Mitch's Coaster Poll

[downunder]

Well if your going to show me yours I'll show you mine:

 

1 My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **

2 El Toro SFGAd NJ

3 The Voyage Holiday World IN

4 Hades Mount Olympus WI

5 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY

6 Raven Holiday World IN

7 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN

8 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI

9 Avalanche Timber Falls WI

10 Viper SFGAm IL

11 The Beast Kings Island OH

12 Thunderbolt Kennywood PA

13 American Eagle SFGAm IL

14 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA

15 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA

16 Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA

17 Wildcat Hersheypark PA

18 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH

19 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN

20 The Legend Holiday World IN

21 Comet Hersheypark PA

22 Zeus Mount Olympus WI

23 Twisted Twins-Stella Kentucky Kingdom KY

24 Racer Kennywood PA

25 Thunderbolt SF New England MA

26 Son of Beast Kings Island OH

27 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA

28 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN

29 Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA

30 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA

31 Cyclone SF New England MA

32 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ

33 Le Monstre La Ronde QU

34 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH

35 Racer Kings Island OH

36 Wild Mouse Luna Park-Sydney AU

37 Meteor Little Amerricka WI

38 Tornado Stricker's Grove OH

39 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI

40 Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH

41 Beastie (SBNO) Australia's Wonderl. AU

42 Beastie Kings Island OH

43 Bush Beast (SBNO) Australia's Wonderl. AU

44 Psyclone S.F. Magic Mountain CA

[robbalvey]

^ One suggestion. Instead of copy and pasting your poll directly from Mitch's site. How about importing it into something like EXCEL first, using the "text to colums" tool and seperating the colums, move the ranking colum to the left and then sort by the rank so it's a bit easier to read like this:

 

