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Post June 26th, 2004, 1:12 pm

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Ooh for me me it was probably my first ride on Nemesis, I was so scared but also really excited and I was only young. I managed to ride it and I enjoyed it.
However when I came to have a re-ride (after a bottle of Coke) I could not do it and I remember my dad giving a boost out of the Q-line!
My first drop-tower experience was also pretty scary but I didnt have time to think about what I was doing as there was no Q.
Ah yes and Alien Encounter was not very nice when I was younger and visited.

(And my first go on Vampire @ CWOA was nerve-racking but I loved it and it gets better every time)

Post June 27th, 2004, 12:31 pm

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dragon2000, nice avatar. Anyway, as CP approaches this summer, I gatta prepare for the fun!!! I want to ride blue streak again as well.

Post June 27th, 2004, 5:43 pm

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...that hulk one doesnt sound convincing...they woulda closed the ride and u woulda been thrown out especially on that beginning Zero G roll.

It was definately safe, as it wasnt as if my restraint wasnt clicked in, but had about 2 inches of space between me and the restraint. It was kind of freaky, but on the way upward into the corkscrew after it the G Force kind of clicked it all the way in. Just the Zero-G felt really weird!

Post June 28th, 2004, 3:15 am
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Originally posted by GO

also...there was carolyna cyclone...b4 the ride started my harness wasnt locked..they where about to stop the ride then they finnally found out that it wasnt locked and locked it :P


can't you close restain on yourself, is everything automatic in america? [lol][:D]
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Post June 28th, 2004, 6:17 am

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I remember my first experience on Montu years ago.I'm Italian and I was in Busch Gardens with a friend of mine.It was the first time I went in America and I had never seen an inverted.It's been a scary and lots of adrenaline experience.I still remember millions of "ants" in my legs!!!!!![:D]

Post June 28th, 2004, 11:54 am

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Fear Factor list for my CP trip this summer.

1.Ride the Mantis. (a ride I'd never dare ride because it's a standup)
2.Take the 3rd row of Magnum. [:D]
3.Go on TTD and raise arms. [:D]
4.Ride the back seat of MF and raise arms on ride.
5.Ride back seat on Mean Streak.
6.Raise arms and legs on Raptor and... SCREAM!!!
7.Take a ride on Demon Drop.
8.Go on Iron Dragon or another kiddie ride and scream.(lol!)

More to come as I think of them [:D]

Post June 28th, 2004, 3:15 pm

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OBLIVION for me it scares the s**t out of me lol
its amazing !!!

Post June 28th, 2004, 3:33 pm

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for (this may sound stupid but)me it was with my friend i was on that carnival ride inverter! that scared my so bad. and i was up-side-down so long i had a headach

Post June 28th, 2004, 4:10 pm

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Originally posted by coasteragent99

Fear Factor list for my CP trip this summer.

1.Ride the Mantis. (a ride I'd never dare ride because it's a standup)
2.Take the 3rd row of Magnum. [:D]
3.Go on TTD and raise arms. [:D]
4.Ride the back seat of MF and raise arms on ride.
5.Ride back seat on Mean Streak.
6.Raise arms and legs on Raptor and... SCREAM!!!
7.Take a ride on Demon Drop.
8.Go on Iron Dragon or another kiddie ride and scream.(lol!)

More to come as I think of them [:D]

whats wrong with standups[?]

Post June 28th, 2004, 4:39 pm
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I like stand-ups, i dont think there any scarier than normal sit-daow rides. oh yeah, I forgot to say, I stood up on Steel Eel once it was very scary.

Post June 28th, 2004, 4:57 pm

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Always make sure you set up your seat correctly on a stand-up though. Or it can be a rather unpleasant experience.

Edit: I speak from that very experience![B)]

Post June 28th, 2004, 5:14 pm
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its true. standups can be painful if you dont set up the seat right.

Post June 28th, 2004, 5:14 pm

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Hehe, I've lost count of how many times those bicicle seats have entered regions they shouldn't have!

Post June 28th, 2004, 6:10 pm

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Hehe, I've lost count of how many times those bicicle seats have entered regions they shouldn't have!


Yeah ur > they do the least they can do is make bucket seats! lol
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coasteragent99 i would have said going on the turbo drop side of PowerTower would be scarier then anything on that list. The only ride the scares me to any degree now has to be Apocalypse, the slow crawl up the side of the tower just makes your stomach churn as the floor slowly gets further and further away.... imo it is way better/scarier than Oblvion. On Oblivion you feel really quite safe as you know that after you plummet into the hole you just gotta ride it out. On apocalpse you just gotta pray the brakes dont fail [lol]

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Post June 28th, 2004, 8:49 pm

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I'm scared of standups because you stand up on the ride!! lol. I just thought of something. Signs that normally say, "do not stand up on this ride" should say, "do not sit down on this ride" for standup coasters.

Yeah, the turbo drop of power tower sounds really scary cause of all ejector air and stuff. It looks like it's going to go to -2.5 g's!!! [:O]

Post June 28th, 2004, 10:43 pm

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Originally posted by coasteragent99

I'm scared of standups because you stand up on the ride!! lol. I just thought of something. Signs that normally say, "do not stand up on this ride" should say, "do not sit down on this ride" for standup coasters.

Yeah, the turbo drop of power tower sounds really scary cause of all ejector air and stuff. It looks like it's going to go to -2.5 g's!!! [:O]

LOL well guess what, on the drop tower here, Acrophobia, in sfog you stand up! with no floor! and it tilts out at the top! The standup coaster Scorcher is quite comfy in imo. In the station, they say "Please be aware that this is a standup coaster and as such you should position your seat in a standing position and do not lock your knees." If you really dont want to stand up on it, you can just push your weight on it and pull the seat down you are sitting.

Post June 29th, 2004, 2:03 am

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My cousin was riding the Riddler's revenge with us and while loading, he was doing this boingy thing in his seat and suddenly the seat locked in place. It was a rather unpleasant experience for him being as when the seat locked, his feet weren't touching the train's floor. I felt sorry for him though it was actually rather funny.
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Post June 29th, 2004, 2:58 am

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LOL well guess what, on the drop tower here, Acrophobia, in sfog you stand up! with no floor! and it tilts out at the top!

^ Theres one of them at Drayton Manor over here in England too.

Post June 29th, 2004, 3:13 am

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Originally posted by Biggs

LOL well guess what, on the drop tower here, Acrophobia, in sfog you stand up! with no floor! and it tilts out at the top!

^ Theres one of them at Drayton Manor over here in England too.

one side of apocolypse has a stand up side, but i thought it had a floor

edit- there is a side with a floor and one without

Post June 29th, 2004, 9:08 am
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lol, a stand-up drop tower, can someone show screenies of the stand-up seats, and stand-up with no floor [lol][:O][shocked][lol]
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i guess that would hurt alot [xx(]
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The woman right in the picture look really scrared before the ride already has started.

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