--- title: A Man Proposed to His Girlfriend on a Roller Coaster description: Austin Crecelius decided to pop the question to his girlfriend while riding on the Voyage, at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. canonical: https://time.com/4051578/video-proposal-roller-coaster-engagment/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-28T04:06:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:04.160Z og:title: A Man Proposed to His Girlfriend on a Roller Coaster og:description: He decided to pop the question while riding on the Voyage coaster in Indiana. og:url: https://time.com/4051578/video-proposal-roller-coaster-engagment/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Man Proposed to His Girlfriend on a Roller Coaster twitter:description: He decided to pop the question while riding on the Voyage coaster in Indiana. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch This Man Propose to His Girlfriend on a Roller Coaster ## Video: Take a Ride on The Newest Record-Breaking Wooden Roller Coaster [Watch (HLS stream): Take a Ride on The Newest Record-Breaking Wooden Roller Coaster](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xU0OJJig.m3u8) (1:45)  _Published 2014-07-24. It may not be as tall as some steel roller coasters out there, but Goliath at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill. brings the fear factor to another level._ by [Maria Mercedes Lara / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Maria Mercedes Lara / People Sep 28, 2015 4:06 AM UTC by [Maria Mercedes Lara / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Maria Mercedes Lara / People Sep 28, 2015 4:06 AM UTC The Internet has seen [some creative wedding proposals](http://www.people.com/article/365-day-marriage-proposal-video-white-board) over the years, but this one might take the award for most adorable non sequitur. Austin Crecelius decided to pop the question to girlfriend Allison Boyle while riding on the Voyage, a wooden roller coaster, at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. “At one point in time you had mentioned to me that life is like a roller coaster,” Crecelius starts off his speech as the coaster mounts a steep hill. “And it’s got its up and downs, it’s got twists and turns, and it even throws you for a loop sometimes. And though you can go by yourself, it’s a lot more fun to go with another person. “So I wanted to ask you if you wanted to be my roller coaster buddy,” he continued. “Allie will you marry me?” Boyle responded by tearing up as the couple’s friends videotaped the entire moment in front of their coaster seat. “I waited in line for 15 excruciating minutes nervously waiting to pop the question,” Crecelius [told NBC News](http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Man-Proposes-to-Girlfriend-on-Indiana-Roller-Coaster-329689601.html?%5Fosource=SocialFlowFB%5FNYBrand). “There was even one point in time where she asked me if I felt really hot because my face was red and I was sweating.” In case you’re wondering, yes, Crecelius did bring the ring onto the coaster, but he luckily did not drop it! 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