When Last Did You Take A Thrilling Ride?

@Kandae11 (57233)
August 16, 2022 9:29am CST
Well today is the day you can decide to throw caution to the wind , visit an amusement park and take a wild ride - with all the thrills and excited screams. It so happens that today August 16 is recognized as National Roller Coaster Day. A day which commemorates the first vertical loop roller coaster which was patented by Edwin Prescott on this day in 1898 Do you remember your first roller coaster ride? Which is your favorite thriller ride or activity when you visit an amusement park.? Pixabay image.
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• Philippines
16 Aug 22
as I remember my first and last time I ride a roller coaster or go in amusement park. is when I am kinder (Field Trip) I am with my aunt in that time cuz I am still young and my brother is newborn so yea. that is all and when my brother's Kinder fieldtrip is zoo and park. so yea no rides at all
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@DaddyEvil (174335)
• United States
16 Aug 22
I've seen the pictures on your dad's YT channel of you when you were little! You were sooo cute back then! I wonder what happened to you since then? You'll be able to go to an amusement park after you start working and become rich.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
Life has got kind of busier in comparison to years ago - but it is summer, still time to have some outside fun and thrills.
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• Philippines
16 Aug 22
@Kandae11 yea you are right. and also those are expensive so we cannot afford. Long ride that cost a lot also food and the entrance and go back. yea so expensive and long.
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@noni1959 (13035)
• United States
17 Aug 22
The first roller coaster ride was on a wooden one at a park outside of town. I loved them. My last was the end of June this year riding New York New York's. My body is done with them.
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@noni1959 (13035)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@Kandae11 I haven't seen that one. Two I rode, I will never again. The Texas Giant at Six Flags Texas and New York New York's. They were painful and not fun. Slamming us around in our seats and I had bruises all over.
@Kandae11 (57233)
18 Aug 22
@noni1959 Wow! That does not sound like fun at all.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
That was quite recent. Have you seen the Kingda ka?-- they say it is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in North America.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
17 Aug 22
I have only been on a giant wheel and yes that ground ride where we sat in a car that was getting tested was horrible.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
17 Aug 22
@Kandae11 I think it was a test track in Walt Disney theme park years ago.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
You've been on the Ferris wheel ?
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@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
16 Aug 22
No, I haven't. I am scared of them.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
A few accidents have occurred, but they are mostly safe.
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
16 Aug 22
@Kandae11 still I don't believe them because here they don't follow the appropriate safety measures.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
@sjvg1976 Better to be safe than sorry.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
16 Aug 22
I never had a roller coaster ride, something similar in the Disney World park in Florida, but it's not something I really like.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
17 Aug 22
@Kandae11 I like more relaxing rides.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
@LadyDuck Me too , those kind of thrills are not my thing.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
Not a fan of them either.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
20 Aug 22
I never ever ride on a roller coaster but I ride on the Ferry:s wheel and I enjoy it when I was a kid. The last I took it when I was in my late 30s and I almost fainted. My notice it and told the operator to stop and let me get down.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
26 Aug 22
I never rode a roller coaster either.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
2 Sep 22
@Kandae11 High-five
@rsa101 (40962)
• Philippines
17 Aug 22
I think it was 5 or more years ago when I last rode that and I do not think I can afford to doing that right now since I do have health issues already at my age and those thrilling rides might just not be good for my old and aching body. When I was young I loved and fear them at the same time but at the end of each ride I feel relieved and happy to have survive it.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
That was the thrill. - the love and fear of it. I won't be taking any ride that would cause my heart to pump excessively.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
16 Aug 22
It was when my son was a child Kandase. We went on a ride in a cage like thing that went round in circles. It was terrible. They went too fast and I and my son were tossed around like rag dolls.
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• United States
16 Aug 22
@Kandae11 Oh Kandase.
@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
My experience with those rides wasn't too thrilling either. I have been on wild rides - but not at an amusement park.
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@jstory07 (148731)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Aug 22
I always liked the merry go around and got on a horse that went up and down.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
I preferred the merry go round to the roller coaster.
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
26 Aug 22
I love a ferris wheel and the octopus.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
26 Aug 22
The Octopus sounds interesting . l am willing to try anything that isn't too fast and furious.
@DaddyEvil (174335)
• United States
16 Aug 22
Oh, wow! I think the last time Pretty and I went to an amusement park was at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo. We bought season ticket and would go to the park just to eat lunch in one of their restaurants and maybe ride a few rides before heading home again. (The amusement park is about a 35 minute drive from our house.) Maybe 15 years ago. I think my first roller coaster ride was at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Mo. when I was 13 or so years old. I went with a group from our church. When I was young, roller coasters and the trains were a "must ride" at the amusement parks. I still like roller coasters for the thrill but trains for the beautiful vistas common along their journey through the countryside.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
I think l would love the trains , roller coasters are a bit too thrilling for me. Have you heard of the Kingda Ka? It is said to be the fastest and tallest roller coaster in North America.
@RasmaSandra (97994)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Aug 22
I am scared of heights and have never been able to get on a roller coaster, I love all kinds of amusement park rides just not those great big coasters,
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@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
I am scared of rides that go too fast.
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• United States
16 Aug 22
Back in the day I loved roller coasters. I even imaged riding roller coasters throughout the US but that never happened. Even though I haven't been on a roller coaster in years I still remember the thrill
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@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
As a child l remember fairs from the U.S visiting our country and how thrilling it was , a wonderful experience.
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• United States
17 Aug 22
@Kandae11 We have lots of amusement parks throughout our country and I used to enjoy going when I was younger. If I could go back in time for a day I'd certainly like to ride one of those roller coasters
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Aug 22
Has been awhile. Dustin loved roller coasters. Not me so much.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
Same here. I tried it because of my son.
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@snowy22315 (208840)
• United States
16 Aug 22
I don't but my dad's company used to have a picnic at the local amusement park. I am sure it was there. I might have been on one before that time though. The one at the local amusement park was not too scary for a child. I haven't been on a real roller coaster in years, although There was a pic of one in Bing news and I asked friend if I was too old for a roller coaster. if it was a tame one, it might not be too bad.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
The last time l was on a very tame one was years ago when l took my young son to the amusement park.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Aug 22
Yes, I remember my first roller coaster ride. It might have been my last. I'm not a fan of roller coasters.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Aug 22
@Kandae11 I agree.
@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
Neither am l. The less thrilling rides would suit me best.
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@JESSY3236 (22247)
• United States
16 Aug 22
I don't remember my first one. My favorite ride is a water ride which is not available anymore at our amusement park here. It was were you ride in a big tube over water. You may get soaked on the ride. One year a woman wore all white and you could see everything. So I vowed not to wear white to the amusement park.
@Kandae11 (57233)
16 Aug 22
Ha, maybe she did not plan to go on the water ride.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
17 Aug 22
I am frightened of such thriller rides and so have never taken them.
@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
19 Aug 22
@Kandae11 And I am in their group.
@Kandae11 (57233)
19 Aug 22
@aninditasen Ha, ha -- me too.
@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
Many people prefer to avoid such thrills.
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@gtdoss (1013)
• United States
17 Aug 22
I used to LOVE roller coasters and the like, any kind. Nowadays I don't even go to amusement parks. My stomach can't take those rides anymore.
@Kandae11 (57233)
17 Aug 22
I won't be able to handle them either.
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@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
16 Aug 22
If I remember it correctly, my first roller coaster ride was in an amusement park in Japan. I found it exciting.
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