Bit of a mix really. My first theme park was Legoland, which is obviously anything but a big deal. But then my first major park was DLP and the attractions there are so well detailed that I didn't recognise them as rides (I kid you not)! However, My first visit to Thorpe in 2003 changed everything. This was full of heavyweight rides and attractions, and when I first saw Colossus, that was basically me seeing a generic sitdown coaster for the first time...but it was seeing the trains on Inferno that really blew my mind! Since then, I would go to that place so much, thus eventually leading to my first time on Inferno at age 8. From there, I was a coaster fanatic.
Thank you...Thorpe Park!