I feel like the worst part about getting on a roller coaster is the anxiety of waiting in line and getting on the seat, because once u get on the seat you know there's no going back anymore and then when the rollercoaster is going up before the drop. I feel like after the drop it's all good tbh.
This might sound strange but part of me misses being scared of roller coasters. There was always a sense of accomplishment when you rode a coaster you were afraid of.
If you ever go to Tampa Bay to Busch gardens ride these coasters in order of intensity... Here they are smallest to biggest... Sand serpent, Cobra's curse, scorpion, Tigris, kumba, and then end up with the inverted coaster montu... All these are fun in their own special way
yes! when i went on my first roller coaster with a drop the launch up i squeezed my eyes so tight lol. but once it went down i was perfectly fine and rode it 10 other times. another time i had a panic attack before being pushed to ride the riddler at over texas but after that i loved the ride
THIS WAS ME TOO!!! 🤣 I even went as far as crying being I wasn't tall enough to ride and when I finally was I didn't want to get on. 🙃 I'll also say watching a news report about batman and robin (rip) at great adventures getting stuck upside-down for a long time didn't help either. 😅
for me its always the stomach dropping that i didnt like, and tbh im still not a fan of it. however I do feel there are still rides that i can see myself getting on. just my last trip to cedar point after years of riding blue streak, disaster transport, corkscrew, and iron dragon because of my fear, i decided to step up to maverick, and to this day has been one of the greatest feelings of accomplishment. Cedar point is technically my "home" park as it resides closest to me so there is a lot of big rides to overcome however my next trip i may attempt either Raptor or Gatekeeper. The bigger the drop, the longer the gut dropping feeling and thats whats stopping me from riding huge rides
I avoid that feeling by going on only shoulder restraint coasters. When you start going down, press your body against the restraint and you won’t feel them anymore. It doesn’t work for lap bars, but I stopped riding lap bar coasters after the Blue Streak lap unlocked after the first drop. I had to hold on too it while it was up.
To be honest though, I feel that having some amount of fear on a roller coaster is a good thing. Not like paralyzing fear, just a little bit of anxious fear. Once you get past that first drop or launch, that sense of relief you get is euphoric.
I just came back from Six Flags today. HOLY SHIT. I FINALLY opened my eyes on a roller coaster and it was amazing. What helped me was that the first time I rode roller coasters, I had a need to control the situation. So I threw that out and decided to surrender to my fear and just let it happen. The result was that I wasn't afraid anymore, can't WAIT to go back to Six Flags.
I initially had a fear of more intense coasters after not riding any for years, but my girlfriend started me on Gatekeeper which is definitely a great way to get out of that fear. I still get anxiety but I think it is more for anticipation than fear when it comes to riding now.
this might be not the same for everyone, i still struggle with anxiety beforehand, but i always love the experience afterwards. my fear is always the feeling of the initial drop. i always like it, but it gives me a panic attack before each ride. i recently was able to start going on big rollercoasters, and i how i was able to break through the “wall” was going with a group of people that loved rollercoasters, and not telling them i was afraid. they would get excited and always said how much they loved the ride and i was able to feed off that energy and push myself to do it.
I used to have a terrible fear of rollecoaster drops. For some reason, I would hate the feeling of free falling when I was younger. But recently, in a big leap of faith, I went on a bunch of big rollercoasters when visiting sea world and Busch gardens- mako, sheikra, etc. turns out, I outgrew the hatred of free falling and now I love it. The chances of dying in a rollercoaster are really slim, and the rollercoasters nowadays are extremely safe, so I've been able to convince myself that I'm safe and there is nothing to fear. Now, I can't wait to go on even bigger rollercoasters, like kingda ka and millennium force.
Is that how you got over the stomach drop feeling? That's really the only thing stopping me from riding them. That and the feeling that I dont have control on them...especially on a lift hill.
I actually really think Disneyland is a great place to get into coasters. It's a park that is far more likely to have non-coaster fans and it also has a good step up collection. Start with Gadget's Go Coaster, then move to Big Thunder Mountain (sit in the front.) Then ride Matterhorn Bobsleds and eventually Space Mountain. While most enthusiasts wouldn't necessarily call Space Mountain a "thrill coaster" it is a thrilling ride in its own way and it feels faster than it is because it is indoors and pulls some tight turns. Once you're comfortable with that you can go across to Incredicoaster. Once you're okay with that then you're probably going to be alright trying the more serious thrill coasters at Knotts and SFMM. That said, it's probably best not to go from Incredicoaster directly to trying back row X2 if you're still fairly new to coasters.
@@XscreamThrills agreed. The 7 dwarves mine train is great and so is space mountain. Once I road those and was okay with some speed, the Rock n Rollercoaster was a breeze and great first loop/corkscrew. But that’s all Disneyworld idk what Disney land has
@@MissMoontree I wouldn't generally recommend Space Mountain to people who are new to rollercoasters or are nervous about them. It doesn't have a very high top speed or any inversions but it does have a few intense elements (though more so at the MK version than the Disneyland version.) But the bigger issue is that people who are new to coasters (especially little children) get nervous about coasters in the dark. And the queue line on both coasts can be intimidating. So I'd recommend Gadget's Go-Coaster at Disneyland or Barnstormer at MK as starters and then work up from there. Once Space Mountain is considered fun but not intimidating then you are ready to start climbing the thrill coaster ladder. For that you can either stick with Disney or Universal early on or you can make your way over to more thrill focused parks in general. In southern California that means Knotts or SFMM and in Florida it means SeaWorld, BGT or now even sticking with Universal.
Go on enough rollercoasters & you will eventually be desensitized. If you keep yourself relaxed while waiting by taking deep breaths & not allowing your heart to race & I promise you it will be so much more enjoyable. I keep my eyes open at all times including the ascent up. I absolutely love being at the top looking down!
I used to be scared of rollercoasters because they always looked bit and intimidating to me, I also was unsure if you were strapped in well. I got over this fear about 3-4 years ago. It all started with a coaster named Hydra (located at Dorney Park). My family wanted me to actually enjoy myself this time instead of being scared of all of the rides. They convinced me (after 20 minutes) to get on this coaster. I got on and was strapped in very well. After the coaster was over I realized how fun they actually were and how safe most of them are. All thanks to this coaster I ended up riding all of them there. Definitely recommend going on this coaster along with visiting Dorney Park, it’s a great park and I will forever remember it for helping me get over my fear of coasters.
My fear of coasters was gone when i started seeing them as something to be excited about and knowing that nothing will happen to me. I've yet to learn to enjoy floater air though lol but great video!
Pro tip: Peer pressure is an excellent motivator (at least from my teenage perspective). Not many people want to be "that guy" who skips all the fun coasters. That's actually how I got pressured on PR and TwiTim :P
That’s how I got pressured into riding intimidator 305 even tho Before that I had only ridden a Wooden coaster made in 1910 and absolutely hated it lol
I used to hate the stomach dropping but I've been having really vivid dreams of riding rollercoasters with real gforces too and it's never scared me to the point of waking up because my subconscious knows it's safe.
I want to thank you for teaching me to overcome my fear of roller coasters. I am now a huge coaster fan and have enjoyed going to amusement parks much more.
I myself am not afraid of coasters, but my one friend is. I’ve been trying to find ways to get him into coasters but they never work. I took him to Darien Lake and tried to do the “work your way up” strategy, but he only rode Viper and Predator. Next time I take him there I’ll use a couple of the tips that I learned in this video
XscreamThrills I said to him that Tantrum isn’t that bad and he said he didn’t like the drop and Ride of Steel was too “tall.” I even tried to explain that Ride of Steel was low to the ground. If the parks open up I’m gonna get him on it at some point
I hit my wall when back in October, I heard that Vortex was closing at my home park (Kings Island). Up to that point, I was comfortable with family rides (Adventure express and racer) I told myself that this could be my chance to lessen my fear of rollercoasters as I enjoyed watching and studying coasters, but the fear was always there. I took a friend who is a coaster enthusiast with me to ride it. I spent all day worried about going upside down and going 150 ft in the air. At a point, I had to just say screw it as I had been so excited to ride it. Me and my friend went on it in the middle of the train and as I approached the first inversion, that's when the wall came (at least somewhat) down. We went through the layout, I got off, and wanted back on. We rode it 2 more times and I loved every second (except the inversion after the mid-course). I got it a total of 8 rides on Vortex and while it is rough, it will be a special coaster in my ranking as it was the one to get me to ride big coasters. Since then, I've ridden Beast, Top Gun, Flight of Fear at KI. This past Christmas, I made it a goal to ride every ride at Dollywood and I was able to do it (Wild Eagle was a hard one to get on though, that lift hill). For me, it's still hard to walk and ride and coaster but I just remember that I'm safe, I know what to expect, and to ignore the fear.
