What are your TOP TEN COASTERS

[coasterfreaksrttd]

Maverick

Millenium Force

El Toro

Kingda Ka/Top Thrill Dragster

Storm Runner

Griffon/Sheikra

Raptor

Montu

Alpengiest

Apollos Chariot

[Team Thriller]

Wooden:

 

1.) Collosos

2.) Screamin Eagle

3.) Roar (SFDK)

4.) Werewolf (Walibi Belgium)

5.) The Boss (When it first opened)

 

Steel:

 

1.) Ge Force

2.) X

3.) Alpengiest

4.) Griffon

5.) Medusa (SFDK)

6.) Silver Star

7.) Desert Race

8.) Apollo's Chairot

9.) California Screamin

10.) Typhoon

 

Overall:

1.) Ge Force

2.) Collosos

3.) X

4.) Griffon

5.) Medusa (SFDK)

 

--James

[CdnbMatt]

10) X

9) Space Mountain (Disneyland)

8) Drachen Fire

7) Kingda Ka

6) Apollo's Chariot

5) Superman (SFNE)

4) Behemoth

3) Top Thrill Dragster

2) Millenium Force

1) El Toro

[coasterjeff]

1. Voyage

2. Superman (SFNE)

3. El Toro

4. Cornball Express

5. Millennium Force

6. Superman (SFA)

7. Nitro

8. Phantom's Revenge

9. Phoenix

10. Shivering Timbers

[MrX8991]

I can only do top 5, because after that, it is hard to rank.

 

1. Millennium Force

2. Maverick

3. California Screamin'

4. Space Mountain De La Terre A La Lune (RIP)

5. Raging Bull

 

Close to the top are Top Thrill Dragster, Viper at SFGAmerica, and Space Mountain at Disneyland.

[psyhunterson]

Hello everybody. This is my first post here.

 

I don't have much experience in coasters and I still haven't ridden the major ones in the States.

 

From my limited experience in Europe, I can only say my top five

 

1. Expedition Ge Force (Holiday Park, DE)

2. Goliath (waliby world, NL)

3. Stealth (Thorpe Park, UK)

4. Oblivion (Alton Towers, UK)

5. Nemesis (Alton Towers, UK)

 

 

What I mostly love in coasters, are those non looping, no overhead restraints, big airtime, intamin mega coasters. According to this, which coasters would you suggest me riding in the U.S? I hear a lot about "X" and Superman Ride of Steel in SFNE. Are they this good? Actually, is there a coaster in the States that is better than Expedition Ge force?

 

Sorry for all these questions

[krakenman13]

Hades

Kraken

Sheikra

Montu

Cyclops

Viper + Zeus (tie)

Raging Bull

Deja Vu

Kumba

[supermanrosfan0810]

1: El Toro

2: Superman:ROS(SFNE)

3: Behemoth

4: Nitro

5: Maverick

6: Top Thrill Dragster

7: Storm Runner

8: Kumba

9: Montu

10: Wicked Twister

 

Honorable mentions-

Boulder Dash, Gemini, Millennium Force, Kingda Ka, Lightning Racer

[andy_e219]

Wood:

 

1 El Toro

2 Beast

3 Ravine Flyer II

4 Thunderbolt-KP

5 Twister- Knoebels

6 Phoenix

7 Jackrabbit- KP

8 Blue Streak- CLP

9 Mean Streak

10 Comet- Hersheypark

 

Steel:

 

1 Kingda Ka

2 Maverik

3 Mellinneum Force

4 Nitro

5 Mantis

6 Steel Force

7 Phantom's Revenge

8 Magnum

9 Superman- SFGAdv

10 Dominator

[XII]

Wood.

1.Phoinex

2.Comet (Great Escape)

3.Ghostrider when it first opened.

4.Viper (SFGAm)

5.Beast

6.Shivering Timbers

7.Jackrabbit (Kennywood)

8.Thunerbolt (Kennywood)

9.American Eagle (SFGAm)

10.Big Dipper (Geauga Lake) RIP

 

Steel

1.Maverick

2.X2

3.Dueling Dragons

4.Kumba

5.Behemonth

6.Montu

7.Phantoms Revenge

8.Incredible Hulk

9.Shiekra

10.Magnum XL 200

[U2Rox]

Hey Everybody!!

