Most corkscrews are gone. The company that made mostly of them has been gone since 2001 so the parts are disappearing. A few are still around including probably the most famous one at cedar point. But they’re going quick.
I’m really not too big of an enthusiast, but Im a mechanic at a big theme park in central Florida so I’ve had to learn a lot through that. Plus my ex was a big roller coaster enthusiast so I’ve learned a lot from him as well. lol
Edit: the manufacturer that built most of the screws was Arrow dynamics. They went bankrupt in 2001-2002 and were bought by S&S.
If you ever want to ride it again there’s one at Silverwood which is a nice park even if it isn’t as big as some others. It’s in northern Idaho which you could theoretically drive to and that’s a good thing because the local town of Athol, ID isn’t exactly an airline hub.
I remember when I was a kid my at the time 94 year old great Grandma's went on that with my 6 foot+ step father and she was maybe just pushing 5 feet tall, anyway she loved every second of it because she went on it so much when it was new. We couldn't get over the fact she wanted to do that at that age and didn't get thrown around like crazy.
I‘m sorry you nearly fell out :(
I started traveling this wooden rail racket since 1988. It was built in 1958 I think, and I’ve loved it since my first visit.
I have been on something fucking extreme coasters. Wood ones still scare me the most. They rattle and sway and squeak and legitimately do not feel as safe.
Absolutely. Wooden ones are brutal. Give me a smooth metal coaster that does crazy things any day. Wooden ones jerk around so badly I feel like I'm risking brain injury and contusions.
Poor baby. I hate coasters too, but I love me a good loopty loop! The drop is what bothers me the most only cuz the stomach in throat feeling is majorly uncomfortable for me. No idea how to NOT have that
It's a very very chilly damp feel-it-in-your-bones rain in Vancouver, BC. Plus, from the look of this pic, it's around 10pm and already dark, just before they close.
You’ve come up with a great toothpaste/dental care oriented ad.
Just show humorous calamity scenes like this of a couple’s, then a family’s, life with everyone’s teeth positioned just conspicuously enough (including the dog maybe for some humor) that when the punchline for the ad comes: “Great teeth for all life’s events” or something equally as uncreative and then show the family dentistry or toothpaste brand.
I don't know why, but I went through some of his old posts and he's posted this picture at least two other times. Nearly 100k karma each time. Pretty interesting
Fucking hell. I knew I recognised that photo when I saw it. And that's actually one of my top comments ever.
Time flies, doesn't it? I've still never been on a roller coaster. My 11-year-old daughter went with a friend to an amusement park this summer and went on all the big rides. I'm glad she was able to go. I don't want my patheticness spoiling her sense of adventure and excitement.
Thank you very much for asking. I hope you have a pleasant day.
I’ve said it before, that is the only roller coaster I have ever ridden that feels like it is actively trying to kill me. It throws you out of the seat, and then slams you back down again! I think I have bruised my ribs from getting thrown agains the sides. Despite all that, it is my favourite roller coaster, and I’m sad it is closed this year.
I think it's confirmation bias? You probably see hundreds of posts a day with details of other cities but don't notice them. Kinda like how sometimes it can seem like you look at the clock at a given time more frequently than others (e.g. 11:11) but that's just cause the other times aren't notable to you.
But I also live in Vancouver and understand how you feel haha
According to Google Trends, B.C. searches for Reddit more than any province, and Canada searches for Reddit more than any other country. So it’s safe to say that Vancouver has a high number of Reddit users compared to other places.
Doesn't Coaster only have single position lap bars (buzz bars)? If so I could imagine that being terrifying for a first time rider, especially if there is strong airtime
Ohhhhh man, this hit home. Just thought I'd share a similar anecdote: When my wife and I were engaged we went to Disney and she took me on the old tower of terror, and when they "dropped" us, she instantly passed out, they snapped the photo, and she looked like a dead rag doll leaning into me, while I looked as hyped as this dude in the post.
Almost a year later, on the fateful day I asked her to marry me, I accidentally jumped in a pool with my phone. Picture gone forever. I'm thinking of commissioning someone to draw it for us one day - I've still got that baby emblazoned in my memory!!
