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JoseBalow

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70. Ya, the key was getting the inside seat

Reply to debm55 (Reply #61)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 06:18 PM

14 hrs ago

Sometimes you squash the bear, and sometimes the bear squashes you!

That reminds me of another fun ride I really enjoyed: The "Rotor" spun around very fast and the floor you were standing on dropped down, but you would remain pinned to the wall. Some were designed to keep you in your upright place, but the most fun was scootching around and upside down.

That ride was a blast too. I guess I'm just a pushover for centrifugal force!

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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