What coasters opened around the time you were born

[tribar]

The title says it all

Mantis
Montu
Wildcat (HP)
Santa Monica West Coaster
Wild Thing

What else opened in this time period (Late May 1996)

[BP317]

Great American Scream Machine at SFGADV and Magnum at Cedar Point are the only two I can think of off the top of my head that opened the year I was born. This was the year after Shockwave opened at SFGAM and the year before Iron Wolf opened.

[FParker185]

1982 was a very slow year for coasters due to the recession, Wiener Looping, Darien Lake Viper or KD Grizzly would be the biggest notables....

http://www.rcdb.com/r.htm?order=-10&ot= ... 982&page=1



\/ Could be worse, only one year removed from The Worst Coaster on Earth: Goudurix (1989)

[onyxhotel08]

When I was born, B&M introduced us to the worst ride in Great America history, the Iron Wolf.

[monsterfan99]

1984 was full of crap, almost all Boomerang models.

[aspects]

The Beast opened fifteen days before my birthday.

1979 was apparently popular for coasters named Corkscrew or Cork Screw, 4 in total that year and all of them are still operating.

[Goku1910]

Iron Wolf at SFGAm is the same age as me....My birthday was the year Wolf opened.

[KyleK414]

American Eagle and I both joined the 30's club this year. Also Canada's Wonderland opened in 1981 as well.

[tribar]

AE and CW opened on the same day in 1981

[Falcon]

Viper and I turned 16 this year.

[CoasterDude12-2]

1991 featured two amazing Dinn coasters...Psyclone and Mean Streak. And while I actually tolerate Mean Streak, Psyclone was a little too much for me...and everyone. It was also the year Steel Phantom came out. Sadly I was never able to ride it or the much better modification Phantom's Revenge.

[Chitown]

Damn, do I feel old. Born in 1971 so living in the Chicago area, it wasn't a good time to start out as a coaster enthusiast.

Riverview closed 4 years before I was born.
SFGAm opened 5 years after I was born.

[Terrible]

Excalibur (Valleyfair)
Flashback!
Goudurix
Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Great Adventure)
Hercules (roller coaster)
Magnum XL-200
Ninja (Six Flags St. Louis)
Timber Wolf (roller coaster)
Tree Topper

Copy-pasta from wiki 1989 coasters

[Coaster Justin]

On Exact Day
http://rcdb.com/186.htm

The Year
http://rcdb.com/r.htm?nm=na&op=1988&ot=2


And A Special Tribute
http://rcdb.com/4.htm?p=16

[lord soth]

Damn, do I feel old. Born in 1971 so living in the Chicago area, it wasn't a good time to start out as a coaster enthusiast.

Riverview closed 4 years before I was born.
SFGAm opened 5 years after I was born.

You got me beat, but I am as old as the park (1976), Turn of the Century, Gulf Coaster, and Willard's Whizzer.

[Cole]

I was born in 1996, which was a small year for coasters.

Montu at BGT
Mantis at CP
Pegasus at MO
Flight of Fears at KD and KI

[Mr. SFGAm]

1984: King Cobra at Kings Island

[RBullFan97]

May 1997: Giant Drop and Dare Devil Dive. (I know they're not coasters, but they count as rides)
I believe Giant Drop opened the same day I was born!
At other parks: Superman Escape from Krypton and Chang (LOL), just to name a few.

[RBull4life]

Seven coasters opened the year I was born, and only one is still running, the rest of the parks are now gone.

Cyclone - Wonderland
Galaxi - Hemis Fair
Love Bugs - Palisades
Monster Mouse - Legend City
Sidewinder - Legend City
Shooting Star - Lakeside
Zingo - Bell's Amusement Park

[Necropolis]

Shockwave, New Orleans Place, White Water rampage was changed to roaring rapids, and Avalanche at Kings Dominion.

[Superbleachbrothers]

1992. Same year as Batman the Ride opened.

[ttd rox]

1995

Viper - SFGAm
Raven - HW
T2- Kentucky Kingdom