Pags Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 QUOTE (owlswing @ May 27 2007, 09:45 AM) QUOTE (paganoman @ May 27 2007, 09:43 AM)2 User(s) are reading this topic (0 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users): paganoman, owlswing Since it's just you and I in the coasters thread..... Here's a bench for you to wait on. http://www.indospectrum.com/digimages/chicago2/cd007_bench_in_snow.jpg A cold, icy one too! Ahh a bench...best ride in any park! Ooops I didn't even realize it had snow on it. I promise we'll find you a warmer bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlswing Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 QUOTE (paganoman @ May 27 2007, 09:49 AM)QUOTE (owlswing @ May 27 2007, 09:45 AM) QUOTE (paganoman @ May 27 2007, 09:43 AM)2 User(s) are reading this topic (0 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users): paganoman, owlswing Since it's just you and I in the coasters thread..... Here's a bench for you to wait on. http://www.indospectrum.com/digimages/chicago2/cd007_bench_in_snow.jpg A cold, icy one too! Ahh a bench...best ride in any park! Ooops I didn't even realize it had snow on it. I promise we'll find you a warmer bench. Heat of summer in a park, sitting on a bench...I'll take the icy one...It's HOT in here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Part 4 of a Trilogy Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 good lord you couldnt find me dead on one of those roller coasters.. or maybe you would b/c i would have a heart attack.. i fear heights and will never get over that fear.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladirushfan80 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 QUOTE (Part 4 of a Trilogy @ May 27 2007, 09:22 PM)good lord you couldnt find me dead on one of those roller coasters.. or maybe you would b/c i would have a heart attack.. i fear heights and will never get over that fear.. well here... you can come sit on this bench with Necro & Owlswing then... http://www.indospectrum.com/digimages/chicago2/cd007_bench_in_snow.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part 4 of a Trilogy Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 that bench is more my speed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlswing Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 QUOTE (Part 4 of a Trilogy @ May 28 2007, 10:50 AM)that bench is more my speed... Come sit plenty of room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 You know, when I was young, no roller coaster was violent enough. Now IM getting older, and I cant take it any more. What happens to your brain? I know its not just the coasters, when I play wiht the kids spinning around in circles, I get dizzier much easier.... So Im on the bench too. Pass me a soda... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ May 28 2007, 12:35 PM) You know, when I was young, no roller coaster was violent enough. Now IM getting older, and I cant take it any more. What happens to your brain? I know its not just the coasters, when I play wiht the kids spinning around in circles, I get dizzier much easier.... So Im on the bench too. Pass me a soda... The design phase of these rides have become so advanced in every major aspect. The physical track, the trains/seats/restraints, the angles and curves, the lift hills.... I don't need to tell an engineer. However, what I love about the latest and greatest is how SMOOTH they are. The designers can know and control the forces on your body throughout every inch of the ride nowadays before the first shovel ever digs into the ground. It's allowed them to build such tall, fast, and incredible rides that don't beat you up like the coasters of the 70's and even moreso the 80's. Let's use Six Flags Great Adventure for a perfect example. Get on the Arrow designed Great American Scream Machine which dates back to 1986, I believe. A 7 loop corkscrew type coaster. It rides so rough that you can come off that thing with a headache and feel like you've suffered whiplash. There are MANY of those all over the country. However, afterwards get yourself on Nitro or Medusa. Both designed by B&M out of Switzerland. Everything is designed PERFECTLY - that you're no longer fighting the ride's forces. No more getting thrown around and slammed to the sides. Don't get me wrong, I still LIKE that kind of thing - but if I experience that on any coaster I know they designed it to be that way. These Mega coasters nowadays look so intimidating in their heights and sheer size - but they treat you so well when you're on them. Get on one, man. You'll LOVE it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 QUOTE (paganoman @ May 28 2007, 12:17 PM) QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ May 28 2007, 12:35 PM) You know, when I was young, no roller coaster was violent enough. Now IM getting older, and I cant take it any more. What happens to your brain? I know its not just the coasters, when I play wiht the kids spinning around in circles, I get dizzier much easier.... So Im on the bench too. Pass me a soda... The design phase of these rides have become so advanced in every major aspect. The physical track, the trains/seats/restraints, the angles and curves, the lift hills.... I don't need to tell an engineer. However, what I love about the latest and greatest is how SMOOTH they are. The designers can know and control the forces on your body throughout every inch of the ride nowadays before the first shovel ever digs into the ground. It's allowed them to build such tall, fast, and incredible rides that don't beat you up like the coasters of the 70's and even moreso the 80's. Let's use Six Flags Great Adventure for a perfect example. Get on the Arrow designed Great American Scream Machine which dates back to 1986, I believe. A 7 loop corkscrew type coaster. It rides so rough that you can come off that thing with a headache and feel like you've suffered whiplash. There are MANY of those all over the country. However, afterwards get yourself on Nitro or Medusa. Both designed by B&M out of Switzerland. Everything is designed PERFECTLY - that you're no longer fighting the ride's forces. No more getting thrown around and slammed to the sides. Don't get me wrong, I still LIKE that kind of thing - but if I experience that on any coaster I know they designed it to be that way. These Mega coasters nowadays look so intimidating in their heights and sheer size - but they treat you so well when you're on them. Get on one, man. You'll LOVE it. A compadre of mine from work was telling me all about the coasters at Great Adventure (he has season tix). They sound FUN!!! But Im telling ya, it aint just the coatsers - I was whipping around the kids on one of those rotating metal turntables (at a playground in the Poconos, I think theyve been oputlawed by the nanny state near me) and Im telling you I almost threw up by the time i was done Re: Great Adventure, the guy was telling me about going fast, going really high, and going vertical at times - sounded like a blast!