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

[giscoStarbucks Enthusiast]

Not a coaster but a flat ride. We were in China and it was on a Giant Frisbee. The restaint still had about a 1/2 inch of play when it was locked. It was a little un-nerving at the top of the ark to fall against the restraint and have it move a little. I had to keep telling myself that it still had the safety seat belt thing if the restraint should pop open but I was glad when the ride was over.

[154bmagI love donkeys more than me.]

Riding ghost rider for the first time. Enough said

[OrlandoPeteI Love Donkeys!]

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

This was in 2001, the year Talon opened.

[The49erWhat would donkeys be like on the moon?]

Ninja @ SFMM in June. At first I'd been holding the OTSR against me, but I let go of it and noticed it coming up, and I thought "Holy $&%!, I'm gonna die". But I'm alive nevertheless :rofl:

JPRA @ Universal. I was pretty much restraintless.

[dylanreichLost My Veganity on the New Hotness trip.]

Ninja @ SFMM in June. At first I'd been holding the OTSR against me, but I let go of it and noticed it coming up, and I thought "Holy $&%!, I'm gonna die". But I'm alive nevertheless :rofl:

JPRA @ Universal. I was pretty much restraintless.

Although I suppose Ninja was sort of a feat when it came out, I think that Ninja is my least favorite ride of any theme park ever. It could just be because of the giant lift hill at the end ,only to find out that the ride is over...

[coasterkyleWhat would donkeys be like on the moon?]

Leap the Dips at Lakemont, our car left the track b/c we had so much weight in the car lol. it was most horrifying yet one of my favorite moments on a coaster.

[TJ27Have I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

On my first multi-inversion coaster (Boomerang at Knott's) My restraint popped up a couple of notches on the 2nd lift hill. I was only 8 and didn't know much about g-forces so I really though I was going to fall out.

Today I rode a twister fairground ride. My lapbar thing malfunctioned and popped up. They had to stop the ride.

[Coaster CurtHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

Great thread, no near death experiences for me yet.

Although there was this one time on a Mighty Mouse ride at VF, that was pretty scary.

[TruesCan I park my donkey here?]

Oh my god, this happened just a month ago. I know this startles a lot of people, but there's at least somewhat of a story here:

At Disneyland, riding Thunder Mountain, assuming it's going to be just another coaster through a rocky landscape (I had never been on a Disney coaster before). It's night time and I can only see what's purposely lit up, which makes this worse. Well (you guys probably all know this) there's a part where you go by a couple wolves and a possum is hanging on a branch above you. I saw the possum, but didn't see the baby possums that are spinning around until the last second!! literally thought it was some piece of debris heading for my face, so I jumped from being startled and somehow bonked my girlfriend in the head (:( I feel so bad for that still)

Well she had no clue why I jumped and whacked her head, so we decided to ride it again and this time I was going to point it out. I didn't tell her what it was, I just said to look up at something moving next to the hanging possum. We get to that part of the ride, I scream and point "there!" and she sees it just as they swing around the pole. She screams and jumps out of her seat louder and farther than I have ever seen her do before!

Needless to say, those stupid baby possums scared the living crap out of both of us, on separate occasions! Disney ftw