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Oh, ok. Speaking of that, have you ever ridden the zippin pippin in Memphis Tennessee? That is so intense compared to other rides, and it was built in 1920 something! The most intense part has to be the third hill. It has neg. g's so much that you can stand up! The buzz bars don't even hold you down either! They're broken anyways.

Havn't ridden it but it does look great...and Millers are so awesome. Your description of it sounds exactly what coasters are meant to be like [:D]

what's a "buzzbar"? is that the kind of lap-bar that holds in 2 riders at the same time like on thunderbolt at sfne???

The ones on zippin pippin don't even lock down. You can just move them up and down.

A buzzbar is a single bar that comes down leaving a lot of space for airtime [pshades] best restraints ever.

i've read that 10 people have died on zippin pippin

HOW? It can't be the g forces, because they aren't extreme. If they did I bet it was on the third hill that gives the stand up airtime.

yeah, the 10 people who died on it (if the story is true) were probably stupid and tried to standup just like the lady on the Raven.

You don't have to try to stand up on that wild ride.

I know you don't, but trying to stand up even makes it more possible to get ejected from your seat [;)]

soo many stupid people try to stand on coasters and then they get ruined for the rest of us good riders [:(] like the raven thing, the shockwave thing, the guy who stood up on the crystal beach cyclone etc etc. why can people just sit down!! heck, i was on one of them raft rapid rides with the round boats once. it was just me, my brother and 4 other people. as soon as the boat was out of sight from the loading area, they all started walking around the boat and leaning over to touch the water and changing seats and splashing water from the outside of the boat on other riders. how stupid can you get?!?! they have seatbelts for a reason!

Yea, some ppl just can't read when it says don't stand up. There's a reason for the signs. Also, how would ten ppl die? The cars only hold about 18 people. That would be over half of the riders coming out! Oh yea, also, you get more airtime in the back right? because I rode in the very front and the pop of air was really amazing.

10 people died over a period of time, not all at once! [;)]

About more airtime in the back seat, it all depends on how the hill is profiled. If the first half has a steeper angle than the second half of the hill, then the front would have more airtime.

Oh, how did they die at different times? Wait, give a link to the accident report. Also, here's a few pics of the third hill and some other parts. The third hill is behind the supports. Also, the middle pic is an onride pic.

ooh, i wanna ride that! is it still open? and where is it?

Yes, it still is open. It's a place called liberty land. They just have 2 coasters, but their woodie is so cool. It's in Memphis, Tennesse. The website is http://www.libertyland.com/ . Here's a link to a whole bunch of pics. http://www.casabrian.com/parks/libertyland2001.html The people there are so cool, if you ask them, they let you sit on the ride and ride it over and over again, because the lines are so short.

ohhh ok, i've heard of that... its very far from me [:(]

I live a few hours from it so I go kind of alot.

lucky, my closest park is stupid six flags new england.... but they have superman so its okay [:)]

i dont care .....lol

Well, let?????????s see. I have been on the following:

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Barnstormer
Rug Rats Runaway Reptar
Borg Assimilator
Face/Off
Ninja
Flying Unicorn

Not a lot but I loved them all. If people do not like rough rides then I guess they don't ride any woodies.

I have no idea how many vekomas i have been on. I've been on a lot though.

I've been on:

Boomerang: Coast to Coaster @ Six Flags Darien Lake
Mind Eraser @ Six Flags Darien Lake
Woodstock Express @ Cedar Point
Head Spin @ Geauga Lake
Thunderhawk @ Geauga Lake
X-Flight @ Geauga Lake
D?????????j????????? Vu @ Six Flags Magic Mountain

Vekoma have actualy got some quite clever ideas which i never realised before, as shown in some links below

http://www.vekoma.com/rides_fam_coaster ... oaster.htm
http://www.vekoma.com/rides_thrill_mega/thrill_lift.htm
http://www.vekoma.com/rides_thrill_mega ... oaster.htm

yeah, the 10 looper looks pretty sweet, it even has an airtime hill!