Well, you aren't dating yourself too much cause I still remember the E tickets too! When I was a kid we only lived 1 hour from Disneyland & Magic Mountain. What a blast that was.
Hey, we went on that Extreme Scream at Knott's on Sunday. It is a huge drop tower that drops you 235 feet and then bungee bounces you back up 3/4 of the way. What a rush! Oh and the Montazuma's Revenge ride uses a steam generated propelsion system (like the ones on aircraft carriers) that shoots you from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds. Was almost like being in a Cobra