The Best Woodie under 75 feet Tall

[Xcoaster 0]

El Toro at Plohn is awesome, but it might be disqualified due to its height of 80' (it's drop is only 70' though). Otherwise it'd be my pick, as it packs a ton into its small layout, and it's highly rerideable.

 

Coaster at Playland is pretty crazy. It has insane airtime on the drops due to the lapbars that fall well above your lap, forceful turns, cool trains, and it's older (1958). It does take a good bit of defensive riding to really enjoy it though, as it's almost too much.

 

Cyclops and Jack Rabbit both have some great airtime, but for both it's just the one drop that's really the highlight of the ride (though Cyclops is still a pretty good ride for a rest of it). Joris en de Draak is fun, not on par with German El Toro in intensity, but the dueling aspect is nice. I haven't been on Cornball Express, so I can't compare with it.

[megalyte 0]

Giant Dipper at SCBB

[Mechanic 0]

Another vote for SCBB Giant Dipper here. Not that I have all that many wooden coasters to compare it to, let alone ones that are under 75 feet tall, but it's still a great ride at any height.

[KCForce 0]

I've been on The SCBB Giant Dipper, Adventureland Outlaw, and the Yankee Cannonball. Yankee Cannonball wins, hands down, er hands up!

[kennywood_racer 0]

Jack Rabbit at Kennywood for the win!

[gci2011 0]

Well, it's actually 78 feet, but I'd say Phoenix at Knoebels. Best airtime ever!

[Fairly Odd 0]

Cannon Ball at Lake Winnie. (It flew in 2006!)

Big expectations for Twister at Gröna Lund in 2011.

 

 

Fairly Odd

Edited December 15, 2010 by Fairly Odd

[robeclay 0]

The best woodie under 75 feet tall is the Judge Roy Scream. The ride tops out at 71 feet with a 65 foot drop. It's a small classic out-and-back coaster, but it packs a punch throughout its many hills. If you want a smooth ride, sit in the front row of course. Sit in the back and expect a nice pop of airtime on every hill after the second drop.

[dippindotsguy8 0]

I'm gonna have to say Cyclopse at Mount Olympus.

[palmerleeberry 0]

I will have to say the Jackrabbit at Kennywood. Using less lumber as possible, using the advantage of being placed on a hill, and the best usuage of the "double dip" - I love this ride so much. In fact, last time I visited Kennywood, I rode it four times - two times when I entered the park and two more times before leaving the park.

 

As for favorite kiddie woodie, that will have to be King's Dominion's Roller Ghoster (former known as The Scooby Doo Roller Ghoster). It may be small and it may be short, but it still gives one heck of a ride.

 

"Too bad I'm not a coaster, then I'll be used more often. Please, GET OFF THE COMPUTER!"

[Randomman295 0]

If you're counting maximum drop, Blue Streak. If not, Jackrabbit.

[triggernel 0]

5. Cyclops

4. Outlaw (Adventureland)

3. High Roller (VF)

2. AvCat (WI Dells)

1. Cornball Express

[Gerstlauer1 0]

I have only ridden 6 woodies, (some awesome ones though) but i'm gonna go with Falken at Fårup Sommerland so far.

 

It has some really good floater and is fairly smooth.

Picture taken by me.

[cal1br3tto 2]

1. Coaster (Playland)

2. Giant Dipper (SCBB)

3. Cyclops

4. Wooden Warrior

5. Yankee Cannonball

 

I've ridden over 20 coasters that fall into this category, but these five are the only ones in my top 25 woodies.

[XYZ 0]

Definitely Giant Dipper, even though it is the only woodie I have rode that is under 75', it is a fun coaster IF you get the front, the back of each car, I guess wheel seats are really rough and horrible.

[harper83087 0]

Blue Streak gets my vote. So sad that it's becoming more of a hidden gem than a must ride in peoples minds.

[megamatt 0]

I haven't been on many, but the Yankee Cannonball gets my vote. For now.

[djw44 0]

Kennywood Jack Rabbit, hands down!

[Someotherguyuser 0]

From what I've been on, the Psyclone at Lakeside Park in Colorado gets my vote as the best woodie under 75ft. It's been a long time since I've been on it, but it's a god one.

[ScottBrown 0]

I am going to go with the SCBB Giant Dipper

[australianalex 0]

I've only been on one wooden coaster, and that was a wooden wild mouse at Aussie World. And it scared the absolute crap out of me.

[molemaster43 0]

WOODSTOCK EXPRESS-CAROWINDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[andyuk200523 0]

Twister - Grona Lund.....That is all

[viking86 1]

Twister - Grona Lund.....That is all

 

I second that. What an amazing ride!!

[Randomman295 0]

I changed my mind. Wooden warrior at Quassy.