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I am no longer terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought, but Magic Mountain's Colossus, holds a special little place of terror. Back before Warner bought them out I rode this coaster and the lap bar "failed" as we were plunging down the first big drop it sprang up and I came out of the seat and almost over the back of the car. My dad had to hold me in by my feet as I whipped around. Being the kind of coaster it is, the ride operators didn't see what happened and I went through the entire ride gripping to anything I could find for dear life. The climax was because they didn't see what happened, they did not believe me or my dad and sent out more people in the same car after us. I was livid that they could be so callous to safety.

Later after Warner bought the park, I went back and was visibly trembling from head to foot as I waited in line to get over my fear of this coaster. Now it is one of my favorite coasters, I re-rode it 12 times in a row to make sure that I was over this fear, but I do still get a twinge of it when I ride a big coaster.

Mr Toad sort of scares me too, but not for the usual reasons. I sort of have to hold my breath before we hit the hell part, because with my athsma I find it difficult to breathe with all the steam stuff they have going on in there, especially with how the car whips around. I am not sure why this is however, because I can go in steam rooms/saunas but mr toad has this dusty musty smell IN the steam that makes my throat constrict. I will still risk it to ride this awesome attraction, but it does always worry me and scare me a little because I get light headed if I breathe too much in that scene. All that said, I wouldn't change a thing, because I think the steam is such an awesome little physical touch unique to the ride.