I’m absolutely petrified of heights, but love rollercoasters. I went to Blackpool Pleasure Beach not long ago and was dragged on the Big One. Needless to say I’ve overcome my fear of heights and more so I’ve even further expanded my love of rollercoasters!
I went to Kennywood two years ago and sadly didn’t even go the year after or this year (coronavirus). But, the year I did go I went all in and rode thunderbolt, skyrocket, and phantom, all in one day! I will ride the steel curtain next time I get to go hopefully with my friend who moved to Saudi Arabia this year. And my advice is to just get on when you feel you are ready. I’m sure it will be fun and being nervous is not uncommon! Have fun!
Back when I was about 13 or 14 years old, my biggest fears of thrill rides were height, inversions, and a somewhat small fear of the tunnels. The fear of tunnels was easily conquered when I rode the beast at Kings Island. Those tunnels are so intense and fun. My fear of inversions was conquered in quite a fun way. Ended up going to Silver Dollar City back when I was 14 and got my ride on Wildfire, then vortex at Kings Island the next week. After that I told myself it was time to dominate my fear of heights. Drop Tower at Kings Island. I dont think we need an explanation here 😂 now I'm 24 years old and there isn't any ride I wont go on
My first big roller coaster was a launch coaster I got to go in inversions and it did help with my fear but to others I wouldn’t suggest a launch coster cause most don’t have big drops and from then on I found myself being most terrified of drops but im happy to say that poltergeist sixglags fiesta Texas was my first ride 👍🏻
I was extremely afraid of roller coasters when I was younger (even family mine trains scared me!). One day my dad pulled me to the inverting coaster at my local park, and thus the decadence started. I've now ridden over 50 coasters in about 10 different parks around the world, but I still get tinges of nervousness and intrusive thoughts about things going wrong when I'm standing in the queue, but I think I've learned how to make my love for roller coasters stronger than my fear
For the longest time, I was afraid of going upside down, and heights. For so many years, I chickened out on every coaster that was taller than Gemini, and went upside down. It was August of 2018, I was excited that a RMC has finally arrive to Cedar Point. So I convinced my family to go to Cedar Point in late August. When we arrived we were going to hit up Raptor first, and I almost chickened out of it, but after a little bit, I was told to go on it. I remembered that I closed my eyes on every inversion, and bracing for the Cobra Roll. When we came off, I was dizzy, but I loved it. After that, we hit Gatekeeper, that’s when I opened my eyes on the inversions. Then we went to Magnum, which is one of favorite roller coasters of all time. Soon we hit steel vengeance. On my ride, I got the very back row of the car, I held on the bars that first drop and closed my eyes on the first drop, I knew it was going to be my favorite coaster.
I wasn’t so much afraid of heights so much as going upside down. My dad was the one that egged me into going on Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds, an Arrow Looper. I was cool with that, so I went on what was the biggest coaster at the park, Top Gun (now Afterburn). After that, I was a coaster fan for life.
I’m hoping to bring my friend to Magic Mountain because we rode all the rides at knotts but their ride lineup is so different. Hopefully she won’t chicken out
It she doesn’t like rides that are really intense, I’d suggest not to take her on X2 or Tatsu. The pretzel loop on Tatsu is definitely not for everyone
i’m still scared of roller coasters but i went on my first coaster with a loopty loop and it was really fun. trying to get on candymonium, fahrenheit, and great bear since i’ve never been on a hanging coaster. all coasters r at hershey park since it’s sort of my “home park”. thank you for your help! i hope to be able to ride king da ka next year!!
The coaster shown at 9:47 is literally my favorite coaster EVER. Its called Griffon and its at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Would DEFINITELY recommend it when you get up to that type of coaster. Super smooth and the highest drop is 205 feet. Love that place.
You’ve helped me, I was petrified of rollercoasters and now trust myself with a few. Unfortunately, the wall stopped me but I am proud of myself for getting on the family coasters which is something that buckled my legs even at the thought of riding one.
I used to be scared of them, not for safety or how it'll feel, but because of the anxiety and nervousness, it would build up and make me almost feel sick. I used to not get on them at all, but recently I say I've conquered my 'fear' of them, I've been on both harry potter coasters, the mummy and my only big coaster so far, Velocicoaster, and I absolutely loved them all. I started out small with the mummy and escape from gringots, then moved up to hagrids and finally Velocicoaster. In every single one I felt the same way, anxious, nervous, just building up, making me feel awful. I've even started making plans to go to Howl-O-Scream at busch gardens tampa with my friends with plans to get on every coaster! Any tips for this? Because I absolutely loved every single one but that waiting and like sickly feel is awful.
I tell myself that the apprehension is actually part of the whole ride experience. Because it is--one of the things these coasters are designed to do is look scary and impressive from the ground. Somehow it helps to think that when I'm in line I am in some sense already on the ride, experiencing the first act. Might as well see the story through. (From everything I've heard about Velocicoaster, it sounds like you started near the top--that's more intense than a lot of big coasters.)
It has to be my choice to ride a coaster? Go back in time and tell that to my mom when we were in line for Thunder Mountain at Disneyland when I was 9 years old.
I’ll never forget the day I rode my first big roller coaster, I was 13, and I was with a bunch on my cousins and friends at CP and they all wanted to ride Maverick, I saw the hill wasn’t too small so I forced myself on it not knowing what to expect, maverick is my favorite coaster till this day
I also was afraid til i was 12 or so. I am struggling with this a little bit with my daughter even though she will ride a lot more than i would at her age, she's still afraid of the bigger rides. But pressuring her isnt the way to go so i like the advice "riding or not is your decision alone" Great video, and a valuable one
I simply didn't like the feeling of riding a coaster. Then someone gave me a great tip. Keep your eyes open (yes, you can still blink). This one thing changed the entire experience for me. I used to keep my eyes closed and I was simply miserable every time I rode a coaster and I used to wonder "when will this be over". Now, I'm wondering why it was so short. And that includes Space Mountain which is pretty much mostly dark.
Just rode griffon at bsw for the first time, front row too. I always tell myself in when I'm in line for coasters "it'll be over before you know it" and then when I'm on the ride I just scream "there's no going back now"
My home park is Magic Springs, a pretty small and truthfully kinda lame park in Arkansas. There's 3 big coasters there. When I was 8 I begged my mom (who's terrified of coasters) to let me ride the park's big wooden roller coaster. She was like "no, you're probably not even tall enough", but my grandfather said he'd go with me. I barely made the height requirement and got on. According to my grandfather, I had the biggest goofy grin on my face when we pulled back into the station. That's the moment I became an enthusiast. 2 years later I dragged my sister onto the same ride (while she was literally shaking with fear) and she loved it so much we marathoned that coaster for an hour straight and we've been riding coasters together all over the country ever since. Moral of the story? Just jump on. If you're like a lot of people, you'll come off only to go right back in line.
this video definitely helped. i'm going to go to six flags next week to start small and keep going up. i love six flags but i am absolutely horrified of roller coasters. my first roller coaster was the joker at six flags discovery kingdom. i didnt know what to expect so i wasnt that scared, it was kind of thrilling. but then when i went on the joker ride a second time, i cried before the drop. mostly because i knew what was to come, i hated the feeling of drops. not only because my fear of heights, but because my fear of safety. i've went on batman and i felt pretty proud of myself because people say it's one of the worst. I want to go on joker and batman a few more times so i can go on medusa or superman.