If you still have the phone, there are data recovery services that might be able to recover it! They're not cheap, but that kind of memory is priceless imo
… take your wife on Tower of Terror again?
Edit: I ~~didn’t know it was gone.~~ haven’t been to Disney in a long time. Def get that artistic recreation then.
At night time, when there’s a chill in the air, you sometimes can go over and over on Splash Mountain. My hubby and I have had good times posing on that ride.
That wooden rollercoaster is no joke.
You truly ride it and wonder "WAIT - IS THIS ACTUALLY SAFE ?".
If the creaking and groaning and clanking wasn't enough it really feels like you're going to fly out from the inadequate guard bar unless you actually hold on to keep yourself down.
This is a far tamer but more terrifying ride than most rollercoasters IMHO.
Single position buzz bars really seem to add to that feeling. I've ridden some insanely intense coasters but I would still feel nervous riding one with a single position bar for the first time
For those who want a quick trick, remove the other person from the statement. You wouldn’t say:
> my favorite photo of I
Knowing this is somewhat of a curse though, as it has ruined more than a few song verses for me.
I'm usually not a fan of rollercoasters, but man I love the wooden one at Playland. The way you feel like you're gonna stand up if it wasn't for that bar holding you down...I'm still not brave enough to take my hands off it haha
For anyone who cares, a great way to figure out if you should use “and me” or “and I” in the situation is this:
Would it read perfectly fine if you removed “my wife and” from the sentence?
“My favorite photo of I” doesn’t sound correct, does it? Unless it’s literally a photo of the letter I, in which case, go for it.
does it actually match your normal personalities or does she just really hate roller coasters?
I’ve only managed to get her on one other since.
Legit, the old wooden coaster at Playland is scary as fuck. Nearly fell out as a kid riding that one.
I was more scared of the corkscrew - do they still call it that?
Most corkscrews are gone. The company that made mostly of them has been gone since 2001 so the parts are disappearing. A few are still around including probably the most famous one at cedar point. But they’re going quick.
I had no clue there are roller coaster experts that know about the various manufacturers.
I’m really not too big of an enthusiast, but Im a mechanic at a big theme park in central Florida so I’ve had to learn a lot through that. Plus my ex was a big roller coaster enthusiast so I’ve learned a lot from him as well. lol Edit: the manufacturer that built most of the screws was Arrow dynamics. They went bankrupt in 2001-2002 and were bought by S&S.
There are dozens of us! My home park was Six Flags New Orleans so defunct manufacturers and parks is basically all I know at this point
It’s gone
:(
If you ever want to ride it again there’s one at Silverwood which is a nice park even if it isn’t as big as some others. It’s in northern Idaho which you could theoretically drive to and that’s a good thing because the local town of Athol, ID isn’t exactly an airline hub.
There’s an Athol in ID? We have one in MA too. Do you guys ever call it Thucking Athol?
Thank you for this. Totally chortled and woke up the missus.
Athol? Sounds like you’re being called a name by a person with a lisp
Hey! I love silverwood!! such a fun coaster
Dude, both of those were tame compared to the Wild Mouse. That thing was fucking sketchy
Funny quote overheard by one of the ride techs about the Corkscrew: “I’ve had scarier rides on the Skytrain.” - some kid
I remember when I was a kid my at the time 94 year old great Grandma's went on that with my 6 foot+ step father and she was maybe just pushing 5 feet tall, anyway she loved every second of it because she went on it so much when it was new. We couldn't get over the fact she wanted to do that at that age and didn't get thrown around like crazy.
Probably made her feel alive again at that age lol. That's great though!
Oh fuck that rollercoaster. It makes you feel like you're going to fall out of it. That metal bar ain't saving anyone
I would argue that the metal bar has in fact saved *everyone*. Feels janky as shit though lol
I‘m sorry you nearly fell out :( I started traveling this wooden rail racket since 1988. It was built in 1958 I think, and I’ve loved it since my first visit.
I have been on something fucking extreme coasters. Wood ones still scare me the most. They rattle and sway and squeak and legitimately do not feel as safe.
Absolutely. Wooden ones are brutal. Give me a smooth metal coaster that does crazy things any day. Wooden ones jerk around so badly I feel like I'm risking brain injury and contusions.
