I'm a bit of a coaster nut, and the funny thing is, when they go through that big bad list of conditions that say you shouldn't ride, I check several of the no no boxes (motion sickness? Check! High blood pressure? Check!) but I don't care. I just pop a few meds and then hastily get into line. I love the brief feeling of "running" faster than anything that might be troubling me at the time, even if it's only for a few seconds.
My current avatar is a picture I took of Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure Velocicoaster.
One of the most unique things about this coaster is that instead of having that typical, "Ah, I can just sit back and relax" state at the end of the ride, it shoots you into an totally unexpected barrel roll at the end.
And. I. LOVE. IT. !!!
I always hear about how the front row of a coaster is best but the lines are so long that I usually never wait... But I waited to get the front seat of this coaster twice. It's amazing how much more you can see. This ride is based on the Jurassic World movies, with the story being that you've been let loose in the Raptor Paddock with Charlie, Delta, Echo, and of course, Blue -- the 4 raptors from the movie -- and they haven't been fed... and are tracking YOU.
I never knew all 4 make an appearance on the ride until I was in the front row (previously, I'd only seen one.) It's also amazing how much of a difference there is between riding on a coaster in the daylight vs. at night -- it's a completely different ride.
But the most inspiring thing I saw during that trip was a woman who had to have been in her 70's sitting in the very front row of Rip Ride Rockit.
OH YEAH!!! It was awesome. She was fearless!!!
Someday, I want to be like THAT when I grow up. (I went on Rockit probably 5 times, but let's see if I can say the same someday when I'M 70.)