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My first ride on a coaster was when I was 4 the Great Chase (I think that's what it's called) at Six Flags Great America. I loved it and instantly knew that I was hooked; unfortunately I was too short to ride any of the "real" coasters.

Of the parks I've been to I'd have to say Grizzly at KD is the most aesthetically pleasing. Either that or Scream at MM; for some reason I find looking at all the cars as you're on the lift hill quite fascinating. Tatsu at sunset is also a favorite, but it doesn't rank as my top choice. Manta...

I wish I could enter, but RL has been keeping me busy lately :(

That's a great grade! But only a 95? Should be higher.

The attention to details on that coaster in incredible. Love the mid-course brake run too.

This year was pretty good for me. I went to King's Dominion twice (once during my spring break and once in late June), BGW in early May, SFA in the spring, and most recently SFMM over the summer. My only regret I had was not going to Knott's Berry Farm. We were originally intending to go there...

Haha, that was a great read! Perhaps I'll do that the next time I have to write an essay. However I would watch your transitions...in the first paragraph "Although" was used twice in a row. Is this true? I've never felt woodies shake, except for my K'nex models :P

For a "small theme park" that aerial view with the coasters looks great!

Sit in the back for the most speed and least air time (that's not true for all coasters, however) and the front for the view. That's what I like about the front.

Re: 'Hexenbesen'-possibly the most wierd flying coaster ever That is pretty weird. It also looks (probably is unsafe) unsafe but TBH I don't think the chances of falling out are high. The cone-shaped bars in the front look too close together for anyone to slip out of...

When I was testing sometimes I found that the dog didn't lower itself, but I can probably attribute that to gravity (more specifically, the gravity wasn't strong enough to pull it down) while going up the track. Or maybe it was thrown upwards while it was ascending the track; IDK for sure. I...

Re: "Verbolten" Multi-Launch Zierer for BGWilliamsburg 3.5 minute ride? That seems long, especially after looking at the track layout...

Alright, so I have some pictures of an anti-rollback system I built. It's not prefect and it only prevents the car from rolling back if the dog successfully lowers itself, but that happens 99% of the time. Sorry for the long post >.> Here I built 2 small hills; the black one is the one with...

7 on Viper/Scream!, and I have yet to experience Colossus (at Thorpe Park).

Well, there are 3 parks somewhat close to my house: BGE (Busch Gardens Europe), King's Dominion, and Six Flags America. To be brutally honest SFA kinda sucks...but that might change with the addition of Apocalypse. We'll see. I have heard that BGE is "the prettiest park" and I do have to...

I don't remember exactly how, I have a guide somewhere in the house, but basically there are some screws next to the wheels or on the car which you can take out. The wheels will come out with a tiny rod attached and you can lubricate that. As for the anti-rollback system, I can't remember the...

I personally am excited; I love the series and if they released a new game I would probably be the 1st one in line :P However I am concerned about viewing the rides on a small screen, like Coasterfreck said. Also I hope that they will incorporate new parts, such as diving loops/immelmans...

That's correct; the batteries don't last long. And yeah, if you're going to buy the set you might as well use it for other parts :P One other thing I noticed was that last year I received the Looping Lightning coaster from K'nex but we already bought it a few months before. The track in the 1st...

I've only been on a fraction of the coasters in the US (and the world!) but I'd have to say Colossus (Magic Mountain) had the most. Either that or I305. Rebel Yell had some airtime too.

I personally didn't like the restraints on X2. They weren't complicated but having to adjust the height of the restraint was kind of awkward. That and getting off. Getting off was weird...especially for shorter people when your shoulder is pulled upwards when you pull off the restraint. I didn't...