mine was a combination of losing control and the fear always being there because i had a mother who would do NONE of these things, she wouldn't even go down a slide with me at a playground out of fear. what helped me was going with friends who enjoy it and are used to it. and wanting to try new things. my first upside down coaster was "Python" in Efteling, really smooth ride and I am way less afraid now. I still need to build up my confidence every time i visit a park and might not dare every ride. but i learned to actually enjoy them. regarding the control, it's only really fun if you accept the loss of control. My biggest challenge for that were dark rides, I used to avoid them at first. but i went to Disney in Paris and you can't do anything when you avoid dark rides lol. so with the help of same friends i went. Hyperspace Mountain is one really nice example. I went into it with the mindset of "okay, whatever happens it won't hurt me. and it won't hurt me not to know what happens and i will accept it." so i wasn't tense and it was actually SO much fun! 😄😄 ngl, helped me with letting go of control in real life. ETA: my friend said "if it's bad it's over in like 2 min. that makes 2 bad minutes of your life. as adults we should be able to deal with that." that convinced me for my 1st big rollercoaster. 😄

For anybody who is afraid of coasters and is going to a park soon, just know that your time in the queue line is wayyyyy scarier than the actual ride itself

The secret to enjoying roller coasters is to first like trains and then think Thunder Mountain at Disneyland is just a train ride. At least that worked for 5 year old me

One of the things that helped me the most was pretending that I was in control of the ride, particularly the first drop. If I lean forward and act like I'm pushing the train down the drop, it feels a lot more in control than if I was pushing back against the seat trying to resist the inevitable. It didn't take long to start enjoying the sensations, and once that happened, I got hooked, and now ride everything I possibly can.

Things that helped me overcome my fear: 1. ride your first coaster with a good friend/family member who has already done the coaster. 2. don't look at pov's too much because when you visit the coaster in real life, it looks a lot taller than on the pov. 3. if you are scared of coasters because of the stomach drop: the more coasters you ride, the stomach drop will decrease. 4. Don't stay at one park if you are scared, try to go to a park with rollercoasters that look less scary.

Love coasters. Love coasterbot. Love learning how to encourage people to get over there fears. Win win win

What was unimaginable for me was that I could somehow go from being utterly terrified of rollercoasters to enjoying them by simply hopping on. And I figure this goes for a lot of people. Yet apparently a lot can happen in 1 minute. I went from "oh fuck no no no I don't want this ffs get me off" to "YAYYYY LETS GO AGAIN". I never thought that would've been possible.

For some reason I have panic attacks ONLY on the lift hill and during the first 2 seconds of the first drop. After that, it’s pure bliss and joy for me. But the panic at the beginning is indescribable.

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There’s 2 barriers. The mental and physical. If you can get past these two barriers, you can ride any roller coaster you want. However sometimes one barrier is bigger than the other. For me it was the mental barrier. At some point I wanted to be able to ride any roller coaster I wanted, so I analyzed the track (height comparisons, periods of time, g’s and even recreating the feeling in my head) I decided to try and see it as a bird diving. Once I finally had the courage, I took my chances and just rode it. Now I can ride any roller coaster. This one was behemoth btw.

I was scared of going upside down on coasters until February 2019, when I visited Castles n Coasters with my parents. I promised them that I would ride Desert Storm when we were there. I was nervous when I first got on, and the moment the ride dropped, all my fears went away. I hold Desert Storm as a special coaster for breaking my fear of inversions.

Love watching your videos; absolutely HATE riding coasters though. Always have. And trying to explain to someone my whole my why I don't like them has been hard. You put it perfectly in this video: it's the physical sensations I don't like and create intense panic. Now I have the right verbiage to explain it. And what's more, I appreciate you open this by reminding everyone that they don't HAVE to enjoy it and it's not a fear they have to overcome for any reason. Makes me feel way way way better about things.

Great vid with some very useful info. I've not been "scared" of a coaster since riding the big one in 1997. I just love the experience of being "out of control" and being totally immersed.

