Originally Posted By Liberty Belle The Big Bad Wolf! When I went as a 6-year-old he TERRIFIED me, and he knew it. He used to chase the 3 Little Pigs around, so as soon as the pigs would run around near me I'd run screaming, knowing the BBW would follow! He loved scaring me - I had a Daisy Duck cap (that looked like her face on top of my head) and he kept trying to eat it. At one point he got a photo with my 15-year-old sister's head "in his mouth". I couldn't believe she'd happily volunteer for that! He was a WOLF!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo When i was a kid, a lot scared me at DL, but in phases. I was at some stage frightened of: 1. The waterfalls on PotC 2. The ghosts in the HM (they really look like real ghosts) 3. Monstro on Storybookland Canal Boats 4. The Abominal Snowman on the Matterhorn 5. The skyway (I am frightened of heights) 6. Being shrunk in Adventures Through Inner Space 7. The Trex on the train. 8. climbing the stairs of the Treehouse (I was always worried I would fall). I loved them all eventually. The only thing that scares me at DLRP are: The Sun Wheel (still not good with heights) The fear of a reduction in quality or too great a reliance on character licences At WDW: 1. Mission Space normal verion (I would like to live) 2. The vertical slides in the waterparks 3. The rednecks 4. The fear of a reduction in quality or too great a reliance on character licences At DLP not frightened of anything except some of the guest behaviour. At TDL/TDS - I think the only thing that would frighten me are the crowds. At HKDL - how small it is, will it ever be a fully fledged resort?
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I've never been scared of anything at Disneyland. That could be because I was nine when Pirates opened (on my ninth birthday ;-) I was 11 by the time Haunted Mansion opened, and even if I'd been younger, I wouldn't have been scared - I'd been day and night dreaming about its contents for years - ever since the exterior was built and starting teasing us with the unknown of the inside. ;-) My little brother, however, screamed bloody murder at the "oncoming train" in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. That was fodder for much humor later on. *L*
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I forgot about the pop up gouls in the HM (didn't there used to be more of them?) I averted my eyes. For a long time I had a fear of the Mr. Toads ride (attraction) stopping in the hell room. It finally occurred to me that I could actually just walk out
Originally Posted By ABBY <<some of the guest behaviour.>> LOL Davewasbaloo, I know what your talking about I don't recall ever being scared of anything at DL, but my brother was little he was scared of that science/molecule ride that "shrunk" you. Gosh, I can't remember what that was called. It was the fault of me and my dad as we convinced him you actually shrink. He refused to go on it - they took it out before he was old enough to know better.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Just a couple of things. My very first trip for my 6th birthday we went on Mr. Toad. I had never been on a dark ride before, and had no idea what to expect. I think it just overwhelmed my little sensory overload circuits, because it scared the bejeesus out of me. It took a few years before I'd brave it again, and then I loved it. The attic in HM used to scare me in the 70's; not the visuals, but the sound. The screams when the heads popped up were MUCH louder then. That was the only part that scared me (startled rather than scared, really), and the rest of it was so cool I was always eager to go on it, but I always was happy to get through that room.
Originally Posted By juicer OMG!!! - That big eye looking right at you near the end of Adventures Through Innerspace - It still bothers me
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight <<2 - in the Haunted Mansion where the heads pop up from behind the gravestones>> Same exact reason for me too TB819! LOL!
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove I STILL get butterflies going on Tower of Terror (before it starts), the Sunwheel of Death, at the top of the drop on Splash (but I love it!)and those first few seconds of Screamin'(before it starts), but when I was a little girl... ...it was the oncoming train in Mr Toad. I was convinced the train was real, and I ALWAYS thought I was going to die.
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 I used to be scared of the Maliboomer even though I would ride Tower no problem... then I actually did it and I just gotta tell everyone it just looks worse because it's out in the open. If you can do Tower then Maliboomer is nothing-I swear! I was never eveer scared of Pirates-since I've been going to the parks that was always my favorite! Imagine how happy I was when they made a movie out of it! No the one that always scared me was the witch on Snow White with her HUGE CREEPY EYES!!! To this day they wig me out and the way she pops out like right into your cart *shivers* ooooo creepy!
Originally Posted By dizzdis My scaries and yet most loved memory was going on HM in '76 with my Dad. I had my head wedged behind his back the whole time. We rode it more than once too. I get to with him in 16 days with my kids, and I love love love going on Hm with him for nostaglagia sake.
