Didn't see this coming, but definitely good news for both parties. B&M really are the best in the business when it comes to those hyper coaster trains.
From what I hear about Japan, they are really strict on safety there so I'm wondering if Nagashima Spa Land was required by the government to put those in.
Just a side-note on this. But Walygator is too cheap to use a midcourse or three trains. Where Raptor's midcourse is, Monster just has straight track with no brakes. It's possible that the Walygator version ranks higher because it potentially runs faster in the second half.
I have not been on Monster, so that is just me speculating/guessing.
Those who did the 2012 Europe trip mostly said that the 2nd half was really good due to the lack of the MCBR.
Shambhala making the top 10 in it's first year is interesting. Not really any huge surprises but I'm somewhat surprised to see Leviathan above Behemoth though. I personally like Leviathan a little bit better but I've heard the opposite from more people.
I personally agree with that. Alpengeist didn't really do much for me.