I've been scared of coasters for as long as I can remember for two main reasons: 1: The intensity of the ride and specifically the stomach-dropping feeling you get going down a drop 2: Fear of heights that I've also had as long as I can remember Earlier this year I went to Alton Towers for the first time and decided I'd push myself to at least go on the family coasters, which I managed much to my surprise! Wicker Man ended up being my favourite ride of the trip despite me being terrified to go on it initially, and I was the only member of my family not screaming at the vertical drop on Th13teen. I've yet to go on anything larger or with inversions though, and honestly don't know if I ever will. But I like going fast and that's good enough for me

*I JUST THOUGHT OF THIS:* Imagine you run as hard and as fast as you can for a good distance. Then you stop. Now right when you stop you feel _different._ Tired, out of breath, sweaty, hot, ect. So you chill for a few minutes...then you're fine. Like you were before you started running. Coasters can be like this as far as feeling different for a while but fine shortly after. You may say "I'll never do that again" but even if you did, you'd be fine.

I *thought* I didn't get scared on roller coasters, but then I rode X2. I think it was the combination of the height, the disorientation caused by the rotation and the exposed feeling you get from the wing seats. Going to Phantasialand tomorrow - don't think there's anything too scary there, but we'll see.

I think the fear of having no control more stems from the fact that once you're in, they won't stop the ride for you even if you start panicking. I understand why it would be a hassle to do so, but the thought of having a panic attack while being stuck in a ride while everyone around you just thinks you're just overreacting is just highly distressing for me, and probably others as well. Especially since so many rides go out of their way to purposefully build tension or cause fear. I've been able to ride some roller coasters, but just the thought of going on the main few top thrill rides at my local park makes me nervous.

My fear is completely gone. Before my trip to Thorpe, I was scared of basically any launch stronger than Rita, very steep drops like SAW and not much else. I had been to Towers before, when I got on my first non family ride. I chose Nemesis. Was scared to death before but after I found it addicting.

"Pick a small thing that's fairly comfortable." Thoughts to my fellow tall individuals. Try to fit. My fears started when I got airtime as a child that I didn't expect. It just took age mostly for me. Other people and these videos on how I won't fall out helped.

My nephew still refuses to get on rollercoasters and he’s now 25 years old. But he had an abusive (now estranged) father that used to force him onto big coaster when he was a child and would publicly shame him and call him names because he cried. So his fear isn’t coasters by themselves, but emotional fear by memories. Just another one for the list yet nothing you can really give a way to overcome.

I've helped so many of my friends overcome their fears of roller coasters. Usually I use part of both methods, desensitization and flooding. I start out usually by taking them to what would be the most crowded ride throughout the day first so there's no long line. After doing a few smaller rides, I immediately take them to the biggest one in the park. This approach has always worked out for me, and now a lot more of my friends enjoy roller coasters

I only ever had 1 bad experience on a roller coaster and it was the runaway mine train at alton towers. The reason it was a bad experience was because my dad told me it was just a normal train ride so I wasn't expecting anything. (I know it isn't a fast, steep or intense ride but to 5 year old me it was terrifying). Many years later, 13 year old me finally decided to try it again and I loved it! I ended up working my way up the coasters all the way to nemesis which helped me fully over come my fear. If anyone has a fear of roller coasters, just get on, know what to expect and you will be fine

Thank you, just watching this video almost has me in tears from thinking about riding roller coasters. I've been trying to over come this phobia especially this summer and am really hoping to be able to ride some of the cooler rides with my gf who loves roller coasters. Again thank you this video was really well made and very pleasant.

I was quite afraid of roller coasters when I was younger. I eventually had the guts to ride Furius Baco as my first major roller coaster, followed by Dragon Khan. At the time, I didn't know it was one of the most intense launches ever, so looking back now I'm happy to have it as my starting point for my roller coaster enthusiasm.

This is really great advice. I passed out on the mantis in 2006. And has had me hesitant since then. I've gone on lower intensity coasters last year, and this year preparing for higher intensity ones, I've learned some physical tricks, and watching pov videos, learning about how they work. It's putting me more at ease. I have a season pass to cedar point I plan on wearing out, so in a few weeks I'll get to put myself back on. Great work on the video.

I don't ride as many coasters in a theme park, I go there because they are even still, so enjoyable to be around and learn about on the web and to watch the ride go like a amateur airshow from a aeroplane. I might ride some coasters every now and then but I wouldn't do as many stand-out rides like NEMESIS or SMILER. I might do one day but not right now. I hope you all can understand what I'm getting at! I have had this bad mentality that the community would hate me for not riding the famous rides like BIG ONE, STEALTH NEMESIS etc. I've always hated that thought and sometimes cause of that it makes me regret being a theme park fan.

