Narrative Essay On Roller Coasters

The Magnum

The roller coasters roared above us as we ambled down the dimly lit pathway, debating the next ride to go with. The Top Thrill Dragster towered four hundred feet in the air above us. It’s bright lights blinking in the night sky. The stars practically scraped against it’s metal bars. We quickly passed it, just the sight of it making my stomach turn inside out. The red and yellow coaster goes straight up in the air at one hundred and twenty miles per hour with a drop going straight down even faster. The ride is only seventeen seconds long but I was almost positive it seemed longer when you were actually on it, at least that’s was what I was told.
Up to the point steep drops scared me and I never even thought

of riding something like The Dragster. The biggest thing I rode had a fifty foot plunge, even that was enough to make me sick.
Audrey pointed excitedly up at The Dragster.

She was always one to take risks unlike anyone she decided to take to Cedar Point that day for her birthday. Olivia and I were not ones to go around the park riding anything unless we knew how big it was and everything to expect.
“We have got to ride that!” cheered Audrey above the screeching of metal. Her big blue eyes lit up with joy in the light of the street lamp. Olivia and I exchanged concerned expressions. No way were we going to ride The Dragster. I could see Audrey anxiously waited for an answer, her body moving up and down a little with her excitement.
‘I’m not sure,” stuttered Olivia, shaking her head, as she eyed the surpassing commotion of the cart blasting off on to the four hundred foot slope. Audrey sighed in disappointment while we sighed with relief.
The trees swallowed The Top Thrill Dragster while we walked farther away from it. As we trudged along the cement trail looking for a ride Olivia navigated the rides up ahead.
The area became dimly lit and it was hard to read the signs, until we came upon a massive sign that lit up with red lights. It’s own suspenseful music playing creating an eerie scene. I gulped, just the appearance of the sign made me quiver. We all knew what the next words Audrey would exchange as she faced us at the speed of

light.
Pointing to the sign that read The Magnum audrey yelled with bliss, “We have to ride that!”
I examined the ride closely, trying to figure out just how big it was, but trees obscured my view and the extremely dark sky didn't help. “It’s worth a shot,” I said hopefully, feeling adventurous. I couldn’t tell how big it was but you ever hear about the gigantic rides, like Millennium Force or Dragster. I’d never heard of The Magnum from my time being here so I assumed it was small. That’s what I thought but I’d come to learn never to assume.
Audrey and I began walking towards it but Olivia didn’t follow.
“You go on without me, I don’t want to ride,” she told us.
“Are you sure?” Audrey asked.
Ya, it’s probably not that big,” I explained.
“Yes, after a full day of roller coasters I’m not really feeling it,” She assured us.
“Well, ok. If it’s worth it we’ll come back and ride it again with you,” Audrey told Olivia. She gave us an assuring smile and turned to sit with Amy, Audrey's mom, on the bench.
We slowly walked past the tempting sign and ran up to the gate to get on. There was no line which could mean to things: It’s so big no one is bold enough to ride it or it’s not worth it. Either way it was too late we were sitting on the ride now waiting for them to start buckling us in. Around eight more people filled the rest of the cart and all looked excited to be riding while Audrey and I looked like scared little puppies.
As the staff members slowly went around buckling everyone in Audrey and I were about to start crying like babies! We still couldn’t see how tall the slope was but telling by how high the blinking lights went up we were pretty sure it was about three hundred and fifty feet tall.