felt some fear on a ride [:)]

Also, GhostRider at KBF was awesome for the first time.

Post June 6th, 2009, 1:21 pm
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For me, it has to be my first ride on Phoenix, at Knoebels.

At first glance, it didn't look like much to me than a basic out and back woodie. But once I got on, and experienced the insane amounts of airtime the ride offers, I finally understood what the fuss was all about, and why this was the ride that put Knoebels on the map.

Twister did the same thing for me, in terms of lateral G's. Every time I stepped off of that one, I was speechless.

Post June 6th, 2009, 1:58 pm

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Excalibur at Valleyfair. It's a really short ride but it's definitely the most intense coaster I've been on while it lasts.

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Post June 6th, 2009, 2:10 pm

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Oblivion or Nemesis. Two completely different rides, but both were unbelievably intense for me.

Post June 6th, 2009, 3:51 pm

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TTD or Maverick. Those transitions on Maverick's first few turns left me thinking,"how the heck are the laterals not killing me? :P

Post June 6th, 2009, 4:20 pm

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Basically every roller coaster at Dollywood left me breathless...
Oh, were you expecting something here?

Post June 6th, 2009, 4:49 pm

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Post June 6th, 2009, 5:15 pm

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The Voyage. First time I rode it, it took my breath away.

Post June 6th, 2009, 7:01 pm

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apocalypse, amy not be a ride, still scared the crap outta me, floorless standing up, i nearly crapped myself when it dropped
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Post June 6th, 2009, 7:11 pm
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I'd say a Mondial Capriolo did give me for a pretty long time the most intense ride experience. Locking the gondola at 165ft in the air and let you fly with high speeds, upside down, through the loading dock. The Negative G-Forces are awesome at that point. You'd just get a headache of all the blood that's being pushed into your head. And that for multiple times during the whole ride. Result: Intense and really awesome ride.

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But recently a different ride won with most intense... The KMG Inversion. The ride is pretty simple and cool in normal operation. When the arm goes beyond a specific point, the seats lock from rolling upside down. Under that point, the operator can unlock the seats and you'll start rocking slightly and a small chance for a nice upside down roll.
Now you think, what so awesome about that. Well, I've had only one ride so far on it which made that ride so awesome. But that's more because the system kicked in,When it shouldn't have kicked in... Hehe...

The legendary ride I got:
We were loaded with only 2 people on ONE side. Which means, a very unstable gondola. And that was the key so far for having such an awesome ride. The first part of the ride, went as normal. But the 2nd half, after finishing to rock and starting to go all the way up again. Our seat did had some problems on getting us in the perfect 0 position. Result: Our seat was locked in like a 45????????? position tilted forward. The start of all problems. First loop went fine, but the 2nd loop our seat unlocked in the awesomeness of having free movement all the way around! The rocking and rolling of the seat went so insane and abrupt, that it was just too intense for any normal guests. And just to top that off: When having a short pauze on the top. (When everyone hung upside down and we didn't) It locked us, and instead of rolling, we just took some insane nosedives towards the ground and did 4 laps of upside down goodyness through the loading dock in a row! (With at least like -3g on your head since the ride was rotating us on full speed.)
Just that upside down part made my eyes just feel like they could explode any minute. First time that i've actually had soo much negative g's on my body. Definitely the most intense ride ever, No rollercoaster can top that.

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Post June 6th, 2009, 7:18 pm

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Originally posted by Halo364

The Voyage. First time I rode it, it took my breath away.


Its still, after like 70+ rides the most intense coaster Ive been on. Theres just nothing thats as physically taxing on the body from the complete barrage of G Forces that Ive been on yet. Its one of very few rides, even when smooth, isnt the most re-rideable coaster because the G's are so intense.

Post June 6th, 2009, 8:00 pm

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Originally posted by B and M

Im going to be 100 percent honest and say wildfire, mr freeze, and boss.

<3 all of those rides.
Mine probably would be freeze, beings it was my first launched coaster, and first shuttle.

Post June 6th, 2009, 8:26 pm

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Lol Dirk, you probly have brain damage. Awesone story tho!

Post June 6th, 2009, 8:42 pm

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The Bullet at Flamingoland RIP. Just an awesome classic schwarzkopf shuttle coaster, with backward launch up the spike. Everything about that ride just screams intense, the sheer speed and G force was just phenomenal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH0cQthC5Js

Its such a shame they got rid of it, last time i heard about it it was for sale still. Someone really should buy that coaster, Any schwarzkopf coaster is worth having, particularly this one [:D]

Post June 6th, 2009, 9:36 pm

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Any drop ride that keeps you at the top gets me going crazy before the drop. Didnt get that feeling on griffon or sheikra at all. Idk, something about drop towers.

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