Crazy things you hear while waiting in line...

uuhhhhhhh..........i dunno <obvious sarcasm>

I don't even see why he would carry a card!

Does anyone else? I can count in my head how many times that I am able to ride it in one day, and if I felt the need in case I forgot, I wouldn't even worry about it. I have rode it a lot of times. I don't know how many.

Between 2001-2002, I did count and I rode it 5,000 times. Beat that! *** Edited 6/10/2004 7:26:44 PM UTC by CurrentlyDownDueToFillInTheBlank***

200,000,000,000,000 times. And I reached 240 mph. None of you can top that.( joking for anyone who didn't know)

I just keep hearing about the plans for Maggie being dismantled because it's sinking.

lol, because TTD opened in 2003. The guy did seem proud of his "card".

I've heard four dumb things in line that really stick out in my mind:
1. WHile waiting in line for millennium force the kid behind us was telling his friend that it's a waste of money to get a freeway stamp for millennium force. Exact quote, "Why would someone wait in line for the stamp longer than you wait in line for the ride? Plus it costs like a dollar to get one."

2. Same place, same person. "Man the last three times I've been here that first car wasn't letting people out of the car." This of course is when guests with disabilities were being loaded into the first car of the train.

3. While getting in line for millennium. "Mom the matterhorn is running faster than the millennium."

4. And the kicker, while waiting in line for Magnum. The ride ops were telling everyone where the on-ride photo was (before the third tunnel of course). A woman wearing a jester's hat turns to us and says "How are we supposed to count?" Thats right "How are we supposed to count?"

raptorman: To expand on what twister said the demon at Six Flags Great America got stuck in the vertical loop for almost 2 hours. But i guess its better to get stuck in the loop than to fall out of it!

It's even better when clueless people publish totally stupid stuff.

(Read the caption on the picture) http://cgi.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/07/01/sprj.st03.theme.parks/ *** Edited 6/11/2004 5:18:58 PM UTC by swimmerkev***

A Rollercaster did get stuck upside down right in the middle of a loop for about 2 hours. I cant remember the name of the Park but the coaster was called "DEMON" very similar to Corkscrew. I seen it on the news and Maximum Exposure. Thats a fact Jack!!

Not sure if this one is true, but I heard it when waiting in line, thought I would pass it along. A couple behind me in line was telling us of a story about a proposal on TTD. After rolling out into the launch position the boyfriend reached in his pocket pulled out and ingagement ring, leaned over to his girlfriend and said "Will you marry me"...and then ZOOM the ride took off. Due to the force and suprize of take off, he lost his grip on the ring sending it flying up into the air. We were then told that they both with the help of several ride ops spent several hours trying to locate the ring. Guess we can add that to the list of things we have to secure in a cargo pocket (as defined as a pocket that buttons, zips, or velcros) with a non-rider or secured in a locker...LOL : )

C.P. Soldier, you are an idiot.

"Seen it on the news"? Give me a break! Stop believing everything you hear on the news (and web) and learn how to spell and use proper grammer.

I think "research" is a word you should learn the meaning of.

MrScott

MrScott, the Demon at Six Flags Great America really did get stuck in the top of the loop. I believe it happened in 1998. If you do a little searching on the internet, you can find many reports on this, including news reports. It is not a rumor that was just made up.

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Twister II said:
A old lady on Wildcat died of a heart attact not TTD.

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I thought that is was a teenager with an unknown heart condition, not an old lady. Also, I believe that it was after she exited the ride, not on it.

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The only really stupid question some one asked me was in line for TTD, "how do they launch the train?"

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Why is this a stupid question? It seems totally legit to me.

My friend started making fun of me for calling Corkscrew, Corkscrew. He thought it was Wicked Twister. So we get to the actual Wicked Twister, and I told him to look at the ground. Sure enough it said Wicked Twister right there.

O and in line for TTD my friend was scared s***less of riding it. So my other friend and he was completely serious said "well shes scared because 2 people have died on this ride already. 1 was chewing gum (the raging bull accident), and the other guy was real old and fell out of the restraints (the Superman accident). *** Edited 6/13/2004 2:06:52 AM UTC by Kyle Fobe***

I've also heard the one in line for wicked twister about having more than one car to speed up the lines. I had an idea about the design of the ride. Make it a complete circuit. Have the track connect together at the top the same way as they do below. It would still be to short to add a second train, but i think it would be a awesome ride.

I havn't heard many things personaly standing in line, but one that i can remember vividly on opening day for the top thrill dragster:

Girl asks boyfriend question: How fast is the train going at the top of the hill?

Boyfriend responds: Well it probably only slows down to about 100mph or so by the time it gets to the top of the hill.

(which of course explains all of the rollbacks) HA

Not really crazy, but The now ride this year is called the Iron Dragster.

Well, just something to add to the list.

Discussion in my first hour class about upcoming school Cedar Point trip:

Teacher: So, who is going to ride that new one...uh...Top Speed Dragster? ::several hands go up:: What about that 500 foot one?

Student: You mean Raptor?

Teacher: Yeah, who's going on Raptor?

Got told off today by some girl that Dragster goes 200 mph. I quickly backed off, she was a stubborn one.

Oh yeah, I get in arguments with people at my school all the time, because nearly all of them believe that people have died on Dragster. The other day, my friend Chelsey goes "...there's no way I'm riding Power Tower now! Megan told me she was there when that girl got her hair caught and that she got blood all over her!..."

Now I've learned to just laugh, shake my head, and walk away...arguing never seems to knock sense into them.

I hear people arguing about the stats of coasters all the time. Most of the time both of them are wrong.

Or how people will complain that the wooden rides are too rough and that they should be more like the Gemeni.

I try to explain to people why gemeni isn't really a wooden coaster and half of them either ignore me or just don't belive me. But I get that all the time anyway :)

Jason, you may know what type of coaster it is but good thing they didn't ask you to spell it.

Sorry chris, Gemini. Definatly messed that one up. Heard another one yesterday while walking into line for the Raptor. 4 girls were standing outside the line arguing. They didn't want to on Raptor because it only seats 3 people accross and one of them would have to sit alone.