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Most in one day: 24 each on Kraken in 2006 and Goliath SFOG in 2009. Most overall is probably Ghostrider, but I have no idea how many.

Hot chicks in the queue line.

I think it's the same qualities that make almost any coaster better than another. Combination of positive and negative g's, and layout/pacing being the most important. Coasters like Silver Bullet have the layout/pacing part down, but lack so severely in the forces department that many of us just can't get excited about it when there are other inverts out there that do both.

I love how someone bothered to make this plane some sort of F-14 / F/A-18 bastard child. They put F-14 intakes on an F/A-18 fuselage. What's even worse is that the big mural on Flight Deck's station has Air Force F-15s (which the Navy has not nor could ever operate) flying over a carrier. Not that I expect parks to get these things right or anything. The aviation nut in me just finds it hilarious.

You don't think that B&M trains, some of the highest quality, best engineered coaster trains in existence, can handle Magnum's airtime but the clunky old Arrows can? What, like B&M designs them to deliberately not sustain forces greater than what they are likely to encounter on a typical ride? And in what way does something like pacing have anything to do with how much stress a train can handle? Come on.

Not sure about GIB's, but the Intamin Impulse coasters are not identical. Wicked Twister has two spirals, V2 has the weird angled hill and the rest are AFAIK different heights. I actually disagree with groupings, as one Boomerang can be smooth and the other rattly and awful. You're not wrong but....

As one of the most legendary and significant wooden coasters of all time (regardless of how it rides now), I don't feel like The Beast should get an Iron Horse makeover. I think a RMC topper track re-tracking with Gerstlauer trains would be much more suitable.. Back to steel coasters. I'm curious, why are coasters like boomerangs and shuttle loops all grouped into single categories while the GIB's and standard model impulses have separate listings for each installation?

I wouldn't be surprised if you turn out to be right about Bizarro. I never rode it prior to 2012, but it did not feel like the ride I had heard so much about for a decade on the six rides I got last year. The biggest difference between TTD and KIngda Ka for me is the roughness. Ka wants to rattle your brains out behind the first few rows while Dragster is still comparatively smooth. Combine that with Dragster's more scenic setting/visuals and that might explain it. I agree on SooperDooperLooper. Maybe it will climb next season after more riders give it a chance with the new trains? I actually preferred it to Fahrenheit. I also much prefer the Vekoma flyers to S:UF. I think this one might simply be a case of manufacturer bias to the detriment of Vekoma.

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. Does Raptor's MCBR come on that hard now? I rode it many times from 2000-2004 but not since. I remember back then the train breezed right through and the MCBR shaved off only a couple mph at most. Finally returning to CP this year, so I hope it's not the case.

Now if we could only get someone to recreate this.... http://www.thegreatoceanliners.com/index2.html The true greatest liner of them all.

Riding Magnum XL-200 in the row behind pro wrestler Al Snow and his disproportionately hot gf... Back when he was a regular on TV and I actually watched wrestling. Nothing really happened, I just found the sheer idea of it to be completely hilarious.

^I always like to think of Pony Express as a joke that someone in management took literally, like, "Oh... you guys actually built that ride in the e-mail I CC'd everyone!? I was totally bullsh*tting you!"

I think a central park view, balcony cabin on a Royal Caribbean Oasis class ship is just what you need.

You're entitled to your opinion and all, but what exactly do you mean by "intense" in this case?

Add me to the Matterhorn list. I believe my second was Viper at SFMM.

Batman: The Ride at SFMM in either 97 or 98. I didn't really get hooked on coasters until I rode Riddler's Revenge a year or two later. It's funny when I think back on those years, when I truly felt Viper was better than both of them....

Creativity left Vegas in the 1990s. Once MGM bought up the Mandalay properties and Harrahs expanded to compete, every hotel, restaurant, club, and attraction has been a derivative of the same idea.

^Hardly. You just need to build up those quads a bit. Get yourself some airtime-proof Intamin thighs! I think I'm done talking about weight lifting in this thread.

You guys who think Skyrush was too painful on your thighs need to hit the gym and do some squats or something.

Now I'll never be able to look at I305 and NOT see them....

The feeling that it's trying to throw me out of the train was my favorite part of Skyrush. As enthusiasts, I think we often feel so in control over our ride experience on most coasters, that when Skyrush comes along and says, "Um, no... I'm in control, not you!" it feels like an entirely new level of roller coaster. For me, if a ride can make people like us feel like the GP, even for a few seconds, then it's doing its job.

If this thread is a good indicator, Skyrush is perched for a top five finish in its debut season. Looks like everyone who has ridden it so far have it top five or at least top ten. I also noticed Bizarro isn't ranking as highly on many of our ballots (mine included). It will be interesting if this is the first year in a while it doesn't finish 1 or 2.

