odene497 Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 ^While I can't say "You'll like this better than this," I can't see Cheetah Hunt beating Maverick, even for someone who doesn't care for strong forces. I don't always care for strong forces. But Cheetah Hunt is more like an Intamin launched mine train with a slow barrel roll. Which is fine. Despite being the same "type" of ride as Maverick, it's so far from it.
BugEyed Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 01) I-305 02) Mindbender (Galaxyland) 03) Storm Runner 04) Nitro 05) Phoenix 06) Shock Wave (SFOT) 07) El Toro 08) Titan (SFOT) 09) Superman Escape (WBMW) 10) Tatsu ...with Sky Rush, NTAG and Apollo's Chariot bubbling under slightly.
bonsaiisuperstar Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 In no order except #1. i305 -My most favorite thing on the planet Diamondback Raptor Big Bad Wolf (RIP) The Bat (RIP) See a trend with Arrow suspended coasters? New Texas Giant Outlaw Run Gatekeeper The Beast Magnum XL
XII Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Wood: 10. Prowler 09. Raven 08. Comet (Great Escape) 07. Voyage 06. Phoinex 05. Colossus (Heide Park) 04. Coaster (PNE Playland) 03. Boulderdash 02. Outlaw Run 01. El Toro Steel: 10. Iron Rattler 09. Katun 08. Montu 07. Phantoms Revenge 06. Kumba 05. X2 04. Ispeed 03. Maverick 02. Bizarro (SFNE) 01. Expedition Ge Force
cal1br3tto Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Come to think of it, I did make some tweaks and additions this season. My steel list still seems kinda awkward to me, with some early-credit loyalty going on, but that's okay. I'm happy with my wood list, with a couple common #1 woodies a few spots lower than the norm seems to be. I'm still partial to well-run traditional or classic-inspired rides. Wood 01. Boulder Dash 02. Coaster (Playland) 03. Voyage 04. Phoenix 05. Giant Dipper (SCBB) 06. American Thunder 07. Timber Terror 08. Outlaw Run 09. El Toro 10. Tremors Steel 01. X2 02. Maverick 03. Iron Rattler 04. New Texas Giant 05. Phantom's Revenge 06. Top Thrill Dragster 07. Aftershock 08. Medusa 09. Tatsu 10. Flight of Fear
Invertalon Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 My updated list (last one was back in 2011). In no specific order... Steel: X2 Leviathan Raptor Great Bear Silver Bullet Gatekeeper Millennium Force Dominator/Batman Knight Flight (GL) Dragster Talon Wood: Wildcat @ Hershey Voyage Thunderhead El Toro Phoenix Lightning Racer Apocalypse White Lightning Ravine Flyer II Roar (East)
_koppen Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Okay, some pretty big changes since the last time I did my top 10. 1. Piraten, Djurs Sommerland. --> It is simply the best ride in the world, IMO. All the elements are exactly where they should be. 2. Expedition Geforce, Holiday Park. --> Very close to the Megalite, however the airtime is not as strong. Best first drop in the world. 3. Balder, Liseberg. --> The ride with the most airtime in my mind. The lack of twists keeps it away from the top spot. 4. Colossos, Heide Park. --> This giant is just pure airtime heaven, and so re-rideable. 5. Insane, Gröna Lund. --> Probably the most awesome ride in the world per square feet. 6. Blue Fire, Europa Park. --> Amazing ride, even though it's not the most intense. The roll and the post loop turn is to die for. 7. Stealth, Thorpe Park. --> Best launch I have been on to date. 8. Juvelen, Djurs Sommerland. --> Such an amazing coaster for everyone. Huge surprise for me. 9. Speed Monster, Tusenfryd. --> Very awesome coaster, that is the perfect combination of twist, airtime, loops and a kick-ass launch. 10. Lisebergsbanan, Liseberg. --> Best Schwarzkopf in the world. A shout out to Krake and Black Mamba, who didn't make the cut, but are still amazing coasters.
Noporian Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 10: Silver star 9: Jetline 8: Kvasten 7: Swarm 6: X-Flight (wing) 5: Tornado (bakken) 4: Ukko 3: Nemesis 2: D'Werwelvind 1: !!! I don't know which !!!