Flooding works fairly well, but the nerves do tend to come back with every new type. Even now loving roller coasters, an entirely new style I haven't rode before gets the nerves going... though that's part of the fun now. I recently rode my first dive coaster and vertical drop RMC, really familiarizing myself with the sensation of a vertical drop. Now I just need to get myself on a giga.

I had just recently got over my fear of coasters after being in love with them for a long time. It's weird to say but I had always been so invested with them but every time I went to a theme park, my anxiety would take over and would prevent me from going on rides that I knew would be fun. Now that it's been about 2-3 years since I had last ridden or even been invested in coasters, my anxiety had gone down a ton and I didn't amp myself up as much. It caused for a much better experience and the ride that got me out of this constant fear was Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa. I'm not sure what it was that was different but I enjoyed it so much compared to anything else I had ridden. This could have been because of me growing up more and becoming more matured or even my anxiety lessening, but it's probably the happiest I had felt on a rollercoaster. If anything, the downside is having a constant hunger to ride more and more coasters. This feeling of finally being free from this fear that held me back is so much better than imagined. Since I overcame it, I have ridden coasters I had always wanted to experience. Whether it be inverted, floorless, hyper, dive, as well as manufacturers and different elements. Being the coaster nerd that I am, I felt like I had a giant list of ride types and inversions to experience and its all coming true now. I can't recommend enough just finding that courage to push yourself to do it. If you can't do it no matter how hard you try, then do it another time. But if you ever know that you want to do something deep down even though your body is saying no, just go through with it and it will be so worth it.

As someone who hadn't been on an inverting coaster until the age of 17 but being obsessed with them before then but too afraid, I can tell you that just being pushed on it by family worked for me. The ride that first got me into the actual coasters was Baron 1898 af Efteling and after that I couldn't get enough of them, I had been on the smaller rides but never the big ones. After that I went on a trip to Toverland and was wayy less scared to go on rides like fenix and Troy

We went to Cedar Point for the first time and my wife was very afraid of heights. I was worried that it would not be a good experience, but she decided she wanted to ride Maverick first because it was not as tall as some of the others. She liked it enough to decide she wanted to jump all the way to Millennium Force next, since it was the tallest and scariest to her (Dragster was taller but didn't have a lift hill, so she didn't worry as much). She was very anxious the first ride, then decided we should do it again immediately. That time it wasn't bad and she could just be present. Then she thought we should do it one more time, and that time she could actually enjoy the ride and had a great experience. Now she swears by doing the scary ride 3 times in a row to conquer the fear and it's worked every time. She's now built up a list of almost 250 coaster credits and can genuinely say that she really enjoys going to amusement parks now.

I can not stress enough about how much just riding it helps, one time i was shaking in the queue I was so scared, went on it and it was the best feeling ever knowing you just did that and had fun

I love rollercoasters, but my stomach not so much. I do wanna overcome this (somehow) because I really don't wanna miss out on these experiences.

For me, I decided to overcome my fears the year my dad passed away. he always wanted me to ride with him, but I was always too scared. I took a random trip to Dollywood with a friend and he convinced me to try the wild eagle, and with my dad in mind, I gave it a go. I haven’t turned back since. I’m a coaster junkie.

To be honest, I really miss the uneasy sensations, especially during airtimes and drops. I've ridden so many roller coasters to the point that I couldn't feel those sensations anymore. One thing I've learned from my experience is to not be tense and fight the G-forces, but instead, to just relax and go with the flow. I strongly agree with you, COASTER BOT, that looking at the track makes it really helpful to expect the roller coaster's next move and enjoy them. That's what I exactly did. If I could compare, it's kind of like riding a bike: you lean to where you want to steer. I always love your content! Lots of love! ❤

disney coasters are the perfect starter in my opinion because they're not as patronizingly babyish as others but they also aren't meant to be super thrilling as they focus more on scenery and theming to go along with the ride experience. Many of them are built around artificial terrain too, so you won't notice the heights as you climb each lift hill. Riding non-coaster attractions may also be helpful for acclimating and desentizing yourself with the motions a coaster may produce.

