Am I all alone?
cor...@dd.palmer.edu
>Ken-bear (brea...@mach1.wlu.ca) wrote:
>
>: It's a pirate-ship type ride, except that it completely inverts, and it
>: seems to hang up there for three and a half eternities before coming back
>: down. The very thought of going on it freezes me.
>
>: Is there any one else who, despite loving any and all coasters, has a
>: wimpy fear like this?
>
Yep! I'm one too. My wife bought me that vidieo Americas Coaster Clasics
(don't remember if that is the name or not). In the section on Kennywood
they showed a Skycoaster (I think that was what it was) the cable swing
thingy. We both agree never to ride that! The wife dosen't like to try
new coasters, but once she's ben on them once she loves to ride again!
Dean JDC
Norman H. Samuelson
>
> I love coasters. Have since I rode my first at the Canadian National
> Exhibition in Toronto. (It's gone now.)
>
> I'll go on anything without a blink.
>
> Except something my home park (PCW) calls the Jet Scream.
>
> It's a pirate-ship type ride, except that it completely inverts, and it
> seems to hang up there for three and a half eternities before coming back
> down. The very thought of going on it freezes me.
>
> Is there any one else who, despite loving any and all coasters, has a
> wimpy fear like this?
That ride sounds like the one at PGA called the Revolution. It looks
something like a big ship, with seats in the front facing backward,
while seats in the back face forward (all seats face toward the center).
It swings back and forth, going a little higher each time. Eventually
it goes all the way over a couple of times, then fairly quikly slows
down and stops.
There are a couple of the swings, just before it goes all the way
over, where it leaves you hanging upside down for what seems like
an eternity (a couple of seconds). It it much different than the
ordinary looping coaster because of the slow progress thru the loop.
I find the ride the most enjoyable if you sit in one of the seats
in the very center, so you are looking into the faces of the people
on the other side of the center. It is fun to watch the expressions
on their faces, and their hair and necklaces. It's a great ride
for simple people watching in a slightly unusual setting.
- Norm -
John Bennett
>I love coasters. Have since I rode my first at the Canadian National
>Exhibition in Toronto. (It's gone now.)
>
>I'll go on anything without a blink.
>
>Except something my home park (PCW) calls the Jet Scream.
>
>It's a pirate-ship type ride, except that it completely inverts, and it
>seems to hang up there for three and a half eternities before coming back
>down. The very thought of going on it freezes me.
>
>Is there any one else who, despite loving any and all coasters, has a
>wimpy fear like this?
>
>
Hear, hear! I've never been able to drag myself on one of these. The
idea of the "parachute" type rides also freaks me out. I have a problem with
pretty much any ride whose sole appeal is the sensation of falling, which I
have a big fear of. I can handle coasters no problem, since even the best
airtime is very brief. I *did* however, finally bring myself to try the Demon
Drop at CP (their version of the "falling elevator car" ride), and I don't
think it's exactly cured my fear. :)
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Ken-bear
It's the stomach-drop thing.
Now, coasters do it too. Once or twice. It's great once or twice. When
it's done ten or twenty times without a break I feel like I'm going to
vomit. (I wonder if anyone's ever done *that* while inverted?)
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CptBeeble
uncomfortable ride. Gives me a headache every time.
My fear is a ride that is a ferris wheel in the shape of a starfish with
round cages hanging from the arms. AW used to have one and it scared the
hell out of me every time.
My other half loves coasters but is deathly afraid of Freefalls...
Martin N. Steed
: In article <D4rKG...@info.uucp>, brea...@mach1.wlu.ca (Ken-bear) wrote:
: >I'll go on anything without a blink.
: >
: >Except something my home park (PCW) calls the Jet Scream.
: >
: >It's a pirate-ship type ride, except that it completely inverts, and it
: >seems to hang up there for three and a half eternities before coming back
: >down. The very thought of going on it freezes me.
: >
: >Is there any one else who, despite loving any and all coasters, has a
: >wimpy fear like this?
: Hear, hear! I've never been able to drag myself on one of these. The
: idea of the "parachute" type rides also freaks me out. I have a problem with
: pretty much any ride whose sole appeal is the sensation of falling, which I
: have a big fear of. I can handle coasters no problem, since even the best
: airtime is very brief. I *did* however, finally bring myself to try the Demon
: Drop at CP (their version of the "falling elevator car" ride), and I don't
: think it's exactly cured my fear. :)
Well, I fall into this category. I hate heights and falling. However, I did try
the FreeFall style rides -- and loved them. I also (once) went on one of the
inverting Pirate Ship rides -- never ever again. the ride seemed to go on for ever
and ever. I have never been so terrified in all my life.
