The Longest Ride So there we were waiting our lives away for what seemed like forever. We were in line waiting to ride the Demon, a two minute long roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Indiana. It was the middle of summer and such a hot day out; people were perspiring quite a bit making the crowded maze like line very smelly. There were people of all ages waiting in line, from what looked like twelve up to an older couple that looked like they were in their sixties. I was with a few of my friends, Cassie, Amber, and Kelsey. We decided to come here for the day while the boys (all of our boyfriends) went to a car show. Finally, after almost four hours of waiting we were at the gate and ready to board the roller coaster. We were so …show more content…
For those of you that don’t know what that is, it is exactly as it sounds, the track that the roller coaster glides on spirals around meaning you go upside down then back upright. When we started going into this cork and I noticed we were not picking up speed, just as we started going upside down the roller coaster came to a complete stop. It was so thrilling and a huge adrenaline rush. I kept waiting for the coaster to start going again but when it didn’t I was scared to death. I realized that this wasn’t part of the ride, we were stuck. I couldn’t hear anything but my mind over flowing with thoughts. Are we all going to die? What if my harness releases and I fall out? Do they know that we are stuck? I look over at Amber and she too is freaking out (along with everyone else on the ride). She looks over at me and asks “Are we going to make if off this ride?” I reply with what I think is a calm “yes, were going to be fine”, but probably wasn’t very calm at all. But in my mind I’m thinking the same things that she is. I notice my hands are all sweaty and my fingers are starting to cramp, I look down at them and my fingers are as purple as an eggplant from squeezing the handles on the shoulder harness so hard; holding on for dear life in fear that my harness may unlock itself and pop open. It feels like we’ve been stuck here for hours but I know that it’s only been maybe five minutes. My mind just won’t stop not even for a minute. I keep thinking how are they going to get me off of this I’m hanging upside down? What if they accidentally push the harness release button when they’re trying to fix it and we all fall out? My head starts to feel heavy and I can feel it starting to throb, my sinuses feel like they’re full, and the air feels heavy to breathe
A roller coaster is an amusement park attraction that consists of a light railroad track with many tight turns and steep slopes, on which people ride in small fast open cars. The Russians created slides out of ice. The slides would go up to 70 and 80 feet tall and there were drops of 50 feet ("Amusement Park Physics -- Roller Coaster”). People traveled down the slide and would land into huge sand piles. They first appeared during the 17th century. Slides grew favor with the Russian upper class.
We pulled into the roller coaster park in our Ford Excursion truck. It was me and my dearest friends. Our stomachs were growling like mountain lions. We haven’t had a chance to get something to eat during the trip. I opened the container of ham and cheese sandwiches and have had three sandwiches faster than a track star. My un-calm hands couldn’t even open a bottle of wild cherry soda. Thinking about what I’m going to do when we enter the park.
Have you ever been on a roller coaster and wondered how the roller coaster was made or the history of it? The reason you should listen to this speech is because roller coasters are fun and accelerating and I want you to know the history of the roller coaster. Today, I am going to be informing you about the roller coaster and the history of them. I choose this topic because I love going on roller coasters at amusement parks so I thought it would be fun to learn the history of them. For this presentation I’ve prepared myself by doing research about the topic so that it would help me prepare for the speech. I’ll tell you about this speech by first, telling you about the history of roller coasters. Second, I’ll tell you about some
Have you ever been on a roller coaster.? Well I have. Roller coasters are fun and scary at the same time. It’s like your heart drops to your feet and your chest comes up to your throat. That feeling is awesome.! Have you ever ridden the furry 365 at carowinds? That is an insane roller coaster. I bet you haven’t ridden the tennessee tornado.? I rode it with my dad it was fun and scary at the same time. On the roller coaster you go from loop to loop. There are at least three loops in the whole track all spread out. But it is fun anyway, in fact it is so fun that you will want to ride it over and over again. I hope you get to ride the fire express. It is in tennessee. My dad,my brother,and I all rode the fire express together and had A good time.
The bus that took us to the Theme Park was huge, with room for a
We were next on line to go on that death trap. The ride people checked us for jewelry because it is a safety hazard. I got on the ride and then, “CLICK”, I was in and there was no getting out or turning back now! This one girl on the line next to us said, “I hope you do not die up there!” That was so nice of her to reassure us of our biggest fear. I started to breath deep, like when you are in yoga class and trying to relax but, this was not relaxing. I thought that I was going to use up all the oxygen in the world! Then I started thinking, am I going to die up there? Will I make it out alive? Will me and Kayla live till twelve? All of these questions whirled around in my head like, a big tornado staying in one and one place only; my head it was
As soon as they picked me up, we headed right to Hershey. On the way, we talked about the rides and what we were going to do. We were arguing about what was going to be our first ride that day. It took about half an hour, but we made
It’s clear that roller coasters, while safe, still create fear, and still provoke a ‘fight or flight’ response. This is all in the riders head and is a mixture of both the engineering and psychology of a roller coaster. Roller coasters create thrills through an illusion and the psychology of fear. The sensation of danger and great speed on a modern roller coaster is mainly an illusion. Accidents are rare because of all of the safety devices that have been put in place and continue to be invented. Designers of roller coasters manipulate our deepest fears and play psychological games creating scary rides.
I sat in there for a long period of time, taking pretty much the whole time. A long, eerie silence passed. I racked my brain and racked it really hard until I reached a resolve. ... ...
We loaded the van, and then we set off to go home. The trip home was pretty quiet. We stop a few times and my Mom always says “We’re almost there, guys.” I’m so glad I did. Well, after many, many grueling hours, we finally arrived home!
As soon as the cart reached the top of the tracks I knew we were in for a long bumpy ride. The cart descended, I gritted my teeth and pushed my legs against the seat in front of me to brace myself. I'm screaming now, this is my first roller coaster, I do not know what to expect. All I could see was my life flashing in front of my eyes and the moment just before I decided to jump onto this roller coaster of death.
The pain overtakes my thoughts as I drift into an endless
Have you ever felt the rushing wind on your face while spiraling through the air? Well if so, then you have probably been on a roller coaster. This October was the first time that I have been on a roller coaster. Traveling with a group of friends, went to the Haunt Night at Worlds of Fun. It was quite an thrilling experience. There were zombies and goblins prowling around, waiting to give you a scare. When we were on our way I was nervous, but excited. As we all trudged up, Keeshawn, Paige, Makenna, Cooper, Katie, and I went to the first ride, The Patriot.
Waiting in line to your favorite roller coaster is one of the most nerve wrecking and electrifying things about being at the park. Waiting in line is one of the times where you can read numerous people exact emotions. You can see people shaking and trembling in their pants as they await their turn. Kids are jumping with joy and excitement to get on the thrilling coaster. While their mother, on the other hand is trying to calm them down because inside, her heart is beating faster
Just as I get a breath, the powerful monster swallows me once more. It finally hits me that I’m going to be under a long time. These are 20 ft waves, I think to myself. There is no way I am getting out of here the easy way. I feel the blood surge to my head as the paranoia sets in.