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I was wonder what every one's first are, I have seen similar topics but I wanted to do an in-depth one.

Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

Suspended

Inverted

Launched looped and Non looped

Stand up

Water Ride

If you have any other first you would like to include just add them, thanks.

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood Beastie

Steel Serpent @ Astroworld

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood Racer

Steel Adventure Express

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

Wood SOB :lol:

Steel Screemin Demon

Suspened

Top Gun

Inverted

Raptor

Launced looped and Non looped

Fight of Fear

Non Looped TTD

Stand up

King Cobra

Water Ride

The River of No Return @ Astroworld

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Kiddy Coaster Steel/Wood

Jr. Gemini (CP), Sea Dragon (Zoombezi Bay)

Major Wood/Steel

Blue Streak (CP), Gemini (CP)

Looping Steel/Wood

Corkscrew (CP), I Wonder... :lol:

Suspended

Iron Dragon (CP)

Inverted

Raptor (CP)

Launched non-looper and looper

Wicked Twister (CP), Rockin' Roller Coaster (WDW)

Stand Up

Mantis (CP)

Water Ride

I think Snake River Falls (CP)

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Kiddy Coaster Steel/Wood

- Little Bill's Giggle Coaster (Top Cat's Taxi Jam at the time)

- Fairly Odd Coaster (Beastie at the time)

Major Steel/Wood

- Adventure Express (I don't even know if this is considered major)

- Forwards Racer

Looping Steel

- Rock n' Roller Coaster

Suspended

- Flight Deck

Inverted

- Dueling Dragons: Fire

Launched Non-Looper/Looper

- Backlot Stunt Coaster

- Rock n' Roller Coaster

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood: Beastie

Steel: Little Bill's Giggle Coaster (I think it used to be Tom Cat's Taxi Jam)

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood: Racer or The Beast

Steel: Top Gun or Adventure Express (I'm not sure)

Looping Steel and Wood

Steel: Maybe Vortex (I'm not sure)

Wood: None

Suspended

Top Gun

Inverted

Face Off

Launched looped and Non looped

Looped: Flight of Fear

Non Looped: The Italian Job

Stand up

None

Water Ride

Wild Thornberrys (I think)

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

-Scooby Zoom, now known as Little Bill's Giggle Coaster at Kings Island

-The Beastie, now known as Fairly Odd Coaster at Kings Island

Major Wood and Steel non looping

-The Racer at Kings Island (forwards before backwards)

-Top Gun, now Flight Deck, at Kings Island

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

-Vortex at Kings Island

-Son of Beast, obviously

Suspended

-Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Europe)

Inverted

-Alpengiest at Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Europe)

Launched looped and Non looped

-looped: Flight of Fear- Kings Islans

-non-looped-im thinking that there was one before Italian Job, but its slipping my mind

Stand up

-Mantis or King Cobra, both were in the same year

Water Ride

-probally Amazon (Congo) Falls or Kenton's Keelboat Canal

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Kiddy Coaster Steel/Wood

- Beastie

- Whizzer at SFGAm

Major Steel/Wood

- Vortex

- Racer

Looping Steel

- King Cobra

Suspended

- Big Bad Wolf

Inverted

- Raptor

Launched Non-Looper/Looper

- TTD

- Outer Limits: Flight of Fear

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Kiddie wood: Beastie

Kiddie steel: Scooby Zoom

Wood non-looping: Racer

Steel non-looping: Top Gun

Wood looping: SOB

Steel looping: King Cobra or Vortex

Suspended: Top Gun

Inverted: Face/Off

Launched looped: Outer Limits Flight of Fear

Launched non-looped: IJST

Stand up: King Cobra

Water: WWC or KCKC

And yes, I realize that several rides have since changed names, but I refuse to refer to them as something other than what they were called when I first rode them...

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel - Beastie or whatever they're calling it these days 

Major Wood - The Boss @ SFSL (a great ride!)

Steel - BLSC?

Looping Wood   :lol:

Looping Steel - Vortex

Suspended - Top Gun 

Inverted - Batman

Launched Non looped - Mr. Freeze

Launched looped - FoF

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood = FOC, Beastie at the time.

Steel = Giggle Coaster, Top Cat's Taxi Jam then.

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood = Racer

Steel = Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

Wood = SOB

Steel = Scorpion

Suspended

Flight Deck

Inverted

Invertigo

Launched looped and Non looped

Looped = Flight of Fear

Non-looped = Powderkeg

Stand-up

N/A

Water Ride

Pfft. I don't know? WWC?