My friend is a bigger guy (he's working on getting smaller) but I just sent him this video. He wants to get on coasters but he is afraid of them. One "trick"I do, is to watch POVs of coasters with him- of course it's not the same, and I do remind him of that, but he tells me it does help. I also send him lot of coaster history videos, and videos of enthusiasts talking about their favorite rides and such. One of my favorite RUclipsrs (I've got a bunch, including this channel) is "GP to Enthusiast"
My dad took me on the Jack Rabbit at Kennywood when I was 5. It was my first coaster and I think I was too young to even comprehend any danger or fear. My uncle and cousin were in the seat behind us and he didn't fair as well as I did...He pooped his pants.
My recommended Cedar Point roller coaster order: 1. Wilderness Run 2. Woodstock Express 3. Blue Streak 4. Cedar Creek Mine Ride 5. Iron Dragon 6. Corkscrew 7. Gemini 8. Magnum XL-200 9. Rougarou (though if you don’t like head banging you can skip this one) 10. GateKeeper 11. Valravn 12. Maverick 13. Millennium Force 14. Raptor 15. Wicked Twister 16. Steel Vengeance This was my coaster order and it worked well so i am just sharing it lol.
@@whosagoodgirl5846 i wasn’t talking about favorite coasters lol. Though I did enjoy it at the tender age of six, Wilderness Run isn’t my favorite coaster. Its Millennium Force.
I used to be terribly afraid of roller coasters, but when I realized how humiliating it was to be the only one walking around while my friends were on rides, i finally had the courage😅
Personally, the way that I overcame my fear was by going on one of the biggest coasters in the park. When I had conquered that coaster I wasn’t scared to go on any others because I realized how much fun it was to go on such huge rides.
To an enthusiast, that’s hilarious, but to someone who is a GP, that wouldn’t work out well. My brother tried to get one of his friends on Ride of Steel at Darien Lake and I’m pretty sure his friend doesn’t like coasters anymore
I never went on roller coasters until I was 16. My friend wanted me to come with her to an amusement. I was nervous and scared because I've never been to one before and I didn't know what it's like to experience riding on roller coasters. I went on my first ride and it was a wooden coaster. She said she recommended it to those that never rode on a roller coaster and it's their first time. It was really fun and petrifying to me. It's the drop that always gets me. Whenever there's a drop, the force I feel, I pass out immediately.
I used to be terrified of inversions due to the fear of being STUCK upside down, but now I realize, that’s only happened maybe five times through history.
I’m gonna go to 6 flags great adventure with my friend this summer if the corona thing gets better but my friend wants me to ride kingda ka I want to ride it but I’m scared
In a funny way, my fear of roller coasters was avoided before I really knew I was riding a roller coaster. My first coaster ever, Whizzer at SFGA, got stuck in the middle of the lift hill. In a weird way, this made me fascinated with rollercoasters and made me want to ride them more. It’s funny how a bad experience can actually shape some of the things we love the most. I now enjoy learning, talking about and riding rollercoasters whenever and wherever I can, even though I’ve had multiple bad experiences. Each of them teach you something, and it’s important to learn your preferences so as to avoid bad coaster habits and make the experience better for yourself.
Last week I conquered my fear of rollercoasters and just wanted to say thank you for your help in doing this I'm 41 and due to a bad experience as a young child I was terrifed just looking at big rides, not just coasters but all of them Problem was my wife and kids love theme parks so we spend a lot of time at them, this was not that big an issue when the kids were little but now they're older they want to go on bigger rides So I decided that I cannot just sit on the sidelines anymore feeling angry, upset and disappointed in myself anymore So my wife and I planned a day out at Chessington without the kids, I know it's not the most "extreme" park when it comes to coasters but I figured it was the best starting point To prepare for this I watched as many videos like this as I could find to get as much advice as possible I worked out an order from the smaller rides I knew I was ok with and slowly worked my way up through those, getter bigger and bigger, until we came to the coasters I instructed my wife to not keep asking me if I was ok because that could make me start to overthink things, as well as telling her that she couldn't let me back out of anything I used deep breathing exercises to calm myself on the ascents/before the launch and made sure to scream on the drops, spins etc to get that tension out By the end of the day I wasn't remotely scared, in fact I was laughing and cheering the whole time and absolutely loving it We're now planning a day out at Thorpe Park to try the bigger coasters
For me it was just looking at how tall it was and then cold feet after getting seated. But I've gotten over it after getting on things like orion ride of steel and gatekeeper and i gotta say I've been missing out on how fun these rides are.
Maria Carmen Teos giant discoveries aren’t that bad. When you get over the fact that you are just moving back and forth over and over, they actually start to be pretty relaxing
Also slingshot at magic mountain IS 80 MILES AN HOUR. It is easily the scariest ride ever. But I heard that kings island one is 100 miles an hour. I will never ride a slingshot again in my life, tho I am an enthusiast.
Fun fact: My first roller coaster was actually Millennium Force because Cedar point was my first park and my dad had no clue what it was like since he had not been there since the Magnum opening. I then proceeded to ride nothing but Iron Dragon for the rest of the day and never took on Millennium until 4 years later.
I'm mostly just scared of the larger coasters. I'm hoping to go to the towers soon and get on something like Galactica or wicker man. I'm just going to ask whoever I go with to force me on it if I chicken out.
I was afraid of coasters until I was about 13 as well, though I had been on some coasters before that, like Big Thunder Mountain, and my mom even got me to ride Kumba and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Now, the last coaster that intimidated me was Top Thrill Dragster. The anticipation is ALWAYS FAR worse than the experience. I had to force myself on quite a few coasters before I "got" that it generates a pleasurable experience. Once I got that knowledge into my bones, I wasn't afraid anymore. I've also been on a Slingshot, so I've gotten pretty far. The only rides I won't ride are those almost straight-down water slides. For some reason, I like negative G's on a coaster wherein I'm strapped in, but find negative G's on a water ride with no restraints unpleasurable.
Fantastic video! I got over my fear of coasters when I was 12 and was so proud. I’m turning 14 and will ride anything I see or come across. I also think Disney world is a great place to start. They have fantastic family coasters to start off. Then you can move on to the more advanced ones like expedition Everest and rockn roller coaster. Although these bigger ones may not be the biggest rides - they are still fun to go on and this is the place where I got over my fear of roller coasters.
Lol when I was 8 my dad took me to kings island because I was tall enough to go on the beast because it was his favorite roller coaster. After I rode it I wouldn’t go on a roller coaster until last summer when I was 12
I just went to Busch Gardens (Williamsburg) today and I love how Alpengeist is shown in this video many times because I am terrified of roller coasters and heights and today I finally rode my first coaster: Alpengeist. I also ended out riding Verbolten to which was fun.
I'm 37 years old,never been on a coaster that's gone upside down,it's always been a fear,my niece wants to ride,she's 7 and fearless,cause of your video,it will help me,thank you!!!! (Nobody else can ride with her but me)
I remember my parents offering me a dollar to ride on it so I can overcome my fear of coasters. She lied and gave me 10 cents but I didn’t mind because I loved it.