I was afraid of rollercoasters as I was scared of heights, but after my trip to Alton towers and went on a rollercoaster with some friends, after a bit I got comfortable with heights

I'm early! perfect timing tho! I'm going to Busch Gardens Tampa this June for my birthday😬 I kind of got over my fear of heights/rollercoaster a couple of years ago. But every time I go to a new park, my fears kinda come back, because now I gotta ride all new coasters I've never rode before.

I started overcoming the fear yesterday with an old wooden coaster at Frontier City in OKC. I’ve been intimidated by roller coasters all my life and would always watch my family ride the Wild Cat and Silver Bullet there. Yesterday, at age 34 I finally got on the Wild Cat for the first time because I didn’t wanna bitch out in front of my son. He’s 6, and he wanted to try it. So I sucked it up and got on it. I was panting and my heart was coming out my chest. I kept it together and had the time of my life on that ride! My son absolutely loved it so we went again. I didn’t tackle the other roller coasters but I sure felt proud to have conquered that one.

Great video to help people get into coasters. I personally used to be terrified of any sort of thrill ride and didn’t know of any method to help me get on them either. Turns out I used the “flooding” approach one day while not even realizing it. At my local county fair, there was an assortment of rides of all thrill levels and I was horrified of the upper half. One time though, the scariest ride to me was right next to one of my favorites for my level of thrills at the time and had no wait at all. I got off the previous ride and noticed the minimal wait and just hoped in line because I already had my adrenaline pumping and felt like I could do it. I ended up absolutely adoring the intense ride and I eventually branched off to learn about the amusement industry to where I am today. Now I’m a full blown enthusiast pretty much.

The way I got over my fear of coasters was simply learning about them on KZfaq. Learning all about rides such as Oblivion and Galactica really helped me to overcome my fear

I am not afraid of rollercoasters, I am afraid of drops cuz they hurt. so. damn. much. It feels like someone is standing on my stomach, instead of screaming of enjoyment, I scream of pure pain. I did find out that working on your stomach muscles lessens the pain, as well as riding smaller rides first to get 'used' to the pain!

im going to taiga at linnanmäki next week. this video helps me a lot. thank you! you just earned another subscriber

this video is fantastic! i had been scared of rollercoasters and heights for as long as i can remember. last summer, the summer of 2022, at the age of 28, i finally convinced myself to go to my local park, Kentucky Kingdom, and give them a real try. It took me a little while to actually get into line and, many deep breaths later, took on every coaster the park has. Shortly after that, we decided to go to my childhood park, the one my parents always took us to, Holiday World. I remember being terrified of looking up at the lift hill of the Voyage and, subsequently, never giving a single coaster at that park a chance. As of this summer, i have a season pass to Holiday World, have ridden every coaster in that park at least 5 times, and have plans to go to Kings Island this week to take on the next big steps in my coaster fear journey. Extremely excited and equally nervous to get on a coaster that tops 200 ft tall, and directly after one that hits 300 ft tall. All that being said, if i could make it happen and end up with this level of love for rollercoasters, so can you!

The only thing about roller coasters which scare me so much are the queue line times, I once waited for 2 hours for a 3 minute coaster

When I first road the twister at kanobles PA I was really scared and a few years later I watched a pov on the ride and after that it wasn't scary to me thanks for the tip.

I had a massive fear of coasters due to my fear of heights. I started watching more videos about roller coaster enthusiasts. Some of them ranging from veteran thrill riders to people more like me. It made me more confident. It's definitely a mental struggle for me since I tend to psych myself out during queue, but once I'm on it, I feel so much better knowing I'm safe. It's insane how safe coasters are and I'm grateful we can experience different types of thrill coasters. My first 'bigger' coaster was Hagrid at Universal Orlando and I am in love. I am going to try something just as fast next.

For me I had a traumatic carnival experience as a kid nearly falling out, so my fear was always around falling out/ride malfunction. Getting the right group was important, but the key was just finding the right ride. For me that was Rock n Rollercoaster at Disney World. Disney felt the furthest from a low budget carnival, and it being indoors meant I couldn't overthink things in queue. It may sound counterintuitive, but going upside down actually made things easier, because you get an overhead restraint which feels more protected. Took awhile for me to ride anything with a lap bar restraint. I've since gone on some of the tallest and fastest out there (but I still won't touch a carnival)! Oh and don't start with wooden, even if they look less intense - they aren't.

