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Nathan Firesheets

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I travel the world riding roller coasters & exploring other cool sights/experiences along the way! Disney Legend (per Bob Iger) because I rode Every Operating Ride (212 total) at All 12 Disney Parks around the world in *12 Days* #DisneyGlobalRideChallenge

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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 5h
And I am back at Canada's Wonderland for one last hurrah to wrap this whole Six Flags challenge up! Unfortunately, it has decided to rain a bit this morning, but it should only last for a little while and then clear up. Hopefully. But not bad enough to break out the rain gear.
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Welcome back to Canada's Wonderland! It is a lovely day, and I've got a bunch of coasters to ride and videos to film. And then after the sun goes down, it'll be time to marathon my favorites.
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hello and welcome to my FINAL PARK in the Six Flags chain: Canada's Wonderland! I only have a very narrow window of usable light tonight, so most of this evening will just be fun rides on stuff, as opposed to progress on my project. But that's why I'm here all weekend!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnn.... (And yes, I'm very very tired of all this travel)
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Vulcania is a largely education-focused park, and Terre en Colère (or Angry Earth) is a kind of simulator experience where participants vote on which kind of natural disaster scenarios they'd like to experience. And then that's what happens! Lol. youtu.be/O66MRR73KDE
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Terre en Colère (Angry Earth) - Vulcania 4K POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hello and welcome (officially) to Spooky Season! We journey now to Wiener Prater for the Jack the Ripper experience, which starts as a spooky walkthrough, then has a spooky elevator, which dumps you out into a Madhouse-esque finale! It's VERY unique. youtu.be/rxiEsMVRyhc
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Jack the Ripper - Wiener Prater 4K Experience POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Maurer is a very...odd...coaster manufacturer. They keep trying to make their Spike coasters happen for some reason. And then they've got these launched X-Car coasters with the same awful trains as their SkyLoops, like Formule X at Drievliet Family Park: youtu.be/uwhdCmiS_Hk
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Formule X - Drievliet Family Park 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
GCI first tried to build dueling woodies in 1999 with Gwazi, but it was rough. Lightning Racer came next in 2000 and was better but isn't great by today's standards. But Joris en de Draak at Efteling far outclasses them all! This is the Water/Blue side: youtu.be/gjHLpmIayJs
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Joris en de Draak (Water) - Efteling 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Y'all wanna see the teensiest, tiniest little coaster that you ever did see? Well, here ya go! It's called Honigkiste at Jaderpark in Germany, and it has a 40kg weight limit, so I was very much not able to ride it myself. But YOU can thanks to this POV! youtu.be/IF-T1sxJFZU
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Honigkiste (Itty-Bitty Kiddie Coaster!) - Jaderpark 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I am back at Disneyland again today. Except today I'm up early enough for rope drop. I'm here today to have fun, yes. But I'm also filming an internal culture/propaganda video for my company in a way that only I could overcomplicate it. Lol
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It has been a looooong summer for me, with seemingly endless travel, and this week was another long and busy week. But I have made it to my home away from home. And we're gonna have ourselves a nice relaxing weekend here at Disneyland!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I bet y'all did Knott see this coming! Had to come out to LA for work this week and saw my opportunity to get on the recently reopened Montie while here!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What makes a good log flume? Is it the big drop and splashdown at the end? A long, fast flume section? What about two? Really lovely foliage and landscaping surrounding the ride? Get all of that and more on the Wild Waterfall Log Flume at Avonturenpark Hellendoorn! youtu.be/l8Bis751bY0
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Wild Waterfall Log Flume - Avonturenpark Hellendoorn 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So after a pretty suboptimal flight experience, I have finally arrived at my destination city. Where is that this time? Somewhere I have been before!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When you've been on the plane for 90 minutes and still haven't pushed back from the gate...
