Amusement Park and Roller Coasters

jerseydevil · 11-20-2002, 12:11 AM

I was wondering how many people are into amusement parks and in particular roller coasters. I'm going through roller coaster withdrawal right now.

The largest regional amusement park in the US - Great Adventure - is a half hour from where I live and now I can't go there until they reopen in March.

They have on their website though - an animated video of their new roller coaster they're building Superman: Ultimate Flight.

It looks cool. You ride it head first. My favorite two are currently Medusa and Nitro. Nitro is 230ft high and the first drop is 215ft almost straight down and goes 80+ mph.

Can't wait until opening day - I need to be one of the first on Superman. For the time being, I guess I'll have to content myself with watching the Nitro and Superman videos that I downloaded.

Great Adventure also has the largest drive thru safari outside of Africa and Hurricane Harbor - a huge water park.

***IronParrot*** · 11-20-2002, 12:28 AM

I once absolutely loved roller coasters, but I think I've outgrown them. They just don't thrill me like they used to. Maybe I need to go to that record-high wooden-track one in Nevada that goes underground for a stretch, and the thrill will return.

Nibs · 11-20-2002, 12:41 AM

Big, rickety wooden coasters are still cool, but the smooth steel coasters have to be very big, very fast, or somewhat innovative to entice me to wait in an hour-plus line for it. That head-first Superman ride sounds quite enthralling. I would wait a while for that one (maybe not four months, but... you know).

Elf.Freak · 11-20-2002, 01:37 PM

i love rollercoasters! especially the ones which goe upside down!

***Khamûl*** · 11-20-2002, 11:08 PM

I love roller coasters. I can't wait until our Senior trip. I plan to ride every roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.

Shadowfax · 11-20-2002, 11:35 PM

I've only been on a real roller coaster once - at the West Edmonton Mall last year on our choir trip. All I can say is I'll never be doing that again. It was fun, but it freaked me right out. Guess for me it's one of those things I can do once but that's fine for me (like, I don't need to do it again...). Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!

Lizra · 11-21-2002, 08:42 AM

I used to like that stuff when I was a kid, but when I grew up, they began to make me sick. Most noticably after my first pregnancy, something changed in my body. All rides may be called "The Pukemobil" for me. The last ride I attempted was the kiddie teacup ride with my (then) little girl at "Dollywood". Thirty seconds into it, I started yelling "Stop! Stop!" as I was visibly turning green and VERY soon to throw up. It was embarrasing! Now even watching a carousel turn makes me nauseous. Though I used to enjoy the roller coaster at Kings Island in Cinncinatti, Now watching them on TV gives me an imaginary coronary condition!

We havn't been to an amusement park (or taken a vacation) for ten years. They are just too expensive for our budget, and my camping days are OVER! (Must have soft bed)

Draken · 11-21-2002, 08:52 AM

Same with me Liz, I still enjoy rollercoasters but rotary motion gets me every time now! Age taking its toll I suppose.

Remember going on the "Big One" at Blackpool back when it was still the tallest in the world. The initial climb seemed to take forever!

Lizra · 11-21-2002, 09:12 AM

You too, huh!

Maybe the more times you've "thrown up", the easier it is to do!

Coney · 11-21-2002, 09:58 AM

Rollercoasters kinda lost their thrill for me sometime in my late teens.

Prefer a motorbike for thrills now (not that I own one at present) 140mph on a bike is fun!!!

(don't try it at home kids

)

Blackboar · 11-21-2002, 02:11 PM

I love rollercoasters!!
I don't like cueing though.
If you like coaster games on pc
check out Ulitmate Ride! I think it
absolutely great!! You can make
the track do anything!!

***gdl96*** · 11-21-2002, 05:38 PM

Jersey Devil, that is the best news I've heard all week! Nitro, Medusa, and Batman are awsome, but this will really top it off. Ever since I saw the flying roller coaster design on the Discovery Channel, I've been very anxious for them to build one at Great Adventure. So JDevil, do you mind if I accompany you on opening day?

Btw, Khamul, I heard that theyre building a similar roller coaster at Six Flags Georgia.

jerseydevil · 11-21-2002, 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by gdl96
Jersey Devil, that is the best news I've heard all week! Nitro, Medusa, and Batman are awsome, but this will really top it off. Ever since I saw the flying roller coaster design on the Discovery Channel, I've been very anxious for them to build one at Great Adventure. So JDevil, do you mind if I accompany you on opening day?

Nope - come along - it'll be fun. The more people the better.

My cousins are supposed to be getting their 3 park pass soon and I already have mine for 2003.

The last couple of times I haven't ridden Batman (assuming you mean the one next to Nitro, not Chiller) - the lines were outside. Batman is best at night though.

In April or May I got to ride Medusa 6 times in a row without getting off. The park usually closes at 8:00 during the spring - but they decided to keep it open till 8:30 - but they closed off the lines to the rides. Anyone already on the ride could continue to ride it. Since I was already on the last ride for the night - I rode it for a half hour more.

