RipCord

I don't think he wants to ride it or has the time he's either at Lighthouse Point or posting how water will be involved in Project 2007.:)

Haha. Ya seriously.

It’s just a spiel that is said at all Skycoasters, it has nothing to do with the filming. It’s recommended to wait until they say “Fly”. That is what they instruct you to do. Some people do pull it early, it just gives you a shorter ride time. I like the view from up there so I take as much time as allowed.

My first (and only) ride I was the one to pull the cord. The woman counted down from 3 and then I sat there, and pulled a Wicked Twister and was like "okay guys, 3...2...SWOOSH..." It was a good time.

At SFoG they wave a big flag on the ground rather than calling the "3-2-1." It's a little scarier because it's so quiet up there and you HAVE to look down.

I do not want anything to do with Ripcord. I watch them (at CP and MiAdv), but have absolutey no desire to ride. That just does not look like a good time to me.

I will never jump out of a perfectly functioning airplane, eithier.

Coasters, yes. Freefall, no.

I am in the same boat with you Mr Scott. I love coasters, but something about freefall scares the begeezes out of me. I rode coasters all day at CP last time I was there, but Demon Drop was probably the most freaky ride I did that day. My girlfriend is trying to talk me into doing Ripcord at Worlds of Fun. I may have to be heavily coaxed into doing that. I said the same thing about coasters til I rode one.

Ripcord scares me and that's why I like it. Skydiving was so surreal I still find it hard to believe I did it.

RipCord does not even feel like a free fall. If anything it feels like SH.

I disagree. Until the slack in the cable catches up to where its hooked onto your harness, you are truly free falling. It might only be a few seconds, but the sensation is scary, like just falling off a cliff scary. :) Not being strapped into a ride or a coaster train amplifies that feeling.

macho nachos said:
Ripcord scares me and that's why I like it. Skydiving was so surreal I still find it hard to believe I did it.

I know what you mean. I only had 13 student jumps, all the way back in 1989, but 'surreal' truly describes both the experience and the memory. It's like it was another person who did it.

Did you jump static line solo? I didn't want to go tandem with the instructor, even though it would have meant much longer freefall. It took twelve jumps just to get 3 PRCPs in a row under my belt. #13 was my first real ripcord pull. Also my first and only jump that I landed on my feet.

That being said, Ripcord and all the others of their ilk aren't terribly scary. The main element is the anticipation as you're getting winched up. In that sense it's really no different than a regular roller coaster. The freefall itself is so brief, it's not qualitatively worse than Power Tower, IMO.

I hate Power Tower. I rode it for the first (and last) time last year. If Rip Cord even resembles PT, I'm sure that I want nothing to do with it.

MrScott

Actually, I don't like Power Tower either -- or at least not the 'down' side. In fact, I prefer Ripcord over PT, because at least with the former you have control over when you're falling. With PT, it's out of your hands. I feel like such a passive tool!

RipCord beats Power Tower..

PT sits at the top for 14 seconds. Now you know.... the rest of the story. Good day.

If anyone gets that.

"Paul Harvey....Good Day."

MrScott