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40. Roller coasters with 360 degree loops

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 01:53 PM

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I was stationed at Myrtle Beach AFB in the late 70s. There was an amusement park nearby that had a roller coaster with two 360 degree loops. One price admission and you could ride all the rides. It was a slow day and a couple of us started riding the roller coaster. When the ride was over, we'd get off it and get back in line and ride it again. There weren't many people riding the roller coaster so after a couple of rides the attendant said if we wanted to continue riding to just stay in our seats. We rode it about 10 times in a row.

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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

Oh my that is so gross debm55 Wednesday #98

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, thank 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

HAHAHHAHAH. That is funny. Thank you livetohike, debm55 Wednesday #94

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

I can't blame you, they are scary. MuseRider Wednesday #92

Thank you MuseRider. debm55 Wednesday #93

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

Thank you MIButterfly. I didn't like the Tilt-a-Wheel. It made me dizzy. debm55 Wednesday #97

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

HAHAHAHHA. Thank you surfered. debm55 Wednesday #96

I wasn't joking 😁 surfered Wednesday #99

Oh debm55 18 hrs ago #104

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

Thank you dem4decades. I liked both of your choices--bumper cars and the Laff in the Dark. debm55 Wednesday #95

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 Tuesday #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 Tuesday #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 Tuesday #89

Mine Train The Madcap Monday #85

Thank you very much, The Madcap. I agree with you about the loops and rolls. debm55 Tuesday #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 Tuesday #91

I always liked the Fun House and... LudwigPastorius Yesterday #100

Tilt-a-Whirl or the Scrambler - now its Cosmic Rewind! woodsprite Yesterday #101

Thank you woodsprite for sharing. I went on the Tilt-a-Whirl, once. Never again. debm55 18 hrs ago #107

I loved the jungle cruise rides. markodochartaigh Yesterday #102

Thank you very much, mardochartaigh. That does sound neat. debm55 18 hrs ago #106

The Phoenix roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Park. Borogove 18 hrs ago #103

Thank you very much, Borogrove. debm55 18 hrs ago #105