The only thing they stopped it for was to let the people that wanted to get off - get off.

By the way - Chiller: Batman & Robin - is much better now that they've redone the restraint system. It used to bang my head around too much - now it's a reallly cool and fun ride. 0-70mph in 3 seconds straight up is so cool.

Do you have a season pass for GA?

markedel · 11-21-2002, 07:49 PM

I like coasters-but I've been to Canada's Wonderland so often I'm bored of those. I prefer rickety wooden coasters-more authentic

***gdl96*** · 11-21-2002, 10:18 PM

I probably will get a season pass this year because I will have my liscence and I can drive there with my friends and not rely on parents.

Have you ever tried QBot? (the fastpass thing) Last time I was there, my friends and I got it. It does cost a little money, but we all feel it was worth it. We rode Nitro 6 times, Batman and Medusa 3 times, each of the Batman and Chiller ones once, and some of the other ones once.

jerseydevil · 11-21-2002, 10:31 PM

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Originally posted by gdl96
I probably will get a season pass this year because I will have my liscence and I can drive there with my friends and not rely on parents.

Have you ever tried QBot? (the fastpass thing) Last time I was there, my friends and I got it. It does cost a little money, but we all feel it was worth it. We rode Nitro 6 times, Batman and Medusa 3 times, each of the Batman and Chiller ones once, and some of the other ones once.

We thought about it a couple of times. Usually we go when it's not a nice day out. Less crowds that way.

This should probably be done through PM - but oh. How does QBot work? With the old system they assigned times of when you could go on the rides a head of time. I don't like running by anyone else's schedule - so I didn't like that. Usually we just go and walk around and go on the rides as the mood hits us. Nitro and Medusa are generally fast moving lines - never really had to wait long in line there.

Have you ever been first car on Nitro? It's wild - the track looks like it curves inward on the first drop - so you can't see it and it looks like you're heading straight down. I like the back better though - because it gives you more air.

The zero g's are awesome.

Celandine · 11-23-2002, 09:40 PM

origannaly posted by Elf.Freak

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i love rollercoasters! especially the ones which goe upside down!

Me too those are the best!!!!!!

Duddun · 11-23-2002, 10:17 PM

Those are fun but I like ones that surprise you and go fast(also go upside down)

Laurelyn · 11-23-2002, 11:18 PM

My inner ear is screwed up (it's genetic, curse my lot) and so roller caoseters are out for me. Yep, I'm with Lizra and Draken, only it's not age taking its toll for me. Suffice it to say that I haven't been able to spin around twice without getting significantly dizzy since I was ten. I'm twelve now, if you care.

***Khamûl*** · 11-24-2002, 01:25 AM

You know, now that you mention it, they did build a ride called The Superman at Six Flags over Georgia. I've head my cousin talk about it and he said that it rocked. I probably would get a season pass if I lived close enough, but Atlanta is about a 3 1/2 - 4 hour drive from here.

11-20-2002, 12:11 AM	#1
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	Amusement Park and Roller Coasters I was wondering how many people are into amusement parks and in particular roller coasters. I'm going through roller coaster withdrawal right now. The largest regional amusement park in the US - Great Adventure - is a half hour from where I live and now I can't go there until they reopen in March. They have on their website though - an animated video of their new roller coaster they're building Superman: Ultimate Flight. It looks cool. You ride it head first. My favorite two are currently Medusa and Nitro. Nitro is 230ft high and the first drop is 215ft almost straight down and goes 80+ mph. Can't wait until opening day - I need to be one of the first on Superman. For the time being, I guess I'll have to content myself with watching the Nitro and Superman videos that I downloaded. Great Adventure also has the largest drive thru safari outside of Africa and Hurricane Harbor - a huge water park. __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide Last edited by jerseydevil : 11-20-2002 at 12:13 AM.

11-20-2002, 12:28 AM	#2
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I once absolutely loved roller coasters, but I think I've outgrown them. They just don't thrill me like they used to. Maybe I need to go to that record-high wooden-track one in Nevada that goes underground for a stretch, and the thrill will return. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

11-20-2002, 12:41 AM	#3
Nibs Head Hollara Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 751	Big, rickety wooden coasters are still cool, but the smooth steel coasters have to be very big, very fast, or somewhat innovative to entice me to wait in an hour-plus line for it. That head-first Superman ride sounds quite enthralling. I would wait a while for that one (maybe not four months, but... you know). __________________ "People used to ring up and say 'Don't quit your day job' or 'sell your synth', but the joke's on them: we were fired and the synth is broken!" -John Flansburgh from They Might Be Giants Ever heard of Mormons? I'm one. Click here to know more about us.

