Enchanted Voyager Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Has anyone else either blacked out or feel faint after the spirals on the Italian Job. The second time I rode it my ex (she was my girlfriend at the time it happened) blacked out very briefly during the initial spirals. She freaked out because when we got to the police car section she screamed "what happened" becaust to her it was just like she skipped a part of the ride. We thought it was a fluke and rode it three more times that day with no problems. But sure enough the next time we visited the park she blacked out at the same time. I got kinda worried at the time but she insisted it was nothing so we rode it several more times. About the third ride on that second visit I blacked out at that exact same part. It was weird because all I remember was launching then hitting the spiral and then waking up right bofre the helicopter scene. I freaked out because that was the first time I ever blaked out before in my life, and it was on a rollercoaster. I had a huge headache the rest of the day, because my only guess is I rattled my head when I passed out and just kinda flopped around alot. This was all during last spring and we rode it several times since then and didn't experience it but once more during the end of the summer. I have no idea if it happened to her again (we broke up at the end of September) but I only got really dizzy or faint once during Fearfest, but had no blackout. I wondered if this happened to anyone else while riding it I was just curious. P.S. In the spring my guess is because they were testing launch speeds and it went a little faster then. Just a guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Yeah, I have blacked out in the Helix, but it all depends on where you sit I guess. I also Have Blacked out on Vortex just before the second loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvesterofyoursorrow Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Me too on IJ. Thats the only good part of the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Rider Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I have heard about this, it has been noticed since the Media Day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleHenry Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 That part of IJ and Face-Off are the only rides where the forces are really intense enough to cause a near black out. I've never blacked out, but I've felt woozy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I've never blacked out on IJ, but I do commonly black out on Face/Off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye-Beast Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Every once in a while I get near blacking out on Face Off, but nothing more than a little tunnel vision. Pretty intense experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooferBearATL Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 WOW Sounds to be something common that I've never heard anyone talk about. I've never come close to blacking out on any coaster or ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Picard Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 If you getting close to going out on IJ you will on The Incredible Hulk Coaster. The first half is one the most intense that I know of. I think there is some drugs and supplements that will cause you to blackout because of changes in blood pressure. A little anxiety may have something to do with it as well. I have never gone out but have come close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKlockster Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 ^Everyone I have talked to that blacks out on Vortex - always blacks out at the same spot. Way to go Toomer! The only ride I have ever blacked out on is Son of Beast - and that wasn't until the 14th consecutive time riding it. I guess I just have a tolerance for G force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 The only ride I ever came close to blacking out on was Titan at Six Flags over Texas. The section where the rides goes in to whats called the centerfuge is extremely intense with g's. Goliath at SFMM has a very similar section and if you remember they have had a few incidents with injuries and deaths on Goliath. I honestly dont think its dangerous, just pre existing conditions aggrevated by high g's. Interesting about IJ:ST and Vortex, never felt that on either, but I love the g's through the spiral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium13 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I have also blacked out in the beginning helix on IJ, but it was only for a second and I only felt a little dizy for a minute or two. But on Face/Off I have blacked out more than I do on IJ, but once again it goes away right after i'm out of that spot. For me it's not that serious so I just ride the rides and don't worry about it. I don't think I've ever blacked out on Vortex though, but if I did I'd still ride because it doesn't bother me for more than a few seconds and I don't get a headache or anything afterwards and the rides are too fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Voyager Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 I'm glad to see this wasn't an isolated incident. Yea it's not that big of a deal to me, i'm still gonna ride the coasters. Thats interesting that people have blacked out on Face-Off and Vortex also. Those ones never hit me like that, prolly different tolerance for different people. The only problem I had with it was how long I was out the first time it happened on IJ. I didn't wake up until the helicopter scene. If that would happen on Vortex , i'd definitely be taking some asprins when I got off that ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I have never blacked out on a ride ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Seed Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 don't let PKI know about this...with their uber obsession with making things too safe, they'll probably put a brake run on the launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Rider Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 don't let PKI know about this...with their uber obsession with making things too safe, they'll probably put a brake run on the launch. it just barely makes it over the spiral as it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Rider Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 ^Everyone I have talked to that blacks out on Vortex - always blacks out at the same spot. Way to go Toomer! The only ride I have ever blacked out on is Son of Beast - and that wasn't until the 14th consecutive time riding it. I guess I just have a tolerance for G force. but... not on Chang... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooferBearATL Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 don't let PKI know about this...with their uber obsession with making things too safe, they'll probably put a brake run on the launch. Honestly, it probably is an issue to have normal/healthy folk blacking out on a ride. I've honestly never heard of this happening to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deidre1976 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Maybe its an alien abduction . When people loose time and blackout......yep, its aliens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 ^Everyone I have talked to that blacks out on Vortex - always blacks out at the same spot. Way to go Toomer! The only ride I have ever blacked out on is Son of Beast - and that wasn't until the 14th consecutive time riding it. I guess I just have a tolerance for G force. Sometimes I come close between the 2nd loop and the start of the corkscrews. Is this where you're talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I blacked out the first time I rode Face/Off. All I really remember was the chain lift backwards and the first part of the cobra roll and then "waking up" about halfway thru the corbra roll on the return part. I haven't blacked out since though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holeinone888221 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I blacked out on handcars. It was an intense experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 ^Same here, that was before they retracked it and lowered the thrill rating from a 6 to a 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvesterofyoursorrow Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I black out on the entry to the first loop on Vortex. Its more like a partial black out then anything... Too bad they dont make the coasters so you red out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Im sure the Voyage will have Red outs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeliriumDreamer Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I don't ever recall blacking out on any ride, nor feeling woosy. I'm pretty good with g-forces and even having a strong stomach... but the funny thing is, motion movies like Spongebob 3-D make me sick to my stomach. I can sometimes even feel sick while watching video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 i have never rode IJ:ST but i plan to and i will watch out for the BLACK OUT!! Face/Off has made me feel woozey but never black out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I don't ever recall blacking out on any ride, nor feeling woosy. I'm pretty good with g-forces and even having a strong stomach... but the funny thing is, motion movies like Spongebob 3-D make me sick to my stomach. I can sometimes even feel sick while watching video games. Actually, that does make some sense. The reason why people get sick on rides (or car sick for that matter) is because at some point, there's a discrepency between what the eyes see and what the body feels, and the confusion results in the body reacting by getting woosy. Some people are more prone to it than others, but ourside influences (like the film being out of sync with the seats) can cause it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Okay. Fine. Splain something to me, then. Why do some totally blind people also get sick on rides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 This is why people get sick on ride. Their is some kind of fluid in your ears that helps keep you balanced and when you are moving around the fluid will start to move around and then when that is off with the image your seeing it makes you sick. I have never blacked out on any ride before and watching that Sponqe Bob 3d thing makes my eyes hurt though. Face/Off makes me dizzy and dropzone make smy legs wobble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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