How did you become an enthusiast?

Nice artwork. Is that yours?

Sure is. I'll be adding on to it next week sometime. It's going to be almost a half-sleeve and wrap onto my shoulder.

The other side is going to be a pin-up feature and I plan on getting something awesome on my ribs one day soon.

I also have the old epcot logo on one calf, and snoopy hugging woodstock on the other.

Jugga, if you hit up rcdb.com and/or coastercounter.com you can search for parks both by state and by city. They're what I usually use when I'm travelling during the season.

the first time i went was when i was 8 years old with my dad. we had been going to conneaut lake park for a few years and he decided i was big enbough to handle cedar point. i will never forget it. it was in 1989 when they first opened the magnium and everyone kept getting stuck at the top. my dad made me ride that front seat and told me that if i would not handle it, we were going home. i got off the ride shaking like a leaf and asked to go again :-) that was it for me.

My first trip to CP was the year Demon Drop opened. My first roller coaster ride of my life was Blue Streak. I was flat out hooked that very first ride. Enthusiast are a strange breed. You are either a person who hates roller coasters, casual rider, or extreme coaster nut. I think we "nuts" are enthusiast the minute you go down that first drop of your first ride.