What was the first roller coaster you ever rode?
mine was Beastie at kings island, Do you remember yours?
From Eve Harder
Posted December 20, 2007 at 9:26 AM
Just wondering if anyone remembers the first roller coaster you all every rode. Mine was the beastie at kings island when i was 13, now i am addicted.
Wa-Bash-Cannonball at Opryland. It was an Arrow Corkscrew and back in the day it was amazing to me.
From Karin S
Posted December 20, 2007 at 11:04 AM
Aside from kiddie coasters when I was little, my first "real" coaster was The Comet at (now defunct) Crystal Beach in Ontario, Canada. I heard they moved it to another park when Crystal Beach closed. Does anyone know where it is now or if it still exists? I was terrified the first time I rode it. I must have been about 12. They had another, smaller wooden coaster, as well as the Wild Mouse, and I loved them. That park was a blast...too bad it didn't survive.
besides kiddie coasters when I was little, my first "real" coaster was Rockin Roller Coaster. My first megacoaster was superman ultimate flight when I was 10 I think
My first wooden coaster was Rebel Yell at KD, and my first looping coaster was Anaconda at KD. So Anaconda will always have a special place in my heart.
My first roller coaster was Rebel Yell at Kings Dominion.
Space Mountain at Disneyland, 8 years old. I was terrified of roller coasters, but my Grandpa talked me into it. I had a blast!
We were careful with our son to make sure his first roller coaster was a pretty good one - the Matterhorn. Of course, he was only 2, and may not remember it!
The Jack Rabbit at Kennywood was first still one of the best wooden coasters I've ever been on. the first steel coaster was the Laser Loop. Wow that was a long time ago.
First coaster was Big Bad Wolf at BGE. First looping coaster was The Lochness Monster.
Very first one, and i practically consider this a kiddie rollercoaster is Space Mountain. My first huge Coaster was KUMBA!!!!
My first, besides the kiddie ones, was the Matterhorn. My first semi-big one was the Cork Screw at Knotts.
First coaster ride ever was at the Kiddy Park in Cleveland, Ohio
First Looping coaster-double loop
First Launched- Maverick
First standup- Mantis
First Inverted Looper-Serial Thriller(Mia's Thunderhawk)
First woodie- Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake
First Boomerang- Mind Eraser (Head Spin)
First coaster over 200ft.- MF
First water coaster slide- Kalahari
My very first coaster.... Let's see...
Oh, I know. It was Mr. Twister, the one that used to be at Elich(I don't know how to spell) Gardens. I've even been on the freshened one at Knobles theme park and resort. I like the new one better. Just like Michael here, i will say all mine.
For me, I only liked and would never try anything except for Mr. Twister. I only just remembered how much I like them in late May, 2007.
First Woodie: already said
First Steel: Shockwave @ KD
First Looping: Shockwave @ KD
First Launched: LSM; Volcano: The Blast Coaster @ KD
First Standup: Shockwave @ KD
First Inverted: B&M, Great Bear @ HP... Intamin, Volcano @ KD
First Hypercoaster: Superman @ SFA
First Racing or Dueling Coaster: Rebel Yell @ KD
First Floorless: Griffon @ BGE
First Coaster with 4 or more seates across: Batwing @ SFA
First Flying/Flying dutchman: Batwing @ SFA
First multiple looping: Volcano @ KD
Karin S., The Crystal Beach Comet is still called the Comet and is located at Great Escape in Lake George, NY.
My first coaster was the Comet at Lincoln Park in N. Dartmouth, MA. That park is looong gone.
After that, my next coaster was the Giant Coaster at Paragon Park at Nantasket Beach, MA. That, too, is long gone, but someone put some cool pix of it on RCDB.com recently.
From Karin S
Posted December 20, 2007 at 5:28 PM
Thanks for the update, Claudine. I used to go to Lincoln Park during the summer (my mom's family lived in Massachusetts). That was a great park and reminded me of Crystal Beach. Now if Canobie Lake Park in New Hampshire closes, I'm a jinx.
Karin, Parks like that are why I didn't answer the "worst park in America" question. Sometimes the lousy park that's close to your house is still better than no park at all. I grew up going to Crescent Park, Lincoln Park and Rocky Point. Now they're all gone.
From Eve Harder
Posted December 20, 2007 at 8:13 PM
i know i live near holiday world in indiana not the best but better than nothing
Kumba in BGA
From Gareth H
Posted December 21, 2007 at 12:05 AM
The big Loop at Blackpool Pleasure beach. It scared the living daylights out of me, then we went back. I thought I was gonna die.
