Ridden Roller Coasters

--->Hershey Park, Hershey, PA<---

SooperDooperLooper...this is the first coaster I ever rode. I closed my eyes on the drop both times I rode it when I was 9 but it was still great, a whole new experience for me. My cousin broke off from the group and wanted me to come ride this with him, so I did, even though I was terrified.

Trailblazer...a mine train ride with a nice helix at the end.

Roller Soaker...a sweet water coaster, my first, which is especially awesome when you ride in the back, backwards. What's even better is that you get a gallon or so of water to dump anywhere along the ride at your pleasure, so I suggested that my cousins and uncle wait until we get over the queue line to dump them. We did, it rocked.

Lightning Racer...a sweet woodie which never let up, both sides ruled. Having no line to wait in was even better.

Great Bear...good inverted coaster which I wish was a bit longer, not much else to say.

--->Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, FL<---

The Scorpion...one of the coasters I ever went on. Fun, short, big Gs.

Montu at Busch Gardens, FL...this was one of the largest first roller coaster I rode yet was too scared to ride for a few years, turned out to be my favorite until I went to Busch Gardens in Virginia

Kumba at Busch Gardnes, FL...all in good fun, another great Bolliger/Mabillard (aka The Masters) design.

Python at Busch Gardens, FL...short headbanger, but the literally breathtaking drop keeps this one good.

Gwazi at Busch Gardens, FL...not a bad woodie from not-a-woodie-enthusiast, but feels like it's rolling over bolt heads. Fun passes by the other train...whenever they get them running in sync. Good enough air time.

--->Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA<---

Alpengeist...the largest inverted coaster in the world...I think. The ride begins with a spiraling 195 foot drop into an Immelman. The ride whips around it's other inversions persuading me not to ride it too many times.

Loch Ness Monster...I had always seen this coaster featured in coaster videos and such and I finally got to ride it. When you get to the top of the lift hill, there is a brief moment between the top and the drop and it is pleasant, you can look down at the queue line or over all the treeeeeeeeeeeeeees.

Apollo's Chariot...the ultimate coaster, my #1. A total, all out fun hypercoaster (a coaster over 200 feet) built by Bolliger and Mabillard. Swinging feet, comfortable restraints and seats, tons of air time and no inversions make this my favorite. So unbelievably smooth.

--->Islands of Adventure, Orlando, FL<---

--->The Incredible Hulk...like the name implies, this ride is incredible. It would be my favorite if the last half of the ride was stretched out instead of cutting so tightly. Beautiful launch which catches many riders off guard.

--->Dueling Dragons...Fire is my choice against Ice because it's laid out looser and you can't beat the few seconds of air time as you float over Ice's inline twist.

--->Sea World, Orlando, FL<---

Kraken...when I was a member of the Florida Coaster Enthusiasts, this was the first event I attended and I got to ride it before much of the public. One of the leaders of the event convinced my mom to ride it twice! A great floorless coaster that left me extremely nausious after 9 consecutive rides.

--->Six Flags over Georgia<---

Dahlonega Mine Train...just your typical mine train ride, fun with a good surprise near the end. I didn't ride any other coasters that day because I hadn't been on a big coaster yet and my family doesn't ride, so I was afraid to go on anything else.

--->Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA<---

Viper...another rough Arrow design. Stands out over the southern California hills, featured in quite a few coaster shows on various channels.

Ninja...my first swinging inverted coaster. So much fun, I had to ride it twice.

Goldrusher...another good mine train, a fun aspect is that it goes right near the Superman track.

Revolution...one of the first major looping coasters. Also featured in the movie Rollercoaster! which isn't too bad.

--->Knott's Berry Farm, CA<---

Montezooma's Revenge at Knott's Berry Farm, CA...well since this was short (and a blast) I rode it about 5 times with little to no wait. I love launched coasters and this is no exception.

Jaguar...not the most smooth ride, but very thrilling to me because I got to go through other rides in the park and it's one of those rides that I enjoy because it's just long and not too fast.

Boomerang...this was my first boomerang coaster. I wondered why they are built at almost every theme/amusement park around the country, I figured (after riding) that they are cheap (compared to most coasters), quite thrilling and space efficient.

Ghost Rider...was it worth the 2 hour wait. No, but it was pretty darn good. Rough, air, more roughness, good stuff.

--->Las Vegas, NV<---

Manhattan Express at New York, New York...man was this rickety, I think it was built by Tonga. My head was bouncing (not lightly) off the over the shoulder restraints. The first and second drops were the highlights of the ride and overall it was painful, but when I got off, it felt kind of good. But I wasn't about to pay $12.50 more for another ride.

Speed: the Ride at NASCAR Cafe in the Sahara Hotel...never has less than 1 minute been worth $10 and I would have gotten a multi ride pass had I not been expected back in seminars 15 minutes later. Worth every penny.