fire in the hole question

[SteamFreak]

Alright I've got one, after the first dip when you go up the hill it seems like the front wheels acually jump the track and come back down I only notice this in the front car, maybe it's just the suspension system?

[orient express]

yea ive noticed this two...seems like its only done this over the last couple of years....my wife and i always ride in the front car

[tinmann620]

Same here, I noticed it more this year, but I'm not complaining!  However, I wish they'd slow the ride back down, even in the last car, the wife's lines at the hotel scene are NOT finished until you're well passed it.  Newbies miss out on the humor...

[orient express]

agreed!...plus the slower it is the more we can enjoi everything

[marolinesdad]

Does the ride slow down?  I don't think they have that kind of control.

[saladdays]

I've always thought the ride went a bit too fast to take all the scenery in. Going on it enough allows you to experience everything, but to point it out to newcomers becomes difficult.

[saloongal]

I have wonderful memories of FITH.  One year during the fall craft festival (there were almost no kids around) my sister and I stayed on the ride for dozens of rounds, nonstop.  It was wonderful!

But I am now questioning whether it will be traumatic for my daughter.  She is not quite 3.  Tall enough to ride but I am afrad that it might be scary. 

And then is it better to make that her first ride of the day, or should we go hit the exposition (and ride the frogs for the millionth time) to ease into the day? 

What would you do? 

[sdcforever]

I have wonderful memories of FITH.  One year during the fall craft festival (there were almost no kids around) my sister and I stayed on the ride for dozens of rounds, nonstop.  It was wonderful!

But I am now questioning whether it will be traumatic for my daughter.  She is not quite 3.  Tall enough to ride but I am afrad that it might be scary. 

And then is it better to make that her first ride of the day, or should we go hit the exposition (and ride the frogs for the millionth time) to ease into the day? 

What would you do? 

I would ease into the day.  And I don't think she'd be too scared, unless fire scares her.  More than likely she'd be trying to take it all in--there's so much to see on FiTH!

[marolinesdad]

My daughter rode it for the first time @ 2...   Now she is 5 and her sister is 3 and it is there favorite ride.

[History Buff]

I used to bribe my daughter by telling her she could ride "my" ride (FitH) and then we could ride hers (Becky's Carousel).  Now I have to use the Happy Frogs.  She is afraid of the fire, but says she is willing to ride FitH at Christmas.

[Copper]

In 1982 things changed for FITH, it is a little faster. Unfortunately there is no way we will ever slow it down. Yes, you do miss Red’s finale words and I understand you are not able to see everything, but that’s what makes riding again worth while. When I was young you could ride it over and over again, things have changed and now you have to exit and enter again. 

The front does that. That is why I like rows 4-6!!!! 

[History Buff]

That's kind of a paradox.  The back is really faster from a physics point of view, but that's where you want to sit to get to hear more of the lines.

[Copper]

I hate the front because it takes forever to go down the hills. I feel like I am waiting forever for the back to fall. Everyone runs to the first three lines not knowing how much more fun they would have if they road in the back. Plus the train light always looks like it is going to hit you when you ride in the back.

[History Buff]

train light

Maybe SteamFreak knows:  it train light a smaller, more slimming train?

[SteamFreak]

Yup, its what you achieve on the "nutristeam" program