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In reply to the discussion: What was/is your favorite ride at a Fair, carnival or amusement park. Mine was the "mouse" How about you? [View all]Mad_Dem_X
(10,246 posts)60. I couldn't tell you why we started doing that.
But it was always those two songs...the other people in the car with us were always like, "Why tf are these girls singing?"
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What was/is your favorite ride at a Fair, carnival or amusement park. Mine was the "mouse" How about you? [View all]
debm55
Wednesday
OP
Thank you very much, buzzcrumhunger. I really liked rollercoaster, but now I pass. I have bean to Busch Gardens and I
debm55
Wednesday
#4
Thank you very much , buzzycrumbhunger. I always hated the long lines to get on a ride.
debm55
Yesterday
#50
Thank you, Ocelot II. Confession --I never went on it. They did have a viewing stand where you could watch. I did that.
debm55
Wednesday
#6
No, no, no......it WAS the scrambler that my brother got sick on. NOT THE tilt-a-whirl.
a kennedy
Wednesday
#25
HAHHAHAHAHA. Thank you very much for the post of your brother and the Scrambler, a kennedy. And may the memories of
debm55
Wednesday
#26
I liked the water rides too- Here in Pittsburgh, We have an Amusement Park full of nothing but water slides, wave pools.
debm55
Wednesday
#8
Thank you,RockCreek. It is a great escape. they have expanded the Sandcastle and it has mmany more attractions.❤️
debm55
Wednesday
#37
Thank you, Niagara. I have been on all three. We have different names for the first two, so I was unable to remember
debm55
Wednesday
#14
You're welcome, Debbie. Different fair companies and amusement parks have different names for the rides
Niagara
Wednesday
#18
The Bumper Cars was my favorite ride at SF's Playland at the Beach, (as well as the Fun House)
red dog 1
Wednesday
#10
Thank you SamKnause. You described it perfectly. I didn't like roller coaster, but I loved the Mouse.
debm55
Wednesday
#40
I was on that at Kennywood. It is about 5 miles from my home. I liked to ride it at night when it was lite up.
debm55
Wednesday
#15
I liked the Mouse and the Parachutes. The Parachutes were located across from the pond. Thank you , some_of_us_are_sane.
debm55
Wednesday
#42
OMG. That was the first ride I went on at Kennywood.You had to cross the Bridge to get to ride in the center of the pond
debm55
Wednesday
#31
Roller coaster and ferris wheel. You couldn't pay me to get on either these days.
LoisB
Wednesday
#24
Thank you very much , sinkingfeeling for sharing with us. When I went to Florida they didn't have all of the other parks
debm55
Wednesday
#36
There was a carnival way back when with a standard size ferris-wheel but it was spinning way faster than usual.
Dave Bowman
Wednesday
#33
Thank you very much for sharing with us about the "The Octopus" glaad you were okay.
debm55
Yesterday
#56
Thank you Emile. I liked the rocker. Kids would lose their change from their pockets when upside down.
debm55
Yesterday
#55
Every June my small town hosted a carnival and the marquee ride was called "The Zipper."
Xavier Breath
22 hrs ago
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