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJ Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Six Flags Great Adventure Coasters I know when you click it says top 10 but the 3 shown are all at 6 Flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJ Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Pepsi Max Big One, Blackpool Pleasure Beach Roller Coaster Liseberg theme park balder roller coaster, Sweden the ultimate roller coasters video I love coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady April Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 I'm a when it comes to roller coasters and other stomach-in-throat rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part 4 of a Trilogy Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 i got sick just looking at those pictures/videos...my wife has been trying to get me to go on a roller coaster for years now. also bungee jumping, parasailing. and parachuting. effen way am i ever going to do any of those...nope, not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 QUOTE (Part 4 of a Trilogy @ May 28 2007, 05:09 PM) i got sick just looking at those pictures/videos...my wife has been trying to get me to go on a roller coaster for years now. also bungee jumping, parasailing. and parachuting. effen way am i ever going to do any of those...nope, not going to happen. Skydiving was probably the most thrilling thing I've ever done. Rolling out of a plane at 11,000 feet really can't compare with anything else. It's a feeling that cannot be explained, only experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 QUOTE (paganoman @ May 28 2007, 05:20 PM) QUOTE (Part 4 of a Trilogy @ May 28 2007, 05:09 PM) i got sick just looking at those pictures/videos...my wife has been trying to get me to go on a roller coaster for years now. also bungee jumping, parasailing. and parachuting. effen way am i ever going to do any of those...nope, not going to happen. Skydiving was probably the most thrilling thing I've ever done. Rolling out of a plane at 11,000 feet really can't compare with anything else. It's a feeling that cannot be explained, only experienced. try jumping out of a helicopter at 625 feet with 80 pound of equipment. Large pucker factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 QUOTE (pedro2112 @ May 28 2007, 07:09 PM) QUOTE (paganoman @ May 28 2007, 05:20 PM) QUOTE (Part 4 of a Trilogy @ May 28 2007, 05:09 PM) i got sick just looking at those pictures/videos...my wife has been trying to get me to go on a roller coaster for years now. also bungee jumping, parasailing. and parachuting. effen way am i ever going to do any of those...nope, not going to happen. Skydiving was probably the most thrilling thing I've ever done. Rolling out of a plane at 11,000 feet really can't compare with anything else. It's a feeling that cannot be explained, only experienced. try jumping out of a helicopter at 625 feet with 80 pound of equipment. Large pucker factor. Egad you did that!?!?! To me skydiving and bungee jumping is "simulated suicide" - cant get into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJ Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 QUOTE (Part 4 of a Trilogy @ May 28 2007, 05:09 PM) i got sick just looking at those pictures/videos...my wife has been trying to get me to go on a roller coaster for years now. also bungee jumping, parasailing. and parachuting. effen way am i ever going to do any of those...nope, not going to happen. Tell your wife that I will go with her. Necro is a too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlswing Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 QUOTE (CeeJ @ May 28 2007, 09:15 PM)QUOTE (Part 4 of a Trilogy @ May 28 2007, 05:09 PM) i got sick just looking at those pictures/videos...my wife has been trying to get me to go on a roller coaster for years now. also bungee jumping, parasailing. and parachuting. effen way am i ever going to do any of those...nope, not going to happen. Tell your wife that I will go with her. Necro is a too. Pags can join you too. Necro, P4T and I can watch from a bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJ Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 QUOTE (owlswing @ May 28 2007, 09:20 PM) QUOTE (CeeJ @ May 28 2007, 09:15 PM)QUOTE (Part 4 of a Trilogy @ May 28 2007, 05:09 PM) i got sick just looking at those pictures/videos...my wife has been trying to get me to go on a roller coaster for years now. also bungee jumping, parasailing. and parachuting. effen way am i ever going to do any of those...nope, not going to happen. Tell your wife that I will go with her. Necro is a too. Pags can join you too. Necro, P4T and I can watch from a bench So.... When are we going??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixey Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Man I love Roller Coasters! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/pixey/DSCF0932.jpg As long as they are these Roller Coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part 4 of a Trilogy Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 now that i can handle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladirushfan80 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 QUOTE (pixey @ May 28 2007, 09:40 PM) Man I love Roller Coasters! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/pixey/DSCF0932.jpg As long as they are these Roller Coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Night Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 My son decided to try out the 'Ghoster Coaster' at Canada's Wonderland last weekend. As you can see in the picture below, he didn't like it very much. The two smiling kids are his cousins, and he's the one with the "let me offa this thing" look. Ah well, hopefully he's not scared off of roller coasters for good. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/bastillenight/2007-05-13GhosterCoaster.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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