An interesting one, this. To start, you have to be 54″ to ride the aptly-named«Tig’rr Coaster», which has the most stringent height requirement of any ride at Indiana Beach. It doesn’t go upside down. So why 54″ instead of the typical 48″? Because this Tig’rr has claws. It doesn’t look like much, but make no mistake, it’s an intense ride packed into a confined area. To make things even crazier, when I rode it for the very first time back in ’03, there was no seatbelt restraint! That means that prior to 2004, besides gravity and common sense there was nothing stopping you from standing up and getting instantly decapitated by this ride. Apparently 4ft 6in is the magical number where you’re discouraged from doing things that will immediately get your ass killed. Inherent safety issues aside, the seating arrangement is in-line, so the gf pretty much sat in my lap with my legs straddled on either side of her(I have no complaints about this). This Schwarzkopf ‘Jet-Star’ coaster model rides rough around the edges, but the benefit to this is that it’s essentially a walk-up(zero minute wait). Hop on for a wild ride… and for god’s sake keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times!