My story of how I got over my fear of roller coasters and some of my personal advice I was only ever scared of roller coasters because I didn’t like how they felt, falling from anything above how high you can jump is a natural fear afterall, and even on my first roller coaster which was Woodstock Express at Kings Island, it had that unpleasant feeling of falling. I thought dang if that’s scary, imagine something bigger than that, and I didn’t ride anything else for awhile, it wasn’t until I got a little bit bigger that I was able to handle those forces without it being too intense for me. Other than the forces you’d feel on a roller coaster, I was never really scared of anything else regarding them, like being up high, safety concerns, and going upside down. I always found it fascinating to be high up above the ground, safety I just used a bit of common sense that if it wasn’t safe, it wouldn’t be open, and going upside down to this day I can’t comprehend how that’s scary to anyone, yeah it’s unnatural, but like you could just hang from your bed right now to see what that feels like. I conquered my general fear of coasters pretty early on I’d say, it took a bit longer for me to be able to confidently say I would ride any roller coaster in the world though, like when I was 13 and I got in line for Top Thrill Dragster, I was definitely nervous despite not having a problem with riding it. Here’s my advice for how to deal with the feeling of riding a roller coaster: (if that’s what it is you’re scared of) 1) Do not hang on for dear life, people aren’t just putting their hands up for the heck of it, they’ve all figured out long before me that putting your hands up makes it way less intense on the mind. 2) Don’t close your eyes, even if you’re afraid of heights, seeing what’s coming lets you be mentally prepared for it, feeling those forces without seeing what’s happening can be pretty jarring! 3) Lean into the drops, I mean literally lean forward when there’s a drop, you’ll find it lessens that falling feeling, the body can handle falling forwards better than falling straight down, that’s why you’d reflexively catch yourself if you fell forwards. So If you don’t like that stomach drop feeling, you should steer clear of drop towers, there’s nothing you can do to resist it on them! 4) My most important advice and the hardest to apply, convince yourself the forces are fun, it takes a little bit of self brainwashing to love roller coasters, it’s almost like trying to convince yourself you enjoy black coffee, except we genuinely do come to love roller coasters and aren’t still lying to ourselves. 😒
I’ve never ridden a roller coaster ridden this year. I rode a kiddie coaster then I proceeded to ride a family coaster as the video suggested. I’m going to a theme park again soon and I can’t wait to start riding more to really test myself. Your channel has definitely helped me
@@XscreamThrills It’s hard to believe that only a year ago I was so afraid of coasters, now, because of your video I was able to get the courage to ride things like The Velocicoaster, The Incredible Hulk and things like that. I don’t know if your going to see this but if you do just know I love your channel and appreciate what you do!
My anxiety is worse than the ride by far. I have an anxiety disorder but I really want to be able to overcome this. From the moment I decide to get on a ride that I don’t like I feel like I’m gonna pass out or have a heart attack. It’s almost the same feeling as an actual panic attack. I’m really not so much scared of the ride as I am letting my anxiety get so bad that it causes me an actual heart attack.
When I was 6, my sister convinced me to ride Phantom’s Revenge, but it gave me my first migraine, so I got a fear of roller coasters from that. Unusual, I know.
That's the stomach drop sensation. That's because of the G-force pushing up on your body, and your organs lifting up due to them. Screaming helps lessen it.
Which one, Superman at SFGAdv? That's nothing. Ride towards the front of the train and close your eyes on the pretzel loop. It just feels like a normal drop.
As a ride operator if I saw anyone where showing signs of anxiety especially younger Riders who are riding their very first major coaster. I would kneel down to their level and talk to them I would say it's okay to be if scared and it's up to you I'm here to assure you that you'll be okay. So if you're ready give me a fist bump. Then right before they get back I have a whole station give them a big hand. And I asked them so what you think. Most the time I get the biggest smiles on their faces but a few times I get those who don't enjoy the experience and I tell them at least you tried it good job.
what helped me conquer rollercoaster fear was something my friend told me! my main fear about them was the whole "what if something malfunctions and i fly outta this thing" but she told me to squirm around and try to stand up once your fastened in your seat. if you cant get out, you won't go flying. we proceeded to go on most intense rides at canada's wonderland together and it was a BLAST i absolutely love rollercoasters now. just saw everyone in the comments talking about their fear conquering stories!
Just let go. I never rode a roller coaster before and I went to kings island for the first time. I was so nervous and afraid. I still kind of am but I loved the thrill. The feeling of having your soul left behind for a split second. I wanted to cry after my last ride on Orion. I saw the sunset and it was beautiful. I felt like I was slowly but surely living my life out. Very emotional. I loved it. And remember my friends: fear is temporary, regret is forever.
If you're scared of loops, going upside down etc. DONT be you don't even feel it the pressure pushes of the winds pushes you down so it won't feel like anything and most of the time you won't feel it it doesn't feel different or anything it's just being upside down is what probably intimidates u but don't let it
Honestly my advice is to just do it. You need to just hop on and just do it. Aslong as you know you're safe, do it. Also, something that gets me kind of scared is seeing the track shake and sway. I know this is safe, but it still gets me a little bit
@@djfishofficial5612 Omg I wish I could be him 😂 I’m too much of a nerd about roller coasters to not have known the height of the ones that I’ve ridden so I was always scared!
recently went on hulk at universal and it was so fun !! im going again very soon with my friend and now im trying to work up the courage to ride rip ride rockit since i wimped out last time
I feel like the worst part about getting on a roller coaster is the anxiety of waiting in line and getting on the seat, because once u get on the seat you know there's no going back anymore and then when the rollercoaster is going up before the drop. I feel like after the drop it's all good tbh.
That is so true though
Yeah
After you get off one you’ll want to get on more n you’ll feel more chill
@@XVNRX exactly! That's how I felt after i got off of a scary one. I felt unstoppable and wanted to get on all of them.
Exactly after the drop ur good
This might sound strange but part of me misses being scared of roller coasters. There was always a sense of accomplishment when you rode a coaster you were afraid of.
I know that feeling. I felt like conquered Top Thrill Dragster, Superman: Ride of Steel and Millennium Force.
I agree. Now it's more a dread of coasters I know will be rough and try to break my back or shoulders. I preferred the more organic fear before
Thatsmallcessna You just don’t get as much dopamine as you used to
@@visionist7 i feel like after lockdown and theme parks open again that sense of fear will deffo come back and im excited for it 😁😂
If you ever go to Tampa Bay to Busch gardens ride these coasters in order of intensity... Here they are smallest to biggest... Sand serpent, Cobra's curse, scorpion, Tigris, kumba, and then end up with the inverted coaster montu... All these are fun in their own special way
For me the fear was related mostly to height and the first drop. Once I conquered the drop everything else was a breeze.
yes! when i went on my first roller coaster with a drop the launch up i squeezed my eyes so tight lol. but once it went down i was perfectly fine and rode it 10 other times. another time i had a panic attack before being pushed to ride the riddler at over texas but after that i loved the ride
For me, I was kinda afraid to go on Batman: The Ride because of the loop.
Lol thas me every time i go on to a coaster!
Yeah me too
same
“Like spiders”
*THROWS PHONE ACROSS THE ROOM*
I have arachnophobia that made me jump
I love spiders.
I had to just look away and refrain from screaming. Lol
Sorry everyone 😁
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 same they so cute
''Start with a kiddie-coaster''
Me: Conquering my fear by starting with the scariest ride in the whole park.
Go big or go home 👍
That is exactly what I did as well.
Just rode my first today i rode a 200ft one and passed out😂😂😂
today i rode banshee it was so fun mow I conquered my fear
I broke my fear from a mine train 😂
Me when I was younger before a ride: IMA GO ON ALL DEM RIDES
A tenth of a second later: NOO MOMMY I DON’T WANNA GO ON
I just threw up instead
THIS WAS ME TOO!!! 🤣 I even went as far as crying being I wasn't tall enough to ride and when I finally was I didn't want to get on. 🙃 I'll also say watching a news report about batman and robin (rip) at great adventures getting stuck upside-down for a long time didn't help either. 😅
@@thebiggfan3689 I feel this I threw up after a roller coaster
for me its always the stomach dropping that i didnt like, and tbh im still not a fan of it. however I do feel there are still rides that i can see myself getting on. just my last trip to cedar point after years of riding blue streak, disaster transport, corkscrew, and iron dragon because of my fear, i decided to step up to maverick, and to this day has been one of the greatest feelings of accomplishment. Cedar point is technically my "home" park as it resides closest to me so there is a lot of big rides to overcome however my next trip i may attempt either Raptor or Gatekeeper. The bigger the drop, the longer the gut dropping feeling and thats whats stopping me from riding huge rides
I avoid that feeling by going on only shoulder restraint coasters. When you start going down, press your body against the restraint and you won’t feel them anymore. It doesn’t work for lap bars, but I stopped riding lap bar coasters after the Blue Streak lap unlocked after the first drop. I had to hold on too it while it was up.
honestly mavericks is way scarier than gatekeeper. the rougarou at cedar point is a good one because it’s not too tall and not too steep.
Same
I always go to cedar point to but if you can do mavrik you can do every ride there because mavrik is one of the most untamed ride there
OOF...@@TeethOfDead
To be honest though, I feel that having some amount of fear on a roller coaster is a good thing. Not like paralyzing fear, just a little bit of anxious fear. Once you get past that first drop or launch, that sense of relief you get is euphoric.
