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A place to talk about roller coasters and parks that have them. Everyone is welcome here to both learn and to celebrate these magnificent machines designed to scare you.

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Do you like coasters that launch you at high speeds, or traditional coasters that bring you up the lift hill slowly? Wood vs metal?

My only claim to fame is riding Kingda Ka (tallest coaster... is it still the tallest), don't know that much about coasters except that they're fun!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maaan, at this point I'll take any roller coaster. It has been way too long! It seems like whenever I'm at a location with an opportunity to ride one, no one else is interested, or fate conspires against me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ride it by yourself. I honestly have had some of the best days just going to a park by myself as weird as I thought it was at first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can lap coasters when you're alone with single rider lines

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I wish we had more single rider lines in the US. Universal is one of the few parks that consistently use them. Six Flags tried (and some may still have them) but, for the most part, they can't manage them well at all.