I'll also never venture anywhere near a Ferris Wheel of any description.
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Dave Althoff
: My fear is a ride that is a ferris wheel in the shape of a starfish with
: round cages hanging from the arms. AW used to have one and it scared the
: hell out of me every time.
Sounds like an Eyerly Rock-O-Plane to me. Up to two passengers are seated
in each car, and held in place by a tight lap-bar (ouch!). In front of
the seat, there is a handle, which is connected to a brake, which operates
on the car pivot. If the handle is left full-forward, the car will behave
much like a normal Ferris-wheel seat. If the handle is pulled back,
however, a brake is applied which prevents the car from pivoting around
the pivot point. The upshot of all this is that if you pull the handle at
the bottom of the wheel, as the wheel rotates the car will fail to pivot,
and will end up upside-down at the top.
My biggest problem with this one is the fact that it is a *major*
change-recycler...and I happen to be a pinball player!
The rides which *I* avoid when not riding coasters are...
a. Force-10. EXTREME +G force; you end up with your chin in your lap.
Think of the finish spiral on Raptor, continued for a few minutes %-}
b. fairground versions of the Looping Starship described elsewhere...the
KAMIKAZE and SKYMASTER. I've talked at length about these nasty machines
before.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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Ken-bear
I don't want to down anyone, but how you you be afraid of a ferris wheel
and still like coasters? I fall asleep on ferris wheels.
Actually, I really *did* fall asleep once on a ride--PCW calls it the
"Swings of Siam". It's a gentle spinning thing wherein you are strapped
into something identical to a child's swing on a playground, then hoisted
and revolved. Very relaxing.
Dave Althoff
a less-than-pleasant experience. Mostly because the slightest motion on
my part caused a violent rocking motion on the part of the seat.
Gondola wheels, on the other hand, I really enjoy. The "Seattle Wheel"
idea, where the bench-seats are suspended from above, rather than at the
sides, also looks like it wouldn't be too bad. Come to think of it, it
looks like the seat-attachment point of the Sky Wheel isn't as bad as on
the Eli. But I haven't had the opportunity to ride a Sky Wheel since
Cedar Point took theirs out many years ago...
smi...@hq.walldata.com
I too love roller coasters but won't go on spinning rides or the falling rides. About 4 years ago I rode
The Edge, one of those free fall rides. I thought I was going to die and haven't been able to even go
near those type of rides again!
Robert Eckenrod
>
> I'll go on anything without a blink.
>
> Except something my home park (PCW) calls the Jet Scream.
>
> It's a pirate-ship type ride, except that it completely inverts, and it
> seems to hang up there for three and a half eternities before coming back
> down. The very thought of going on it freezes me.
>
> Is there any one else who, despite loving any and all coasters, has a
> wimpy fear like this?
There is one of those nasty little things at Kings Dominion in Virginia.
After studying it one day, I couldn't even bear the thought of getting on
it. This pirate ship was purposely held inverted for at least 2 minutes
before continuing on its full cycle. The thought of it made me want to
quiver. I can ride the highest, fastest, steepest roller coasters in the
world, but I have a problem with being held inverted 150 feet in the air.
I also have a slight problem with the Demon Drop at CP, although I have
braved it once or twice. Sometimes I believe that it is the fear that is
so central to the rush.
Ephraim Lindenbaum
>
>The problem I have with pirate ship rides isn't actually the inversion.
>It's the stomach-drop thing.
>Now, coasters do it too. Once or twice. It's great once or twice. When
>it's done ten or twenty times without a break I feel like I'm going to
>vomit. (I wonder if anyone's ever done *that* while inverted?)
I've been on two such swinging monstrosities, the Revolution @PGA &
Z-Force at SFMM. I really enjoyed both. I don't consider them
coasters, but rather deluxe spinning rides. The free-fall sensation is
really something to behold. Of the two I've ridden, I liked the
Revolution @ PGA much more due to the fact that there is no "roof"
between riders and the ground. Z-Force had a steel mesh net covering
the passenger compartment that reduced visibility. As for the Z-Force,
anybody know where the heck it is? It used to sit on the site where
SFMM's Batman is currently residing.
Peace Through Inversions.....Apathy.
Donald Gladstone
over a pond, so you can see the water. That is one of the best
non-coaster rides ever. I love riding it and putting my hands up the
whole way. You can look up (down) and see people about to get sick just
by looking at you. IT's great fun. I also love haveing the water there-it
adds to the atmosphere. Also, does anyone like that ride at BGW? I don't
know what it was called, cuz I was 6, but it was like a pirate ship
except you were always right side. Not the space shuttle, but the one
that goes completely around. Lvoe that too.