1. El Toro - SFGAd

2. Balder - Liseberg

3. My Favorite Steel - Anypark Anywhere

4. Phoenix - Knoebel's

5. Colossos - Heide Park

6. Hades - Mount Olympus

7. Tonnerre de Zeus - Parc Asterix

8. Raven - Holiday World

9. Grand National - Blackpool

10. Thundercoaster - Tusenfryd

10. Kentucky Rumbler - Beech Bend

10. Cyclops - Mount Olympus

12. Ozark Wildcat - Celebration City

12. Wild One - SF America

13. Jack Rabbit - Kennywood

14. Timber Terror - Silverwood

14. New Mexico Rattler - Cliff's

14. Robin Hood - Walibi World

14. Renegade - Valleyfair!

15. Thunderhead - Dollywood

15. Loup Garou - Walibi Belgium

15. Avalanche - Timber Falls

15. Troy - Toverland

16. Dania Bch Hurricane - Dania Beach

16. Cornball Express - Indiana Beach

17. Aska (S) - Nara Dreamland

18. Rampage - Visionland

18. Viper - SFGAm

19. Silver Comet - Martin's Fantasy Is.

19. Wildcat - Hersheypark

19. Falken - Farup Sommerland

19. Wild Mouse - Blackpool

19. Racer - Kennywood

20. Tremors - Silverwood

20. Coaster - Playland

20. Thunderbolt - Kennywood

21. Thunderbird - PowerPark

25. The Voyage - Holiday World

27. Yankee Cannonball - Canobie Lake Park

27. Comet - Great Escape

27. Lightning Racer - L - Hersheypark

27. Lightning Racer - T - Hersheypark

28. Twister - Knoebel's

28. Texas Giant - SFoT

28. Boardwalk Bullet - Kemah Boardwalk

29. Screechin' Eagle(S) - LeSourdsville Lake

29. Regina - Tobu Zoo

29. Megafobia - Oakwood

30. Roar - Marine World

30. Giant Dipper - Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk

30. Thunder Run - Kentucky Kingdom

30. Excalibur - Funtown USA

30. Shivering Timbers - Michigan's Adventure

30. Thunderhawk - Dorney Park

30. Rollo Coaster - Idlewild

30. Leap the Dips - Lakemont

30. Skyliner - Lakemont

30. Rutschebanen - Bakken

30. Big Dipper - Blackpool

30. Roller Coaster - Blackpool

30. Lost Coaster of SM - Indiana Beach

30. Roar - SF America

31. Georgia Cyclone - SFoG

32. Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce

32. Great White - Wild Wheels Pier

32. Roller Coaster - Western Wash. Fair

33. The Legend - Arnolds Park

33. Racer - Kings Island

34. Outlaw - Adventureland

35. Cyclone - Lakeside

35. Grt Am Scrm Mach - SFoG

35. Comet - Hersheypark

35. Hurricane - Myrtle Bch Pavilion

35. Judge Roy Scream - SFoT

35. Rutschebanen - Tivoli Gardens

35. Vuoristorata - Linnamaki Park

35. Elf - Hirakata Park

35. King Solomons Mines - Pleasureland (S)

35. Gwazi-Tiger - Busch Gardens-Tampa

35. Gwazi-Lion - Busch Gardens-Tampa

35. Tornado - Adventureland

35. Underground - Adventureland

35. American Eagle - SFGAm

35. The Legend - Holiday World

35. Hoosier Hurricane - Indiana Beach

35. Blue Streak - Cedar Point

35. The Beast - Kings Island

35. Tornado - Stricker's Grove

35. Meteor - Little Amerricka

35. Zeus - Mount Olympus

35. White Cyclone - Nagashima Spaland

36. Starliner - Cypress Gardens

37. Big Dipper (SBNO) - Geauga Lake

37. The Grizzly - Kings Dominion

37. Beastie - Kings Island

37. Stampida - Port Aventura

38. Wildcat - Lake Compounce

38. Roller Coaster - Lagoon

38. Hurler - Kings Dominion

38. Rebel Yell - Kings Dominion

38. Mean Streak - Cedar Point

38. Pegasus - Mount Olympus

39. Hurler - Carowinds

39. Thunder Road - Carowinds

39. Scooby Doo - Kings Dominion

39. Roller Coaster - Great Yarmouth

40. Giant Dipper - Belmont Park

40. Cannonball - Lake Winnepesaukah

40. Mega Zeph (SBNO) - SF New Orleans

40. Thunderbolt - SF New England

40. Cyclone - SF New England

40. Timber Wolf - Worlds of Fun

40. Cyclone - Astroland

40. Blue Streak (SBNO) - Conneaut Lake Park

40. Kingdom Coaster - Dutch Wonderland

40. Cyclone - Williams Grove

40. Swamp Fox - Family Kingdom

40. Rattler - Fiesta Texas

40. Le Monstre - La Ronde

40. Anaconda - Walygator Parc

40. Scenic Railway - Dreamland

40. Triple Hurricane - Cypress Gardens

40. Twisted Twins-Lola - Kentucky Kingdom

40. Twisted Twins-Stell - aKentucky Kingdom

40. High Roller - Valleyfair!

40. Teddy Bear - Stricker's Grove

40. Tomahawk - Port Aventura

42. The Villain (SBNO) - Geauga Lake

42. Rolling Thunder - SFGAd

45. Cannonball - Waterville USA

45. Little Dipper - Kiddieland

45. Wolverine Wildcat - Michigan's Adventure

45. Zach's Zoomer - Michigan's Adventure

45. Screamin' Eagle - Six Flags St Louis

45. Scooby Doo - Carowinds

45. Jack Rabbit (SBNO) - Clementon Lake

45. Jack Rabbit - Seabreeze

45. Wildcat - Frontier City

45. Comet - Waldameer

45. Zippin' Pippin (S) - Libertyland

45. Ghoster Coaster - Canada's Wonderland

45. Pegasus - de Efteling

45. Zipper Dipper - Blackpool

45. Antelope - Gulliver's World

45. GhostRider - Knott's Berry Farm

45. Jupiter - Kijima Korakuen

46. Colossus - S.F. Magic Mountain

47. The Boss - Six Flags St Louis

49. Coaster-Express - Warner Bros. Movie W

50. Cheetah - Wild Adventures

50. Predator - Darien Lake

50. Raging Wolf Bobs(S) - Geauga Lake

50. Runaway Coaster (S) - Rotunda

50. White Canyon - Yomiuriland

51. Twister II - Elitch Gardens

52. Magnus Colossus - Terra Mitica

53. M.Can.Mine Buster - Canada's Wonderland

54. Wilde Beast - Canada's Wonderland

55. Sierra Tonante - Mirabilandia Park

57. The Grizzly - Great America

58. The Bandit - Movie Park

59. Son of Beast - Kings Island

163. Psyclone - S.F. Magic Mountain

[raptor6]

Ok, so now that voting has closed, here's my list. Remember that I do that "grouping" method for a lot of coasters. IMO, once you get past rank #30 it really doesn't seem to matter THAT much and I find it hard to rank coasters individually. Pretty much if it's "mediocre" it's all lumped into the same "blah" category.

• 57. The Grizzly         - Great America       
  58. The Bandit          - Movie Park          
  59. Son of Beast        - Kings Island        
  163. Psyclone            - S.F. Magic Mountain 

 

At first I missed the part where you said that you used the "grouping" method, and I was wondering why there was such a large gap between Son of Beast and Psyclone! Guess I didn't know that you thought Psyclone was so terrible! My mistake.

 

In other news, Phoenix at Knobles was my number 1 wooden coaster mainly because I have yet to ride El Toro.

[ahecht]

Here's my list:

 

• 1. My Favorite Steel, Anypark Anywhere, **
  1. El Toro, SFGAd, NJ
  1.5. Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce, CT
  2. Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark, PA
  2.1. Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark, PA
  3. Wildcat, Hersheypark, PA
  4. Thunderbolt, SF New England, MA
  5. Cyclone, Lakeside, CO
  5. Yankee Cannonball, Canobie Lake Park, NH
  6. Twister II, Elitch Gardens, CO
  6. Roar, SF America, MD
  7. Colossus, S.F. Magic Mountain, CA
  7. Wildcat, Lake Compounce, CT
  7. Gwazi-Tiger, Busch Gardens-Tampa, FL
  7. Cyclone, SF New England, MA
  7. Wild One, SF America, MD
  7. Rolling Thunder, SFGAd, NJ
  7. Thunderhawk, Dorney Park, PA
  7. Comet, Hersheypark, PA
  7. Hurler, Kings Dominion, VA
  7. Rebel Yell, Kings Dominion, VA
  7. Scooby Doo, Kings Dominion, VA
  7. The Grizzly, Kings Dominion, VA
  8. GhostRider, Knott's Berry Farm, CA
  9. Psyclone, S.F. Magic Mountain, CA

[ahecht]

I now expect people to come and say "ET is not a wooden coaster. That is why it got ranked so low".