Any tips on fear of heights? That’s my big thing, the lift hill is always the scariest part for me. I’ve actually done some crazier coasters here lately (Lightning Rod and Mystery Mine at Dollywood to be exact), but the height fear was only lessened because I had taken some anxiety medication beforehand. Perhaps I should just always bring anxiety medicine with me, but I’d like to get over the height anxiety without resorting to medication everytime lol

I may be scared of roller coasters a little bit in line. But when I went on it, I try closing my eyes a little bit and think of good things only. Then after I ride it, I have a really fun time! Thanks for making this great video!

This was me for Mako when i hadn’t ridden even smaller rides. Now I’ve done Hagrids Motorbike, Mummy, Cosmic Rewind and i LOVE those! The family is now encouraging me to do Hulk, i am anxious somewhat after my awful experience on Mako that traumatized me. But the fact you don’t really feel like your falling out on loops is comforting. Thanks for this!

I actually became an enthusiast when I havent ridden a single big rollercoaster, so when I visited Phantasialand as my first ever park as an enthusiast, I walked on Taron scared as hell but knowing it will be fun. It was insanely overwhelming and I felt traumatized for the rest of the day but I had another ride on it the following day and that was fun.

When I first started riding roller coasters I always used to avoid any inverted coasters or coasters with loops because I was afraid they would be too intense. I used to ride only wooden coaster or hyper coasters with huge drops. I have always enjoyed these types of coasters. It wasn’t until I went on a roller coaster with my wife that I finally was able to ride a looping coaster with many inversions and corkscrews. This has helped me get over this fear and now I have no fear of roller coasters anymore. In fact, inversions and loops are my favorite part of roller coasters because you feel weightless for one second. What also helped me get over my fear is that they’re designed to make you feel this way. Every roller coaster is different depending on where you go. Overall, going with someone close to you and accepting that roller coasters are designed to do this has helped me become fearless.

thank you so much for this video. i went to busch gardens tampa and rode Scorpion 4 times in a row, and by the 5th ride, i was truly able to enjoy it. im hoping to start a long journey of enjoying roller coasters, right now im just looking for my second coaster to try.

15:24 ...and we'll see you all nex-

So i went on a coaster thats in the dark and goes 64 km/h and 3,5G and no drops or loops but im going to a park soon but that ride goes 95 km/h 4,5G and goes backwards forwards and up and loopings anyone know if it will be fun or not the fast one is GoldRush at Slagharen, slower one is Vogelrok at Efteling.

Really good video. 53, never been on one, and likely never will. Theme parks aren't a big thing where I live so I've not had to spend years dodging them. I think I have next-level trust and control issues. I never seem to get that euphoria from the adrenaline. Once a scary experience is over I just get a feeling of relief that I'm actually still alive.

how i got rid of my fear (mostly): 1. ride with a friend or a family member, it helps ease off the nerves and lets you experience the ride with them 2. try and build up the rides during the day. i usually find myself not remembering the feeling of liking rollercoasters and the adrenaline until i ride an intense ride 3. just do it. instead of thinking about how it’ll feel, or how scary it is, just jump on and ride it. it lets you go on many more rides and have more fun.

When I was 9 years old my parents forced me on Rock 'n Rollercoaster in DLP. Their philosophy was: "They either get over their fear, or never ride a coaster again". Lucky for me it was the first one.

Could you make a video on how to deal with nausia at amusement parks? I half got over my fear a couple years ago when I road steeple chase at coney island and surprisingly to me I loved it, but then the next time I went I got sick on a flat ride and didn't ride anything else that day. Maybe next time I'll find a way to not get sick and ride something bigger like the Cyclone! It would be interesting to know if anti-sickens pills work, what kind of rides to avoid, and if you get less likely to get sick the more rides you try.

I like showing these to my friends who are a little younger and weigh a little more than me to try and convince them to slowly get over their fears. Heck, I even use these to help the little bit of it I have myself. But these are nice. Definitely showing more of these to my friends so that one summer we can all go to either Six Flags or Cedar Point or maybe even both!