Funny. That didn’t work on me. Last coaster I rode was the Top Gun at Carowinds and I never rode again.
I just came back from Six Flags today. HOLY SHIT. I FINALLY opened my eyes on a roller coaster and it was amazing.
What helped me was that the first time I rode roller coasters, I had a need to control the situation. So I threw that out and decided to surrender to my fear and just let it happen. The result was that I wasn't afraid anymore, can't WAIT to go back to Six Flags.
Glad to hear!
which six flags was it?
@@lilybenner5080 new jersey.
@@Darth_Bateman oh, that's cool
@@Darth_Bateman It's Called 'Six Flags Great Adventure'
My tip is just to ride it
The only part that is scary is the lift hill
For the most part that's true 👌
Ik im late but i hate going up
thats why im choosing a launch coaster as my first
@@antirod3768 same it’s scary when u go up cus u can move your body at all
Except El Toro. That drop...
I initially had a fear of more intense coasters after not riding any for years, but my girlfriend started me on Gatekeeper which is definitely a great way to get out of that fear. I still get anxiety but I think it is more for anticipation than fear when it comes to riding now.
I used to be TERRIFIED! Then I went to Cedar Point and I slowly started to overcome that fear
this might be not the same for everyone, i still struggle with anxiety beforehand, but i always love the experience afterwards. my fear is always the feeling of the initial drop. i always like it, but it gives me a panic attack before each ride. i recently was able to start going on big rollercoasters, and i how i was able to break through the “wall” was going with a group of people that loved rollercoasters, and not telling them i was afraid. they would get excited and always said how much they loved the ride and i was able to feed off that energy and push myself to do it.
I don’t cry, I shake like a leaf.
I used to have a terrible fear of rollecoaster drops. For some reason, I would hate the feeling of free falling when I was younger. But recently, in a big leap of faith, I went on a bunch of big rollercoasters when visiting sea world and Busch gardens- mako, sheikra, etc. turns out, I outgrew the hatred of free falling and now I love it. The chances of dying in a rollercoaster are really slim, and the rollercoasters nowadays are extremely safe, so I've been able to convince myself that I'm safe and there is nothing to fear. Now, I can't wait to go on even bigger rollercoasters, like kingda ka and millennium force.
Is that how you got over the stomach drop feeling? That's really the only thing stopping me from riding them. That and the feeling that I dont have control on them...especially on a lift hill.
I actually really think Disneyland is a great place to get into coasters. It's a park that is far more likely to have non-coaster fans and it also has a good step up collection. Start with Gadget's Go Coaster, then move to Big Thunder Mountain (sit in the front.) Then ride Matterhorn Bobsleds and eventually Space Mountain. While most enthusiasts wouldn't necessarily call Space Mountain a "thrill coaster" it is a thrilling ride in its own way and it feels faster than it is because it is indoors and pulls some tight turns. Once you're comfortable with that you can go across to Incredicoaster. Once you're okay with that then you're probably going to be alright trying the more serious thrill coasters at Knotts and SFMM. That said, it's probably best not to go from Incredicoaster directly to trying back row X2 if you're still fairly new to coasters.
Disneyland is a great place to start 👍
@@XscreamThrills agreed. The 7 dwarves mine train is great and so is space mountain. Once I road those and was okay with some speed, the Rock n Rollercoaster was a breeze and great first loop/corkscrew. But that’s all Disneyworld idk what Disney land has
Space Mountain is also good for starters. Just don't start with Tower of Terror and Rock n Rollercoaster.
@@MissMoontree I wouldn't generally recommend Space Mountain to people who are new to rollercoasters or are nervous about them. It doesn't have a very high top speed or any inversions but it does have a few intense elements (though more so at the MK version than the Disneyland version.) But the bigger issue is that people who are new to coasters (especially little children) get nervous about coasters in the dark. And the queue line on both coasts can be intimidating. So I'd recommend Gadget's Go-Coaster at Disneyland or Barnstormer at MK as starters and then work up from there. Once Space Mountain is considered fun but not intimidating then you are ready to start climbing the thrill coaster ladder. For that you can either stick with Disney or Universal early on or you can make your way over to more thrill focused parks in general. In southern California that means Knotts or SFMM and in Florida it means SeaWorld, BGT or now even sticking with Universal.
@@pleasedyes It's called a 'Sea Serpent Roll'
Go on enough rollercoasters & you will eventually be desensitized. If you keep yourself relaxed while waiting by taking deep breaths & not allowing your heart to race & I promise you it will be so much more enjoyable. I keep my eyes open at all times including the ascent up. I absolutely love being at the top looking down!
I used to be scared of rollercoasters because they always looked bit and intimidating to me, I also was unsure if you were strapped in well. I got over this fear about 3-4 years ago. It all started with a coaster named Hydra (located at Dorney Park). My family wanted me to actually enjoy myself this time instead of being scared of all of the rides. They convinced me (after 20 minutes) to get on this coaster. I got on and was strapped in very well. After the coaster was over I realized how fun they actually were and how safe most of them are. All thanks to this coaster I ended up riding all of them there. Definitely recommend going on this coaster along with visiting Dorney Park, it’s a great park and I will forever remember it for helping me get over my fear of coasters.
My fear of coasters was gone when i started seeing them as something to be excited about and knowing that nothing will happen to me. I've yet to learn to enjoy floater air though lol but great video!
Pro tip: Peer pressure is an excellent motivator (at least from my teenage perspective). Not many people want to be "that guy" who skips all the fun coasters. That's actually how I got pressured on PR and TwiTim :P
Peer pressure done in the right way I guess 😉
This got me on the rides at SFMM the first time i was there. It was a birthday party and i wasnt about to sit out any of the coasters
I overcame my fear of roller coasters in 2017 because of roblox I shit you not
That’s how I got pressured into riding intimidator 305 even tho Before that I had only ridden a Wooden coaster made in 1910 and absolutely hated it lol
Same thing happened to me when I was younger, didn't wanna look like "that guy"
I used to hate the stomach dropping but I've been having really vivid dreams of riding rollercoasters with real gforces too and it's never scared me to the point of waking up because my subconscious knows it's safe.
I want to thank you for teaching me to overcome my fear of roller coasters. I am now a huge coaster fan and have enjoyed going to amusement parks much more.
Wow that's great! You're welcome!
I myself am not afraid of coasters, but my one friend is. I’ve been trying to find ways to get him into coasters but they never work. I took him to Darien Lake and tried to do the “work your way up” strategy, but he only rode Viper and Predator. Next time I take him there I’ll use a couple of the tips that I learned in this video
If he can ride Viper and predator, tell him Ride of Steel is actually less intense imo
XscreamThrills I said to him that Tantrum isn’t that bad and he said he didn’t like the drop and Ride of Steel was too “tall.” I even tried to explain that Ride of Steel was low to the ground. If the parks open up I’m gonna get him on it at some point
My friend and I are spending 4 days at Darien lake this summer and I’m looking to get him on his first inverting coaster
Tell him to pop some pain killers first 😉
Hope all the parks are open by summer :(
StickSkinny12 why a trash vekoma slc tho. You will regret that
How’d it go?
@@skstonesmith they never opened this year😑 they were a park in New York and they were strict on restrictions
I tried to click on this notification but then one from eltororyan popped up at the same time and accidentally clicked on that lol.
puppetuppers Lol same
Well I hope you watched both 😉
I clicked on the eltororyan second after this!
RoPlayz same! 🎢🎢🎢
XscreamThrills I am
I hit my wall when back in October, I heard that Vortex was closing at my home park (Kings Island). Up to that point, I was comfortable with family rides (Adventure express and racer) I told myself that this could be my chance to lessen my fear of rollercoasters as I enjoyed watching and studying coasters, but the fear was always there. I took a friend who is a coaster enthusiast with me to ride it. I spent all day worried about going upside down and going 150 ft in the air. At a point, I had to just say screw it as I had been so excited to ride it. Me and my friend went on it in the middle of the train and as I approached the first inversion, that's when the wall came (at least somewhat) down. We went through the layout, I got off, and wanted back on. We rode it 2 more times and I loved every second (except the inversion after the mid-course). I got it a total of 8 rides on Vortex and while it is rough, it will be a special coaster in my ranking as it was the one to get me to ride big coasters. Since then, I've ridden Beast, Top Gun, Flight of Fear at KI. This past Christmas, I made it a goal to ride every ride at Dollywood and I was able to do it (Wild Eagle was a hard one to get on though, that lift hill). For me, it's still hard to walk and ride and coaster but I just remember that I'm safe, I know what to expect, and to ignore the fear.