 

I wanted to get to your question psyhunterson!!!! First If I may say Welcome to the boards!! TPR is an amazing site!!

 

To answer some of your questions: If you ask me any and all coasters are great to ride!! Just depends on which part of the US your going to visit!! I can only comment on X2, which is a one of a kind ride! I was unable to experience Ride of Steel but I'm sure it's a bada$$ coaster!! I also haven't been able to ride Ex G, but I can tell you Cedar Point has some amazing rides!! Also SF Great Adventure was Awesome! And SF Magic Mountainhas X2 Goliath Deja Vu, which are all on my top list! Hope this helps!!

 

Here's my top list after a summer of rideing over 65 coasters:

MF- Cedar Point

Dragster-Cedar Point

Behemoth- Canada's Wonderland

Toro-SFGA

X2-SFMM

Montu-Busch Gardens-Tampa

Goliath-SFMM

Magnum-Cedar Point

Deja Vu-SFMM

Ravine FlyerII- Waldameer

Ride of Steel-Darien Lake

[Ziggy Stardust]

1.) The Incredible Hulk Coaster (Islands of Adventure)

2.) Expedition Everest (Disney's Animal Kingdom)

3.) Millennium Force (Cedar Point)

4.) Thunderhead (Dollywood)

5.) Maverick (Cedar Point)

6.) Top Thrill Dragster (Cedar Point)

7.) Griffon (Busch Gardens Europe)

8.) Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (Disney's Hollywood Studios)

9.) Apollo's Chariot (Busch Gardens Europe)

10.) Alpengeist (Busch Gardens Europe)

[justint87]

Haven't been on a huge selection of coasters around the nation but this is my top ten from what I been on:

 

1. Apollo's Chariot (Busch Gardens Europe)

2. Montu (Busch Gardens Africa)

3. Alpengeist (Busch Gardens Europe)

4. Kraken (SeaWorld Orlando)

5. Incredible Hulk (Universal's Islands of Adventure)

6. Kumba (Busch Gardens Africa)

7. SheiKra (Busch Gardens Africa)

8. Dueling Dragons (Universal's Islands of Adventure)

9. Expedition Everest (Disney's Animal Kingdom)

10. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (Disney's Hollywood Studios)

[Jcoaster]

Out of everything I have been on so far.

 

1. Apollo's Chariot- BGE

2. El Toro- SFGadv

3. Nitro- SFGadv

4. StormRunner- Hershey Park

5. Boulder Dash- Lake Compounce

6. Alpiengiest- BGE

7. Dominator- KD

8. Fahrenheit- Hershey Park

9. Volcano- KD

10. Lighting racer- Hershey Park

[onewheeled999]

I guess I should update my list since going to SFMM...

 

1. Tatsu (SFMM)

2. Goliath (SFMM)

3. Space Mountain (DLR)

4. Riddler's Revenge (SFMM)

5. V2: Vertical Velocity (SFDK)

6. Medusa (SFDK)

7. Giant Dipper (SCBB)

8. California Screamin' (DCA)

9. Colossus (SFMM)

10. Thunder Mountain Railroad (DLR)

 

This is the best I could do. It's still way off, though.

[Wood Dragon 1988]

1. Phoenix

2. Boulder Dash

3. El Toro

4. SROS - SFNE

5. Goliath - SFOG

6. Phantom's Revenge

7. SROS - SFA

8. Ride of Steel

9. Griffon

10. Wild One

[dr.gumbo]

I need to get out more:

 

1-Grand National

2-The Ultimate

3-Kumali

4-Velocity

5-Pepsi Max Big One

6-Big Dipper

7-Rollercoaster

 

I won't finish it, after that it gets a bit desperate.

[coastered]

This is my top 10:

 

1 - Expedition GeForce (Holiday Park)

2 - Tatsu (SFMM)

3 - Riddler's Revenge (SFMM)

4 - Katun (Mirabilandia)

5 - Goliath (SFMM)

6 - Black Mamba (Phantasialand)

7 - Batman The Ride (SFMM)

8 - Xcelerator (KBF)

9 - Stealth (PGA)

10 - Deja Vu (SFMM)

11 - Colossus (Heidepark) -> My highest ranked woodie

 

But i think this top 10 will be different after visiting some themeparks in the UK this fall.