BEST FEELING EVER!!!
My love started at that moment in time.
My first coaster was the King Kobra which used to be at Kings Dominion.
From Tyler W.
Posted December 21, 2007 at 10:34 AM
BBW at BGE
loch Ness monster @ BGE was my first "real" roller coaster.
Kumba at BGT, I think. Not counting rides like Thunder Mountain at MK.
Jack Rabbit at Seabreeze in Rochester NY.
It was also my Dad's first coaster, and my Grandfathers first coaster.
( Yeah, it's old. ) Still a great ride.
From rafael g
Posted December 22, 2007 at 4:24 PM
my first roller coaster was windjammer in knotts berry farm, which workers used to call jams in the wind. it is now gone and replaced with accelerator.
my first are:
first coaster- big thunder mountain (DW)
First wood coaster- Rolling Thunder (SFGAv)
First looping- GASM (SFGAv)
Wood: Scooby Doo Coaster @ Kings Dominion
Steel: Big Bad Wolf @ BGE
Inverted: Corkscrew @ The Pavilion in Myrtle Beach
First coaster was probably Matterhorn. My first looper was when I was 6 and it was called Desert Storm at Castles and Coasters. Loved it.
From steve lee
Posted December 23, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Ryan - Corkscrew was an Arrow looper, not an invert.
I think mine was the Dahlonega Mine Train at SFOG, with the first real coaster being years later on Mindbender at the same park.
My 1st was probably batman at sfmm
The 'mine' train at SFSL was the first then Screamin' Eagle. I didn't like that one. I thought it was dangerous til I found out what "air time" is. I thought I wasn't strapped in good but now I know it's supposed to be that way. That was in 1990. The first looping type was Flashback at SFOT if I remember correctly. I had my eyes closed & got whiplash. Took me 11 years to ride another boomerang but had my eyes open this time & it was great.
The Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds. Not very high drop, and Im not sure of the maker, but I would guess arrow, but two back to back loops followed by back to back corkscrews, and downward helix into a tunnel. At the time I was terrified, but Im so glad I started riding coasters.
Scooby-Doo Ghoster Coaster at Kings Dominion
Cannonball at Lake Winnepesaukah outside Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Followed closely by Wabash Cannonball at Opryland.
First was Space Mountain at WDW, then the Big Bad Wolf and Loch Ness Monster at BGE. I still love all three coasters.
Wouldn't you know...The Beastie was my first coaster too. Way back in 1985...22 years and 300 coasters ago, I rode when I was 4 years old, and I have a classic, priceless picture to commemorate.
The Zephyr at Pontchartrain Beach in New Orleans.
my first was space mountain at orlando..yeah i balled me eyes out because i couldnt sit with anyone. i was 6 and ever since then i cant stop riding them! THEIR AMAZING!!
From Craig Hay
Posted March 19, 2008 at 5:44 PM
My first rollecoaster was on of these small rubbish ones when i was around 4. My first real rollercoaster was Oblivion at Alton Towers when i was 14. For a first big rollercoaster i can tell us Oblivions hill lift and hold before the drop scared the hell out of me
From Don Neal
Posted March 26, 2008 at 7:08 AM
My first coaster was the Beastie at King's Island when I was 8. I was terrified. I didn't ride again for a few years. I think I was about 13 when I went back to King's Island with buddies and peer pressure won out. Thankfully so, I have loved coasters ever since! :)
My son who is now 8 has been riding the Beastie (now called Fairly Odd Coaster, I believe) since he was 6 and while the first few years were a little tense, he loves it now and rides it over and over. Last year he was tall enough to ride Top Gun, Mine Coaster, and the Racers. Glad to see he has taken to them even earlier. :)
From Rob P
Posted March 27, 2008 at 4:58 AM
My very first was way back in the 60's at Battersea Park in London. It was called the " Big Dipper".
Space Mountain
The Dragon at Marine Land in Niagara Falls. Rode it with my grandpa ... must have been 8 years old, and gramps would have been about 70.
My very first was actually Montu, at Busch Gardens Tampa. I wasn't afraid to ride it, but my friend was. I gave him five bucks to ride it just once with the stipulation that if he didn't like it, he could just sit out the rest of the coasters and keep the five bucks.
Needless to say, we rode Montu somewhere around six times, and that was just Montu. We hit all the other coasters multiple times, as well.
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