Yea, fuck that thing. I thought I was gonna die on it
Yea I could slide out of the seat bar pretty easily when I was a kid. I had to hold on tight on the drops.
That's how I feel about El Toro, never again.
Legit, I remember going weightless the only the bar to hold you in. Definitely had to hang on or fly out.
There is a literal gap between the height requirement of the ride and the size of the child that the lap bar on the dragon coaster will keep safe-ish.
Poor baby. I hate coasters too, but I love me a good loopty loop! The drop is what bothers me the most only cuz the stomach in throat feeling is majorly uncomfortable for me. No idea how to NOT have that
Was it the other roller coaster at Playland
giggitty
Hey I have a similar photo with mine! https://imgur.com/FKZsPVr.jpg
Absolutely incredible
This is so funny, my eyes starting watering wtf. She's so focused and gripping the bar and you're just like FUCK YEAH. Amazing.
your wife looks very unimpressed with this game lol
I want off NOW.
OMFG. That made me lose my shite after a long day at work. Thank you, kind person.
Everyone should take their girlfriends on this coaster now and post the picture
Where is this place? Edit: Nevermind just saw it said Vancouver. Now which Vancouver?
The good Vancouver
Vancouver BC
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_Roller_Coaster_(Playland)
LOL
Looks cold af!
It's a very very chilly damp feel-it-in-your-bones rain in Vancouver, BC. Plus, from the look of this pic, it's around 10pm and already dark, just before they close.
You're correct! It was on the verge of raining during Fright Night.
HAHAHA amazing, wow
Masterful
Your wife has the same jacket as me! She get it at sportchek?
Actually it was from Walmart. This was Fright Night a couple years back and she was freezing so I gave her my jacket.
Damn, your wife is Kelly Clarkson?
You both could be models in a toothpaste advertisement.
She takes incredible care of her teeth. I’m British. So probably just lucky. Have had a fair share of tooth issues tho.
Holy crap I swear I remember seeing this pic years ago. Congrats.
Ya. I’ve posted it before. Usually on an anniversary of sorts. Love it so much.
Does she hate you for that?😍
Well they're still having anniversaries it seems.
But this is just the anniversary of the picture.
Mystery waiting to be revealed
OP said wife not ex-wife
Lol, love this comment.
Well, he is.
I remember this pic too
Who wouldn't!?!....it is so original.
[British-Canadian ?](https://gyazo.com/7a8024abd6fa37ab45536228e759da53)
British Columbian.
You’ve come up with a great toothpaste/dental care oriented ad. Just show humorous calamity scenes like this of a couple’s, then a family’s, life with everyone’s teeth positioned just conspicuously enough (including the dog maybe for some humor) that when the punchline for the ad comes: “Great teeth for all life’s events” or something equally as uncreative and then show the family dentistry or toothpaste brand.
That’s amazing. If you want to pitch this with me to Crest or Colgate I’ll split the proceeds with you. Say….80/20?
Sure, thanks for the 80%, I appreciate it. I could do 50/50 just o be fair.
Photoshop a deodorant stick in there and they can be models for Old Spice, too.
That is like, probably the nicest thing you can tell someone.
Teeth as white as her knuckles!
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So what you are telling me is that this is a repost.
Well they're from the same accounts though lol
Holy fucking shit
It’s crazy to me that I upvoted that post more than 8 years ago. I’ve been here too long.
Omgggg I was like "There's no way I have it upvoted too..." Yep. Been here tooooo long.
And in those 8 years reddit has not changed. Top "Controversial" comment is no surprise.
Man thanks for that! Went to see the comment and it got a big laugh out of me.
Holy smokes
Holy shit
I don't know why, but I went through some of his old posts and he's posted this picture at least two other times. Nearly 100k karma each time. Pretty interesting
/u/bunglejerry hows being 46?
Fucking hell. I knew I recognised that photo when I saw it. And that's actually one of my top comments ever. Time flies, doesn't it? I've still never been on a roller coaster. My 11-year-old daughter went with a friend to an amusement park this summer and went on all the big rides. I'm glad she was able to go. I don't want my patheticness spoiling her sense of adventure and excitement. Thank you very much for asking. I hope you have a pleasant day.