I can't get over thr SLC's being shown when talking about uncomfortable rides. That's hilarious!

I use to be afraid of coasters until I went to Disney last year. Now after researching how they work, I’m a complete coaster nerd.

Many rollercoaster enthusiasts need to accept that not everyone enjoys the "out of control" feeling and G-forces. It's not a fear, it's just a lack of enjoyment.

What worked for me was my curiosity becoming stronger than my fear. I was so curious as to what Space Mountain looked like on the inside, and, being a dark ride, the POVs didn’t do it justice, so I decided to go on it instead.

Im a spanish 20 years old guy and yesterday i went to the warner bros park with my gf. Ive gone there before as a child and i never got into any rollercoaster because of the fear. This video helped me a lot and encouraged me to do it and man it was worth it, i am in love with the superman coaster now and cant wait to go again. Thank you very much

I have the fear of forces on a coaster I did alpina Blitz a mack mega coaster i did it multiple times and its fantastic but i cant get over this queue stress so i figured: "why not the next step?" As a result im going to ride kondaa in a week and i am overhyped. a little bit scared

I overcame my fear by riding Taron at Phantasialand, but I got quite sick after the ride and I didn't feel good all day. Not the best experience for riding a big rollercoaster for the first time. I really wanted to try F.L.Y. Any tips to not get sick on a rollercoaster? Because right now I have more fear of getting sick then riding the coaster itself.

For me, it was just the idea of a rollercoaster. It was being suspended hundreds of feet in the air, going upside-down and doing crazy manoeuvres multiple times for minutes straight. The first 'big' rollercoaster I did was Millennium at Fantasy Island, ingoldmells, England. Not to get confused with Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Ohio. This ride has 3 inversions, 2 vertical loops and 1 sidewinder. It's a very good Vekoma as being very smooth and not to tall although it is the 8th fastest in England, that doesn't really mean to much as there are not as many coasters in England anyways. The model is a Vekoma MK1200 that got discontinued shortly after it debuted in 1999. 1 thing that stopped me doing it was putting aside for half an hour and going to a different section of the park instead of just saying "I will do it," or, "I won't do that 100%" In my opinion just do it. Although easier said than done, it won't be that bad at all. If you read this far then you're very cool. Thanks.

0:01 off topic but i love how camera angles can make gigantic coasters look like 20 feet tall

The real question is: How do you beat your Roller Coaster of fear?

For me I overcame rollercoasters by simply forcing myself on to a really scary one once

what I did to stop fearing coasters is just say or sing something because you are focused on the words you are saying or singing and less focused on the massive drop and if you say something funny you laugh to yourself so even more focus on the things youre saying

The point where having someone who enjoys rollercoasters can make you feel more confident in riding them is so true to my experience. I wouldn't go near rollercoasters before, even the small ones! Then my sister came along and just started riding everything - a little later and now I've found myself wanting to ride more and more!

Lol the only thing I'm afraid of is the stomach dropping feeling but everything else is fine for me for some reason

Just simply ride them!

Last week I conquered my fear of rollercoasters and just wanted to say thank you for your help in doing this I'm 41 and due to a bad experience as a young child I was terrifed just looking at big rides, not just coasters but all of them Problem was my wife and kids love theme parks so we spend a lot of time at them, this was not that big an issue when the kids were little but now they're older they want to go on bigger rides So I decided that I cannot just sit on the sidelines anymore feeling angry, upset and disappointed in myself anymore So my wife and I planned a day out at Chessington without the kids, I know it's not the most "extreme" park when it comes to coasters but I figured it was the best starting point To prepare for this I watched as many videos like this as I could find to get as much advice as possible I worked out an order from the smaller rides I knew I was ok with and slowly worked my way up through those, getter bigger and bigger, until we came to the coasters I instructed my wife to not keep asking me if I was ok because that could make me start to overthink things, as well as telling her that she couldn't let me back out of anything I used deep breathing exercises to calm myself on the ascents/before the launch and made sure to scream on the drops, spins etc to get that tension out By the end of the day I wasn't remotely scared, in fact I was laughing and cheering the whole time and absolutely loving it We're now planning a day out at Thorpe Park to try the bigger coasters

I have another way of getting over fear that wasn't mentioned - and that's having a ride close forever and you never got to ride it because you were too scared when you stood in front of it. It happened to me with Slammer at Thorpe, and when that ride didn't reopen it caused me to snap out of my fear of flat rides forever, and now I strive to do at least everything at least once. I realise this is just a rephrasing of 'FOMO' (fear of missing out) which admittedly plays a big role in my theme park adventures but I hope some can agree that it's another way of getting over fear.