PKI Jizzman Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 Wood 01. Boulder Dash 02. Coaster (Playland) 03. Voyage 04. Phoenix 05. Giant Dipper (SCBB) 06. American Thunder 07. Timber Terror 08. Outlaw Run 09. El Toro 10. Tremors You know what's bad? I had to look up American Thunder to see what ride it was
cal1br3tto Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Tentative update. I can never get over feelings of awkwardness and uncertainty about various particulars of my rankings, but it's all good. If I do switch things up, I'll make sure everything's good and settled for my Hawker ballot. Wood 01. Boulder Dash 02. Coaster (Playland) 03. Voyage 04. Phoenix 05. Giant Dipper (SCBB) 06. American Thunder 07. El Toro [changed] 08. Timber Terror 09. Outlaw Run 10. Tremors I rode Boulder Dash, Voyage, Phoenix, and El Toro this year. Voyage and Phoenix in particular were impressive enough that I wanted to raise their rankings, but considering their competition, there isn't much room for them to move. Being a bit lower, El Toro had room to finally move up. I used to place it slightly yet decidedly behind Outlaw Run, but there's a level of simplicity and pure fun that really came through during my El Toro marathon this year that can't be matched by anything other than a few of the best more traditional woodies. Steel 01. X2 02. Maverick 03. Iron Rattler 04. New Texas Giant 05. Phantom's Revenge 06. Top Thrill Dragster 07. Lightning Run [new] 08. Aftershock 09. Medusa (SFDK) 10. Tatsu I rode NTAG and Lightning Run this year, and several others in recent memory. While NTAG once again proved itself to me after its involuntary absence from my life, it's still in neck-and-neck competition with iRat. As with several other rides that have ended up favorites, I had one or two underwhelming early laps on Lightning Run that left me baffled. Soon it came through with the ejector airtime and other forces that make it easily better than most other rides.
VF15 Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) 10. Wild Thing - VF. I don't find WT as boring as most enthusiasts do. It has some good floater air and decent forces. 9. Dragon Challenge (Blue) - IOA. Unlike most, I prefer blue over red on this one. DC is relentless from start to finish. 8. Viper - SFGAm. Floater airtime galore, and relatively smooth for a woodie. 7. X-Flight - SFGAm. Another underrated coaster. Good forces in the back, and the wingrider sensation is pretty cool. 6. Manta - SWO. Pretzel loop. Enough said. 5. Batman: The Ride - SFGAm. From drop to brake run, Batman is amazingly intense. 4. Renegade - VF. Airtime and twistiness: two terrific elements for wooden coasters. 3. Raging Bull - SFGAm. Despite the trims and the rattle, the airtime and intensity make up for it. 2. Kraken - SWO. This ride is just simply tons of fun. 1. Goliath - SFGAm. This coaster pushes everything to the max. Intensity, airtime, hangtime, and the overall fun factor. Honorable mentions: Steel Venom, Dragon Challenge (Red), S:UF (SFGAm), California Screamin'. Edited August 31, 2014 by VF15
alpengeist04 Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 With the summer season almost over and no new credits left for the year, here's my tentative lists. WOOD 1. El Toro 2. Phoenix 3. Outlaw Run 4. Boulder Dash 5. Coaster (Playland) 6. Ravine Flyer II 7. The Voyage 8. Tremors 9. Timber Terror 10. American Thunder (Honorable mention: Lightning Racer, Raven, Thunderhead) STEEL 1. Phantom's Revenge 2. Superman:ROS (SFNE) 3. NTAG 4. Maverick 5. Skyrush 6. I-305 7. Kumba 8. DD-Fire 9. Storm Runner 10. Millennium Force/TTD (Honorable mention: Ride of Steel, Goliath (SFOG), Montu, Powder Keg, Batman-TR, Fahrenheit)
tarheel1231 Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) That I've been on 1. Magnum XL 200 (Love airtime) 2. Millenium Force (Sorry Maverick fans, didn't get to ride it while I was there) 3. Afterburn (Intense and greatly paced) 4. Intimidator (Floater + Speed= Fun) 4. Goliath SFOG (Floater + Helix= Fun) (they're tied) 6. Mindbender (Schwarzkopf. Nuff said) 7. Griffon (First drop provides great negative G's) 8. Verbolten (My first and only launched, great ride!) 9. Alpengeist (Sooper fast) 10. Apollo's Chariot (May change when I get to ride in back seat. Middle is a bit boring for my tastes) NOTE: Subject to change when Fury 325 opens Edited December 15, 2014 by tarheel1231
cal1br3tto Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 ^^I really like your wood list. I also really need some night/rain/marathon rides on Ravine Flyer II.
