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what was your favorite carnival ride, and why?

my current favorite is in california land - its a big tower that uses compressed air to launch you about 150 ft about the ground, lets you look over the park, admire the coasters, get a quick comment in, then drops you.

then it does it 3 or 4 more times so you can sure you saw all you liked.

the adrenaline makes every other ride tame =^_^=

The Zipper, though it's been a while.

Imagine a chainsaw-like structure a couple of stories high. There are a number of cages around the edge which you sit in, then they move around it, like a chainsaw, while the whole thing rotates around it's center.

http://www.ride-extravaganza.com/rides/zipper/

I went on a ferris wheel like that. picture a bike wheel with beads - beads are your cabin.

I amused myself by telling my cabinmates the physics of what would happen if it dropped.

pe=mgh

they were quite pale by the time they got off.

The old stand by, The Tilt-a-Whirl My brother and I would go five or six times on wrist band day and see if we could time our swings just right so the pod swung around like a dervish throughthe whole ride, ah, good times.

The Log Ride of course, although one day I will ride the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. Oh yeah

I'm a big fan of the log ride myself.

Though I do like whatevr one it is where there is a row of seats on 2 arms, and you spin around on a 2 dimensional plane, going up and down. The name varies.

Well...my favorite rides are the ones that go.....well..read my sig

The Gravitron

basicly a flting saucer looking thing where you lay back against the slanted wall. it spins and *ta-da!* a strange and mystical force known as 'gravity' pulls you against the wall as you slide up to the ceiling. after 7 or 8 rides, you get out and puke popcorn and diet coke on your shoes.

I enjoy the wet rides, like the log rides.

The Gravatron, or any one of the fun houses.

The Himelaya (or however you spell it.) Best when you go backwards.

My sexy GF's naked body.

Oh...you said "carnival ride", let me think...does helicopter rides count? They had a helicopter at the local carnival that took us on trips around the Toronto skyline, that was my fave ride there.

Favourite carnival ride? I guess the ferris wheel. That was pretty much the only ride we have at the carnival around here, so it doesn't have much competition.

If we were to get into favourite amusement park ride, I'd be able to answer a more exciting answer--the Tower of Terror! Nothing like being dropped 13 stories with just a little bar holding you in place. Bwahahaha, love it!

Ghost Rider at Knott's Berry Farm.

http://www.themeparkreview.com/knotts/gr1.htm
I forgot the stats for it... Highest speed is a little under 60 mph though, and there are quite a few drops.

Dargos wrote:Well...my favorite rides are the ones that go.....well..read my sig

As much as I appreciate your sig, it still disturbs the normal reading of the threads. Too much movement.

Colonel Olrik wrote:

Dargos wrote:Well...my favorite rides are the ones that go.....well..read my sig

As much as I appreciate your sig, it still disturbs the normal reading of the threads. Too much movement.

And the pic is too big. Can you reduce the size at all?

Kelly Antilles wrote:The Himelaya (or however you spell it.) Best when you go backwards.

Himelaya? and how long have you known him Miss Antilles? hmmmmm?

One that doesn't move too fast and gives me a nice view. The Ferris Wheel and the Skyway at Six Flags are nice. I don't like roller coasters.

Try riding in the car with me or Cal driving....YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

Stampede wrote:Try riding in the car with me or Cal driving....YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

Ask Cmdrwilkens, Phil Skayhan or Rob Wilson about my driving

I've beed to a lot of parks but I never found a favorite ride.

Erm, good question, used to love them.

Of course the Ferris wheel is now irredemably currupted by that scum bag Henry Lime, and his refrences in "Big O" and "True Romance", yeah illicent deals that's what people use carnival rides for.

Bumper Cars.....

Ask Cmdrwilkens, Phil Skayhan or Rob Wilson about my driving

LoL. you might have to come to Alabama sometime so we can just see who's worse. or....second thought....hey Cal.....ROADTRIP!!!!!!

aerius wrote:My sexy GF's naked body.

Oh...you said "carnival ride", let me think...does helicopter rides count? They had a helicopter at the local carnival that took us on trips around the Toronto skyline, that was my fave ride there.

Hehe, i never noticed it before, but you say some wierd shit. Maybe they should change your title to horn dog