I showed this informative amazing video to mu yunger brother... Hest still the same after the video but he now knows that rollercoasters are fun and safe and that he now wants to beat his own fear of roller coasters! Thanks for the heartwarming helpfull video Harry!

I used to be terrified of coasters but now love them, and the method of starting small worked amazingly. I think a wild mouse is a good "starter" coaster because its design makes it look very tame, but it's still fun. I might be biased though, because a wild mouse at legoland got me over my fear.

"A previous bad experience" I went on this coaster which is made for families/kids. I rode it when I was 4-5 years old. I finally rode it after like 6 or 7 years. And I loved it. I was going to go on it a few months earlier, but I thought the line was too long, but it was like 10 minutes. I even got some airtime. Super worth it.

What a great and helpful video. I overcame my fear of hights/coasters by riding and learning about them. This video I would have loved to have seen all the years i was scared shtlss :) thanks a ton sir!

I’m going to Hershey park for my birthday, And I have always wanted to get over my fear of roller coasters Since I went to my first amusement park. I have a mixture of Feeling like I’m gonna fall out, AND Height. My friends want me to get over my fear and enjoy myself.. Thank you for this video It gives me way more confidence

Idk why I was afraid of roller coasters, just was as a kid, they were big. Rode the ghoster coaster at canada's wonderland and it wasn't that bad. After a few years I think me just watching roller coaster povs and riding increasingly intense rides helped. Even to this day I get a little intimidated sometimes. Like you said they are meant to be scary.

I had to overcome my fear of coasters the hard way. A day at CP in 2018. After my first ride on Gatekeeper I knew that I wanted to travel around and get on as many coasters as possible. I also find it helpful to ride with someone who isn’t afraid of coasters at all. For example when I took a friend from work to KI he was terrified. I rode with him encouraged him and in general remained calm and that seemed to help. Later that day I was able to get him to ride Orion with his eyes open the entire time

I really liked this video because it used a lot of psychology (It's one of my favourite subjects) and did actually explain the reasons behind these fears. For me, its not being in control (the restraints make this worse, as I once I feel trapped I become extremely nervous), and safety (I always have horrible thoughts about bad things happening on rides, and that if I go on one I'll get "unlucky"). Problem is, I WANT to enjoy rollercoasters, but these fears have prevented me for years- I get to the station after being in the queue and bail out last minute. I've even ridden Stealth at Thorpe Park, and my first experience on it wasn't great (probably one of the most extreme rides there, but it's fun). For some reason, rollercoasters scare me less overall than stationary rides (e.g. I find Rush at Thorpe Park more terrifying than Colossus) - so I do have my limits! Nevertheless, thank you for this. Along with this video and recently having gone to a funfair (having more experience of restraints) I can hopefully finally go to theme parks with my friends and be more than just a bag holder!

when i was very young i didn't like big rides, mainly because i hadn't been on them and didn't know how they would feel, i thought i'd be more scared than i was. when i finally got the bottle to get on some of the bigger ones i found out i actually loved them and since i started i've not been able to stop 20 years later even, to the point of being an enthusiast as well. my advice would just be to go for it, you never know....you might love it!

My first coaster was The Voyage at Holiday World. My parents made me ride it the year it was built. Needless to say, it terrified me for 2 years. One day i decided to ride it by myself and when i was just about to go down the first drop, i just opened my eyes and threw my hands up. I then got an experience that i deeply enjoyed and to this day i have rode The Voyage 381 times. I strongly suggest to those who are afraid to try the flooding aproach. it can be a truly fun experience! Also dont ride if you feel like youre being forced to, that can lead to major fear and hatred of coasters. Happy riding Yall.

Thanks going Alton towers and me and my friends are all going on the biggest rides helped my mental state quite a bit.

I’ve heard this a few times: once you’ve ridden dozens of different rides, being frightened by one is a really sought-after experience.

