I am 40

and am way past the roller coaster thing, but on our trip last year in order to get my son on a few roller coasters, and because almost everyone else was going so did I. I went on Everest

(never again) BTM

, SM

and RR

. Loved it big time! It is the best roller coaster. You do sit side by side, so he can hold mom's hand if he wants to

. It is really smooth considering how fast it goes, is in the dark like SM, does go upside down, but there are no major drops and you really can't tell when you are going upside down (or at least I don't think so). My nieces, 9 and 7 at the time, loved it. They are however dare devils, so that may make a difference. My son who loved SM wouldn't do it, but because he did love SM I know he would have been fine had he gone. His problem was we did Everest for his very first roller coaster and he was to put it mildly petrified

. RR was the first coaster after that so it was a no go for him, he opted for the Playhouse Disney show (mind you he was 10

) To get him to go on SM took a lot of coercion and me hanging over the back of his seat so I could have my hands on his shoulders. Don't try this at home kids because let me tell you it HURTS

!!! He ended up loving it, so it was worth the pain

. My point is I don't think it's any worse then SM, so if he liked that, he'll be fine

.