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood: The Beastie

Steel: Top Cat Taxi Jam

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood: The Racer

Steel: Top Gun

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

Steel: Vortex

Wood:Son of Beast

Suspended

Top Gun

Inverted

Runaway Reptar? Or Face/ Off

Launched looped and Non looped

Looped: Flight of Fear

Non-Looped: Italian Job: Stunt Track

Stand up

None! Can you believe it?

Water Ride

Congo Falls

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood: Little Dipper- Camden Park

Steel: Roller Skater- Kentucky Kingdom

Major Wood and Steel Non Looping

Wood: The Beast

Steel: Adventure Express

Looping Steel

Firehawk

Suspended

Iron Dragon

Inverted

Runaway Reptar

Launched looped and Non looped

Looped: Flight of Fear

Non-Looped: Italian Job: Stunt Track

Stand up

Shockwave- King's Dominion

Water Ride

Log Flume at Camden Park

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First Ride of Any Kind:

- Marathon Turnpike (fire engine)

First Water Ride:

- Whatever Thornberry's was before Paramount. (I think it was themed to 'Barney Rubble')...

First Rider-Controlled Flat:

- The Dumbo thing at WDW (but you could only go up and down)...

First Ride-Like-An-Egyptian

- Electric Rainbow at Americana (because you could pose like heiroglyphics to the tune of Bangles' music)...

First Ride That Made Me Plea With The Operator To Please Stop:

- Der Spinning Keggers

First Ride with a Drop of Any Kind:

- Giant Slide, Coney Mall, Kings Island

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    Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

    wood:beastie

    steel:rugrat's runaway reptar

    Major Wood and Steel non looping

    wood: The Beast

    steel: Adventure Express

    Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

    wood: Son of Beast

    steel: Vortex

    Suspended

    steel: flight deck

    Inverted

    steel: Invertigo

    Launched looped and Non looped

    launched looped: Flight of Fear

    launched non-looped: backlot

    Stand up

    steel: mantis

    Water Ride

    i think it was wild thornberry's

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel =for wood The Beastie/scooby doo steel was Lesourdsville lake americana little kiddie coaster

Major Wood and Steel non looping =Would screechin eagle count/ if not: Beast: serpent at americana lesourdsville

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it= looping steel Vortex and Wood that looped Son of Beast may the original RIP

Suspended =Top gun

Inverted =Vortex

Launched looped and Non looped =Flight of Fear/ 2nd one magnum i guess

Stand up =King Cobra

Water Ride =no hills: Fantastic Voyage // First Log Flume Log flume Kings Island (little One) first river adventure (white water Canyon) first huge drop water ride: Amazaon falls:

first spinning ride you control: Mexican hat ride Lesourdsvill lake/

my first highly themed log flume: Knotts berry farm Ghost town its worth a 5 hr wait!!

First bumber cars, Lesourdsville lake americana:

first scrambler: Adair county fair lake cumberland ky:

First pony ride: My own horse Russell springs ky, Windsor ky casey co Lake cumberland On ma/pa's farm, God let it rest in piece:

First Big steel Coaster Big time: Wild Bills State line lasvegas/nevada on the line of california:

First tower drop: Stratosphere las vegas nevada:

first indoor coaster : Circus Circus Las vegas nevada:

mini golf at a park: Coney Island Cincinnati Ohio

First water slide: Guntown Mountain Mammoth cave/area of KY you rode a mat, down a slide

First slide down a mountain: alpine slide mammoth cave ky:

First amusement park to take a mountain straight up to get to: Ghost town in sky Great smoky mountains:

First show i watched at amusement park : Kings Island ohio:

First 400' foot coaster : Top thrill dragster:

my first control my own ride: Flight Commander a ride that should still be here:

First flying eagles: Lesourdsville lake:

First train ride at a park: John henry: lesourdsville lake /americana:

Biggest pool i was ever in first: Coney island Largest recurcilating pool:

First wave pool Surf Cincinnati......RIP

There are so many other first's its unreal:

Enjoy the list

RIDE ON:

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Fairy Odd Coaster @ KI

Howler @ Holiday World

Major Wood and Steel non looping

The Raven @ Holiday World

Vortex @ KI

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

Vortex @ KI

SOB? lol. @ KI

Suspened

Top Gun @ KI

Inverted

Face/Off (Invertigo?) @ KI

Launced looped and Non looped

FOF @ KI

None

Stand up

NONE :o

Water Ride

Crocodile Falls @ Holiday World

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood: Beastie

Steel: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (WDW)

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood: Racer

Steel: Top Gun

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

Wood: SOB of course!

Steel: Flight of Fear

Suspended

Top Gun

Inverted

Raptor

Launched looped and Non looped

Looped: Flight of Fear

Non-looped: Top Thrill Dragster

Stand up

King Cobra!