One thing that really helped me was going with a friend. Not just because o had someone there to distract me, especially in line, but also because he worked as a kind of "safety measure" to prevent me from backing out of even getting on the ride. It doesnt even have to be someone you're super close with, it can just be like a neoghbor or something. Just someone to help you through

I can remember my first visit to Blackpool, I only rode Nickolodeon streak, then my next time, I ride it an Avalanche. My first visit to Alton Towers came in 2021, and Wickerman really helped me with my fear. Then, on my next visit I rode everything but Smiler, because it was closed.

When I was young my family took me to a park to celebrate my birthday. I was happy but I was able only to ride small rides. When my father asked me to go on a coaster I said no because I was so afraid (namely of the unknown). Some months later my parents gifted me Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, and by playing this fantastic game, I was able to understand how coasters worked, and I became really interested in them. When I came back to the park, I was so eager to ride coasters and had a great time!

For me I have been reallly scared of rollercoasters, it took me 16 years to finally go on one. I went with friends, and finally got on one and had the best time of my life! Give it a try you won't regret it!

i forced myself onto Speed: No Limits at oakwood when i was about 10, and loved the experience, and then went to Thorpe a couple months later and forced myself onto Stealth, which i also loved. As i grew more comfortable with coasters, i became an enthusiast

I used to have a fear of rollercoasters, I went on a ride when I was very young at the time and the ride caused me to be scared of almost every rollercoaster. One day at canadas wonderland I was peer pressured onto the leviathan and ever since I've been a rollercoaster lover and wish I had gotten over the fear earlier so I could have enjoyed the ride for a lot longer.

I’ve been scared of extreme rides for a while because one I was on a ride and they put me in a broken seat and it was shaking so bad that I almost fell out. But this helped a lot, thank you.

I find that consciously smiling and laughing help to take the edge off, and make the ride enjoyable.

For me, my fear and overcoming of it started at one amusement park in particular named Bakken in Denmark. My fear started on a roller coaster named Mine Train Ulven, the second largest roller coaster in the park. Not that big by international standards, only around 60ft/18 meters tall but it was very fast, featured an incredibly steep drop for a ride its size, and was really intense. It was so bad it even gave problems with my hearing for a few minutes after riding, I specifically remember it. After that I without a doubt got scared of big roller coasters, and since the speed statistic of 60km/h was my only real knowledge on the ride, I for many years refused to go on anything that went 60km/h or faster, or taller than 15 meters, as like a rough eye measurement. As well as inversions for good measure because of the steep drops. The weird thing is that I wasn't really scared of smaller roller coasters, even if they were insanely intense, like back then I still rode the Tornado roller coaster at Bakken a lot after having watched a POV, but still refused to go on the taller roller coasters at the park. Like my family was just insanely confused It wasn't until many years later that even after watching POV's and still being scared that my mom hit me with the flooding approach and dragged me on the park's old Wooden Roller coaster. Some 22 meters tall, 75km/h and standing in the middle of the park, that ride I feared was gonna be a nightmare but... it wasn't. It was a tad rough sure but It wasn't that intense. That was really what broke the mold for me! And heck pretty much what got me down the rabbithole of becoming an enthusiast (apart from also playing a ton of Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 and 3 as a kid). After that my only real fear was of inversions, and that was still a bit hard to overcome, as I generally wanted to wait until I had the chance to visit a park with a coaster featuring just 1. But I bit the nail and rode Dæmonen at Tivoli Gardens which was short but featured 3 in a row. Still I think it might have been the best possible first inversion coaster I've ridden. Not too intense, gives a good variety of what to expect, and doesn't take long from end to end. Certainly better than the next upside down roller coaster I rode, which was the Ukko Rollercoaster at Linnanmaki in Finland. That one is what's officially called a Maurer Skyloop and holy moly that was quite the dramatic step up, even as an experienced enthusiast now, that one is terrifying to even think about.

I have a friend who is afraid of coasters. For my birthday one year she agreed to go on a few coasters with me. So we went to Funspot in Orlando and she rode White Lightning and I'll tell you her screaming was probably the funniest thing I've ever seen. I don't think I've ever laughed that hard before or after.

Very relevant in Roller Baz and Coaster Dad World at the moment so thank you!