Well now that summer has arrived in Minnesota, I can finally enjoy going to the amusement parks again! We have a small park near us. It is OK as amusement parks go with the two 'key' rides being <font color=yellow>Wild Thing</font> and <font color=blue>Tower of Power</font>. Wild thing is a roller coaster with a 200+ foot drop and the Tower of Power is a one of the 'new' genre of thrill ride, raise you to 254 feet, hold you there, and then drop you into a free fall reaching about 80mph http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/puke.gif

Anyone else enjoy amusement parks and especially roller coasters!


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At australias wonderland they have a ride called Space Probe, It raises you to some incredidbly ridiculous height and instead of free falling, it pushes you down! I almost lost my t-shirt to the wind when that happenedhttp://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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I'm a HUGE thrill ride junkie. And, living in MN as well, I'm waiting for my chance to get up there and ride those two!!!

I just got back from a trip to Las Vegas, and they have a ride that gave me one of the biggest rushes I've ever had. It's called "The Big Shot" and is on top of the Stratosphere. You're outside, and about 900 feet in the air. They strap you in, and shoot you straight up over a hundred feet. When you're at the top, the only thing you can see is the city, so you feel like you're free-falling. It's one incredible rush!!!!

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I love rides, but not the same ones you do. I am more of a Pirates of the Carribean type or the simulation rides that make you think you are going high or flying, but NOT! We have Kings Island and Cedar Point here in Ohio, both great places for the kind of rides you like. I prefer Disneyland and the ET ride. I did go on Space Mountian once though. It wasn't too bad.

Summer YAY!!!

Moridin I love your sig!!! It has got to be my favorite!

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I was married in Vegas and we went on this ride right after our wedding! Needless to say this is not a ride one should go on in full tux and wedding dress http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif



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Thank you http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

Cedar Point is the one park I have wanted to go to for years and years, but have never gotten the chance http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/frown.gif
I like the simulator rides also. Winter in Minnesota = Indoor Amusement http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif



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ROFL! I can imagine!! It was interesting enough going in shorts and a T-Shirt!!! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Still, though, man, what a rush! I went on it twice, and would love to go again.

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Moridin, you would LOVE Cedar Point!! It does indeed have many a ride to soothe the thrill ride junkies most hardiest cravings! Have you ever looked at their online site? It has some cool references to the rides. They also have the old Breakers Hotel there on Lake Erie - it is beautiful there. The lake looks as big as the ocean when you are sitting on the beach. If you ever get the chance, you should definately go.

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Six Flags Over Texas just opened a new ride this year called The Titan. It's one of those big rollers coasters with huge drops and high speed.

I want to ride it!

I haven't been on a roller coaster in (my gosh!) twenty three or twenty four years when I rode King's Island's "The Beast" which had newly opened and boasted being "The Biggest, Baddest, Longest, Fastest Roller Coaster in The World". It was thrilling!

I "virtually" rode it again in a mall in Tucson one year LOL just to point out to my friends the areas underneath it where we used to sneak into the park, raid the fireworks sheds and generally play in the woods below it.

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I have just opened my own theme park, sponsered by Pillsbury!!! Take a visit to
Dough World now for only $12 all rides freehttp://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif Take a ride on the Rollingpin of Doom or have a look through the Oven of Horrors. And your host for the day, the biscuit kinghttp://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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