Personal Narrative: The Goliath

There it was, The Goliath. One of the world’s tallest roller coasters standing at over 200 feet tall, sitting right in front of this little 12-year-old boy waiting in line at Six Flags to ride his first roller coaster. That little boy was me and this was the moment I overcame my fear of riding a roller coaster. As I was waiting in line under the hot sun for my turn on the gigantic roller coaster I was contemplating in my head if I should turn back or not. I said to myself that I’m not going to give up and I am going to conquer my fear today no matter what. The line was moving pretty quickly and as I got closer and closer to the roller coaster my urge to turn back grew stronger. As the next batch of people got off the roller coaster I realize it’s my turn to get on, so the attendant tells everyone
As we reached the top of the hill, I could see the whole park, from the bumper cars to the merry-go-round. All of a sudden, I feel the gravity shift and the roller coaster is now going down the hill the wind is hitting my face and screams are coming from everywhere. I realize something though, I realize that I’m actually smiling and having fun. I could not stop smiling, being on that roller coaster was probably one of the most thrilling moments of my life. After each hill and turn my excitement grew more until we finally reached the end of the track. After that ride, my mind was blown I could not believe how much fun I’ve missed out all these years. This whole time I was thinking how going on this ride could be detrimental to me, but instead it had a positive effect, I was no longer afraid of roller coasters. After I finally get off of the ride I wanted relive the experience again, so I decided to go back in line and get on The Goliath one more time. I felt really accomplished that day knowing I had finally overcome my biggest fear and couldn’t believe how fun riding a roller coaster could be. To this day I still love riding roller