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In reply to the discussion: What was/is your favorite ride at a Fair, carnival or amusement park. Mine was the "mouse" How about you? [View all]
LogDog75
(1,407 posts)41. Definitely the roller coaster
A group of us went to an amusement park in the late 70 at Myrtle Beach, SC. This was when the first 360 turns where you're traveling upside down during the ride. Admission to the park allowed you to ride as many rides as you want so we took advantage of it. We get on the roller coaster and when it was over, we'd get off, get back in line, ride it, and do it again. After about the fourth time, the attendant said if the line isn't long to just stay on it. We rode it about a half-dozen more times that night.
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What was/is your favorite ride at a Fair, carnival or amusement park. Mine was the "mouse" How about you? [View all]
debm55
21 hrs ago
OP
Thank you very much, buzzcrumhunger. I really liked rollercoaster, but now I pass. I have bean to Busch Gardens and I
debm55
21 hrs ago
#4
Thank you very much , buzzycrumbhunger. I always hated the long lines to get on a ride.
debm55
7 hrs ago
#50
Thank you, Ocelot II. Confession --I never went on it. They did have a viewing stand where you could watch. I did that.
debm55
21 hrs ago
#6
No, no, no......it WAS the scrambler that my brother got sick on. NOT THE tilt-a-whirl.
a kennedy
20 hrs ago
#25
HAHHAHAHAHA. Thank you very much for the post of your brother and the Scrambler, a kennedy. And may the memories of
debm55
20 hrs ago
#26
I liked the water rides too- Here in Pittsburgh, We have an Amusement Park full of nothing but water slides, wave pools.
debm55
21 hrs ago
#8
Thank you,RockCreek. It is a great escape. they have expanded the Sandcastle and it has mmany more attractions.❤️
debm55
19 hrs ago
#37
Thank you, Niagara. I have been on all three. We have different names for the first two, so I was unable to remember
debm55
21 hrs ago
#14
You're welcome, Debbie. Different fair companies and amusement parks have different names for the rides
Niagara
21 hrs ago
#18
The Bumper Cars was my favorite ride at SF's Playland at the Beach, (as well as the Fun House)
red dog 1
21 hrs ago
#10
Thank you SamKnause. You described it perfectly. I didn't like roller coaster, but I loved the Mouse.
debm55
19 hrs ago
#40
I was on that at Kennywood. It is about 5 miles from my home. I liked to ride it at night when it was lite up.
debm55
21 hrs ago
#15
I liked the Mouse and the Parachutes. The Parachutes were located across from the pond. Thank you , some_of_us_are_sane.
debm55
19 hrs ago
#42
OMG. That was the first ride I went on at Kennywood.You had to cross the Bridge to get to ride in the center of the pond
debm55
20 hrs ago
#31
Roller coaster and ferris wheel. You couldn't pay me to get on either these days.
LoisB
20 hrs ago
#24
Thank you very much , sinkingfeeling for sharing with us. When I went to Florida they didn't have all of the other parks
debm55
19 hrs ago
#36
There was a carnival way back when with a standard size ferris-wheel but it was spinning way faster than usual.
Dave Bowman
20 hrs ago
#33
Thank you very much for sharing with us about the "The Octopus" glaad you were okay.
debm55
5 hrs ago
#56