11-20-2002, 01:37 PM	#4
Elf.Freak Orli's lil fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sugar World/Orlando Bloom Cloud Posts: 464	i love rollercoasters! especially the ones which goe upside down! __________________ >>--elven arrow--> ~ Give a man a fish and he'll feed for a day, give me a fish and you'll only get it back! ~ I've gotta new avatar! looks kinda like me...anime style! ~ LOST: Orlando Bloom. If found, please send him straight to Elf.Freak

11-20-2002, 11:08 PM	#5
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	I love roller coasters. I can't wait until our Senior trip. I plan to ride every roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

11-20-2002, 11:35 PM	#6
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	I've only been on a real roller coaster once - at the West Edmonton Mall last year on our choir trip. All I can say is I'll never be doing that again. It was fun, but it freaked me right out. Guess for me it's one of those things I can do once but that's fine for me (like, I don't need to do it again...). Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh! __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

11-21-2002, 08:42 AM	#7
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	I used to like that stuff when I was a kid, but when I grew up, they began to make me sick. Most noticably after my first pregnancy, something changed in my body. All rides may be called "The Pukemobil" for me. The last ride I attempted was the kiddie teacup ride with my (then) little girl at "Dollywood". Thirty seconds into it, I started yelling "Stop! Stop!" as I was visibly turning green and VERY soon to throw up. It was embarrasing! Now even watching a carousel turn makes me nauseous. Though I used to enjoy the roller coaster at Kings Island in Cinncinatti, Now watching them on TV gives me an imaginary coronary condition! We havn't been to an amusement park (or taken a vacation) for ten years. They are just too expensive for our budget, and my camping days are OVER! (Must have soft bed) __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats! Last edited by Lizra : 11-21-2002 at 09:10 AM.

11-21-2002, 08:52 AM	#8
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	Same with me Liz, I still enjoy rollercoasters but rotary motion gets me every time now! Age taking its toll I suppose. Remember going on the "Big One" at Blackpool back when it was still the tallest in the world. The initial climb seemed to take forever! __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

11-21-2002, 09:12 AM	#9
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	You too, huh! Maybe the more times you've "thrown up", the easier it is to do! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

11-21-2002, 09:58 AM	#10
Coney The Buddy Rabbit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Trapped in the headlights.. Posts: 3,372	Rollercoasters kinda lost their thrill for me sometime in my late teens. Prefer a motorbike for thrills now (not that I own one at present) 140mph on a bike is fun!!! (don't try it at home kids ) __________________ Blessed are the cracked, they let the light in Beatallica

11-21-2002, 02:11 PM	#11
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	I love rollercoasters!! I don't like cueing though. If you like coaster games on pc check out Ulitmate Ride! I think it absolutely great!! You can make the track do anything!!

11-21-2002, 05:38 PM	#12
*gdl96* the greg the admin Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: NJ Posts: 2,101	Jersey Devil, that is the best news I've heard all week! Nitro, Medusa, and Batman are awsome, but this will really top it off. Ever since I saw the flying roller coaster design on the Discovery Channel, I've been very anxious for them to build one at Great Adventure. So JDevil, do you mind if I accompany you on opening day? Btw, Khamul, I heard that theyre building a similar roller coaster at Six Flags Georgia.

11-21-2002, 07:49 PM	#14
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	I like coasters-but I've been to Canada's Wonderland so often I'm bored of those. I prefer rickety wooden coasters-more authentic __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"

11-21-2002, 10:18 PM	#15
*gdl96* the greg the admin Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: NJ Posts: 2,101	I probably will get a season pass this year because I will have my liscence and I can drive there with my friends and not rely on parents. Have you ever tried QBot? (the fastpass thing) Last time I was there, my friends and I got it. It does cost a little money, but we all feel it was worth it. We rode Nitro 6 times, Batman and Medusa 3 times, each of the Batman and Chiller ones once, and some of the other ones once.

11-23-2002, 10:17 PM	#18
Duddun I Antha Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: You expect ME to know? Posts: 784	Those are fun but I like ones that surprise you and go fast(also go upside down) __________________ If you say my name I go "What?" If you say my name twice I go and look it up in the dictionary. **************************** I'm Not Evil! ************************** If the critics say it's good, is it really That good? ************************** It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's a balloon! **************************** Duddun, Son of Bubbun

11-23-2002, 11:18 PM	#19
Laurelyn Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor, right next to Telperion . . . what did you expect, Michigan? Posts: 1,315	My inner ear is screwed up (it's genetic, curse my lot) and so roller caoseters are out for me. Yep, I'm with Lizra and Draken, only it's not age taking its toll for me. Suffice it to say that I haven't been able to spin around twice without getting significantly dizzy since I was ten. I'm twelve now, if you care. __________________ The Third Age of Entmoot has begun. Angel of music, guide and guardian! Grant to me your glory! The country I eat and spend the day in is by no means the country I sleep and dream in. Define patriotism. Hold the boat, you spastic monkey! ~ Elenka

11-24-2002, 01:25 AM	#20
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	You know, now that you mention it, they did build a ride called The Superman at Six Flags over Georgia. I've head my cousin talk about it and he said that it rocked. I probably would get a season pass if I lived close enough, but Atlanta is about a 3 1/2 - 4 hour drive from here. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31