Ride a huge rollercoaster

“My eyes were closed. As I was able to feel us going up, I heard what sounded like metal gears rattling. “Please stop, please stop going up!” I yelled. I opened my eyes for a second to see where the roller coaster was. But all I saw were endless tracks that we still hadn’t gotten up to. In a few seconds, the rattling noise stopped. I opened my eyes, wondering if we’d stopped. But nope, it was at its peak getting ready to drop. Soon, everybody started screaming. I was caught off guard without any preparation when the roller coaster went downhill with grand acceleration. And that was pretty much it. Without realizing it, my eyes were actually open and I was enjoying it. I was enjoying it a lot.”

“The coaster slowly inched out of the covered boarding area and into the launch. The sun blinded me as the ride inched closer outside. Then the car stopped, and the heat soaked into the riders as we waited to blast off. After a few seconds that seemed like minutes, a voice came through the headrests on the seats. It was talking about safety, and then came to the countdown, moments later. Five. I clenched my sweaty hands and had a nervous smile on my face. Four. [...] One. I nodded slightly and the ride began. The music immediately started pumping through the headset. I could not hear anything else. The car shot forward at unimaginable speeds. I was screaming. However, I was screaming with thrill rather than fright.”

“Actually, this was my first ever big roller coaster. I've always been a lurker here and a behind the scenes enthusiast. I've spent 100s of hours watching videos on different roller coasters, but I've always also been absolutely TERRIFIED of riding them. [...] I was so tense during this ride I almost passed out, and my fiancé said I was bone white. The "airtime" in my experience just was an extremely uncomfortable sensation and I felt like my entire insides were being shifted. I hated it and couldn't wait for it to be over.”