Don't feel like a chicken. It took me 2 years of visits and I didn't go on it til August 2013 when I brought an old friend out that I hadn't seen in 20 years and I told her we are all going ToT. My grandkids ride it, so we are trying it. AHHHHH, it was every bit of terrifying as I thought it was going to be.
I rode it again once at Thanksgiving, because you know what they say about getting back on the horse that threw ya...and it was still pretty scary compared to fun.
Then when I brought my boyfriend last month, we went on it and I actually liked it. The drops were exciting instead of terrifying!