Rollercoasters...and other thrill rides

Glen-BoB

Grampie Blu-Clan
Jan 28, 2009
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Dartmouth, NS, CaNaDa
I just love these things and thought I'd find out what others think. Last weekend I rode one of the best I have ever been on. The Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland. No upside down tricks or anything like that. Just absolutely terrifying. The first hill is 230 feel tall and drops at an almost vertical drop. we were in the front row and it toiok a long time of cresting that hill before we coiuld see the track under us. The seats on this thing is what makes it scary. They are on a pedestal so your feet dangle and there is no real bucket seat so that you are snug up agains anything. you're kinda just sitting on top of a pedestal with a thing across your legs. freakin cool as hell. i felt like i was litterally gonna fall off it the whole tiome.
 
man do I love roller coaster! haha! I haven't been to Six Flags in years though partly because they cater to a different crowd and they won't deal with it. I do love Space Mountain at Disney lol :)
 
I just love these things and thought I'd find out what others think. Last weekend I rode one of the best I have ever been on. The Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland. No upside down tricks or anything like that. Just absolutely terrifying. The first hill is 230 feel tall and drops at an almost vertical drop. we were in the front row and it toiok a long time of cresting that hill before we coiuld see the track under us. The seats on this thing is what makes it scary. They are on a pedestal so your feet dangle and there is no real bucket seat so that you are snug up agains anything. you're kinda just sitting on top of a pedestal with a thing across your legs. freakin cool as hell. i felt like i was litterally gonna fall off it the whole tiome.


Jeez, sounds like it was improperly designed. lol. I'm starting to like them again as I did a big one at Sea World theme park in San Antonio but I dont want nothing of what you described haha.

My buddy went to Vegas and they got one that takes you alongside THE TOP of one of the hotel/casino and one on a skyscraper I think they got out there. Said there is a part where it you are like literally hanging off the edge of the entire building ... crazy as hell.
 
Jeez, sounds like it was improperly designed. lol. I'm starting to like them again as I did a big one at Sea World theme park in San Antonio but I dont want nothing of what you described haha.

My buddy went to Vegas and they got one that takes you alongside THE TOP of one of the hotel/casino and one on a skyscraper I think they got out there. Said there is a part where it you are like literally hanging off the edge of the entire building ... crazy as hell.

At the Stratosphere I think
 
that's the one. I've seen it but haven't been on it.

Up untl last weekend my fav. was the Hulk at Universal but this one just killed me, haha.

That's too much man, I'll never do it! :) haha! too many roller coaster horror stories have made me rethink getting on one lol.
 
That's too much man, I'll never do it! :) haha! too many roller coaster horror stories have made me rethink getting on one lol.

no more than plane horror stories, haha.

here's The Behemoth. it doesn't look like much but let me tell you it's 3 min. and 10 sec. of terror, hahaha. All of it isn't in the photo either.
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here the cart you are in:
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and a rendering of the whole monstrosity...
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sweeeeeet ride:
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I'd have to be drunker than cooter brown for that one... are those people taking pictures!?!?!?


wtf is wrong with you people!
 
I just went to disney for the first time and rode Space Mountain. It was pretty fun...

We have a place in NC called carowinds... they have some good stuff there.
 
I keep hearing about them xtop, I plan to go out their with the fam some day ... prolly next year.
 
one glenn posted looks badass,i sadly haven't being on any roller coasters,just a lot of times years ago on the "Little Dragon roller coaster" that goes around quickly in about 10 yards