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New coaster fan, Questions about inverting coasters.

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Epcotcenter82

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Hello everyone. I am new to the coaster world and this forum and I have a few questions about Florida parks (Disney world, Universal, Sea world ect.).

Anyways, so I have gone on almost all of Disney World's coasters (Not to many.) and I am fine with drops, (Not too big though, SFOG's Goliath scares me..) though, I have ridden Expedition Everest (First "Big" coaster.) and the backwards helix bothered me a little too much... I haven't gone on it again because of that.

I did do Tower of Terror and it really didn't bother me but I would NOT do Fear Fall at IOA.

So, the only ride at disney I have not done is Rock n Roller coaster, their only coaster with inverts. A Sea serpent roll (As I saw it called online) and one corkscrew. The only thing that worries me is that it has more then one inversion... And, I am worried if I do not like inversions, once I go through the first one I have to go through another...


I did go to Universal and IOA earlier this month and ended up trying Mummy and I liked it. I also tried almost all of the simulators and had no problems with those. And, a friend who doesn't like coasters that much but will do RRC did Dragons (Both sides) and said it was amazing. I didn't ride Dragons or Hulk. I thought of riding Rip Ride Rockit.. But, I was worried about the Non inverting but still inverting (As a friend calls it) Loop...

So, what I am asking is, do you think it would be best for me to wait until I get a chance to go to Busch gardens and ride Scorpion and Cheeta hunt? Or, should I just ride RRC next time I am in Florida?

Thank you for taking the time to read through this long post...
 
Rock n Roller Coaster is no more intense than Mummy in my books, and it's just as fun. You hardly notice the inversions being in the dark. Dragons and Hulk are both more powerful rides, but again they're not really intimidating. I haven't done HRRR but I'd imagine that would be worse in terms of fear; it's higher and has a much steeper drop.

Inversions really aren't a big deal, they're just good fun, although Hulk is pretty forceful. And if you can do Tower of Terror you can definitely do FearFall, although in my opinion it's a waste of time since it's so bad.

Scorpion would be a good warm up ride, but I don't think it's necessary, I actually found it a little rough so the pain might be a bit off-putting. I haven't done Cheetah Hunt so I can't comment there, but it's supposed to be pretty mild.

So yeah! Just give them all a try, as enthusiast you have an obligation to go on all the Florida rides :--D None of them are particularly intense (except Montu and Kumba) or terrifying (except SheiKra) anyway.
 
Inversions honestly feel like a turn. RnR was one of my first looping roller coasters, and it was an amazing ride.
 
Thank you all for writing back. I am now sort of thinking of going on it. Though, the only thing I forgot to mention in the first post was, how bad is the launch? I have done both The Mummy and Test Track's launches just fine. But, on one website I had read someone said "It felt like my heart was going to come out of my chest" which, worries me just a little bit... I can ride in cars just fine and I have never gotten sick on any ride (Possibly lightheaded on TOT and Everest.. But that was just because I was nervous and I have never gone on coasters like that before.) so I think I'd be okay with it.. I'm just not sure.


That's funny how you mentioned that sharp turns felt like inversions. A friend of mine (Who got me to ride EE and got me into coasters.) told me the same thing after we rode The Mummy. If that is the case I'd probably be riding inverting coasters alot... I have no problems with sharp, angled turns. (Well, unless they are backwards lol.)
 
Just give it a go, don't try to over think it as if you're worried about trying it you'll make the situation worse for yourself, just relax and enjoy the experience. I think everyone goes through what your experiencing at the moment before their first time.

Everyone reacts to launches differently. Rock n rollercoaster has probably one of the better ones to start with and if you've done Mummy and Test Track you should be fine.

Btw Tower of Terror is one of the most extreme drop towers so if you can do that you should be able to ride most others out there.

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Just to add my $0.02.

I know how this sort of thing goes, and you're likely to hear it a lot, but they're not as bad as you think.

I remember being nervous about my first 'upside-down' when I was younger, but after psyching myself up to ride one (think it must have been RRC too) I felt like a bit of a fool for thinking they'd be awful and I'd hate them.

More often than not, they don't last for more than a couple of seconds and don't really feel that different to any other elements, it's just when your brain puts all the signals together (visually, the effect of the g-force, your balance senses) then they seem more exhilarating. On rides like RRC where you're pretty disorientated from the dark and lights, the inversions really fly by.

Some might disagree, but I think RRC might be quite a good one to ride first. I found the inversions to be particularly quick and I barely noticed them (although I was quite young/small at the time, so don't know how much that was helping that) meaning when I got off I realised "oh wait, I just rode an inversion and it was fine, so I can ride more now" (I always found being able to see the layout and hear the coaster roar around the track put me off).

Worst comes to the worst? You actually hate it, however the ride is over in what, less than two minutes? If that. The inversions probably don't make up 15 seconds of that in total, so all you'd have to do would be to grit your teeth, clench your buttocks and wait it out. It'll be over before you know it.
 
Like Hyde said, you don't feel any inversion. My first inverting and launch coaster was Rockin Roller Coaster 10 years ago but what really use to scare me was the unexpected launch. As I kept learning about coasters, It didn't matter to me anymore. The same goes with inverting coasters. Try it once and you'll keep coming back.
 
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