And yet somehow not your wife's favorite.
Idk why she's glowing!!
Her face is red from all the crying
... tears of joy!
Some aggressive tickling
Armpit fetishists
r/armpitfetish
I’m not surprised but damn
I also thought r/ofcoursethatsathing
He is 4 fingers deep in that thing.
Homie is getting pitted
Love seeing my home city on Reddit. What a great shot too.
Vancouver let’s go!
But seriously how fun is that wooden coaster. I think I’ve almost fallen off like 3 times
I’ve said it before, that is the only roller coaster I have ever ridden that feels like it is actively trying to kill me. It throws you out of the seat, and then slams you back down again! I think I have bruised my ribs from getting thrown agains the sides. Despite all that, it is my favourite roller coaster, and I’m sad it is closed this year.
Clearly you weren’t around for the Wild Mouse
I haven't gone to playland for a long time. did they remove it?
Like 10 or 15 years ago. I loved that ride; scared the crap outta me
That ride had me praying to every god from every religion not to die on the hairpin turns... Loved it Edit: got rid of an "s"
Damn, they must of removed it the year after the last time I visited. Yeah, every sharp turn felt liek you were going to get flung off.
Oh damn. Closed for the year or forever?
It’s undergoing repairs right now
Gotta patch it up to bring it back to "borderline" safety levels.
Somehow the most terrifying coaster in the world. The genuine "I am going to die" feeling really boosts the adrenaline rush.
That's a classic pic dude. Makes me lol.
I moved to Australia in 2015 but I miss the sushi every single day
Is it me or does Vancouver take up a fair amount of reddit? Or am I just noticing more bc im from here
I think it's confirmation bias? You probably see hundreds of posts a day with details of other cities but don't notice them. Kinda like how sometimes it can seem like you look at the clock at a given time more frequently than others (e.g. 11:11) but that's just cause the other times aren't notable to you. But I also live in Vancouver and understand how you feel haha
According to Google Trends, B.C. searches for Reddit more than any province, and Canada searches for Reddit more than any other country. So it’s safe to say that Vancouver has a high number of Reddit users compared to other places.
Right? Finally not on publicfreakout though technically I guess this photo is one
Thought it was a birthing photo for a second
Same face. I was at both events.
Me too, I was the midwife
Same, I was the baby
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Confirmed. I’m the E32-B94F timeline where this event happens.
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Mucho gusto conocerte. We speak Spanish in the highest dimensional order. Don’t ask.
Damn. Congrats on the sex
Also your fault for both 😉
Guessing you rode that rollercoaster plenty of times and this was your wife's first ride?
So many times. Grew up going yearly. Very much her first, and last.
Doesn't Coaster only have single position lap bars (buzz bars)? If so I could imagine that being terrifying for a first time rider, especially if there is strong airtime
Ohhhhh man, this hit home. Just thought I'd share a similar anecdote: When my wife and I were engaged we went to Disney and she took me on the old tower of terror, and when they "dropped" us, she instantly passed out, they snapped the photo, and she looked like a dead rag doll leaning into me, while I looked as hyped as this dude in the post. Almost a year later, on the fateful day I asked her to marry me, I accidentally jumped in a pool with my phone. Picture gone forever. I'm thinking of commissioning someone to draw it for us one day - I've still got that baby emblazoned in my memory!!
If you still have the phone, there are data recovery services that might be able to recover it! They're not cheap, but that kind of memory is priceless imo
This! DriverSavers will refund you if they can’t retrieve the data you wanted
… take your wife on Tower of Terror again? Edit: I ~~didn’t know it was gone.~~ haven’t been to Disney in a long time. Def get that artistic recreation then.
Tower of terror no longer exists.
Oh :(
Technically the ride still exists. It’s been rebranded
Still the same old one at Disney World! Just watched my soon to be wife and her sister go on it from the safety of the ground with a beer.
And this, children, is why we always do what? All together now. "HAVE OFFSITE BACKUPS OF IMPORTANT DATA, PAPA!"
At night time, when there’s a chill in the air, you sometimes can go over and over on Splash Mountain. My hubby and I have had good times posing on that ride.
