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74. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us, That sounds wonderful.

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What was your favorite ride/s to go on, at an amusement part, fair or carnival. Mine was "The Mouse", What about you? [View all] debm55 Jul 2025 OP

Water slides and flume rides! displacedvermoter Jul 2025 #1

Yes, loved those, Thank you very much for sharing. displacedvermoter. debm55 Jul 2025 #2

The Dragon Coaster pdxflyboy Jul 2025 #3

Thank you very much for sharing pdxflyboy with us. debm55 Jul 2025 #5

The wild mouse? The little roller coaster? bullimiami Jul 2025 #4

Yes, bullimiami. I loved the "mouse" It wasn't long but it went fast and it curved around those bends. Thank you debm55 Jul 2025 #6

Pal Park!! Nittersing Jul 2025 #7

Thank you Nittersing. We went to Kennywood Park, in West Mifflin, PA debm55 Jul 2025 #8

Swings all day and after dark .. displacedvermoter Jul 2025 #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us, displacedvermoter. debm55 Jul 2025 #12

The Tilt-A-Whirl. Ocelot II Jul 2025 #10

thank you very much for sharing with us. I liked the Tilt A Whirl. I only went on the Round Up once as it made me dizzy debm55 Jul 2025 #13

I liked that one too but was on one of those when someone dgauss Jul 2025 #76

Oh my that is so gross debm55 Jul 2025 #98

Roller coaster, my least favirite I am scared doc03 Jul 2025 #11

Thank you doc03. I was always afraid of being stuck at the top of the Ferris Wheel. thanks for sharing. debm55 Jul 2025 #14

Hanging onto the horses on a carousel is about as much excitement as I can handle. 😳 Polly Hennessey Jul 2025 #15

Thank you Polly Hennessey. Did you go the ones on outside( they stayed in one place} or the one inside (they moved up debm55 Jul 2025 #16

Me too. It's up 🆙 and down ⬇️for me. I guess we are super risk takers. Polly Hennessey Jul 2025 #21

HAHAHAHHA. you got that right. debm55 Jul 2025 #24

Scrambler, Tilt a Whirl, water flume. Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #17

Thank you Diamond_Dog. I think at 13 you will ride anything. If you want to see scary coaster , you should visit Cedar debm55 Jul 2025 #26

So true about age 13, Deb. No Cedar Point coaster for me either. Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #33

Amusement park the roller coasters, carnival The Bullet. Emile Jul 2025 #18

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Emile. I have been to Cedar Point numerous times. Never road on one of their debm55 Jul 2025 #23

None after an encounter with the Octopus at Playland at Rye Beach NY Ritabert Jul 2025 #19

Thank you, Ritabert, I am sorry that happened to you. It could have led to something much more dangerous. I always debm55 Jul 2025 #20

Sounds awful!! ailsagirl Jul 2025 #46

I can take the Haunted Mansion and most of the rides at Disneyland Ritabert Jul 2025 #69

Loved the haunted mansion ailsagirl Jul 2025 #108

Me too. debm55 Jul 2025 #110

merry go round . didnt like the others . esp ferriss wheel AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #22

Now, it's the Merry Go Round. When I was younger, way younger, It was most of the them. I didn't like rides that spun debm55 Jul 2025 #27

AllaBear join Deb and me. We liked the merry-go-round too. Polly Hennessey Jul 2025 #25

Yep. the three of us and the water park. debm55 Jul 2025 #28

You got it! randr Jul 2025 #29

Thank you randr. "The Mouse" was well known for those sharp turns. Luckily, mine didn't go over the ocean. If so I don't debm55 Jul 2025 #30

I went on that w my dad on a summer vacation! electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #36

It sounds like you both had a great day. Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Jul 2025 #39

Definitely fun. 👍 electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #44

The Original Octopus & The Zipper justaprogressive Jul 2025 #31

Thank you justaprogressive. I have been on the Octopus, I liked it. I have never been on the Zipper. debm55 Jul 2025 #32

Problem is they're so beat up now justaprogressive Jul 2025 #38

Wow, Mine was at an amusement park. They moved the Octopus to the section called Old Kennywood.--Octopus, the Turtle, debm55 Jul 2025 #41

Roller Coaster for sure. LoisB Jul 2025 #34

Thank you very much for sharing with us.LoisB. I liked the older coaster--not too high or fast. The ones today I would debm55 Jul 2025 #35

I never had the nerve to to go on the big roller coasters even before the really wild ones... electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #37

Roller coasters with 360 degree loops LogDog75 Jul 2025 #40

What a great post, LogDog75, Thank you very much for sharing. debm55 Jul 2025 #42

My sister and I and one of our friends used to Mad_Dem_X Jul 2025 #43

That sounds like great fun. Thank you , Mad_Dem_X for sharing that fun on the Tempest with us. debm55 Jul 2025 #48

Himalaya JoseBalow Jul 2025 #45

JoseBalow. what kind of ride was it? Looks more a game attraction. debm55 Jul 2025 #49

It was the fastest ride at the fair! JoseBalow Jul 2025 #56

Oh we had one of those at Kennywood, except it was called the Baren Curve. I got on with my cousin and because of the debm55 Jul 2025 #61

