Funny how as we age we prefer “baby rides”. I, too, as a teenager, liked the wildest, fastest, craziest rides. Now? Nothing more daring than the Bumper Cars (and even that makes me worry about whiplash) and the mildest Merry-Go-Round. I might even choose a horse that is stationary.
I am probably the only person in the world who has gotten thrown off a merry-go-round. I was wearing a fairly straight dress at Dollywood, and rode side-saddle. They told me I couldn’t do that (I even put on the seatbelt) but that wouldn’t do. When I started to pull up my dress, they made me leave.
That roller coaster in Seaside Heights was the first one I ever rode and the first for both my kids, it got me hooked and I still like them. When I saw it in the water it made me very sad.
I was always a fan of the old wooden ones. One of my best recollections was from the late 80s when me and my brother in law went on the old roller coaster in Myrtle Beach. The first drop was followed by a quick rise and fall again. As we crested the second rise and started to drop we were pulled out of our seats, standing nearly straight up hanging on by our finger nails despite the safety bar. Scared the crap out of us but we had to go on again. I understand they tore it down the next year and replaced it with a new metal one.
When we were in Daejeon (South Korea) last autumn, we visited the zoo with an old friend of ours and her little son. Our tickets included the small amusement park – and there was our favorite ride from Munich Oktoberfest decades ago, the Pirate Ship! Still ship-shape. We took the ride three times. Rear seats, of course. Imagine a giant swing boat: The ship gets hauled up until nearly vertical and “let loose” for a free fall experience several times. Woo-hoo!
Templo S.U.D. almost 7 years ago
looks like fun if it WERE a water ride
Tigressy almost 7 years ago
Like over the last few days, here’s my
QotD (applause to me; criticism to Tony): Which funfair rides do you prefer?
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I guess I’m whatever you’d call the opposite of an adrenaline junkie.
At a fair, I’ll go on a carousel….
as long as it’s one that little kids can ride, too…I used to ride the Tilt-a-Whirl and some Ferris Wheels but now I wimp out.
I do love the rides at Disneyland that are more about visual fantasy than any sort of physical action….especially Pirates of the Caribbean.
That is, nothing you’d find at a traveling carnival, and NO roller coasters or scary mountains.
BTW Tigressy…. in the US we call them “carnival rides.” In the UK they say “funfair.”
What I’ve been wondering is why these strips from 2013 are referred to as “From the Archives,”
and shown in black and white…..
But we get re-runs and also re-drawing of strips from 2012, even 2009, with no mention of that fact… and they’re in color.
Tigressy almost 7 years ago
@Susan Well – as long as Brexit isn’t through yet, as a Continental European GB is closer to me than the US. We studied Oxford English at high-school.
“Karneval” (German) has the other meaning of “carnival”.
As for the colors: They are on Facebook.
dlkrueger33 almost 7 years ago
Funny how as we age we prefer “baby rides”. I, too, as a teenager, liked the wildest, fastest, craziest rides. Now? Nothing more daring than the Bumper Cars (and even that makes me worry about whiplash) and the mildest Merry-Go-Round. I might even choose a horse that is stationary.
whiteheron almost 7 years ago
If one has an exhibit at a street carnival, doe that make them an exhibitionist?
Dani Rice almost 7 years ago
I am probably the only person in the world who has gotten thrown off a merry-go-round. I was wearing a fairly straight dress at Dollywood, and rode side-saddle. They told me I couldn’t do that (I even put on the seatbelt) but that wouldn’t do. When I started to pull up my dress, they made me leave.
GROG Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I’m not into roller coaster rides.
Spiny Norman Premium Member almost 7 years ago
That roller coaster in Seaside Heights was the first one I ever rode and the first for both my kids, it got me hooked and I still like them. When I saw it in the water it made me very sad.
Doug Taylor Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I was always a fan of the old wooden ones. One of my best recollections was from the late 80s when me and my brother in law went on the old roller coaster in Myrtle Beach. The first drop was followed by a quick rise and fall again. As we crested the second rise and started to drop we were pulled out of our seats, standing nearly straight up hanging on by our finger nails despite the safety bar. Scared the crap out of us but we had to go on again. I understand they tore it down the next year and replaced it with a new metal one.
Tigressy almost 7 years ago
When we were in Daejeon (South Korea) last autumn, we visited the zoo with an old friend of ours and her little son. Our tickets included the small amusement park – and there was our favorite ride from Munich Oktoberfest decades ago, the Pirate Ship! Still ship-shape. We took the ride three times. Rear seats, of course. Imagine a giant swing boat: The ship gets hauled up until nearly vertical and “let loose” for a free fall experience several times. Woo-hoo!