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ThatGuy

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Just looked it up that coaster looks fun. They didn’t have it last time I was there right before Covid hit.
 

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Just looked it up that coaster looks fun. They didn’t have it last time I was there right before Covid hit.
The amount of air time on it is incredible! Feels like you spend almost 1/2 the ride floating just above your seat!
 

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I like coasters that twist and turns. Those that have big drops, not so much.

Kind of the same with skiing... bumps and trees over steeps.
 
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Need to get over to Tampa and try Iron Gwazi...Rocky Mountain Construction doesn't miss.
I know! Love what they did with Wicked Cyclone at Six Flags New England!

Unfortunately no time for Busch Gardens this trip. Love Cheetah Rush and Montu and actually rode Gwazi in the past when it was a straight woodie!
 

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Too many moving parts...moving really fast..that i have no control over..
 
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I get serious anxiety on some rides…especially the ones that pull you up to the top then drop you down (like the one a kid just died on)
The ones with too many twists and turns give me headaches. I like ones like the Comet at The Great Escape in Lake George, fun and fast but nothing death defying.
 

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I get serious anxiety on some rides…especially the ones that pull you up to the top then drop you down (like the one a kid just died on)
The ones with too many twists and turns give me headaches. I like ones like the Comet at The Great Escape in Lake George, fun and fast but nothing death defying.
Drove by that drop tower ride where the 14yr old recently fell to his death yesterday. The tower is maybe 50 or so feet off of International Drive. Plenty of construction type fencing up around it now and a sizable makeshift memorial.

Definitely have been making sure that the various restraint devices on the rides we've gone on the last few days have been REALLY latched down.

Totally get a thrill from the rush a coaster and/or motion simulator ride gives you. Never really been a fan of drop tower type rides though
 

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My buddy goes to one of those bike tracks to let the throttle out. Over in CNY, looks like a good time.
 

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Tigris at Busch Gardens had me feeling pretty unsettled. Not because of the height and speed, but because of the lack of speed at the top going over the loop. You almost come to a stop while upside down 150 feet up. Just the shoulder restraints holding you in.

No issues with the other coasters there. Dig Sheikra
 

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Going to Orlando in May for the first time in ages. It's a coaster event, so should get lots of rides in. But for now I'm stuck in Whistler for a week. :)
 

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I'm headed to Orlando next week too for a coaster trip. I tend to hit PA (Hershey, Knoebels) and Ohio (Cedar Point, Kings Island) quite a bit but it's been 10 years since I've been to the Orlando parks and also going to Busch Tampa for the first time. Pretty pumped!
 

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I'm headed to Orlando next week too for a coaster trip. I tend to hit PA (Hershey, Knoebels) and Ohio (Cedar Point, Kings Island) quite a bit but it's been 10 years since I've been to the Orlando parks and also going to Busch Tampa for the first time. Pretty pumped!
Cool, Iron Gwazi should be a blast. Last time I was there it was a brand new woodie.

Getting some snow today at Whistler. Messing up my spring skiing!!! At least yesterday had lots of sun.20220417_153529.jpg
 

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i loved roller coasters as a teen but have most definitely grown out of it. i don't enjoy the theme park experience or people whatsoever, and the last time i tried a roller coaster i just felt bad after. granted it was the cyclone at coney island and that antique machine really throws you around. but i think i am good on roller coasters and amusement parks for the rest of my life.
 
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