Deborah Ansley
>I love coasters. Have since I rode my first at the Canadian National
>Exhibition in Toronto. (It's gone now.)
>Except something my home park (PCW) calls the Jet Scream.
>It's a pirate-ship type ride, except that it completely inverts, and it
>seems to hang up there for three and a half eternities before coming
back
>down. The very thought of going on it freezes me.
>Is there any one else who, despite loving any and all coasters, has a
>wimpy fear like this?
I Agree! It took a long time for me to get up the nerve to ride those
looping pirate ships or looping starships that hang there! I've been on
them about 6 or 7 times now and I can say that the first time was pretty
darned scary. Just hangin there was like slooow torture. Now, I'm
getting more used to them but I prefer not to go on them unless somebody
else asks me. You should at least try one once!
Ted Ansley -->Rollercoaster Fan(atic!)<--
SGA...@prodigy.com
T. E. Wemlinger
: I'll also never venture anywhere near a Ferris Wheel of any description.
The ones I'll never venture anywhere near again are the Flight Commander
type rides such as the one at PKI. The first (AND last) time I rode this,
I did a "barrel roll" and noticed that I didn't seem to be very secure in
the seat; after righting the capsule, I found that my lap bar wasn't
ratcheted down properly. (Of course, it immediately occurred to me that
someone had died on this ride less than a year before.)
Tom Wemlinger
twem...@infinet.com
David Sandborg
brea...@mach1.wlu.ca (Ken-bear) writes:
> I don't want to down anyone, but how you you be afraid of a ferris wheel
> and still like coasters? I fall asleep on ferris wheels.
It's possible...I *don't like* Ferris wheels, but I love coasters. For
some reason, I feel much more secure in a coaster car than in a Ferris
wheel. I can't say that it's entirely rational, but there it is.
Similarly, the one time I rode the Condor at SFGAm (a spinning ride
that's rather uninspiring motion-wise, but you do it some 100 feet in
the air), I was a nervous wreck. I couldn't help but thinking what
would happen if the car came loose. Sure, I *know* it's safe, but I
don't *feel* it.
Dave Sandborg
Cris Eck
9 more days ! <ntag...@csugrad.cs.vt.edu> wrote:
>Ken-bear (brea...@mach1.wlu.ca) wrote:
>
>: It's a pirate-ship type ride, except that it completely inverts, and it
>: down. The very thought of going on it freezes me.
>
>: Is there any one else who, despite loving any and all coasters, has a
>: wimpy fear like this?
>
>the Beserker) and BELIEVE me, it's not that bad. I went on that before I went
>on any 'real' coasters. It looked scary, but the actual ride isn't too bad.
>
I've ridden the Beserker too. It terrified me only once (my friends
said that I was visibly green the whole time.) But I've ridden many
times since the first, and now it's just fun. Riding it at night was
great also because you got a great view of the park lit up from an
upside-down point of view. (of course, listening to the guys holler
while they drop the lap restraint is funny too)
cris
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smi...@hq.walldata.com
I'm scared of heights and don't like ferris wheels and free fall rides. About 5 years ago, I rode The Edge
at Marriotts Great America. I haven't been able to even go near one of those free fall rides since then. I
thought I was going to get sick and then die!! I was terrified!!
ECUphotog
awesome. I enjoy riding them as much as the coasters. I especially like
the freefall at Six Flags/Georgia.
gk
Paul Kroll
>
>I love coasters. Have since I rode my first at the Canadian National
>Exhibition in Toronto. (It's gone now.)
>
>seems to hang up there for three and a half eternities before coming
>back down. The very thought of going on it freezes me.
>
>Is there any one else who, despite loving any and all coasters, has a
>wimpy fear like this?
>
Last year, at 29 years old, I went on my first coaster: the
Shockwave at SFGAm (Gurnee, Illinois). It's right near the entrance, and
so we all decided we'd hit it FIRST. It's a big steel coaster with 7
loops. Frankly, I thought it was the coolest thing in the world, and
afterwards we hit all the other coasters.
One exception to the days' fun: the American Eagle, then the only
wooden coaster in the place. With the combination of seemingly rotting
boards, clattering ride, and enourmous first drop, the only thing missing
on the Eagle is a skeleton with a scythe. I've sworn to never ride it
again. So far, I've only broken that oath once. (Next time I visited the
park.) Never again. Really. I mean it this time.