Ever feel like you had a near death experience on a coaster?

[RollerCoasterSmiDumbTums]

Pretty much every time I ride the wild mouse at Blackpool

Agreed! It is absolutely crazy,..

[STR8FXXXINEDGEJar-Jar Binks smells like Donkey]

The first time I rode Deja Vu at SFGAM; on the pull back up the first lift hill my restraint, with all my weight on it, opened one notch. That was pretty bloody scary...

The same exact thing happened to me at SFOG! I remember putting my hands out on the back of the seat in front of me to brace myself. My friend that was sitting next to me thought it was the funniest thing ever. He's like "Just let go and relax, dude!", but I was ready to sh!t my pants!

Another time, at a carnival when I was little, I was on the Super Loop/Ring of Fire when they held it upside down, and I literally almost fell out of the damn thing. The restraint that was supposed to be at your waist/stomach, was literally on my shins and I was basically hanging by my feet. That was the last time I ever rode one of those.

[better_by_designFull Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!]

No, but I haven't been to China yet.

Speaking of that...the shuttle loop at Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park is seriously terrifying. Not a good sound to hear the upstops crashing against the track to keep you in place.

YES. THIS.

Pretty much all the coasters at that place are near terrifying... the cake was taken when I (American-sized male) couldn't get the shoulder belts on for their flume ride (which does forwards AND backwards drops). I was yelling concernedly at the ride ops, who dispatched our boat anyways. Picture arms up to elbows in shoulder straps and bracing like crazy... not that I was in any real danger, but when it's your first time on a ride...

More "this would never happen in the US" park stories...

[NozzyHoly crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

The Wild Mouse at Dorney Park. 4 adults, easily a combined weight of 800+ lbs. We were hitting the corners so fast that the thing felt like it was going to rip off the tracks. We were all screaming for dear life!! Now, I am no wild mouse novice. I know that this coaster is supposed to feel like it is going over the edge, but this was ridiculous. I felt that perhaps we were over the weight limit because I have never had a wild mouse experience like it.

You remember when this was?

I'm just curious since now it's braked a ton and they won't even let 4 adults ride in a car... wonder if they got stopped sometime

[talonecDid the donkey fairy give me this title?]

I had a recurring dream as a child: I was next in line for Montezooma's Revenge and the car right before me launched too fast, went through the loop, up the spike and off the end of the spike...then I would wake up. Every time I ride that thing I pray we don't go over.

Ed Note: We have never gone over...

[beatle11I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

The Wild Mouse at Dorney Park. 4 adults, easily a combined weight of 800+ lbs. We were hitting the corners so fast that the thing felt like it was going to rip off the tracks. We were all screaming for dear life!! Now, I am no wild mouse novice. I know that this coaster is supposed to feel like it is going over the edge, but this was ridiculous. I felt that perhaps we were over the weight limit because I have never had a wild mouse experience like it.

You remember when this was?

I'm just curious since now it's braked a ton and they won't even let 4 adults ride in a car... wonder if they got stopped sometime

I can't remember if they were having us go one or two at a time on that Mouse back in August during the Road To CP trip. Definitely interesting to hear that story.

The first time I rode Deja Vu at SFGAM; on the pull back up the first lift hill my restraint, with all my weight on it, opened one notch. That was pretty bloody scary...

The same exact thing happened to me at SFOG! I remember putting my hands out on the back of the seat in front of me to brace myself. My friend that was sitting next to me thought it was the funniest thing ever. He's like "Just let go and relax, dude!", but I was ready to sh!t my pants!

Another time, at a carnival when I was little, I was on the Super Loop/Ring of Fire when they held it upside down, and I literally almost fell out of the damn thing. The restraint that was supposed to be at your waist/stomach, was literally on my shins and I was basically hanging by my feet. That was the last time I ever rode one of those.

I've never had anything like that happen to me but that would definitely scare the sh*t out of me.

[SoCalCoastersYoung and Stupid! I blame my parents.]

Not neccessarily near death but definitely an oh @#$% moment was at Knotts in the rain last year when Monte didn't brake us at all when we came backwards through the station. I was so used to hearing the brake hit, when I didn't hear it...

It didn't help that we were in the very back row. Needless to say, that was the best ride I have ever had on Monte.

[australianalexA village is missing its IDIOT!]

Pretty much every time I ride the wild mouse at Blackpool

Thats exactly like the one here in australia. I know these wooden wild mouses have historical value and there are only 3? in the world, but they are scary as hell.

[derek_lentzI'm a know-it-all about donkeys!]

Not a coaster, but on Catapult at SFNE, I had the lapbar pulled down extremely tight (for obvious reasons), and while we were inverted, the bar popped up a notch. Fortunately it was still locked, but in that split second, I thought I was going to fall out.

I had this exact same experience on the same ride. That is the first and last time I will be on that one.

[eddytheviperFull Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!]

Just remembered, the first time I ever went on Sheikra at Busch Gardens. It was my first dive coaster, the ascent to the top of the lift hill, the turn around and the journey to the break pads felt like it would go on forever.
I genuinely hadn't been so scared on a coaster before, the fear and apprehension was SO intense actually.

Genuinely thought if my restraint popped up a bit, that would be me gone... totally irrational I know but, wow, what an experience.