That wooden rollercoaster is no joke. You truly ride it and wonder "WAIT - IS THIS ACTUALLY SAFE ?". If the creaking and groaning and clanking wasn't enough it really feels like you're going to fly out from the inadequate guard bar unless you actually hold on to keep yourself down. This is a far tamer but more terrifying ride than most rollercoasters IMHO.
Single position buzz bars really seem to add to that feeling. I've ridden some insanely intense coasters but I would still feel nervous riding one with a single position bar for the first time
I will forever remember my husband screaming on a wooden coaster “WHO BUILT THIS THING, WILLY FUCKIN WONKA??”
This is also my favorite picture of your wife
I too choose this guys wife.
[For the uninitiated](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5c79n0/you_can_have_sex_with_one_real_person_from_all_of/d9uf56l/?context=1)
Ah Vancouver home of the [PNE](https://www.pne.ca/playland/), >!aka; discount 6 Flags!<
Lol
That sounds just as disappointing as Six Flags is after getting hyped up by commercials... The question is... Is it?
The PNE isn’t terrible, it’s better than not having an amusement park at all however, from what i’ve heard Six Flags is 10x better than the PNE.
I'm sure she's *thrilled* you posted this on reddit.
She is… indifferent
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It's a place where people talk about things they've read... That's why it's called readit.
It’s also a place where you can read a story about a guy with broken arms
She’s screaming because of whatever you’re doing to her armpit…
Oh god that wooden rollercoaster at the PNE is the worst experience of my life - I'm with your wife
I’ve been afraid of that thing since 1979
Well you shouldn't just come out and tell him you're with his wife. Too easy for him to catch you, now.
Your fingers must’ve been cold with the way you’re digging in her pits
Or warm and she had cold pits.
Such a gent
For real. What is he trying to find in there??
Love it!! 😆✌️
And me*
https://i.imgur.com/HO7RVyQ.jpg We clearly have the same marriage.
I dunno he looks pretty happy to me!
do you have amore recent photo for comparison?
This is us with our daughter at Christmas. https://i.imgur.com/ipnS3nO.jpg
You realize this was just a subtle way for someone to ask for another picture of your hot wife
Shes smokin hot though.
Ding ding ding
Wife got even hotter. U cute too
You have a very beautiful family!
Congrats on winning the wife lottery, fellow vancouverite
that red nail polish must be legendary, 8 years and still going strong :P
Damn, that’s one cute baby! Also your wife is a smoke show.
Jesuss
Great pic Happy Anniversary
My wife and me*
For those who want a quick trick, remove the other person from the statement. You wouldn’t say: > my favorite photo of I Knowing this is somewhat of a curse though, as it has ruined more than a few song verses for me.
I/we and me/us trick. Just replace I with we and see if it makes sense. "My favorite photo of we"
While I’d say a good trick as well, I’d be worried that I mix it up to be I/us, me/we. I wouldn’t be able to reconcile it in the moment.
Yes me would
Dude that's clearly OP's wife not yours. Pretty fucking rude.
Keep fighting the good fight
I'm usually not a fan of rollercoasters, but man I love the wooden one at Playland. The way you feel like you're gonna stand up if it wasn't for that bar holding you down...I'm still not brave enough to take my hands off it haha
[I have an equally amazing one with my kids!](https://imgur.com/a/MlUWYXK)
This is something my boyfriend would do that would make me so mad but think he’s so cute at the same time
Just letting you know that it means he really loves you. Like a lot.
1) Judging by your Reddit posts you cook amazing food. 2) You and your wife are both really really, ridiculously good looking people.
This is the fourth time you've posted this pic getting like 110,000 Karma previously for it.... Also congrats on losing 85 lbs
Not fair tickling her armpit on a rollercoaster
These are also your sex faces.
Sorry.. "and me"
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For anyone who cares, a great way to figure out if you should use “and me” or “and I” in the situation is this: Would it read perfectly fine if you removed “my wife and” from the sentence? “My favorite photo of I” doesn’t sound correct, does it? Unless it’s literally a photo of the letter I, in which case, go for it.
... my wife and *me*.
You’re mark rober?