the 2012 trivial drivel thread

[Donovan]

Thanks LC, love it! I'd love to ride Cyclone. 85 years and still running. So cool.

I actually prefer wooden coasters to the new steel ones; the hitches and noises are part of the experience. The wooden ones were almost extinct in new production for awhile, but now they're making somewhat of comeback because they're making them with partial steel frames and they're pre-fabbed (cheaper and easier to maintain).

My first roller coaster love: Colossus at Magic Mountain in Southern California:

I've ridden the colossus a few times in my youth. If you want to ride a cyclone, you could always go to Denver.


Although I hear these days it's more terrifying trying to get through all the gang members in the parking lot.