Originally Posted By Dznygrl -The pirate on PotC with the dirty foot that your boat travels under! - The witch in Snow White (I remember her popups being a lot scarier back in the day. Did they change this, or is it just me getting older and braver?) -Haunted Mansion popups. Especially the loud head in the attic that screamed "I DO!". -The abonimable snowman on the Matterhorn. - The judge on Mr. Toad. -Monstro on Pinocchio. - The Canadian soldier dude on Small World. The one that moves his arms up and down and opens his mouth. I don't know, I loved the ride to death when I was little, but hated passing this guy for some reason. I always made sure I was not sitting on the left side of the boat.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove <<I always made sure I was not sitting on the left side of the boat.>> Okay, tough confession to make, but here goes: I have a phobia about snakes. I can't watch nature shows with them; can't look at them at a zoo; definitely not in person. The Harry Potter movies have been tough. I honestly just about died on Indiana Jones when I first rode it. I was on the right side of the car, too. *sigh* Anyway, I can almost basically look at it now and be okay. I know it's fake, but it's just the idea.... Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation The earliest memories I have of the place involve my being scared of the sound of the fireworks. Loved Disneyland, dreaded nightfall and those big ol' booms. I seem to remember them going off directly above the midway point of Main Street with all the lights up full. In fact, my parents verified this when Lillibelle and I took them there last year!
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation My bad; I meant to say that my folks remember my being scared of the fireworks and not necessarily where we were standing when they went off. Kinda sorta scared of the Haunted Mansion, but it was a fun kind of scared. No terror, just some butterflies in anticipation of the jumping heads in the attic and graveyard.
Originally Posted By BoyStory diZZdis, I feel the same way about going to DL with my dad now as an adult. My dad totally made DIsneyland special for me as a little girl...[sniffles].... Okay, as a kid the entire "Alice In Wonderland" story literally gave me nightmares (thinks back to flipping though the Disneyl AIW tale through my view-master while shaking like a leaf).... And yet I was not at all afraid of the AIW ride. However the Mad Hatter gave me the ibby-jibbies (he's just an evil clown in disguise. I still have a little instinct to protect my defenseless children from him at Disneyland (LOL!). The Attic in the HM ride used to also really freak me out, as did the hallway with the floating candle abras. You still couldn't pay me to hang out in the attic by myself at night. Funny, POTC was always my favorite as a kid and teen; This may sound weird, but the "living quarters" above was more haunting and mysterious than the rideiitself to me. I had this whole imaginary literal "Pirates life" pictured that was going on up there. The thought of one of the pirates watching me unknowingly from their windows used to freak me out and thrill me at the same time. Yep, I was a weird, but imaginative kid. DS11 absoluetly freaked out and refused to ride it from age 4-7 years. Now DS3 is telling me that he doesn't want to go on it anymore b/c it's scary. We'll see if he changes his mind when we go next month! As an adult, I am still terrified of Astro Orbitor. Went on that once and was sure I was going to fall out- much to the delight of my son. I was seriously near tears. Another ride that had me near-tears was the SunWheel de Muerto. We thought we'd try out a "moving" car. "Nuff said. But the one ride that I seriously could see my life flashing before me was TOT. I'm not normally into "thrill rides" but I'm a HUGE fan of the Twilight Zone episodes. I loved the ambience, but kissed the ground when it was over. I seriously couldn't get my breath while on the ride and wondered which would come first; my heart attack or suffocation. The kids ride that one with dad now. The TOT gift shop is starting to feel like home....
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 >>>I used to be scared of the Maliboomer even though I would ride Tower no problem... then I actually did it and I just gotta tell everyone it just looks worse because it's out in the open. If you can do Tower then Maliboomer is >>>nothing-I swear!<<< SBSBelle22, you may have talked me into this. I L O V E LOVE TOT so maybe I should give the Maliboomer a whirl before they tear it out. >>>-The pirate on PotC with the dirty foot that your boat travels under!<<< YES! Me too, I forgot about that one! The TOT gift shop is starting to feel like home....<<< LOL! That was me except it was the POTC gift shop when our youngest DD was afraid of the pirates (before baby swap)
Originally Posted By UCSDMreen I was always scared of the Tron section of the Peoplemover. My parents would cover my eyes and ears during that part of the (otherwise pleasurable) ride. Also in Tomorrowland, I vividly remember the morning when there was NO LINE for Space Mountain and my mom grabbed me by the hand and said "we're going." I was too scared (I'd barely survived Big Thunder) and asked her to let me wait outside. She said "No way, this is the best ride ever. You'll thank me." As we practically raced down the empty second ramp I spotted an emergency exit to the left. I started to exit the ride. She stood in front of me and said "Fine. If you really want to miss out on the BEST RIDE EVER, just exit and wait out front, I'll be out in 5 minutes." I reluctantly got back on and had a great time. I didn't tell her I liked it, though, for years. I tried to convince my dad that she was mean, but he was having none of it. "Your mother is MEAN for taking you on SPACE MOUNTAIN? Poor neglected child."
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 The Queen of Hearts used to scare me. The Haunted Mansion used to scare me. What mostly scares me now is the thought of getting stuck on Indy. I won't ride it anymore after a bad experience.
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 >>SBSBelle22, you may have talked me into this. I L O V E LOVE TOT so maybe I should give the Maliboomer a whirl before they tear it out.<< WAIT! They're tearing it out? NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Honetly though it really does just look bad because it's in the open and you can see it. It's so easy when you're on it. The quick shoot up which doesn't feel as bad as it looks from the ground and then you get to gently float down... and the view is awesome!