I’m absolutely petrified of heights, but love rollercoasters. I went to Blackpool Pleasure Beach not long ago and was dragged on the Big One. Needless to say I’ve overcome my fear of heights and more so I’ve even further expanded my love of rollercoasters!
I went to Kennywood two years ago and sadly didn’t even go the year after or this year (coronavirus). But, the year I did go I went all in and rode thunderbolt, skyrocket, and phantom, all in one day! I will ride the steel curtain next time I get to go hopefully with my friend who moved to Saudi Arabia this year. And my advice is to just get on when you feel you are ready. I’m sure it will be fun and being nervous is not uncommon! Have fun!
Back when I was about 13 or 14 years old, my biggest fears of thrill rides were height, inversions, and a somewhat small fear of the tunnels. The fear of tunnels was easily conquered when I rode the beast at Kings Island. Those tunnels are so intense and fun. My fear of inversions was conquered in quite a fun way. Ended up going to Silver Dollar City back when I was 14 and got my ride on Wildfire, then vortex at Kings Island the next week. After that I told myself it was time to dominate my fear of heights. Drop Tower at Kings Island. I dont think we need an explanation here 😂 now I'm 24 years old and there isn't any ride I wont go on
My first big roller coaster was a launch coaster I got to go in inversions and it did help with my fear but to others I wouldn’t suggest a launch coster cause most don’t have big drops and from then on I found myself being most terrified of drops but im happy to say that poltergeist sixglags fiesta Texas was my first ride 👍🏻
Were supposed to go there again soon last time I was to scared to ride Polgergeist im really going to try this time.😁
I was extremely afraid of roller coasters when I was younger (even family mine trains scared me!). One day my dad pulled me to the inverting coaster at my local park, and thus the decadence started. I've now ridden over 50 coasters in about 10 different parks around the world, but I still get tinges of nervousness and intrusive thoughts about things going wrong when I'm standing in the queue, but I think I've learned how to make my love for roller coasters stronger than my fear
Great story!
For the longest time, I was afraid of going upside down, and heights. For so many years, I chickened out on every coaster that was taller than Gemini, and went upside down. It was August of 2018, I was excited that a RMC has finally arrive to Cedar Point. So I convinced my family to go to Cedar Point in late August. When we arrived we were going to hit up Raptor first, and I almost chickened out of it, but after a little bit, I was told to go on it. I remembered that I closed my eyes on every inversion, and bracing for the Cobra Roll. When we came off, I was dizzy, but I loved it. After that, we hit Gatekeeper, that’s when I opened my eyes on the inversions. Then we went to Magnum, which is one of favorite roller coasters of all time. Soon we hit steel vengeance. On my ride, I got the very back row of the car, I held on the bars that first drop and closed my eyes on the first drop, I knew it was going to be my favorite coaster.
I wasn’t so much afraid of heights so much as going upside down. My dad was the one that egged me into going on Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds, an Arrow Looper. I was cool with that, so I went on what was the biggest coaster at the park, Top Gun (now Afterburn). After that, I was a coaster fan for life.
I actually rode alpengiest first to break my fear, that’s because I used to hate the stomach dropping feeling and I didn’t feel it on that curved drop
Anthonie White I don’t think so but personally i don’t know
Same I rode the griffin and I did not feel the drop at all
@@Queen-zj9ml did you really not? was it intense?
really?
@@aliyaperry5677 I definitely felt the drop on griffon
1:35 doesn’t make me think I won’t die on a roller coaster.
It makes me think I will win the lottery.
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I know this may be weird, but my massive fear of roller coasters was actually the waiting line 🤣
Velocicoaster, though helped me overcome my fear.
I’m hoping to bring my friend to Magic Mountain because we rode all the rides at knotts but their ride lineup is so different. Hopefully she won’t chicken out
Don't pressure her though, talk confidence!
It she doesn’t like rides that are really intense, I’d suggest not to take her on X2 or Tatsu. The pretzel loop on Tatsu is definitely not for everyone
i’m still scared of roller coasters but i went on my first coaster with a loopty loop and it was really fun. trying to get on candymonium, fahrenheit, and great bear since i’ve never been on a hanging coaster. all coasters r at hershey park since it’s sort of my “home park”. thank you for your help! i hope to be able to ride king da ka next year!!
The coaster shown at 9:47 is literally my favorite coaster EVER. Its called Griffon and its at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Would DEFINITELY recommend it when you get up to that type of coaster. Super smooth and the highest drop is 205 feet. Love that place.
You’ve helped me, I was petrified of rollercoasters and now trust myself with a few. Unfortunately, the wall stopped me but I am proud of myself for getting on the family coasters which is something that buckled my legs even at the thought of riding one.
Keep going I know you can do it!
I used to be scared of them, not for safety or how it'll feel, but because of the anxiety and nervousness, it would build up and make me almost feel sick.
I used to not get on them at all, but recently I say I've conquered my 'fear' of them, I've been on both harry potter coasters, the mummy and my only big coaster so far, Velocicoaster, and I absolutely loved them all. I started out small with the mummy and escape from gringots, then moved up to hagrids and finally Velocicoaster. In every single one I felt the same way, anxious, nervous, just building up, making me feel awful.
I've even started making plans to go to Howl-O-Scream at busch gardens tampa with my friends with plans to get on every coaster!
Any tips for this? Because I absolutely loved every single one but that waiting and like sickly feel is awful.
I tell myself that the apprehension is actually part of the whole ride experience. Because it is--one of the things these coasters are designed to do is look scary and impressive from the ground. Somehow it helps to think that when I'm in line I am in some sense already on the ride, experiencing the first act. Might as well see the story through.
(From everything I've heard about Velocicoaster, it sounds like you started near the top--that's more intense than a lot of big coasters.)
It has to be my choice to ride a coaster? Go back in time and tell that to my mom when we were in line for Thunder Mountain at Disneyland when I was 9 years old.
Omg this is meeee my dad dragged me to Rockin Rollercoaster when I was eight and I was terrified
I’ll never forget the day I rode my first big roller coaster, I was 13, and I was with a bunch on my cousins and friends at CP and they all wanted to ride Maverick, I saw the hill wasn’t too small so I forced myself on it not knowing what to expect, maverick is my favorite coaster till this day
Wow, what a great coaster to start off with!
I also was afraid til i was 12 or so. I am struggling with this a little bit with my daughter even though she will ride a lot more than i would at her age, she's still afraid of the bigger rides. But pressuring her isnt the way to go so i like the advice "riding or not is your decision alone" Great video, and a valuable one
It's a tough balance to keep, you don't want to "push" them but at the same time you really want them to ride :)
I was scared of the feeling of airtime until I was about 13 or 14. I think the main way of getting over it was watching the Koaster Kids yt channel
That's my fear (airtime) lol and I'm 45
I simply didn't like the feeling of riding a coaster. Then someone gave me a great tip. Keep your eyes open (yes, you can still blink). This one thing changed the entire experience for me.
I used to keep my eyes closed and I was simply miserable every time I rode a coaster and I used to wonder "when will this be over". Now, I'm wondering why it was so short. And that includes Space Mountain which is pretty much mostly dark.
Yeah I think people close their eyes thinking it'll make it better but actually makes your experience worse
Just rode griffon at bsw for the first time, front row too. I always tell myself in when I'm in line for coasters "it'll be over before you know it" and then when I'm on the ride I just scream "there's no going back now"
for me the feeling of big drops is overwhelming but positive g forces are the only thing i can handle
My home park is Magic Springs, a pretty small and truthfully kinda lame park in Arkansas. There's 3 big coasters there. When I was 8 I begged my mom (who's terrified of coasters) to let me ride the park's big wooden roller coaster. She was like "no, you're probably not even tall enough", but my grandfather said he'd go with me. I barely made the height requirement and got on. According to my grandfather, I had the biggest goofy grin on my face when we pulled back into the station. That's the moment I became an enthusiast. 2 years later I dragged my sister onto the same ride (while she was literally shaking with fear) and she loved it so much we marathoned that coaster for an hour straight and we've been riding coasters together all over the country ever since.
