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DB-Freak
05-23-2005, 07:46 PM
I have to say I'm a big fan of roller coasters and when I heard about this ride I was blown away.

http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatadventure/index.asp

http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatadventure/index.asp

The fastest and the highest rollercoaster to debut the world. Tossing work aside, I am going to six flags this thursday with my family and relatives, because of my cousins birthday.

Has anyone gotten a ride in it? How was it? The whole experience?

I'm pretty excited about it. DAMN :redpunch:

lookin' glass
05-23-2005, 08:16 PM
You live near this in Jersey? There is a very similar one in Sandusky Ohio, Cedar Point(?). If you've never ridden in one of these that launch as opposed to going up a hill and dropping, it is pretty wild. The one in Disney World's MGM Studios, Rockin' Roller Coaster was a trip. It only went from 0 to 60 in 2.8 seconds and that almost left the people behind me with a barf bath. Second time was much better, I knew what to expect. This one here, I can't imagine that kind of acceleration to that speed! Puke-City for me!

Let us know!

FADERPROOF
05-23-2005, 08:34 PM
You live near this in Jersey? There is a very similar one in Sandusky Ohio, Cedar Point(?). If you've never ridden in one of these that launch as opposed to going up a hill and dropping, it is pretty wild. The one in Disney World's MGM Studios, Rockin' Roller Coaster was a trip. It only went from 0 to 60 in 2.8 seconds and that almost left the people behind me with a barf bath. Second time was much better, I knew what to expect. This one here, I can't imagine that kind of acceleration to that speed! Puke-City for me!

Let us know!

Top Thrill Dragster is the similiar roller coaster at Cedar Point, just 2 hours west of me and I go there every single year. 420 feet tall and speeds up to 120 MPH, it is Cedar Points 16th roller coaster(the most of any amusement park in the U.S.)

My favorite coaster at Cedar Point is the Raptor, it's a suspended roller coaster that doesn't go real high, but is fast as all hell and has a ton of twists and turns:

http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/inside_park/rides/thrill/images/raptrdraw.gif

We also have the millenium force, that drops you off at an 80 degree angle on the first hill(and yes, you feel like you're at a 90 degree angle looking straight down.) The damn thing broke like 8 world records when it came out in 2000(hence, it being called millinium force.)

Cedar Point is the best place in the planet for coasters, rides like the Mean Strek and Magnum are great rides as well there, but are getting left in the dust with each new ride they build there.

DB-Freak
05-24-2005, 05:15 AM
You live near this in Jersey? There is a very similar one in Sandusky Ohio, Cedar Point(?). If you've never ridden in one of these that launch as opposed to going up a hill and dropping, it is pretty wild. The one in Disney World's MGM Studios, Rockin' Roller Coaster was a trip. It only went from 0 to 60 in 2.8 seconds and that almost left the people behind me with a barf bath. Second time was much better, I knew what to expect. This one here, I can't imagine that kind of acceleration to that speed! Puke-City for me!

Let us know!
That's awesome.

The thing is I'm immuned from getting sick on roller coasters. They actually make me feel better. I ride roller coasters on a full stomach.

I haven't gotten a ride on a roller coaster for about 4 years now and the child inside me is just dying to go.

FADERPROOF
05-24-2005, 08:29 AM
That's awesome.

The thing is I'm immuned from getting sick on roller coasters. They actually make me feel better. I ride roller coasters on a full stomach.

I haven't gotten a ride on a roller coaster for about 4 years now and the child inside me is just dying to go.

It may sound like I'm scared of everything, but I am afraid of heights(not like being on roofs or anything, but like being in airplanes and outside very tall buildings and such), but for some reason roller coasters just don't mess with me at all.

I'm immuned to my fear of heights with coasters, and they are such fun especially with Cedar Point being so close. If you really love coasters man, you should give some serious thought about a weekend in Sandusky, OH for some Cedar Point action.

ludo21
05-24-2005, 08:38 AM
did u watch the virtual tour video?? pretty neat, but the only way id go n that coaster is if the line was only like an hour long, too short of a ride for me, i mean, it looks sweet, fast-high, but just too short a ride for me to enjoy.

Connecticut Bronco Fan
05-24-2005, 08:43 AM
I live near NJ and usually i go over the summer to six flags, i can't wait to ride this bad boy!