Mekado Murphy

I used to like roller coasters.

But I guess my fear or hesitation goes back to the carnival, to be honest.

I could ride any ride I wanted, my parents said, but I could never ride the Zyklon, which was a roller coaster on the carnival, because my parents considered that unsafe.

And so there's probably, you know, some some.

Yeah.

That makes you, you know, this was the 80s and a traveling carnival and inspections weren't what they are today.

I guess, you know, there's lingering trepidation around some of this.

I also just think, you know, I do not think this is fun.

I'm glad.

I'm excited to be doing something I could never do otherwise.

I only am thinking humans were not made to do this.

Humans were not made to do this.

When I went to report on Epic Universe, the first ride the chairman of Universal Parks wanted was

to take me on was that big roller coaster.

And you did it.

I did it.

And I was somewhat embarrassed to let out a scream next to the universal chairman as in my New York Times costume, you know.

And I'm here to tell the tale.

I'm holding on to the arms of my chair right now.

That's actually a good point of how they're changing, actually, because we love those rides, and they're still beloved, right?