Moral of the story? Just jump on. If you're like a lot of people, you'll come off only to go right back in line.
this video definitely helped. i'm going to go to six flags next week to start small and keep going up. i love six flags but i am absolutely horrified of roller coasters. my first roller coaster was the joker at six flags discovery kingdom. i didnt know what to expect so i wasnt that scared, it was kind of thrilling. but then when i went on the joker ride a second time, i cried before the drop. mostly because i knew what was to come, i hated the feeling of drops. not only because my fear of heights, but because my fear of safety. i've went on batman and i felt pretty proud of myself because people say it's one of the worst. I want to go on joker and batman a few more times so i can go on medusa or superman.
My dad dragged me when I was little no matter flight or fight
That’s actually scary kind of
I always think anticipating is the worst part. Once the anticipation is over, you have no choice but to feel the coaster.
Yeah, that anticipation can be a bit much for some
My friend is a bigger guy (he's working on getting smaller) but I just sent him this video. He wants to get on coasters but he is afraid of them. One "trick"I do, is to watch POVs of coasters with him- of course it's not the same, and I do remind him of that, but he tells me it does help. I also send him lot of coaster history videos, and videos of enthusiasts talking about their favorite rides and such. One of my favorite RUclipsrs (I've got a bunch, including this channel) is "GP to Enthusiast"
My dad took me on the Jack Rabbit at Kennywood when I was 5. It was my first coaster and I think I was too young to even comprehend any danger or fear. My uncle and cousin were in the seat behind us and he didn't fair as well as I did...He pooped his pants.
Yikes!
My recommended Cedar Point roller coaster order:
1. Wilderness Run
2. Woodstock Express
3. Blue Streak
4. Cedar Creek Mine Ride
5. Iron Dragon
6. Corkscrew
7. Gemini
8. Magnum XL-200
9. Rougarou (though if you don’t like head banging you can skip this one)
10. GateKeeper
11. Valravn
12. Maverick
13. Millennium Force
14. Raptor
15. Wicked Twister
16. Steel Vengeance
This was my coaster order and it worked well so i am just sharing it lol.
Same! My fave coaster is wilderness run
@@whosagoodgirl5846 i wasn’t talking about favorite coasters lol. Though I did enjoy it at the tender age of six, Wilderness Run isn’t my favorite coaster. Its Millennium Force.
I used to be terribly afraid of roller coasters, but when I realized how humiliating it was to be the only one walking around while my friends were on rides, i finally had the courage😅
Personally, the way that I overcame my fear was by going on one of the biggest coasters in the park. When I had conquered that coaster I wasn’t scared to go on any others because I realized how much fun it was to go on such huge rides.
I’m watching this for my sister to overcome her fears.
I did this within a months time and now I'm riding Roller Coasters like it's nothing, Thank you man your the best
I'm going to Canada's Wonderland soon and I really needed this video thanks!! Also for me the scariest part is going up.
Here's my advice:
ride fury 325 and deal with it
To an enthusiast, that’s hilarious, but to someone who is a GP, that wouldn’t work out well. My brother tried to get one of his friends on Ride of Steel at Darien Lake and I’m pretty sure his friend doesn’t like coasters anymore
That’s actually how I did it. No regrets!
I love coasters because I was always put on them with no choice as a kid
did that and I'm still hate them even got on the intimidator
I RATHER DIE INSTEAD OF GOING ON FURY 325
Bruh you really put phobia fear coaster over a scene where you were talking about fear.
My first thrill coasters were mindbender at galaxyland and coaster at PNE. I remember experiencing my first blackout on mindbenders loops.
I never went on roller coasters until I was 16. My friend wanted me to come with her to an amusement. I was nervous and scared because I've never been to one before and I didn't know what it's like to experience riding on roller coasters. I went on my first ride and it was a wooden coaster. She said she recommended it to those that never rode on a roller coaster and it's their first time. It was really fun and petrifying to me. It's the drop that always gets me. Whenever there's a drop, the force I feel, I pass out immediately.
I used to be terrified of inversions due to the fear of being STUCK upside down, but now I realize, that’s only happened maybe five times through history.
Well, if it does happen to you, buy multiple lottery tickets!
I’m gonna go to 6 flags great adventure with my friend this summer if the corona thing gets better but my friend wants me to ride kingda ka I want to ride it but I’m scared
In a funny way, my fear of roller coasters was avoided before I really knew I was riding a roller coaster. My first coaster ever, Whizzer at SFGA, got stuck in the middle of the lift hill. In a weird way, this made me fascinated with rollercoasters and made me want to ride them more. It’s funny how a bad experience can actually shape some of the things we love the most. I now enjoy learning, talking about and riding rollercoasters whenever and wherever I can, even though I’ve had multiple bad experiences. Each of them teach you something, and it’s important to learn your preferences so as to avoid bad coaster habits and make the experience better for yourself.
Last week I conquered my fear of rollercoasters and just wanted to say thank you for your help in doing this
I'm 41 and due to a bad experience as a young child I was terrifed just looking at big rides, not just coasters but all of them
Problem was my wife and kids love theme parks so we spend a lot of time at them, this was not that big an issue when the kids were little but now they're older they want to go on bigger rides
So I decided that I cannot just sit on the sidelines anymore feeling angry, upset and disappointed in myself anymore
So my wife and I planned a day out at Chessington without the kids, I know it's not the most "extreme" park when it comes to coasters but I figured it was the best starting point
To prepare for this I watched as many videos like this as I could find to get as much advice as possible
I worked out an order from the smaller rides I knew I was ok with and slowly worked my way up through those, getter bigger and bigger, until we came to the coasters
I instructed my wife to not keep asking me if I was ok because that could make me start to overthink things, as well as telling her that she couldn't let me back out of anything
I used deep breathing exercises to calm myself on the ascents/before the launch and made sure to scream on the drops, spins etc to get that tension out
By the end of the day I wasn't remotely scared, in fact I was laughing and cheering the whole time and absolutely loving it
We're now planning a day out at Thorpe Park to try the bigger coasters
For me it was just looking at how tall it was and then cold feet after getting seated. But I've gotten over it after getting on things like orion ride of steel and gatekeeper and i gotta say I've been missing out on how fun these rides are.
I’, only scared of giant discovery’s, sky coasters, and the slingshot
Maria Carmen Teos giant discoveries aren’t that bad. When you get over the fact that you are just moving back and forth over and over, they actually start to be pretty relaxing
Have you ridden crazanity? It is soooooo high but it is sooo fun too.
Also slingshot at magic mountain IS 80 MILES AN HOUR. It is easily the scariest ride ever. But I heard that kings island one is 100 miles an hour. I will never ride a slingshot again in my life, tho I am an enthusiast.
My dad knew I was a starting enthusiast and took me to six flags over texas and loved most of the rides there.
Fun fact: My first roller coaster was actually Millennium Force because Cedar point was my first park and my dad had no clue what it was like since he had not been there since the Magnum opening. I then proceeded to ride nothing but Iron Dragon for the rest of the day and never took on Millennium until 4 years later.
Go big or go home! Glad you're riding it again though!
I'm mostly just scared of the larger coasters. I'm hoping to go to the towers soon and get on something like Galactica or wicker man. I'm just going to ask whoever I go with to force me on it if I chicken out.
I have always been scared of Roller Coaster and I didn’t ride my first semi big coaster until 13 and my 6 year old brother went on it 😅🤣
I was afraid of coasters until I was about 13 as well, though I had been on some coasters before that, like Big Thunder Mountain, and my mom even got me to ride Kumba and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Now, the last coaster that intimidated me was Top Thrill Dragster. The anticipation is ALWAYS FAR worse than the experience. I had to force myself on quite a few coasters before I "got" that it generates a pleasurable experience. Once I got that knowledge into my bones, I wasn't afraid anymore. I've also been on a Slingshot, so I've gotten pretty far. The only rides I won't ride are those almost straight-down water slides. For some reason, I like negative G's on a coaster wherein I'm strapped in, but find negative G's on a water ride with no restraints unpleasurable.