Water Ride

I have no earthly idea. Probably Wild Thornberry's before it was Wild Thornberry's. The name has blanked on me. Whatever the shortest height requirement would have been in the late 80's to early 90's.

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood: Fairly Odd Coaster

Steel: Some Dragon thing at a carnival

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood: Villain

Steel: Millennium Force

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

Corokscrew

SOB lol

Suspended

Iron Dragon

Inverted

Raptor, first major coaster i ever rode

Launched looped and Non looped

Looped:Incredible Hulk

Non: Superman Ultimate Escape

Stand up

Mantis

Water Ride

Snake River Falls

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood: Beastie

Steel: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (WDW)

Is Big Thunder Mountain really considered a Kiddie/Junior coaster? Also, if there is an "accepted" definition of junior versus major rollercoaster can someone please post it? (had to edit to avoid a Terpy response)

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel: Teady Bear, Adventure Express

Major Wood and Steel non looping: Beast,

Looping Steel and Wood: Vortex

Suspended: Flight Deck

Inverted: Runaway Reptar

Launched looped and Non looped: Flight of Fear

Stand up: None

Water Ride: White Water Canyon

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Steel - Mini-mine train at SFOT

Wood - Fairly Odd Coaster (when I was 23, only kid woodie I've ever been on)

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood - Judge Roy Scream (when I was 5, rode 3 to a seat with me in the middle) at SFOT

Steel - Runaway mine train at SFOT

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

Never looping Wood

Steel - Sliverbuilt Frontier City

Suspended

XLR-8 AstroWorld

Inverted

Great White - Sea World San Antonio

Launched looped and Non looped

Looped - Mr. Freeze SFOT

Non-looped - Backlot street coaster

Stand up

Iron Wolf - SFGA

Water Ride

White Lightning - Bell's Amusement Park

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Kiddie junior steel: It was at this park called Pee Wee Valley in the Reading, Ohio area- it was something like Little Bill's Giggle Coaster. I don't remember if they even had a name for it. ( The park is now a trailer park. )

Kiddie wood: The Teddy Bear, Coney Island. ( In the Land of Oz section, which was the kiddie area. I am sure Terpie remembers. )

Major wood non-looping: Shooting Star, Coney Island

Major steel, non-looping: Delongniga Mine Ride ( Six Flags over Georgia.)

Looping steel: Screamin Demon ( KI)

Looping wood: SOB ( KI )- ha, ha

Suspended: Iron Dragon ( CP )

Inverted: Raptor ( CP )

Launched loop- Flight of Fear ( KI)

Launched non-loop: TTD ( CP)

Stand-up: King Cobra ( KI )

Water ride: Lost River, Coney Island ( I am sure you remember this too, Terpie. )

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood: Beastie

Steel: Howler

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood: The Beast

Steel: Space Mountain

Looping Steel and Wood

Steel: Invertigo

Wood: Son of Beast

Suspended

Top Gun

Inverted

Face Off

Launched looped and Non looped

Looped: Flight of Fear

Non Looped: The Italian Job

Stand up

None

Water Ride

Kali River Rapids

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood - Scooby Doo

Steel - Barnstormer

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood - Racer (first year it opened)

Steel - Space Mountain

Looping Steel and Wood sorry I had to do it.

Steel - Vortex

Wood - None

Suspended - The Bat

Inverted - Alpengheist

Launched looped and Non looped

Launched looped - California Screamin"

Non-looped - BLSC

Stand up - King Cobra

Water Ride - Kings Mills Log Flume

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kiddie ride- wood: The Beastie

steel: none

major non looping- wood: The Racer

steel: Adventure Express

major looping- wood: the Son of Beast

steel: Vortex

susspended- top gun

inverted- faceoff

launched- Flight of Fear

stand up- king cobra

water- congo falls

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Kiddie coaster "junior coaster" Wood and Steel

Wood - Beastie - Kings Island

Steel - Dragon Coaster Ride - Magic World

Major Wood and Steel non looping

Wood - The Voyage - Holiday World

Steel - Diamondback - Kings Island

Looping Steel - Raptor - Cedar Point

Suspended - Flight Deck - Kings Island

Inverted - Raptor - Cedar Point

Launched looped - Maverick - Cedar Point

Stand up - Mantis - Cedar Point

Water Ride - Sidewinder - Dollywood

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Kiddy Coaster Steel/Wood

Top Cats Taxi Jam/ Beastie

Major Wood/Steel

Racer/ Vortex

Looping Steel/Wood

Vortex/ Son of Beast

Suspended

Top Gun

Inverted

Face/off

Launched non-looper and looper

Top Thrill Dragster/ Flight of Fear

Stand Up

Georgia Scorcher

Water Ride

Don't know

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