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Old 05-08-2001, 01:27 PM
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What were your first loopers even riden?
<BR>1. Super Duper Looper in Hershey
<BR>2. King Cobra at KD
<BR>3. Loch Ness Monster at BG
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<BR>Underated invert is 2 Face the FLipside, though is just a boomerang with a loop, its still fun to ride for a quick adrenaline rush. Please 6 Flags Amer. get rid of the water park. Quote the Raven "More height and more G's, lets make a shuttle coaster to soothe our souls for extreme excitement"
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Old 05-08-2001, 01:31 PM
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Loch Ness Monster, and it's still one of my favorites.
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Old 05-08-2001, 01:37 PM
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my first looper was Anaconda at PKD. A pretty good looper when it was first built but even it is showing age. Next would be the cheesy Shockwave at PKD, followed by Loch Ness Monster. Then on to bigger and badder rides. Nessie is still a favorite though because she rarely has the lines once the rest of the park opens up.
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Old 05-08-2001, 02:12 PM
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My first looper was the Steel Phantom in Kennywood. Back then, I was too chicken to go on loopers. But that year, I forced myself on it, and it was awesome. I have loved loopers ever since.
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Old 05-08-2001, 02:15 PM
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My first was Batman: The Ride @ SFGADV.
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Old 05-08-2001, 02:28 PM
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You guys must really be young. My first invertion was the corkscrew at Knotts in 1975. My firsts looper was Revolution in 1976. The last looper I rode was the Hulk at IOA.
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Old 05-08-2001, 02:31 PM
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The currently defunct Black Widow Loop Coaster, an Arrow shuttle looper at SFNE. I was scared to death. Man, those forty-foot drops seemed so intense at the time!
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Old 05-08-2001, 02:33 PM
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Mindbender, at Six Flags Over Georgia,
<BR>Then Batman at Six Flags Over Georgia,
<BR>The the Scorcher at Six Flags Over Georgia.
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<BR>The Mindbender is my fav coaster ever.... <IMG SRC="/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">
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Old 05-08-2001, 02:39 PM
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first was in 1995. Ninja @ SFOG. Second was Viper. didn't ride Mindbender that trip - regrets.<BR><BR><font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Cobra on 2001-05-08 14:40 ]</font>
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Old 05-08-2001, 08:32 PM
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Steamin' Demon at Great Escape. I must say, it did NOT give me a good first impression of looping coasters, but fortunately I've been on better ones since then... <IMG SRC="/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">
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Old 05-08-2001, 08:43 PM
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dracen fire at BGW, then lockness 2 hours later
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Old 05-08-2001, 09:05 PM
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Thrillride fan, I agree with you! My first was the Demon at SFGAM in 1978!
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Old 05-08-2001, 09:07 PM
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Lazer at dorney
<BR>then lochness monster
<BR>then alpengeist
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<BR>so i am a young coaster freak big deal...
<BR>i have evil parents that hate it so i was introduced to the perfectionous thrillmachines late...
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Old 05-08-2001, 09:08 PM
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Deamon At PGA. Still love that thing!
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Old 05-08-2001, 09:09 PM
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My first looper was Lightning Loops at SFGADV...
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Old 05-08-2001, 09:17 PM
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I was never too thrilled with rollercoasters. But we took a trip to IOA with a school trip and I talked a student into going onto the hulk so I couldn't chicken out. The Incredible Hulk was my first looping coaster.
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Old 05-08-2001, 09:24 PM
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Mine was Montezuma's Revenge at Knotts Berry Farm. I was so chicken to ride it...but my dad forced me on it...now i am glad that he did <IMG SRC="/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">
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Old 05-08-2001, 09:26 PM
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loch ness monster
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Old 05-08-2001, 09:46 PM
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The Arrow shuttle loop "Double-O" at Boardwalk and Baseball
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Old 05-08-2001, 10:10 PM
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Loch Ness Monster
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Old 05-08-2001, 10:12 PM
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Hehe, I'm with rangebob. Incredible Hulk was my first looper, and i was scared out of my pants... but now i'll ride anything <IMG SRC="/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">
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Old 05-08-2001, 10:19 PM
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my first was at michigans adventure the corkscrew.
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Old 05-08-2001, 10:19 PM
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Montezumas Revenge @ the farm
<BR>The greatest shuttle loop ever!!!!
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Old 05-08-2001, 10:25 PM
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My first Looper was Dragon Kahn (B&M in Spain)....i didnt know at the time that it had the world record for most inversions (Its basically Kumba with an extra loop, giving it 8 inversions).....funny thing is that the only loopers ive been on are B&Ms, not by choice, but because those are pretty much all the loopers in Flordida (Hulk, Dragons, Kumba, Montu, Kraken)...peace
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Old 05-08-2001, 10:29 PM
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My Very first looper was the Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It was quickly folowed by Viper. This was in '92. I was eight years old. Let me tell you I've NEVER gotten the same rush as when I first went over the hill to Viper.
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Old 05-08-2001, 11:50 PM
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That would have been CP's Corkscrew.....back when 3 inversions actually set a world record! <IMG SRC="/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif">
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<BR>I remember just staring at the track, utterly stupified. This thing does WHAT?!?!? While it's really not that hard to dazzle an 8 year-old, you have to remember that there weren't that many loopers on earth back then.
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<BR>Ah, the two- to three-hour waits....the long-lost red train....the magic of standing under the corkscrew and gaping at screaming riders.
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<BR>I don't think any other coaster has blown me away at first sight quite like that one. The first sight of SFGAM's B:TR and MF come in at a distant second and third.
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Old 05-09-2001, 12:14 AM
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Vortex at PKI. I was in the very last seat <IMG SRC="/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">
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Old 05-09-2001, 06:44 AM
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My first looping coaster was the Wabash Cannonball at Opryland. I was scared to death but i rode it, and rode it, and rode it. I think you can see where i'm going with this. I think i rode it like 12 times in a row.
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<BR>WHY DID THEY CLOSE OPRYLAND! <IMG SRC="/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif">
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Old 05-09-2001, 11:28 AM
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The Double Loop and Corkscrew at Geauga Lake! They used to advertise as Double Loop and Corkscrew too since they were one of the only parks with TWO count 'em 2 Loop coasters! My how times have changed!!
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Old 05-09-2001, 03:32 PM
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Viper, Batman: the ride, and the graet anerican scream Machine, all at Six Flags great adventure
 

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