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8. Thank you Nittersing. We went to Kennywood Park, in West Mifflin, PA

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What was your favorite ride/s to go on, at an amusement part, fair or carnival. Mine was "The Mouse", What about you? [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Water slides and flume rides! displacedvermoter Monday #1

Yes, loved those, Thank you very much for sharing. displacedvermoter. debm55 Monday #2

The Dragon Coaster pdxflyboy Monday #3

Thank you very much for sharing pdxflyboy with us. debm55 Monday #5

The wild mouse? The little roller coaster? bullimiami Monday #4

Yes, bullimiami. I loved the "mouse" It wasn't long but it went fast and it curved around those bends. Thank you debm55 Monday #6

Pal Park!! Nittersing Monday #7

Thank you Nittersing. We went to Kennywood Park, in West Mifflin, PA debm55 Monday #8

Swings all day and after dark .. displacedvermoter Monday #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us, displacedvermoter. debm55 Monday #12

The Tilt-A-Whirl. Ocelot II Monday #10

thank you very much for sharing with us. I liked the Tilt A Whirl. I only went on the Round Up once as it made me dizzy debm55 Monday #13

I liked that one too but was on one of those when someone dgauss Monday #76

Roller coaster, my least favirite I am scared doc03 Monday #11

Thank you doc03. I was always afraid of being stuck at the top of the Ferris Wheel. thanks for sharing. debm55 Monday #14

Hanging onto the horses on a carousel is about as much excitement as I can handle. 😳 Polly Hennessey Monday #15

Thank you Polly Hennessey. Did you go the ones on outside( they stayed in one place} or the one inside (they moved up debm55 Monday #16

Me too. It's up 🆙 and down ⬇️for me. I guess we are super risk takers. Polly Hennessey Monday #21

HAHAHAHHA. you got that right. debm55 Monday #24

Scrambler, Tilt a Whirl, water flume. Diamond_Dog Monday #17

Thank you Diamond_Dog. I think at 13 you will ride anything. If you want to see scary coaster , you should visit Cedar debm55 Monday #26

So true about age 13, Deb. No Cedar Point coaster for me either. Diamond_Dog Monday #33

Amusement park the roller coasters, carnival The Bullet. Emile Monday #18

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Emile. I have been to Cedar Point numerous times. Never road on one of their debm55 Monday #23

None after an encounter with the Octopus at Playland at Rye Beach NY Ritabert Monday #19

Thank you, Ritabert, I am sorry that happened to you. It could have led to something much more dangerous. I always debm55 Monday #20

Sounds awful!! ailsagirl Monday #46

I can take the Haunted Mansion and most of the rides at Disneyland Ritabert Monday #69

merry go round . didnt like the others . esp ferriss wheel AllaN01Bear Monday #22

Now, it's the Merry Go Round. When I was younger, way younger, It was most of the them. I didn't like rides that spun debm55 Monday #27

AllaBear join Deb and me. We liked the merry-go-round too. Polly Hennessey Monday #25

Yep. the three of us and the water park. debm55 Monday #28

You got it! randr Monday #29

Thank you randr. "The Mouse" was well known for those sharp turns. Luckily, mine didn't go over the ocean. If so I don't debm55 Monday #30

I went on that w my dad on a summer vacation! electric_blue68 Monday #36

It sounds like you both had a great day. Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Monday #39

Definitely fun. 👍 electric_blue68 Monday #44

The Original Octopus & The Zipper justaprogressive Monday #31

Thank you justaprogressive. I have been on the Octopus, I liked it. I have never been on the Zipper. debm55 Monday #32

Problem is they're so beat up now justaprogressive Monday #38

Wow, Mine was at an amusement park. They moved the Octopus to the section called Old Kennywood.--Octopus, the Turtle, debm55 Monday #41

Roller Coaster for sure. LoisB Monday #34

Thank you very much for sharing with us.LoisB. I liked the older coaster--not too high or fast. The ones today I would debm55 Monday #35