I really think Nemesis (Alton Towers) and Stealth (Thorpe Park) can make it into this list.

But Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Blackpool have more great rollercoasters.

[Nosferatu]

My current list:

 

Wood:

1. El Toro

2. Balder

3. Thunderbird

4. Avalanche

5. Phoenix

6. Boulder Dash

7. Collossos

8. Hades

9. Lightning Racer

10. Thundercoaster

 

Steel:

1. Storm Runner

2. Nitro

3. Nemesis

4. Xcelerator

5. Piraten

6. Tornado (Finland)

7. Katun

8. Kingda Ka

9. Fahrenheit

10. Superman Ride of Steel SFNE

[SFjunkie2010]

Updated after my trip to Hersheypark

 

1. Superman: Ride of Steel (SFNE)

2. Boulder Dash

3. Apollo's Chariot

4. Dueling Dragons (Fire)

5. Montu

6. Lightning Racers

7. Dueling Dragons (Ice)

8. Revenge of the Mummy (USF)

9. Fahrenheit

10. Griffon

[rollerboy]

I have only been on 10, but heres my order:

 

1.Stealth

2.Colossus

3.Nemesis Inferno

4.X WTF

5.Rugrats Runaway Reptar

6.Runaway Mine Train

7.Hornet

8.Flying Fish

9.Tami Tami

10.El Pasto Loco

[PKI Jizzman]

After my Disney trip..

 

1.Maverick

1.Goliath (SFoG)

1.Scooby Doo's Spooky Coaster

1.California Screamin'

5.Top Gun:TJC/Afterburn

6.Space Mtn (DL)

7.Mil.F

8.Top Thrill Dragster

9.Kentucky Rumbler

10.Magnum XL 200

[DoubleD_1]

I haven't been on many(yet) but here are my top 10.

 

1. Beast

2. Magnum XL 200

3. Phantom's Revenge

4. Gemini

5. Jack Rabbit

6. Thunderbolt

7. Racer-King's Island

8. Racer-Kennywood

9. Blue Streak

10. Wildcat

[rcdude]

I have only been on roller coasters in California (outside of Cedar Point). I'll do the top five wood and top five steel.

 

Wood:

 

1. Ghostrider

2. Mean Streak

3. Colossus

4. Roar

5. Tie: Psyclone & Grizzly

 

Steel:

 

1. Maverick

2. Tatsu

3. Silver Bullet

4. Top Thrill Dragster

5. Scream!

[downunder]

After the Emo/East Coast tours my top ten has been completely turned upside down:

 

1. Phoenix- this is what a coaster should be, a near death experience.

2. Boulder Dash- incredible, catch it before they trim it, the GCI trackwork did wonders.

3. El Toro- unbelievable drop and 3 extreme airtime spots but lacked being amazing the whole ride like the top 2.

4. Superman Ride Of Steel (Six Flags New England) - running a bit slow this time but still great.

5. Maverick - like a best of compilation of a whole lot of different coasters.

6. Top Thrill Dragster - such an extreme experience, even if it is short.

7. Behemoth - would have preferred extreme ejector air of the intamins but still a great ride.

8. Millennium Force - great ride experience but lacked airtime.

9. X - for all it's shortcomings, still an amazing ride.

10. Ravine Flyer II - like being on a go-kart to hell, out of control.

 

Worth a mention at 11. Vortex (Canada'a Wonderland) - an Arrow suspended that is completely out of control at night.

 

Important things I learned from this trip, most wood coasters (and some steel like Vortex) are ten times better at night than in the day, if I had ridden The Voyage at night it would probably be right up there.

 

For contrast my 2007 top ten: 1. SROS (SFNE), 2. El Toro, 3. Maverick, 4. Top Thrill Dragster, 5. Millennium Force, 6. X, 7. Nitro, 8. Phantoms Revenge, 9. Magnum, 10. Voyage