Originally Posted by
Stormspark
So do I (fear of heights that is). EXCEPT on coasters. Coasters completely override it. Even hanging on the drop on Valravn doesn't affect me. The suspended ones (Raptor, Banshee at King's Island) don't affect me. It's like, as soon as I get on a coaster my fear of heights just switches off.
I remember when I was younger and first started to ride them, I'd definitely feel the drop in my stomach. Even in the older wooden ones. It was this really weird stomach feeling. But the only one I even begin to notice now is Millennium Force, and even that one is only just barely there, I don't even notice it unless I'm looking. I went on the Beast with my friend at King's Island last week and I didn't even feel anything. I was joking that I should've brought a book or something. Now, I will say, Banshee was pretty intense. And Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point was also pretty intense. But neither of them in a "my stomach really feels this" way. It's funny, I didn't buy any pictures when I was there. But 90% of the pictures I saw (even Millennium Force) I looked like I was just chilling watching TV or something, while the person next to me usually looked like they were channeling Dark Helmet ("my brains are going into my feet"). I'm just totally immune to coasters now, it's awesome. They're still a lot of fun though.
I guess it's no surprise that I got brohoofs from park employees several times though. Note: When I took this picture it was about 3pm, I was tired and overheated by this point, and I also had a bad case of "coaster hair" - that's what my hair looks like when I let it get too long (in the park in the sun it was like 97 degrees all day - my car said 86 in the shade after dark when I left). (The track behind me is Raptor, it's not upside down, it's one of the ones that rides under the track.)
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