Anna Shimonovitc - Week 5: So What if I cried during the Jimmy Fallon motion Simulator at Universal Studios


    If you've ever been on the virtual reality "ride" starring Jimmy Fallon in Universal Studios, you know what I'm talking about. That race around New York is really realistic. They didn't even have to do Halloween Horror Nights, just put me in front of a screen with Jimmy Fallon fake laughing at his own jokes. 

    Okay, maybe the Jimmy Fallon ride isn't intended to be scary, but you know what is? Rollercoasters. And with the Shabbaton right around the corner, I want to get ahead of the game and defend myself for when I am inevitably seen hyperventilating on the Dr. Suess Ride. Maybe some roller coasters are socially acceptable for someone to be scared of, like VelociCoaster or The Incredible Hulk Coaster, but some are more strange. Although, I personally can't judge anyone after the Jimmy Fallon incident. 

    The point is that people may not enjoy roller coasters because it feels scary, but that doesn't mean they're scared of roller coasters. Being scared of them makes it sound like an irrational fear, but it's not. I don't think that I'm going to fall off a roller coaster or like anything bad will happen, I just don't enjoy it. Personally, roller coasters with a lot of crazy drops feel terrible. I don't get sick or dizzy, I just feel scared for a few minutes, which is not fun at all. It's not like horror movies, where I can excuse the gore for a really interesting plot. Roller coasters don't have character development, they're just not fun if they're too much. I mean, maybe being scared of moving chairs and a screen isn't at the same level as being held by a glorified bus seatbelt upside down.  But we all have our own fears and emotions. I know someone who can't go on "The High in The Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride" just because it's high up. It's a super slow ride that barely moves, but the height is what gets them, which is a totally separate fear.

So do you like roller coasters? Are you scared of them? Do you just not like them? Why? Why not?

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