Roller coasters were never my thing growing up. Any ride in fact I never enjoyed. When I was younger I didn’t like the feeling of not knowing what was going to happen next and riding a roller coaster that I have never been on would stress me out. I would happily hold everyone's bags down below, but living in my family that was not an opinion. My family would make me ride all the rides at Disneyland. They would say you have to ride every ride at least once, so my first experience at Disneyland was a little stressful. The second time I went to Disneyland I was way more excited because I wouldn’t have to ride the big scary rides if I didn’t want to, but I didn’t read the fine print of my family's Disneyland rules that say you have to ride all the rides at least once, every trip.
Now Disneyland didn’t have roller coasters as Six Flags did. Every time I went to Six Flags I was normally with my Grandma and she never made me ride anything I didn’t want to because she didn’t want to ride the roller coasters either. The first time I went to Six Flags without my Grandma I went with my Youth Group. My leader did not give me an out on any of the roller coasters. I was going to ride all the roller coasters at least once, just like my family rule in Disneyland. I remember walking up the stairs freaking out in my head but trying to keep my cool on the outside. When I sat in the seat and pulled the bar over my head panic set in my hands started sweating and the only thing I could think of is that I wanted to go home. As we made it to the top and the clicking of the ride stopped I squeezed my eyes shut as we went down the steep drop. After getting off I didn’t feel scared anymore and I was ready to ride again.
From this day on I love roller coasters and now have a fear of missing out if I don’t go on with everybody else. There are still a few that I don’t mind sitting out on but for the most part I am down to ride every ride I come upon. Sometimes it is a good thing for family and friends to push you out of your comfort zone especially if you trust them and know that you're not going to get hurt.
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Hi Izzy, I'm glad you love roller coasters now! My dad made me ride everything at Magic Mountain when I was younger, and I would be terrified. The height restriction saved me from a lot of rides, but not all of them. Now that I'm older I want to ride all of the rides whenever I can. You did a good job of describing your experiences and the emotions you felt through your writing. Good job !
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