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Have you ever wanted to ride an spinning roller coaster that was indoors & in the dark except for a trippy laser lightshow? Oh, and with techno music blasting the whole time? Well, if you ever venture to Vienna, Insider at Wiener Prater has you covered! youtu.be/-IyUBfzF6B8
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Insider (Indoor Rave Coaster!) - Wiener Prater 4K POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Most coaster enthusiasts will be pretty familiar with the Arrow Suspended coasters and their swinging cars, but fewer know that Vekoma tried their hand at the same concept. Enter Dreamcatcher at Bobbejaanland, which also now has floorless trains! youtu.be/RtAbXG_vSa8
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Dreamcatcher - Bobbejaanland 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Anybody know if @knottsberryfarm.bsky.social has anywhere to store luggage (suitcase + backpack) for a couple hours if heading straight there from the airport w/o a rental car? I've been told they can hold stuff at Guest Relations, but that's past security, so don't know if that's entirely accurate
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Had a really nice weekend at Cedar Point, despite some suboptimal weather (and my rapidly accumulating exhaustion). I ended up sleeping in today, having a leisurely lunch, and just heading to the airport rather than trying to get a bunch of rain rides. And that's okay! bsky.app/profile/acoa...
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Day 10 of my Disney Global Ride Challenge was the *worst* day of the entire trip. Watch Episode 7 of the DGRC series to find out how I coped with sleeping through all of my alarms AND it being a 9 out of 10 crowd level day at Disney California Adventure! youtu.be/tKAnT2leINc
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HOW I Rode Every Disney Ride in 12 Days | DGRC Episode #7 - Disney California Adventure Park
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yes, I'm back at Cedar Point for Day 3. So I planned to sleep in this morning, let it rain, and then pop in after lunch when the weather cleared to finish filming. But I woke up and saw that the forecast had shifted and that I needed to hustle to get here for early entry, so that's what I did.
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hello, boys. I'm baaaaaaack! Got a long full day ahead of me back at Cedar Point! The weather is lovely. The rides look inviting. I'm exhausted. But the coastering will not be denied! Lol.
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hello from America's Rockin' Roller Coast! I'm geared up for a long weekend of Cedar Point festivities, which should be pretty legit. But...there's a fair bit of rain in the forecast for this weekend, so it may be a week but of a challenge to get everything done that I need/want to. Wish me luck!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hey, y'all! Back in Ohio!!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You know, they say the children yearn for the mines, but at Drievliet Family Park, that's not too much of an exaggeration! Say hello to Kopermijn! (Which means Copper Mine in Dutch.) It may be just a stand wild mouse, but this one has theming!! youtu.be/b39uzbuDeRA
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Kopermijn - Drievliet Family Park 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm not really the biggest fan of spinning rides. Spinning wild mice tend to suck, but when a spinning coaster has a unique layout done well, I can work with them. Enter Naga Bay at Bobbejaanland. And this one has a pretty cool setting by the water! youtu.be/p5wG6vYSdUo
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Naga Bay - Bobbejaanland 4K60 Backwards POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When in Spain last year, I swung through the now-defunct Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza on my way down from San Sebastián to Madrid. And Moncayo was their Zyklon-style coaster, with an operator that would send a few cars & then go run off to operate another ride. youtu.be/Ntt8f2o2Gos
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Moncayo - Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I am BACK at Six Flags Over Texas! It's another scorcher, but I missed Tormenta by a DAY last time, so I am definitely not missing it today! Also need to get on Freeze since that was closed too.
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
At SeaWorld San Antonio today, at least for a little while! The weather is already oppressively hot and only gonna keep getting worse. But I'm here for one thing and one thing only: to ride Texas Stingray and decide how I feel about it relative to Mystic Timbers after just doing KI last weekend!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hello and welcome back to Six Flags Fiesta Texas! If you correctly guessed this would be my next park, you officially win a cookie! The park is only open for the evening tonight (1st night of Fright Fest), but it's still an oppressively hot 100 degrees!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Futuroscope's Arthur, the 4D Adventure has nothing to do with an elementary school-aged aardvark and everything to do with the popular French fantasy series Arthur and the Minimoys. This is a simulator vs the similarly-themed Europa Park roller coaster. youtu.be/B0NJJur7alM
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Arthur, the 4D Adventure - Futuroscope 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Whoops! Tripped and fell and ended up on a plane bound for another adventure!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm not the biggest fan of spinning coasters in the first place, but what if I told you the spinning on Maskerade at Wiener Prater was so intense that the battery door on my camera came open & the battery slid out, which killed the end of the recording? youtu.be/St4Fho82hh0
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Maskerade (Brutal Spinning Coaster) - Wiener Prater 4K POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've done a lot of shooting dark rides at this point, but Discovery Club at Avonturenpark Hellendoorn has to be one of the weirdest. You sit around the outside of a round ride vehicle that then spends the whole layout spinning around & changing speeds! youtu.be/AsIRAsJZDco
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Discovery Club - Avonturenpark Hellendoorn 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There are a decent number of racing/dueling coasters out there, but this is the only one I've ever seen where the coasters leave the station in opposite directions! Efteling really did something different here with their Max + Moritz powered coasters! youtu.be/tEkpV-0jnss
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Max + Moritz (Max/Blue) - Efteling 4K60 Rear Car POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I am back at Kings Island again today. Really enjoying this lovely marquee! (Is this the only park without its name above the entrance?) Anywho, while I could technically come back for a couple hours tomorrow before my flight, I'll probably just sleep in. Which means this is my last hurrah here!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
And we're back at Kings Island for Day 2 of my Labor Day Weekend extravaganza! There's inclement weather in the forecast, but hopefully it isn't too bad or disruptive!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
There is definitely a part of me that wonders if we're going to find out someday that all the little hits your head takes from riding roller coasters (and sometimes some pretty big things) might contribute to something similar, especially in light of the recent news from X2's TBI's.
