Which roller coaster has a special place in your heart?

Dragon Mountain · #1 10-29-2005, 11:59 PM

[B][FONT=System][SIZE=4][COLOR=blue]I wonder what roller coaster has a special place in people's hearts. For me, it's Dragon Mountain, because it's the first big roller coaster that I ever been on.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

**BryanWood** · #2 10-30-2005, 12:09 AM

Racer at Kennywood, my first roller coaster. Heck, all of Kennywood has a special place in my heart. I'd often drive two hours there instead of the hour drive to Geauga Lake or the 1.5 hour drive to Cedar Point when I lived in Ohio because I loved it so much.

Big Dipper at Geauga Lake was my favorite roller coaster for a long time, I could ride that thing over and over...and I often did...from an early age. I've probably ridden it 500-some times.

Steel Phantom was my first "big" roller coaster, so I loved that ride. Somehow, they managed to make it better, even though I was extremely pessimistic that Phantom's Revenge would stink.

Phoenix at Knoebel's was the first coaster that changed my mind in terms of great coasters are only good because of size and speed. Small ride with a wicked punch, now I'll give any new-to-me ride a chance regardless of whether it "looks cool" or not.

Hammy2003 · #3 10-30-2005, 01:42 AM

Couple of "first rides." I think we'll see quite a bit of that in this thread. That's OK, though.

First coaster: Thunder Express at Dollywood. Not there anymore, and I miss it. :(

First real-deal coaster: Mindbender at SFoG. I have my dad to thank for gettin' me on it, and sparking my interest in coasters, and rides in general.

TimberWolfe · #4 10-30-2005, 01:58 AM

Mamba cause it was my first coaster i didnt know about air time so i thought we derailed i was freaking out

DaleE4lifefan · #5 10-30-2005, 03:10 AM

beast at kings island and wicked twister at cedar point.i can ride both like 100 times a day.

Joseph · #6 10-30-2005, 03:19 AM

[quote=Hammy2003]Mindbender at SFoG[/quote]

Me too :heart:

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It was my first coaster and still my favorite looper. It will always hold a special place in my heart and I can't imagine life without it lol.

My next ride on it (probably on SP day since I doubt I will go later today) will be my 700th since I started keeping track about 5 years ago, yay me!

Worm · #7 10-30-2005, 03:43 AM

Mine is Cobra at ratanga Junction.
Its a vekoma slc and was my first coaster ever!

**Erik Leppen** · #8 10-30-2005, 03:50 AM

I think everyone's first roller coaster has a special place in some ones heart.

For me, my first ever roller caoster was a bobsled coaster ([url=http://www.rcdb.com/ig899.htm]Bob[/url] at Efteling, Netherlands). After that, a wooden coaster ([url=http://www.rcdb.com/ig898.htm]Pegasus[/url]), and my first looping coaster was [url=http://www.rcdb.com/ig897.htm]Python[/url]. Once I conquered Python, I knew I would ride everything. The special place in my heart goes to Python I think.

Hammy2003 · #9 10-30-2005, 04:02 AM

[QUOTE=BobFunland]My next ride on it (probably on SP day since I doubt I will go later today) will be my 700th since I started keeping track about 5 years ago, yay me![/QUOTE]
Dude, that's awesome! I really should start keeping count of that kind of stuff. If you stop and think about it, 700 is a crazy number of times to ride anything! That's insane. And to think that Mindbender is still a popular ride, and keeps a line fairly consistently throughout the season! Totally cool!

Congrats on your 700th!

I was tryin' to think of some non-first ride special instances. Hm-m.

My experience on Flashback at SFMM was painful, but totally cool, because I never got to ride it while it was at SFoG. I don't know why, but photos of the then-called Z-Force and Viper interest me so much. It must be that it takes me back to childhood, enjoying parks and rides before analyzing so much, and knowing more about them now.

I think as enthusaists, if we try to appreciate the ride as a first-time guest or the GP, we would have tons more fun at parks. First year or two of my enthusiasm were relatively miserable, because I lost my genuine appreciation for amusement in general.

OK, sermon over. Can I get an "Amen!" ?

willski2002 · #10 10-30-2005, 08:40 AM

^Amen.

Kumba in the front is a ride that I'll never forget. On the way up that lift, I was thinking, "This it it, if I hate it, I'll never ride another coaster, but if I love it, I'll never stop riding coasters ever." Of course I loved it, and I've been on 85 more coasters since then.

PANTSFREE · #11 10-30-2005, 04:51 PM

3 rides are special to me...

Scorpion, my first looping coaster and the first coast I went on and thought "sweet lets do that again".

Alpengeist. the coaster that got me addicted to coasters. I started the day off too scared to ride, but by the end of the day after riding all the other coasters got on in the fourth row, and since then I've been totally addicted to riding coasters.

Kumba, the best coaster I've ever been on.

**Phil** · #12 10-30-2005, 05:07 PM

All the coasters at Disney were what convinced me to go back to Chicago and try the rides at SFGAm, so they were probably most important in my love for rides.

**Ryan F** · #13 10-30-2005, 05:35 PM

Scooby Doo's Gasping Ghoster Coaster at PCW - my first coaster
Viper at SFDL - my first looping coaster

VekomahangNbang · #14 10-30-2005, 05:39 PM

Rockin Roller Coaster- First looper
California Screamin- The ride where I found my love for coasters

Zingoman · #15 10-30-2005, 06:13 PM

I have several rides that are special to me.
First of all is my first coaster which was Shockwave at SFOT. I always remember I was so small, that my dad had to put his arm across my shoulders to keep me in the seat, and one time he forgot and I was so traumatized I thought I would never ride it again. But then it also became the first ride I ever put my hands up on.
Texas Giant was my first woodie the year it opened and I was seven. I rode it at night, eyes shut, and LOVED it. Thus began my real heartthrob for wood coasters.
The entire park SFMM is very special to me. It was my first coaster trip and I was in 5th grade. Revolution and Viper stand out very strongly for me there. I'm not sure why but I just LOVE them both to death.
Last but not least of course is Zingo. It was the first coaster I ever worked on and it waa a big honor too because I was a first season employee, and you have to at least be on you second season before you even get considered for work on Zingo. Totally cool. Plus I have ridden it over 300 times in about three years which by far makes it my most ridden coaster.