Rollercoasters and amusement parks.

[highfly 0]

We had a night out on Saturday with work.
Yellow Pages Hired out an amusement park for the night to say thanks to our advertisers.
There must of been about 2000 people there.

Now my question is.......................
How many of you get a buzz from riding roller coasters etc?

I went on the "biggest" 5 rides and I am sorry to say none of them gave me a buzz at all.

Really sad eh?
I think the only thing that can give me that buzz is the opening of an aeroplane door at 13k. Even thinking about it I get more of a buzz then riding a roller coaster.

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[hookitt 1]

Good rollercoasters are a blast. If you're always comparing it to skydiving then you get what you get.

Amusement rides are not scary but they sure can be fun.

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[highfly 0]

It wasnt a case of comparing it to skydiving,but there aint nothing that gives me the tingles apart from skydiving.
I only have to think of the door opening and my hair stands on end.

I need that buzz again

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[Superman32 0]

Yeah, I think roller coasters are ruined for me

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[justaflygirl 0]

Until I started jumping, I loved roller coasters or any kind of thrill ride...now it does nothing for me, yeah its fun, but no big deal, I can take or leave it. And of I have to pay the high dollars to get into the amusement park...well forget it...it damn sure aint worth it!!!!!

[Jib 0]

It's fun to try to try to watch a cloud while everyone else screams.

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[2fat2fly 0]

I haven't made the time lately for a good roller coaster run but I still like that stomache drop feeling you get from them that doesn't happen with skydiving.

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[sunshine 2]

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Amusement rides are not scary but they sure can be fun.

Then you've never been on the Big Shot in Vegas with eeneR!!!!

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[tdog 0]

Rollercoasters are fun... I still enjoy them... But I really like the rides that are smooth and fast, like skydiving... How often in skydiving do you get shook around - not often... But a fun canopy spiral is smooth and high in Gs... That is fun...

Last weekend in the snow I went to the Six Flags... I was the only one there. Well, maybe 10 other "paying" season pass customers... I rode the Half Pipe for an hour straight, until I had to get off or puke... The Half Pipe in Denver is awesome... Magnetic driven car that goes back and forth on a half pipe, while you spin around on a pod of 8 chairs... Often you get freefall on your back, on your side, and facing down... Love it.

Skydiving did not ruin amusement parks for me... Too different.

[Evelyn 0]

I've always loved roller coasters. My daughter and I attended a country music concert at six flaggs magic mountain on Friday and went on a couple roller coasters after the concert - scream and goliath. Wanted to go on X but it was closed. For me skydiving has nothing to do with roller coasters. I love roller coasters just as much as I did before skydiving. For me roller coasters are a scarey thrill, skydiving is the ultimate thrill, but not so scary as roller coasters.

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[hookitt 1]

I've been on the big shot, I laughed cuz the person next to me was a "tough guy" and nearly threw up. The picture was funny, You could see him appearing like he's going to hurl and I was smilling giving a thumbs up.

Scary? nah.. but it was a good rush and a great view. Are you saying eeneR is scary?

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[JohnMitchell 16]

Skydiving blows any amusement ride right out of the water, but I still like a good roller coaster. With my wife and our four kids, we can get a lot of screaming and yahooing going on when we ride. That makes it fun for me.

Funny thing, a few years ago, my daughter and I were riding "The Paratrooper", a pretty mild ride that goes up and down and around and around. Nothing to it, but I almost puked! I had to hold my head so very still to keep down my lunch. I had the cold sweats and everything. I loved the irony of a guy with 4000+ jumps almost chumming on a kiddy ride called "The Paratrooper."

[Vallerina 2]

I got a buzz from Insanity on top of the Stratosphere in Vegas!!!! Best way for me to be reassured I could never jump off a building!

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[ChasingBlueSky 0]

Still enjoy the rides, still go a couple times a year. If you rule things out as fun because they are not as "extreme" as skydiving then you are missing out on the bigger picture.

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[Zep 0]

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I haven't made the time lately for a good roller coaster run but I still like that stomache drop feeling you get from them that doesn't happen with skydiving.

Wait till you start jumping ballons.... Why do you think they give you breakfast after you've landed

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[Buried 0]

been bored of them since ~14. i would go too many times to 6 flags when i was a kid. I'll only go to those parks when i know the lines are going to be short and when i dont have to pay the $40+

Where is my fizzy-lifting drink?

[Kid_Icarus 0]

The "X" is pretty crazy. The frist drop is unnatural and unexpected. It'll make ya pucker....

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[AggieDave 6]

I got a HUGE buzz from the Titan at Six Flags over TX. Basically due to one turn that felt exactly like a snap hook turn, but it was only about 80ft in the air and it wigged me out since I felt like I just hooked it in to my death. I actually flared hard on that turn.

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[kelpdiver 2]

My nervousness with heights still hasn't gone away, so I can still get a buzz out of a rollercoaster. It's more from the going up than the coming down, however.

But I'm not willing to wait 30, let along 60 minutes for what it is.

[2fat2fly 0]

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But I'm not willing to wait 30, let along 60 minutes for what it is.

Let me guess, you're not from a Cessna DZ like I am

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[kelpdiver 2]

I got one jump in my first 3 visits to the DZ. 7 of my student jumps were in a 206 or a 182.

I'll wait a long longer to get a skydive than I will for a 2 minute roller coaster ride. One keeps me in a buzz the rest of the day. The other is an enjoyable minute, little more.