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hello from Cincinnati's own Kings Island, where I'll be spending this long Labor Day Weekend! The park is open tonight from 5-10, and while there are storms in the forecast for tomorrow, apparently there's also inclement weather in the area here tonight. Hopefully that doesn't wreck stuff too much!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What's this? Yet another weekend coastering jaunt?? Where could I possibly be going this time???
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Dizzy Mouse is the aptly-named spinning wild mouse coaster at Wiener Prater, though it's not the most dizzying I've done. And then at the end it does something I've never seen on a wild mouse: You get eaten by a big cat & pass thru its digestive system! youtu.be/6SWxhX8BEtk
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Dizzy Mouse - Wiener Prater 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Walygator Grand Est is a bit off the beaten path, but if I had done study abroad in college, I would have only been 20 mins away from it! Their biggest ride is a clone of Cedar Point's Raptor invert, and you can get a great view of it from Space Shoot! youtu.be/sZPIEpWQXxs
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Space Shoot - Walygator Grand Est 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Futuroscope has an interesting coaster called Objectif Mars with a dark ride section at the beginning and a little surprise at the end. Its cars were intended to spin, but a battery fire resulted in that feature being disabled during my visit. youtu.be/WzqBsRZJ_Ao
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Objectif Mars - Futuroscope 4K60 Back Car POV
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
IMHO, the best shooting dark rides are the ones where hitting a target triggers a physical reaction within the scene's elements. Better yet when you also have a useful visual indication of where you're aiming. Enter Bobbejaanland and The El Paso Special! youtu.be/4jxsUTLcN70
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The El Paso Special - Bobbejaanland 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Coasters are fun and all, but sometimes it can be nice to just have a ride you can sit back on and vibe for a little while. And at Avonturenpark Hellendoorn, they have the aptly-named Monorail for you to do just that, with some nice views of the park too! youtu.be/LsO0EjUEKW4
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Monorail - Avonturenpark Hellendoorn 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I always enjoy a good Gerstlauer Bobsled coaster, but Ziegelblitz at Jaderpark adds a unique twist: a tire-drive swing launch at the beginning of the ride before its normal lift hill. No idea why it's there, but it certainly makes the ride unique! youtu.be/A5OewpKodHQ
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Ziegelblitz - Jaderpark 4K60 POV
YouTube video by A Coaster Story
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
And I'm back for a revisit at Carowinds today! The big thing I need to do is get Ricochet since it was down for an extended closure on my last visit because they were waiting on a part. Other than that, I'm just gonna try to have fun for a few hours and then head home to Atlanta!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Seven years ago today, I completed my 1st Parkeology Challenge at Walt Disney World, riding all 47 operating rides in a single day. I did so w/o the use of a single FastPass (#oxygenfree), which was only the SECOND time that had ever been done. It was also a Holy Grail (no extra hops) and <16hrs!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Hello from lovely Kings Dominion! I'm not expecting to spend the full day here. Technically, I just need to get Woodstock Express and then I can bounce. But I'm gonna try to enjoy some other stuff along the way first! How long will I stay? No idea! Guess we'll all find out together!!
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Nathan Firesheets @acoasterstory.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The adventures continue...
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