Ya, the key was getting the inside seat JoseBalow Jul 2025 #70

I remember the Rotor. Never went on it. But you could go to a top level and watch the kids spinning as the floor dropped debm55 Jul 2025 #73

The Giant Dipper Oeditpus Rex Jul 2025 #47

Thank you very much for sharing.They used to have those at Kennywood Park--The Jack Rabbit, The Racer and the debm55 Jul 2025 #50

The Mouse was my favorite as well. SamKnause Jul 2025 #51

It was fun. Thank you very much, SamKnause. debm55 Jul 2025 #53

Tunnel of Love! 4TheArts Jul 2025 #52

OH my. That was bad and funny at the same time. Thank you 4TheArts. debm55 Jul 2025 #55

Yes Deb, gab13by13 Jul 2025 #54

Agree, thank you gab13by13 for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2025 #58

Ferris Wheel annalog Jul 2025 #57

Thank you annalog for the sharing the Ferris Wheel. I was always afraid it would tip over or I would fall out of my seat debm55 Jul 2025 #59

The Pippin at Kennywood Park. I liked all of the livetohike Jul 2025 #60

livetohike. I remember the Pippin at Kennywood. Thank you for sharing. Didn't they change it to the The Thunderbolt? I debm55 Jul 2025 #63

Yes! I should have added that for those of us livetohike Jul 2025 #71

How about that dip almost in the river and a quick turn. Never went on again. debm55 Jul 2025 #75

That's what I loved! Funny story. Back in the early livetohike Jul 2025 #77

HAHAHHAHAH. That is funny. Thank you livetohike, debm55 Jul 2025 #94

Always the most scary roller coaster or MuseRider Jul 2025 #62

Thank you MuseRider. for sharing with us. Been to Cedarpoint. and never got on one coaster there. debm55 Jul 2025 #64

You either love them or you don't. MuseRider Jul 2025 #78

I can't blame you, they are scary. MuseRider Jul 2025 #92

Thank you MuseRider. debm55 Jul 2025 #93

Love roller coasters 😁 TommieMommy Jul 2025 #65

Thank you TommieMommy. You are brave soul debm55 Jul 2025 #66

The Octopus was my favorie sestina Jul 2025 #67

Thank you sestina. I liked the Octopus also. debm55 Jul 2025 #68

Roller coaster Coney Island way back when malaise Jul 2025 #72

Thanks for sharing your adventure with us, That sounds wonderful. debm55 Jul 2025 #74

I liked the Tilt-a-Whirl and The Scambler. They were wild enough for me. MIButterfly Jul 2025 #79

Thank you MIButterfly. I didn't like the Tilt-a-Wheel. It made me dizzy. debm55 Jul 2025 #97

None. The merry go round made me dizzy. surfered Jul 2025 #80

HAHAHAHHA. Thank you surfered. debm55 Jul 2025 #96

I wasn't joking 😁 surfered Jul 2025 #99

Oh debm55 Jul 2025 #104

Bumping Cars and Laff in the Dark, for this kid at Compounce dem4decades Jul 2025 #81

Thank you dem4decades. I liked both of your choices--bumper cars and the Laff in the Dark. debm55 Jul 2025 #95

Paratrooper ride at Kennywood Park some_of_us_are_sane Jul 2025 #82

Ah yes, thank you very much some_of_us_are_sane. the white lights at night. debm55 Jul 2025 #87

Roller Coasters and "Dark Rides" (like Disney's Haunted Mansion) emulatorloo Jul 2025 #83

Thank you very much emulatorioo for your selections. I really enjoyed Disney's Haunted Mansion. debm55 Jul 2025 #88

Back in the day, on the Canadian side of the Detroit River MIButterfly Jul 2025 #84

Thank you very much, MIButterfly, for sharing your memories with us, debm55 Jul 2025 #89

Mine Train The Madcap Jul 2025 #85

Thank you very much, The Madcap. I agree with you about the loops and rolls. debm55 Jul 2025 #90

I'll go on most scary rides, but haven't in many years chowmama Jul 2025 #86

chowmama, it does sound familiar. I have never been on it, For the life of me I can't remember the name. I remember debm55 Jul 2025 #91

I always liked the Fun House and... LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #100

Tilt-a-Whirl or the Scrambler - now its Cosmic Rewind! woodsprite Jul 2025 #101

Thank you woodsprite for sharing. I went on the Tilt-a-Whirl, once. Never again. debm55 Jul 2025 #107

I loved the jungle cruise rides. markodochartaigh Jul 2025 #102

Thank you very much, mardochartaigh. That does sound neat. debm55 Jul 2025 #106

The Phoenix roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Park. Borogove Jul 2025 #103

Thank you very much, Borogrove. debm55 Jul 2025 #105

I used to like the double ferris wheel at the state fair, Ohiya Jul 2025 #109

Yep. It always scared me. Even a regular ferris wheel scares me. debm55 Jul 2025 #111

Yeah, and the double ferris wheel is at least twice as scary! nt Ohiya Jul 2025 #112