Superbatboy Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 1.Maverick 2.Millennium Force 3.Diamondback (KI) 4.Banshee 5.X2 6.Raptor 7.Batman: TR 8.Goliath (SFMM) 9.Xcelerator 10.Top Thrill Dragster
Woodie Warrior Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 TOP WOOD 1. Outlaw Run (#1 overall as well) 2. The Voyage 3. Goliath @ Six Flags Great America 4. Hades 360 5. Cyclops 6. American Thunder 7. Prowler 8. The Legend 9. The Raven 10. Racer @ Kings Island TOP STEEL 1. Millennium Force 2. Maverick 3. Powder Keg 4. Lightning Run 5. The Incredible Hulk Coaster 6. Raging Bull 7. Diamondback 8. Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast @ Six Flags St. Louis 9. Manta @ SeaWorld Orlando 10. GateKeeper
gerstlaueringvar Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Wood: Outlaw Run (No.1 overall) Cyclops Viper Screamin' Eagle American Thunder American Eagle Judge Roy Scream Blue Streak Boss Fireball Steel: Maverick Mega-Lite Powder Keg Top Thrill Dragster Magnum XL-200 Poltergeist Mr.Freeze Reverse Blast (both) Steel Eel Titan Superman: Krypton Coaster
BlahBlahson Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Ooh here's my list as it currently stands. Haven't been on a few in too long though: 1. W Voyage 2. S Millennium Force 3. S Goliath (Walibi) 4. S I305 5. S SROS (SFA) 6. S Nitro 7. S Maverick 8. W T Express 9. S Top Thrill Dragster 10. W Lightning Racer 11. W El Toro 12. S Goliath (SFOG) 13. W Colossus (Heide) 14. S Kumba 15. S Magnum XL 16. W Son Of Beast 17. W Thunder Run 18. W Rampage 19. W Raven 20. W Thunderhead
CPSFMMCW Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Wood: 1. El Toro (No surprise there!) 2. Lightning Racer 3. Thunderhead 4. Rebel Yell 5. Wild One 6. Coney Island Cyclone 7. Judge Roy Scream 8. Hurler(KD) 9. Roar(SFA) 10. Grizzly(KD) Steel: 1. Intimidator 305 2. Apollo's Chariot 3. New Texas Giant 4. Nitro 5. Kingda Ka 6. Skyrush 7. Superman: Ride of Steel(SFA) 8. Superman: Ultimate Flight(SFGAdv) 9. Fahrenheit 10. Griffon
tarheel1231 Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 I feel so left out I've never been on a top 10 wooden roller coaster.
The49er Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) Steel/Overall Top 10 (I've been on some good woodies, but not any that particularly blew me away...) 1. X2 2. Tatsu 3. YOLO 4. Alpengeist 5. Xcelerator 6. Apollo's Chariot 7. SFMM Goliath 8. SFDK Superman 9. SFDK V2 10. Silver Bullet Wood 1. SCBB Giant Dipper 2. Gold Striker 3. GhostRider 4. Colossus...RMC, you make me happy 5. CGA Grizzly 6. SFDK Roar 7-10. N/A...wow. Edited August 31, 2014 by The49er
thrillseeker4552 Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 I don't separate wooden and steel coasters in my top 10. It's just all compiled. 1. Maverick (CP) 2. Millennium Force (CP) 3. Diamondback (KI) 4. X2 (SFMM) 5. Full Throttle (SFMM) 6. Banshee (KI) 7. Top Thrill Dragster (CP) 8. Beast (KI) 9. Magnum XL-200 (CP) 10. Goliath (SFMM) This will definitely change when I ride Twisted Colossus next year.
ajfelice Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Wood 1. The Voyage—Holiday World 2. El Toro—Six Flags Great Adventure 3. Ravine Flyer II—Waldameer Park 4. Boulder Dash—Lake Compounce 5. Phoenix—Knoebels 6. The Raven—Holiday World 7. The Legend—Holiday World 8. The Beast—Kings Island 9. Predator—Darien Lake 10. Silver Comet—Martin’s Fantasy Island Steel 1. Intimidator 305—Kings Dominion 2. Bizarro—Six Flags New England 3. Magnum XL-200—Cedar Point 4. Millennium Force—Cedar Point 5. Diamondback—Kings Island 6. Leviathan—Canada’s Wonderland 7. Phantom’s Revenge—Kennywood 8. Maverick—Cedar Point 9. Ride of Steel—Darien Lake 10. Behemoth—Canada’s Wonderland
dannyboy13 Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 1) Tatsu 2) Xcelerator 3) Full Throttle 4) California Screaming 5) Superman: Ultimate Flight 6) Superman: Escape from Krypton 7) Space Mountain (Disneyland) 8) Medusa (Discovery Kingdom) 9) Goliath (Magic Mountain) 10) Giant Dipper (Santa Cruz) I need to get out of California. Planned trips to Disneyworld and the 2 Texas Six Flags for 2015 should see some changes to this. As will Twisted Colossus. I should probably make it to Great America to get on Goldstriker too
XII Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Wood: 10. Raven 09. Comet (Great Escape) 08. Voyage 07. Phoinex 06. Colossus (Heide Park) 05. Coaster (PNE Playland) 04. Boulderdash 03. Balder 02. Outlaw Run 01. El Toro Steel: 10. Montu 09. Insane (Grona Lund) 08. Piraten 07. Phantoms Revenge 06. Kumba 05. X2 04. Ispeed 03. Maverick 02. Bizarro (SFNE) 01. Expedition Ge Force
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