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Lost In Xanadu
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Anyone? Anyone?

 

 

I used to hate roller coasters. I hated the feeling of not being in control. When I was a kid, I never liked them, and likely (although I don't remember) cried to keep my dad from dragging me on them.

 

Well, fast forward, and a few years ago I started doing a little more, seeing my son loved those damn things. Last year, we got a season pass to Six Flags Great America, and I have done every roller coaster there at least 10 times now.... well, all but Raging Bull, have only done that one maybe 6.

 

I love the feeling of flying on Superman, and screaming along on Batman. New this year is X-Flight:

http://0.tqn.com/d/themeparks/1/0/W/A/1/six-flags-x-flight-roller-coaster.jpg

http://www.thecoastercritic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/X-Flight-Six-Flags-Great-America-Roller-Coaster-1024x819.jpg

 

There is a season-pass holder only preview this weekend (May 12 and 13), if anyone is going. My family and I are planning on going, just not sure which day... I think the weather will help us decide. Whichever day is worse (without rain) we will be going... less lines laugh.gif

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I was afraid until I was about 23-24 years-old, and then I became a HUGE fan! I love them now! No summer is complete without at least one trip to an amusement park.

 

Amusement parks are the bomb. Roller coasters rock.

 

 

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QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ May 7 2012, 04:28 PM)
I was afraid until I was about 23-24 years-old, and then I became a HUGE fan! I love them now! No summer is complete without at least one trip to an amusement park.

Amusement parks are the bomb. Roller coasters rock.

I was petrified of them until I was 13. I finally mustered up the courage to ride one. I used to be called a pussy for not riding them before then. Then I called them out to go on the largest one. I was one of the only 3 in our group that went. Then a buddy and mine went on it 8 more times.

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I was scared of them until I was 15. My friends dragged me onto the Matterhorn and that was all it took. I love all the coasters at Disneyland/DCA.

 

Here's California Screamin':

 

And what used to be Mulholland Madness:

 

 

There are a few other coaster videos if you look on my channel. Hubby is quite good at filming them. That TV training came in handy wink.gif

 

I've been on a few other coasters, too. But won't go on anything that's been put up for a week and then moved... unsure.gif

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I love them, they are great the bigger the better. I must ride alone ... the kids and my GF dont like them so much.. tongue.gif
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My five year old son loves them. He even agreed to do Space Mountain at Disney again after riding it once...at FIVE!

 

Maybe I need to talk to my wife into going to Great America this weekend.

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http://themeparkreview.com/forum/files/behemoth_hills_800x600_132.jpg

 

Or this big bastard at Wonderland laugh.gif

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We have one amusement park in Utah - Lagoon. Anyone ever been there.

 

They have something like seven rollercoasters now... unfortunately most of them are quite small. Many of them never get to 40mph.

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LOVE coasters! We try and go to King's Dominion in Virginia once a year...or at least every OTHER year. King's Dominion, Hershey Park, Six Flags, Cedar Point...fun stuff yes.gif
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Love them. Never thought I would until I was 16 and a friend didn't want to ride alone, and talked me into taking the other seat. Only trouble is, I don't know anyone else who's into them, so I don't get to amusement parks nearly as often as I'd like. Last time was December 2010 when we went to Universal Studios Florida for Grinchmas, and of course, I rode all the coasters too. The maddening thing is, they changed RipRideRockIt to be able to play Rush a few months after we got back! Argh!

 

I was so wishing Hersheypark had been open when Rush played there last year (it opened a week later!), but it was pouring so bad the day of the Rush show, we couldn't have done it that day anyway.

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I've lived about a forty-five minute drive away from Kings Island for most of my life, so we would go every year- not every week of the summer, like some crazy people, but once or maybe twice a summer. Then I didn't go for quite a few years, and now that I have kids, we go every summer again.

 

I like SOME roller coasters, but I still don't really go for things that turn the human body upside down. That defies gravity, and it's just not supposed to happen!

 

The Beast is still awesome, though. I wouldn't ride it until I was about 14 years old, but it's great.

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I LOVE roller coasters! I live an hour away from Cedar Point and I go at least once every summer and usually around Halloweekends too. Never gets old.

 

Has anyone seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EiyDIQz0M8

 

Around 0:55 it gets good. I would ride that in a heartbeat!

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How long are you willing to wait for a ride? At 6 flags, if the wait is over an hour, we skip it.... especially since having season passes means we can do it next time.
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QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ May 13 2012, 12:27 PM)
How long are you willing to wait for a ride? At 6 flags, if the wait is over an hour, we skip it.... especially since having season passes means we can do it next time.

I'm "local" enough to Cedar Point that I know when the slow days are and when it's real busy, so I'm usually there when the lines are no more than 30 min. It's nice

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