I never had the nerve to to go on the big roller coasters even before the really wild ones... electric_blue68 Monday #37

Roller coasters with 360 degree loops LogDog75 Monday #40

What a great post, LogDog75, Thank you very much for sharing. debm55 Monday #42

My sister and I and one of our friends used to Mad_Dem_X Monday #43

That sounds like great fun. Thank you , Mad_Dem_X for sharing that fun on the Tempest with us. debm55 Monday #48

Himalaya JoseBalow Monday #45

JoseBalow. what kind of ride was it? Looks more a game attraction. debm55 Monday #49

It was the fastest ride at the fair! JoseBalow Monday #56

Oh we had one of those at Kennywood, except it was called the Baren Curve. I got on with my cousin and because of the debm55 Monday #61

Ya, the key was getting the inside seat JoseBalow Monday #70

I remember the Rotor. Never went on it. But you could go to a top level and watch the kids spinning as the floor dropped debm55 Monday #73

The Giant Dipper Oeditpus Rex Monday #47

Thank you very much for sharing.They used to have those at Kennywood Park--The Jack Rabbit, The Racer and the debm55 Monday #50

The Mouse was my favorite as well. SamKnause Monday #51

It was fun. Thank you very much, SamKnause. debm55 Monday #53

Tunnel of Love! 4TheArts Monday #52

OH my. That was bad and funny at the same time. Thank you 4TheArts. debm55 Monday #55

Yes Deb, gab13by13 Monday #54

Agree, that you gab13by13 for sharing with us. debm55 Monday #58

Ferris Wheel annalog Monday #57

Thank you annalog for the sharing the Ferris Wheel. I was always afraid it would tip over or I would fall out of my seat debm55 Monday #59

The Pippin at Kennywood Park. I liked all of the livetohike Monday #60

livetohike. I remember the Pippin at Kennywood. Thank you for sharing. Didn't they change it to the The Thunderbolt? I debm55 Monday #63

Yes! I should have added that for those of us livetohike Monday #71

How about that dip almost in the river and a quick turn. Never went on again. debm55 Monday #75

That's what I loved! Funny story. Back in the early livetohike Monday #77

Always the most scary roller coaster or MuseRider Monday #62

Thank you MuseRider. for sharing with us. Been to Cedarpoint. and never got on one coaster there. debm55 Monday #64

You either love them or you don't. MuseRider Monday #78

Love roller coasters 😁 TommieMommy Monday #65

Thank you TommieMommy. You are brave soul debm55 Monday #66

The Octopus was my favorie sestina Monday #67

Thank you sestina. I liked the Octopus also. debm55 Monday #68

Roller coaster Coney Island way back when malaise Monday #72

Thanks for sharing your adventure with us, That sounds wonderful. debm55 Monday #74

I liked the Tilt-a-Whirl and The Scambler. They were wild enough for me. MIButterfly Monday #79

None. The merry go round made me dizzy. surfered Monday #80

Bumping Cars and Laff in the Dark, for this kid at Compounce dem4decades Monday #81

Paratrooper ride at Kennywood Park some_of_us_are_sane Monday #82

Ah yes, thank you very much some_of_us_are_sane. the white lights at night. debm55 Yesterday #87

Roller Coasters and "Dark Rides" (like Disney's Haunted Mansion) emulatorloo Monday #83

Thank you very much emulatorioo for your selections. I really enjoyed Disney's Haunted Mansion. debm55 Yesterday #88

Back in the day, on the Canadian side of the Detroit River MIButterfly Monday #84

Thank you very much, MIButterfly, for sharing your memories with us, debm55 Yesterday #89

Mine Train The Madcap Monday #85

Thank you very much, The Madcap. I agree with you about the loops and rolls. debm55 Yesterday #90

I'll go on most scary rides, but haven't in many years chowmama Monday #86

chowmama, it does sound familiar. I have never been on it, For the life of me I can't remember the name. I remember debm55 23 hrs ago #91