Published: May 10, 2019
The riders are predominantly men, probably because it’s easier to hide male nakedness upside down on a rollercoaster
My love of rollercoasters started when I was 10. Dad took me on our local one at Great Yarmouth – it’s one of a few surviving scenic railway wooden rollercoasters, needing someone on board to work the brakes. I loved it. I’m 52 now, but I still think you can’t beat the feeling when you’re pulled to the top of the hill and gravity takes over.
Dad was a great riding partner, but stopped when I was about 13 after we went on our first loop-the-loop rollercoaster. He hated it. “OK, son,” he said. “Now you’re on your own.” I’m fearless, and I’ve now ridden more than 1,200 different rollercoasters.
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