bkroz Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/cedar-point/5793421 I bet Fast Lane was a dream come true for this young man. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Dunno why people keep count like this, or consider it a huge feat to get that many rides..Hey I got 10k rides on Millie, look at my cards and here have pins, lets celebrate that I ride a ride..That'd be like me celebrating how many times I drive down 675..Never understood any of that I go to parks, I enjoy the parks, and I enjoy the rides. Guess it takes a bit more of an enthusiast to count rides and ride rides 6k times, keep count, and keep enjoying it over and over all day Lastly..Why Millie? I don't even marathon that and I've had more of a chance than he has in the past honestly Also looks like the wife doesn't approve, hehe 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 At least he could ride something forceful, exhilarating and fun. Magnum XL-200. Maverick. Blue Streak. So many excellent choices. That thing? Meh. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Dunno why people keep count like this, or consider it a huge feat to get that many rides..Hey I got 10k rides on Millie, look at my cards and here have pins, lets celebrate that I ride a ride..That'd be like me celebrating how many times I drive down 675..Never understood any of that I go to parks, I enjoy the parks, and I enjoy the rides. Guess it takes a bit more of an enthusiast to count rides and ride rides 6k times, keep count, and keep enjoying it over and over all day Lastly..Why Millie? I don't even marathon that and I've had more of a chance than he has in the past honestly Also looks like the wife doesn't approve, hehe Too each their own! Some collect military coins, badges, stripes, stamps, currency from all around the world, travel to many amusement parks, travel the world, collect shot glasses, count their coaster rides, etc. I am sure in turn you do something that this 10,000th rider would say is crazy! This young man used riding the coaster as a release of years of suppressed hazing and bullying memories. More power to him. There are much more worse things he could be doing with his time. BTW - I do not keep track of my coaster tally, counts, or rides either... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Amen. And congratulations to him, too. Oh, look...a Parker 51! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 yep, some collect pens instead of pins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themuska11 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Only ride i remember how many times I've ridden it is Banshee, total of 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'm keeping count of Banshee rides...currently at 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Dunno why people keep count like this, or consider it a huge feat to get that many rides..Hey I got 10k rides on Millie, look at my cards and here have pins, lets celebrate that I ride a ride..That'd be like me celebrating how many times I drive down 675..Never understood any of that With how people drive on 675, every successful drive down that thing is a reason to celebrate. I HATE 675. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I would say it was about drawing attention to themselves. However, I ended up riding on Diamondback next to the guy who wears the customized t-shirt about his number of Diamondback rides, and I tried to smalltalk to him a little when we were waiting to enter the station after the ride. It definitely seemed he was disinterested in drawing attention to himself. To which I say, why the shirt? I guess it is possible I'm not the type of person whose attention he wants or something. I guess no matter what it is, there is going to be someone who wants to do it best, or most if "best" is undefinable. I can't even keep track of how many times I ride a coaster in a row when I keep going around from exit to entrance when lines are low. Trying to keep a lifetime tally would be nearly impossible without lots of work-like attention. I'm only looking for fun, not work. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I believe Don wrote about this back during the "ask Don" posts. I thought he said he just started tracking one day and one thing led to another... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I would say it was about drawing attention to themselves. However, I ended up riding on Diamondback next to the guy who wears the customized t-shirt about his number of Diamondback rides, and I tried to smalltalk to him a little when we were waiting to enter the station after the ride. It definitely seemed he was disinterested in drawing attention to himself. To which I say, why the shirt? I guess it is possible I'm not the type of person whose attention he wants or something. I guess no matter what it is, there is going to be someone who wants to do it best, or most if "best" is undefinable. I can't even keep track of how many times I ride a coaster in a row when I keep going around from exit to entrance when lines are low. Trying to keep a lifetime tally would be nearly impossible without lots of work-like attention. I'm only looking for fun, not work. That happened to me too. He rode Diamondback 54 times that day. He said he didn't know what he'd do without a Fast Lane pass. Apparently he has a schedule: Get up, ERT-Noon Diamondback, Lunch, one hour of other rides, Remainder Diamondback. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I only keep a count of roller coasters that I didn't have any fun on at all. (Other than keeping a spreadsheet of coasters I've ridden, which by default, gives me a count of that too) So far there is one. Flight Deck at Canada's Wonderland. Combine headbanging that makes Vortex and Invertigo seem as tame as Boo Blasters with an entry path longer than Kings Island's former Flight Deck and a completely dime-a-dozen, lackluster layout, and you have a coaster that I just didn't enjoy at all. I want to Erase my Mind of that entire experience, in fact. It's odd, too, because there are other coasters of the same make, model, and even track layout that I have found to be quite enjoyable. But that one is especially bad for some unknown reason.. I would sooner marathon Time Warp for an entire day than give that horrible instrument of torture another go, even once... And Time Warp is easily my second least favorite coaster of all time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I don't get the point. Maybe I'm just not "that" kind of enthusiast. And I looked at the comments on the article in the OP. I think my IQ dropped 10 points by doing so. jcgoble3, who still doesn't know why he looked at those comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragsterguy21 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I was in the station when that happened. He had a whole party cut the line to board the train with him. It was weird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexBFForever Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I wonder how long it took him to get to 10,000 on Millennium Force! On the topic of counting, I like keeping track of all my rides. I've kept track of every single ride I've taken to the present day using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. 61 rides on The Bat, 78 rides on Diamondback, 241 rides on Vortex and counting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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