I've never used illegal drugs (or any legal "euphoric" medications), however I can't think of a single "rush" which can top the exileration of a "most excellent" roller coaster ride!
My top 15 favorite roller coasters (so far...):
#1 Apollo's Chariot (Busch Gardens, Williamsburg VA)
This list is subject to change at any moment!
My boyfriend (I'll call him "Pooh") and I are both members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE).
This year (2001) has been a "record year" for our roller coaster trips.
In each of the following links, I will give my personal ratings of the park and each coaster. (This page is definitely in progress!)
My rating system is from one peak ^ being the least favorable score to 5 peaks ^^^^^ which is my best score).
Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, 25-Aug
Trips in 2000:
#2 Nitro (Six Flags Great Escape, Jackson NJ)
#3 Millineum Force (Cedar Point, Sandusky OH)
#4 Magnum XL-200 (Cedar Point, Sandusky OH)
#5 Lightening Racer (Hershey Park, PA)
#6 The Racer (Kennywood, PA)
#7 Raven (Holiday World, Santa Claus IN)
#8 Roar (Six Flags America, Largo MD)
#9 Jack Rabbit (Kennywood, PA)
#10 Alpengeist (Busch Gardens, Williamsburg VA)
#11 Raptor (Cedar Point, Sandusky OH)
#12 Volcano (Paramounts Kings Dominion, Richmond VA)
#13 Thunder Road (Paramounts, Carowinds, NC & SC)
#14 Mean Streak (Cedar Point, Sandusky OH)
#15 The Hurler (Paramounts, Carowinds, NC & SC)
Six Flags America, Maryland, 24-Aug
Myrtle Beach Pavillon, SC, 25-Jul
Busch Gardens, Williamsburg VA, 19-May, 11-Aug, 23-Aug
Paramounts Kings Island, Ohio, 13-May
Six Flags Kentucky, 12-May
Holiday World, Santa Claus Indiana, 11-May
Paramounts Carowinds, 14-Apr
Hershey Park
Kennywood
Paramounts Kings Dominion.
Busch Gardens, Williamsburg VA, 19-May, 11-Aug, 23-Aug
Cedar Point, Sandusky OH , for CoasterMania.
The "Most Trippin'" Ride:
Exterminator @ Kennywood, PA
The Most PAINFUL Ride:
Son of Beast @ PKI, OH
The Scariest (but still fun) Ride:
The World's Tallest Sky Coaster @ Old Town in Kissimmee, Fl.
The Best Ride for after lunch:
Any sky tower or look-out tower (ie The Eiffel Towers @ PKD & PKI)
The Worst Ride for after lunch:
1. Any "Flying" coaster (like Batwing) where you travel lying on your back at the beginning.
I'll think of more stuff later!
(A spinning "mouse" coaster, indoors & DARK!)
(I left the ride with a migraine headache and bruises on both legs (The bruises may be due to a combination of my size and the tiny lapbars which my legs had to go thru... and the roughness of the ride)).
(It's 300 feet tall! I'm afraid of heights, but I still managed to pull the ripcord! This one made that "little 153 foot one" at Carowinds seem tiny.) :)
2. Any fast Spinning ride