The best seat on a rollercoaster

Posted by: Not For Me on 03 March 2005

Is it the front, where you can visually decouple from the car, and feel you are rushing through space

or

The rear, where you can see the undulations of the car, and the reactions of the other riders, hands in the air?

DS

OTD - Gridlok - Heatwave

Posted on: 03 March 2005 by Adam Meredith

Front - avoids upchuck (yeuuck).

Posted on: 03 March 2005 by cunningplan

Interesting you should mention this, I always thought that the front was the best place to be. Having returned from Florida in October last year, and doing all the Theme Parks.

In Universal Studios Islands of Adventure they have a few white knuckle rides (and yes I'm a big kid and can't resist) They have something called Fire & Ice which are so called duelling coasters. We were told for the best results to ride Fire in the front and Ice in the rear.

Of course that meant you had to ride each coaster twice so you could compare if what you were told was true, and I have to say that there was a difference in each ride. I'll also add it's not wise to ride these things in quick succession, especially after a 2lb cheesburger

Regards
Clive

Posted on: 03 March 2005 by Berlin Fritz

Brill, brrrrrrrp

Posted on: 03 March 2005 by mykel

Prefer front, but will take rear over any other place.

Front gives you the falling type of rush, in back more like a whip.

regards,

michael

Posted on: 03 March 2005 by NaimDropper

Any seat my kids are in while I watch from the sidelines.
Funny, if I don't feel I have some control over the "ride" I don't really enjoy it.
David

Posted on: 03 March 2005 by BigH47

Finally rode one of these things a couple of years back "The Hulk" in Universal(?). Not sure if I could handle the front seat though.

Howard

Posted on: 03 March 2005 by Nime

This thread reminds me of the joke about a bar in the desert muttered by a gravel-voiced musician on Comic Aid. We laughed until we cried.

I won't repeat it. Fritz might be watching.

Nime Von couldn't remember a joke if his life depended on it.

Posted on: 03 March 2005 by cunningplan

quote:
Finally rode one of these things a couple of years back "The Hulk" in Universal(?). Not sure if I could handle the front seat though.

Yes Howard The Hulk is In Universal, and I've ridden a few coasters over the years, and that one was the first one that turned my legs to jelly. It was one of the most violent ones I've ever been on!

but still very enjoyable.

Regards
Clive

Posted on: 04 March 2005 by Rasher

I chickened out of going on the Hulk.

The back is faster, so thats where I go.

Posted on: 04 March 2005 by greeny

quote:
The back is faster, so thats where I go.

Humm. So it gets to the finish first then!!?

Posted on: 04 March 2005 by Berlin Fritz

Big Dipper Baby !

Posted on: 04 March 2005 by Roy T

The one that Gill Grissom won't be examining after a rather bad crash

Posted on: 04 March 2005 by BigH47

quote:
The one that Gill Grissom won't be examining after a rather bad crash

They are safe now he's already had a coaster crash. So that won't happen again.

Howard

Posted on: 05 March 2005 by woody

Has to be the back - more whiplash

Posted on: 05 March 2005 by cunningplan

quote:
Has to be the back - more whiplash

Sounds a bit too kinky for my liking

Regards
Clive

Posted on: 05 March 2005 by neil w

i thought the hulk was rather slow and smooth
duelling dragons is fun especially if your in the front,when the 2 coasters are hurtling towards each other and they break away ito a 360 at the last second
kraken is excellent ,the 1st drops a killer

neil

Posted on: 05 March 2005 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

The front!
The front!
Have you ever get someone's breakfast in the face before?
The front!
The front!

Gianluigi

Posted on: 05 March 2005 by Nime

Liquor in the front
Poker in the rear!
(Comic Aid)

Posted on: 06 March 2005 by Lomo

Sorry Gian, just put it down to my Irish side.
Incidentally good to be talking to you. I like your posts and your English is better than that of a certain member who shall remain naimless.
If I get it right it must be around midday on sunday in not so sunny Italy.
Around 90 here today in the shade so after being locked up in a meeting room all day went down to the esplanade to watch the birdwatchers watching the birds.
They come from the other side of the world to watch birds that have migrated from the other side of the world.
Now thats also what we call Irish.

Posted on: 06 March 2005 by Lomo

Whoops Giam. Managed to post outside the square. Checkout Rollercoasters thread for your reply.
cheers Lomo

Posted on: 06 March 2005 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

quote:
Originally posted by Lomo:
Sorry Gian, just put it down to my Irish side.

Ok, now i get it!

I've met a lot of people from Ireland and i must say now it has been good glorious days!!!!
Quite nice people you are!!!!!
Even my last conversation teacher.
She is a big, smiling woman from Dublin.

quote:
Incidentally good to be talking to you. I like your posts and your English is better than that of a certain member who shall remain naimless.

I don't know, but i like english more than german and french that i've been studing for years!

[/QUOTE]If I get it right it must be around midday on sunday in not so sunny Italy.[/QUOTE]

Yes. Midday on sunday. Snow just gave us a brake for few hours, but i think tonight it's going to snow again!
I wish hot summer nights, with windows all open and good music to heal my sreaming bones!

[/QUOTE]Around 90 here today in the shade so after being locked up in a meeting room all day went down to the esplanade to watch the birdwatchers watching the birds.
They come from the other side of the world to watch birds that have migrated from the other side of the world.
Now thats also what we call Irish.[/QUOTE]

hehehehehehheehhehehehheheheheeh
Life can be such a beautifull place, isn't it Lomo?

Thanks for compliments!

Gianluigi