Still missing that elusive Maverick credit. COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE Skyrush Hersheypark PA,y,y,1 Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,2 (Boulder Dash) Raptor Cedar Point OH,y,n,3 Kumba Busch Gardens Tamp FL,y,n,4 Millennium Force Cedar Point OH,y,n,5 Goliath Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,n,6 Nitro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,7 Bizarro SF New England MA,y,y,8 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point OH,y,n,9 Storm Runner Hersheypark PA,y,y,10 Mindbender Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,n,11 Chinese Fireball Islands of Adventu FL,y,n,12 Tatsu Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,13 Manta SeaWorld Orlando FL,y,n,14 Montu Busch Gardens Tamp FL,y,n,15 Flight Deck California's Great CA,y,y,16 Kraken SeaWorld Orlando FL,y,n,17 Superman:Krypton Cstr Six Flags Fiesta T TX,y,n,18 Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios FL,y,n,19 X2 Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,20 XCelerator Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,21 SheiKra Busch Gardens Tamp FL,y,n,22 Great Bear Hersheypark PA,y,y,23 Talon Dorney Park PA,y,y,24 Hungarian Horntail Islands of Adventu FL,y,n,25 Cheetah Hunt Busch Gardens Tamp FL,y,n,26 Georgia Scorcher Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,n,27 Medusa SF Discovery Kingd CA,y,y,28 Dominator Kings Dominion VA,y,n,29 Steel Force Dorney Park PA,y,y,30 Gemini Cedar Point OH,y,n,31 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks **,y,y,32 Fav Schw Shuttle loop Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,33 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point OH,y,n,34 Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,35 Incredible Hulk Islands of Adventu FL,y,n,36 Expedition Everest Disney Animal King FL,y,n,37 Hollywood Rip Ride Ro Universal Studios FL,y,n,38 California Screamin' Disney CA Adventur CA,y,y,39 Sooperdooperlooper Hersheypark PA,y,y,40 Flight of Fear Kings Island OH,y,n,41 Fahrenheit Hersheypark PA,y,y,42 Bizarro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,43 Scream! Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,44 Big Thunder Mountain Disneyland CA,y,y,45 Space Mountain Disneyland CA,y,y,46 Space Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom FL,y,n,47 Big Thunder Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom FL,y,n,48 Firehawk Kings Island OH,y,n,49 Goliath Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,50 Speed Nascar Cafe NV,y,n,51 Hydra the Revenge Dorney Park PA,y,y,52 Batman - Dark Knight SF New England MA,y,y,53 Flight Deck Kings Island OH,y,n,54 Canyon Blaster Adventuredome NV,y,n,55 Rock n Roller Coaster Disney's H Studios FL,y,n,56 Matterhorn Bobsleds Disneyland CA,y,y,57 Riddler's Revenge Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,58 Mantis Cedar Point OH,y,n,59 Green Lantern Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,60 Ninja Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,61 Vortex Kings Island OH,y,n,62 Fav Loop. Star/S.Arr. Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,63 V2: Vertical Velocity SF Discovery Kingd CA,y,y,64 Goliath SF New England MA,y,n,65 Fav Vekoma Invertigo Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,66 Superman Ultimate Fl. SF Discovery Kingd CA,y,y,67 Wicked Twister Cedar Point OH,y,n,68 Possessed Dorney Park PA,y,y,69 Silver Bullet Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,70 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Parks **,y,y,71 Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios CA,y,y,72 Desperado Buffalo Bill's Res NV,y,n,73 Superman The Escape Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,74 Revolution Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,75 Fav Loop-Screw Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,76 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,77 Fav Arrow Mine Train Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,78 Iron Dragon Cedar Point OH,y,n,79 Fav Gerstlauer Spinn. Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,80 Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,81 Ninja Six Flags Over Geo GA,y,n,82 Viper Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,83 Journey to Atlantis SeaWorld Orlando FL,y,n,84 Fav Wildcat Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,85 Fav Vekoma Boomerang Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,86 Green Lantern:1st Fl. Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,87 Fav Intamin Bobsled Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,88 Vortex California's Great CA,y,y,89 Sierra Sidewnder Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,n,90 Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,91 Dark Knight Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,92 Santa Monica West Coa Pacific Park CA,y,n,93 Fav Motocoaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,94 Demon California's Great CA,y,y,95 Roller Coaster New York New York NV,y,n,96

Man, some of you guys are hard to please. There are certainly far worse Downfall videos out there. I laughed a few times.

Just imagine if Viva had ever started construction.... http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/apr/23/station-casinos-banking-biggest-being-best/