Gilbert Cruz

Coaster Count.

More than 200?

Yes.

That would put you probably in like the top 5% of people who have ridden roller coasters, I would imagine.

I would imagine so, yeah.

I feel like every year I hear about some trip or another that you took to go ride roller coasters.

I think, correct me if I'm wrong, this year you went to Europe?

Yeah, yeah, you're right about that.

enthusiasts call a dark ride which is basically an indoor ride like an indoor roller coaster or an indoor boat ride so you have to you have to tell me it would be a journalistic malpractice not to ask you in this chair what are some of your favorite roller coasters

So, you know, when we talk about the limits of human ingenuity and we talk about going to space and we talk about all the things that we haven't done yet, it's just, I feel like it's all in rollercoaster design here.

Like that's where all the great creativity comes

You look at, like, schematics before the roller coaster's out?

How are you tracking the construction of these things beforehand?

Yeah.

I think there are lots of people, Mikado, who, you know, for physical reasons, whatever, can't get on roller coasters.

There are people who are also afraid to get on roller coasters and who look at someone like you, maybe me, maybe Brooks, is this person, and says, why would you do this?

Why would you wait online for 45 minutes to feel scared or to feel these feelings?

What is the appeal of roller coasters for you?

Did you see things?

Is that did you see things as a traveling carnival?