# Roller Coasters and Simular Rides: Yes or No? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2001, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558 "2001-04-27T20:50:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/41 "2011-03-25T22:00:48Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > I love spinny rides, though - the teacups and Tilt-a-Whirl are my favorites! BURN HER! BURN HER! Who is this woman who defies nausea? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/42 "2011-03-25T22:07:30Z")
Oh, I never vomit. Like, never. I can remember throwing up three times in my life. (Once, however, was red wine and it was into that part of your car that’s between the seat and the door. And it was a hundred degree July. And I had to go out the next door and face cleaning it up. The smell haunts me still.) It’s funny - I used to LOVE the Gravitron, you know, that centripetal force ride where it’s a round room and it spins hard enough that the floor drops out but you stay up on the wall? God, I loved it. Then I hit puberty and I don’t know if it changed my center of gravity or hormones or what, but I can’t stand it anymore - it feels awful and horrible and terrifying. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/43 "2011-03-26T03:36:49Z")
I LOVE roller coasters. Also, I am afraid of heights. Funny thing, that. For some reason I can force myself through that terrifying ascent, and then once we start to go over the first hill I have an absolute blast. It took me years to get up the courage to ride the Magnum at Cedar Point because it was so tall. I had so much fun I did it again - then went straight to the Milennium Force, which was at the time the tallest coaster there. I rode that sucker with my hands in the air the entire time. I won’t do the things that rely only on height for thrills though - even the space needle, this slow spinny thing that shows you a view of the park - freaks me out. I heard about the Big Shot in Vegas - on top of a skyscraper - and I think I almost died just thinking about it. ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/44 "2011-03-26T03:45:43Z")
I like steel roller coasters more than wooden ones — the wooden ones are too jarring and tend to leave me sore. I’ll do a few simulator rides, like Mission: SPACE at Epcot, but most of them leave me nauseous. And I’ll skip the scramblers and Tilt-A-Whirls of the world, thanks. My wife loves them, but I can’t even stand to watch, it makes me sick. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/45 "2011-03-26T04:04:39Z")
Another on the weird spinny side. I LOVE that sensation - getting all smushed against the wall with your feet dangling in the air, like getting squished by an invisible giant hand. That, and feeling the pressure when you try to pick up your head or put your hands out in the air. I also like the ones where you’re in a little cart on a wavy up-and-down track that spins around in a circle really fast and the person on the outside gets all smushed by everyone else on the bench seat. Those things are fantastic - I go on every one I can find. I like wooden roller coasters, and I like any coaster - as long as it doesn’t go upside down. I can’t do the upsides bit… I pass out. I don’t mind sharp turns, or drops, or corkscrews, or being sideways - just can’t do upside down. Rides that are nothing BUT drops don’t do much for me. I don’t mind the pirate ship types, but they’re sort of “meh, what’s the point?” I don’t dislike them, but they aren’t thrilling or anything. Simulators, on the other hand, are sooo much fun! I like them better than the spinny rides, because the seats are usually more secure-feeling. I can enjoy the sensations more without worrying about the thing breaking down or flinging me off into the wall or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![cgg419](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cgg419/32/2847_2.png) [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/46 "2011-03-26T08:05:59Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I heard about the Big Shot in Vegas - on top of a skyscraper - and I think I almost died just thinking about it. Also afraid of heights, but that ride was amazing. We went at night and the view was incredible. The X-Scream was pretty cool too, but I have to admit I wussed out on Insanity. 😃 [Big Shot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59caVJuXRZk) [X-Scream](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqeyGKPfjF8) [Insanity](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqB6GYoCNo0&NR=1) ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/47 "2011-03-26T13:12:57Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > I also like the ones where you’re in a little cart on a wavy up-and-down track that spins around in a circle really fast and the person on the outside gets all smushed by everyone else on the bench seat. The Scrambler! Yeah, I love that. Only, when I was younger I was really skinny (and also very pointy) so I inflicted myself on other people. Now depending on who I’m with I might be the victim rather than the perp. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/48 "2011-03-26T13:41:03Z")
I’m in line for the Anaconda right now. I’ll let you know how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/49 "2011-03-26T14:14:16Z")
Whoa. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/50 "2011-03-26T15:21:50Z")
I’ve never been on a roller coaster in my entire life. It would take someone holding a gun on me to get me on one. I hate Ferris wheels, too. In fact, I hate all carnival and fun park rides, including ones I’ve never seen. All I want out of life is peace and quiet. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/51 "2011-03-26T15:55:30Z")
> [@m4sim](#): > > If you see us some where… mention this post and I’ll give ya a free bee. Hey thanks, will do. Is it tame? ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/52 "2011-03-26T16:20:18Z")
> [@m4sim](#): > > If you see us some where… mention this post and I’ll give ya a free bee. > [@Ximenean](#): > > Hey thanks, will do. Is it tame? the poster just joined yesterday and that was his only post to a waken a zombie. i think it is a drive-by. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coasters-and-simular-rides-yes-or-no/63558/53 "2011-03-26T16:21:54Z")
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