dualing dragons/hulk for wimps

[fboy9287]

i have read this thread at disney and thought it was great. I wanted to bring it over here for those people to tell their story about how they overcame their fears on the hulk and dualing dragons.

 

[IOAFREAK6]

Hey man i would like to know this too.

 

[BarryHom]

It's time for my story again!

How I Learned to Love Roller Coasters and Stop Worrying About the Beast

by Barry Hom

"Inside Edition" reported that your chances of getting into a fatal roller
coaster accident is 1 in 10 million. Yet, everytime I thought about riding
one, I thought that I would die.

I used to avoid riding roller coasters. I chickened out on Space Mountain.
I avoided Busch Gardens Tampa for years. If I didn't ride the roller
coasters, what else is there to do at Bush Gardens? I did ride Big Thunder
Mountain at the Magic Kingdom and I swore to never to do it again!

That all changed when I visited Islands of Adventure in May 1999. I
initially planned to avoid riding the roller coasters. I really just wanted
to ride one ride -- Spiderman. I passed by the Incredible Hulk Coaster and
I kept on thinking, "I'll save it for later." Finally, I decided to ride
it.

I almost ran away from the entrance, but I thought of what my mom said when
I wouldn't eat lima beans -- "How do you know if you don't like it if you
haven't tried it?" I never ate my lima beans and I still don't like them, but I figured I'd ride it once and if I didn't like it, I'd
ride something else. There are plenty of other things to do at the park!

I entered the queue and I felt my heart pounding, my skin crawling, and my
breath becoming shorter. I finally was strapped in and I was terrified! As
the car rolled into the launch tube, people in the back of the coaster
started yelling, "Whoo!" I began to yell "Whoo!" too and suddenly, my fear
turned into excitement and I was launched out!

I yelled "Whoo!" so much that my voice was harsh after the ride. I don't
remember much of what the track looked like because I kept my eyes closed
(especially during the upside-down parts). At the end of the ride, I said,
"What a rush!"

I had planned to ride the Hulk Coaster zero times, but I ended up riding it
seven times. I finally conquered Space Mountain. I visited Busch Gardens
a few months after visiting IOA and enjoyed the coasters there. I'm
planning to visit the roller coaster mecca, Cedar Point, one day.

Perhaps one day I will have the courage to eat lima beans

 

[Cindy B]

Not been on Hulk or DD, but my fears were conquered at the High Roller in Vegas...

Nothing like going up 904 feet (I believe), looking down, gulp, and strapping yourself in a coaster thats on the side/roof of a building... nice view!

I figure if i can do that, the dangling feet will be no contest! (maybe)

 

[IoAfanatic]

My story is similar to Barry's. I had ridden Thunder Mountain a couple of times before but I hated it. I had avoided coasters my whole life until I went to IoA. My friends forced me to go on Dueling Dragons. I was really, really, really scared to do it. But after I came off, there's nothing I could do but to ride it again! It was baptism by fire (pardon the pun)! I rode it about five times that day, along with The Hulk (which is much better, in my opinion) about six times! It was that great. I dragged my mom with me on The Hulk and she loved it! If my mom loved it, anyone can. Ride it! Yeah! Right now!

-Erik

 

[fboy9287]

Thank you I will have to tell my friend about this story