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Ritabert

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19. None after an encounter with the Octopus at Playland at Rye Beach NY

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 11:22 AM

21 hrs ago

The whole thing twirled, went up and down and the pods at the end of the "tentacles" went another direction. We all staggered off to a bench to sit for 20 minutes to get our equilibrium back. Luckily I hadn't had anything to eat.

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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 22 hrs ago OP

Water slides and flume rides! displacedvermoter 22 hrs ago #1

Yes, loved those, Thank you very much for sharing. displacedvermoter. debm55 22 hrs ago #2

The Dragon Coaster pdxflyboy 22 hrs ago #3

Thank you very much for sharing pdxflyboy with us. debm55 22 hrs ago #5

The wild mouse? The little roller coaster? bullimiami 22 hrs ago #4

Yes, bullimiami. I loved the "mouse" It wasn't long but it went fast and it curved around those bends. Thank you debm55 22 hrs ago #6

Pal Park!! Nittersing 22 hrs ago #7

Thank you Nittersing. We went to Kennywood Park, in West Mifflin, PA debm55 22 hrs ago #8

Swings all day and after dark .. displacedvermoter 22 hrs ago #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us, displacedvermoter. debm55 21 hrs ago #12

The Tilt-A-Whirl. Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #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 21 hrs ago #13

I liked that one too but was on one of those when someone dgauss 11 hrs ago #76

Roller coaster, my least favirite I am scared doc03 22 hrs ago #11

Thank you doc03. I was always afraid of being stuck at the top of the Ferris Wheel. thanks for sharing. debm55 21 hrs ago #14

Hanging onto the horses on a carousel is about as much excitement as I can handle. 😳 Polly Hennessey 21 hrs ago #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 21 hrs ago #16

Me too. It's up 🆙 and down ⬇️for me. I guess we are super risk takers. Polly Hennessey 20 hrs ago #21

HAHAHAHHA. you got that right. debm55 20 hrs ago #24

Scrambler, Tilt a Whirl, water flume. Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #26

So true about age 13, Deb. No Cedar Point coaster for me either. Diamond_Dog 19 hrs ago #33

Amusement park the roller coasters, carnival The Bullet. Emile 21 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #23

None after an encounter with the Octopus at Playland at Rye Beach NY Ritabert 21 hrs ago #19

Thank you, Ritabert, I am sorry that happened to you. It could have led to something much more dangerous. I always debm55 21 hrs ago #20

Sounds awful!! ailsagirl 17 hrs ago #46

I can take the Haunted Mansion and most of the rides at Disneyland Ritabert 15 hrs ago #69

merry go round . didnt like the others . esp ferriss wheel AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #27

AllaBear join Deb and me. We liked the merry-go-round too. Polly Hennessey 20 hrs ago #25

Yep. the three of us and the water park. debm55 20 hrs ago #28

You got it! randr 20 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #30

I went on that w my dad on a summer vacation! electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #36

It sounds like you both had a great day. Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 18 hrs ago #39

Definitely fun. 👍 electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #44

The Original Octopus & The Zipper justaprogressive 19 hrs ago #31

Thank you justaprogressive. I have been on the Octopus, I liked it. I have never been on the Zipper. debm55 19 hrs ago #32

Problem is they're so beat up now justaprogressive 18 hrs ago #38

Wow, Mine was at an amusement park. They moved the Octopus to the section called Old Kennywood.--Octopus, the Turtle, debm55 18 hrs ago #41

Roller Coaster for sure. LoisB 19 hrs ago #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 19 hrs ago #35

I never had the nerve to to go on the big roller coasters even before the really wild ones... electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #37

Roller coasters with 360 degree loops LogDog75 18 hrs ago #40

What a great post, LogDog75, Thank you very much for sharing. debm55 18 hrs ago #42

My sister and I and one of our friends used to Mad_Dem_X 18 hrs ago #43

That sounds like great fun. Thank you , Mad_Dem_X for sharing that fun on the Tempest with us. debm55 17 hrs ago #48

Himalaya JoseBalow 18 hrs ago #45

JoseBalow. what kind of ride was it? Looks more a game attraction. debm55 17 hrs ago #49

It was the fastest ride at the fair! JoseBalow 17 hrs ago #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 17 hrs ago #61

Ya, the key was getting the inside seat JoseBalow 14 hrs ago #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 11 hrs ago #73

The Giant Dipper Oeditpus Rex 17 hrs ago #47

Thank you very much for sharing.They used to have those at Kennywood Park--The Jack Rabbit, The Racer and the debm55 17 hrs ago #50

The Mouse was my favorite as well. SamKnause 17 hrs ago #51

It was fun. Thank you very much, SamKnause. debm55 17 hrs ago #53

Tunnel of Love! 4TheArts 17 hrs ago #52

OH my. That was bad and funny at the same time. Thank you 4TheArts. debm55 17 hrs ago #55

Yes Deb, gab13by13 17 hrs ago #54

Agree, that you gab13by13 for sharing with us. debm55 17 hrs ago #58

Ferris Wheel annalog 17 hrs ago #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 17 hrs ago #59

The Pippin at Kennywood Park. I liked all of the livetohike 17 hrs ago #60

livetohike. I remember the Pippin at Kennywood. Thank you for sharing. Didn't they change it to the The Thunderbolt? I debm55 16 hrs ago #63

Yes! I should have added that for those of us livetohike 13 hrs ago #71

How about that dip almost in the river and a quick turn. Never went on again. debm55 11 hrs ago #75

That's what I loved! Funny story. Back in the early livetohike 10 hrs ago #77

Always the most scary roller coaster or MuseRider 17 hrs ago #62

Thank you MuseRider. for sharing with us. Been to Cedarpoint. and never got on one coaster there. debm55 16 hrs ago #64

You either love them or you don't. MuseRider 10 hrs ago #78

Love roller coasters 😁 TommieMommy 16 hrs ago #65

Thank you TommieMommy. You are brave soul debm55 16 hrs ago #66

The Octopus was my favorie sestina 16 hrs ago #67

Thank you sestina. I liked the Octopus also. debm55 15 hrs ago #68

Roller coaster Coney Island way back when malaise 12 hrs ago #72

Thanks for sharing your adventure with us, That sounds wonderful. debm55 11 hrs ago #74

I liked the Tilt-a-Whirl and The Scambler. They were wild enough for me. MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #79

None. The merry go round made me dizzy. surfered 10 hrs ago #80

Bumping Cars and Laff in the Dark, for this kid at Compounce dem4decades 10 hrs ago #81

Paratrooper ride at Kennywood Park some_of_us_are_sane 10 hrs ago #82

Roller Coasters and "Dark Rides" (like Disney's Haunted Mansion) emulatorloo 10 hrs ago #83

Back in the day, on the Canadian side of the Detroit River MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #84

Mine Train The Madcap 10 hrs ago #85

I'll go on most scary rides, but haven't in many years chowmama 9 hrs ago #86