Fantastic video! I got over my fear of coasters when I was 12 and was so proud. I’m turning 14 and will ride anything I see or come across. I also think Disney world is a great place to start. They have fantastic family coasters to start off. Then you can move on to the more advanced ones like expedition Everest and rockn roller coaster. Although these bigger ones may not be the biggest rides - they are still fun to go on and this is the place where I got over my fear of roller coasters.
This video was really helpful. I’ve become less scared of roller coasters now. 😌
Glad to hear 😁
Lol when I was 8 my dad took me to kings island because I was tall enough to go on the beast because it was his favorite roller coaster. After I rode it I wouldn’t go on a roller coaster until last summer when I was 12
I just went to Busch Gardens (Williamsburg) today and I love how Alpengeist is shown in this video many times because I am terrified of roller coasters and heights and today I finally rode my first coaster: Alpengeist. I also ended out riding Verbolten to which was fun.
I'm 37 years old,never been on a coaster that's gone upside down,it's always been a fear,my niece wants to ride,she's 7 and fearless,cause of your video,it will help me,thank you!!!!
(Nobody else can ride with her but me)
You'll be fine! Honestly going upside seems way more scary than it actually is 👍
when i was 11 i hopped on el toro and kept riding all day, that was the day i became a man
I remember my parents offering me a dollar to ride on it so I can overcome my fear of coasters. She lied and gave me 10 cents but I didn’t mind because I loved it.
Log rides and hydro flume rides could be a good transition to bigger coasters.
My story of how I got over my fear of roller coasters and some of my personal advice
I was only ever scared of roller coasters because I didn’t like how they felt, falling from anything above how high you can jump is a natural fear afterall, and even on my first roller coaster which was Woodstock Express at Kings Island, it had that unpleasant feeling of falling.
I thought dang if that’s scary, imagine something bigger than that, and I didn’t ride anything else for awhile, it wasn’t until I got a little bit bigger that I was able to handle those forces without it being too intense for me.
Other than the forces you’d feel on a roller coaster, I was never really scared of anything else regarding them, like being up high, safety concerns, and going upside down. I always found it fascinating to be high up above the ground, safety I just used a bit of common sense that if it wasn’t safe, it wouldn’t be open, and going upside down to this day I can’t comprehend how that’s scary to anyone, yeah it’s unnatural, but like you could just hang from your bed right now to see what that feels like.
I conquered my general fear of coasters pretty early on I’d say, it took a bit longer for me to be able to confidently say I would ride any roller coaster in the world though, like when I was 13 and I got in line for Top Thrill Dragster, I was definitely nervous despite not having a problem with riding it.
Here’s my advice for how to deal with the feeling of riding a roller coaster: (if that’s what it is you’re scared of)
1) Do not hang on for dear life, people aren’t just putting their hands up for the heck of it, they’ve all figured out long before me that putting your hands up makes it way less intense on the mind.
2) Don’t close your eyes, even if you’re afraid of heights, seeing what’s coming lets you be mentally prepared for it, feeling those forces without seeing what’s happening can be pretty jarring!
3) Lean into the drops, I mean literally lean forward when there’s a drop, you’ll find it lessens that falling feeling, the body can handle falling forwards better than falling straight down, that’s why you’d reflexively catch yourself if you fell forwards. So If you don’t like that stomach drop feeling, you should steer clear of drop towers, there’s nothing you can do to resist it on them!
4) My most important advice and the hardest to apply, convince yourself the forces are fun, it takes a little bit of self brainwashing to love roller coasters, it’s almost like trying to convince yourself you enjoy black coffee, except we genuinely do come to love roller coasters and aren’t still lying to ourselves. 😒
I’ve never ridden a roller coaster ridden this year. I rode a kiddie coaster then I proceeded to ride a family coaster as the video suggested. I’m going to a theme park again soon and I can’t wait to start riding more to really test myself. Your channel has definitely helped me
Glad to hear!
@@XscreamThrills It’s hard to believe that only a year ago I was so afraid of coasters, now, because of your video I was able to get the courage to ride things like The Velocicoaster, The Incredible Hulk and things like that. I don’t know if your going to see this but if you do just know I love your channel and appreciate what you do!
Hopefully this helps me. I wanna try and get over my fear of them
I’m nervous to ride the doctor doom ride a universal studios because I’m scared of the stomach drop feeling.
Doom isn't that bad because it shoots you up and gently lowers you down.
My anxiety is worse than the ride by far. I have an anxiety disorder but I really want to be able to overcome this. From the moment I decide to get on a ride that I don’t like I feel like I’m gonna pass out or have a heart attack. It’s almost the same feeling as an actual panic attack. I’m really not so much scared of the ride as I am letting my anxiety get so bad that it causes me an actual heart attack.
When I was 6, my sister convinced me to ride Phantom’s Revenge, but it gave me my first migraine, so I got a fear of roller coasters from that. Unusual, I know.
I’d be fine with coasters if my soul didn’t leave me body every time I rode one
That's the stomach drop sensation. That's because of the G-force pushing up on your body, and your organs lifting up due to them. Screaming helps lessen it.
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 I scream like a girl going to give birth that’s why I barely scream-
Mine is superman! I have done all the other rollar coasters at six flags but that one just is killing me! hoping to get it by end of season
Which one, Superman at SFGAdv? That's nothing. Ride towards the front of the train and close your eyes on the pretzel loop. It just feels like a normal drop.
Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?
I did it! Was not bad at all!
As a ride operator if I saw anyone where showing signs of anxiety especially younger Riders who are riding their very first major coaster. I would kneel down to their level and talk to them I would say it's okay to be if scared and it's up to you I'm here to assure you that you'll be okay. So if you're ready give me a fist bump. Then right before they get back I have a whole station give them a big hand. And I asked them so what you think. Most the time I get the biggest smiles on their faces but a few times I get those who don't enjoy the experience and I tell them at least you tried it good job.
I love it when I see/hear ride operators interacting with the guests. Great work!
what helped me conquer rollercoaster fear was something my friend told me! my main fear about them was the whole "what if something malfunctions and i fly outta this thing" but she told me to squirm around and try to stand up once your fastened in your seat. if you cant get out, you won't go flying. we proceeded to go on most intense rides at canada's wonderland together and it was a BLAST i absolutely love rollercoasters now. just saw everyone in the comments talking about their fear conquering stories!
Me watching this knowing I’m not scared of any rides: 👁👄👁
I was scared until I rode I305 I’m good now
Just let go. I never rode a roller coaster before and I went to kings island for the first time. I was so nervous and afraid. I still kind of am but I loved the thrill. The feeling of having your soul left behind for a split second. I wanted to cry after my last ride on Orion. I saw the sunset and it was beautiful. I felt like I was slowly but surely living my life out. Very emotional. I loved it. And remember my friends: fear is temporary, regret is forever.
If you're scared of loops, going upside down etc. DONT be you don't even feel it the pressure pushes of the winds pushes you down so it won't feel like anything and most of the time you won't feel it it doesn't feel different or anything it's just being upside down is what probably intimidates u but don't let it
Honestly my advice is to just do it. You need to just hop on and just do it. Aslong as you know you're safe, do it. Also, something that gets me kind of scared is seeing the track shake and sway. I know this is safe, but it still gets me a little bit
Imagine going to Six Flags Great Adventure and going from a family coaster to Kingda Ka-
My buddy had gone the whole 22 years of of his life without ever being on a rollercoaster and I anointed him with Ka. He is an enthusiast now lol🤣
@@djfishofficial5612 Omg I wish I could be him 😂 I’m too much of a nerd about roller coasters to not have known the height of the ones that I’ve ridden so I was always scared!
recently went on hulk at universal and it was so fun !! im going again very soon with my friend and now im trying to work up the courage to ride rip ride rockit since i wimped out last time
If you can ride Hulk, then rip ride Rockit should be easy 👍
@@XscreamThrills thank you for telling me this!! ill keep that in mind when im in line for it :)