 

The funny thing with this argument is that The Voyage is mostly steel, while ET is mostly wood.

[robbalvey]

^ I like that!

 

 

--Robb "It makes me giggle..." Alvey

[downunder]

I love that observation, the Voyage is so not a wood coaster, it should be in a new hybrid category. Let's all put Voyage at the bottom of ballots cause it's not wood, damn, too late.

 

I don't think all the Voyage fanboys will be laughing.

[SharkTums]

^Well, you have to remember that the majority of Voyage fanboys don't have a sense of humor to begin with!

[downunder]

Yes, they don't do they.

 

The Voyage, soon to be the Beast of the new millennium.

[texcoaster]

While I have the Voyage solidly at #1, I'm not at all opposed to having it fall from that spot when I ride something that I like better.

 

My beef comes from the folks on here who try to tell me that my opinion is wrong. Yeah, whatever. It's impossible for an opinion to be wrong, it just might be different that someone else's.

 

Elissa ranked Boulder Dash lower than most people.

Robb put Boardwalk Bullet down pretty far on his list.

Downunder ranked The Beast ahead of Kennywood's Thunderbolt.

...and on and on.

 

Do I agree with their opinions? Hell no!

Are their opinions WRONG? Hell no!

 

Everyone likes different things. Big deal.

[ginzo]

While I have the Voyage solidly at #1, I'm not at all opposed to having it fall from that spot when I ride something that I like better.

 

My beef comes from the folks on here who try to tell me that my opinion is wrong. Yeah, whatever. It's impossible for an opinion to be wrong, it just might be different that someone else's.

 

Elissa ranked Boulder Dash lower than most people.

Robb put Boardwalk Bullet down pretty far on his list.

Downunder ranked The Beast ahead of Kennywood's Thunderbolt.

...and on and on.

 

Do I agree with their opinions? Hell no!

Are their opinions WRONG? Hell no!

 

Everyone likes different things. Big deal.

 

Your opinion is wrong, fanboy.

[downunder]

Die Voyage fanboy, shame on you - just kidding.

 

I just like what I like, I rode the Voyage a heap of times front row, back row and plenty in between, and I enjoyed El Toro much more.

 

Personally I almost put Hades and a couple of others ahead of the Voyage. Maybe I hit Voyage on a bad day, it didn't have great airtime, and was just nasty, not fun rough in parts.

[ginzo]

Die Voyage fanboy, shame on you - just kidding.

 

I just like what I like, I rode the Voyage a heap of times front row, back row and plenty in between, and I enjoyed El Toro much more.

 

Personally I almost put Hades and a couple of others ahead of the Voyage. Maybe I hit Voyage on a bad day, it didn't have great airtime, and was just nasty, not fun rough in parts.

 

You're funny. You rag on Voyage more than I do, and you have it at #2.

 

Are you a closet Voyage fanboy? Kidding, of course.

 

You should get out to Knoebels and ride the Phoenix so Voyage can go down your rankings some.

[robbalvey]

While I have the Voyage solidly at #1, I'm not at all opposed to having it fall from that spot when I ride something that I like better.

 

My beef comes from the folks on here who try to tell me that my opinion is wrong. Yeah, whatever. It's impossible for an opinion to be wrong, it just might be different that someone else's.

 

Elissa ranked Boulder Dash lower than most people.

Robb put Boardwalk Bullet down pretty far on his list.

Downunder ranked The Beast ahead of Kennywood's Thunderbolt.

...and on and on.

 

Do I agree with their opinions? Hell no!

Are their opinions WRONG? Hell no!

 

Everyone likes different things. Big deal.

You are a good man! Well said.

 

Seriously though, even many of the rides that I rank pretty low, I still do really like!

 

I do think I have similar tastes to some people, just not all people...and that's totally ok.

 

--Robb

[BuddyChrist]

I don't post a lot on the site, but I do have to say that this is just a poll to determine which Wooden coaster is considered the best without having huge issues with being bias. The way people have been fighting over why Voyage isn't at #1 or Why El Toro isn't at #1 is getting to be really irritating. With the way some people have been responding to people's results it makes me feel like I'm at a Yankees/Red Sox game. We all like coasters and we enjoy different types of coasters.

 

I personally rank El Toro at #1 for Wooden Coasters, but it's not because it's at my home park, it's because everytime I go on it, I have fun on it. Just because it's my number, I don't feel the need to point out that everyone who has Voyage at #1 is wrong, I haven't even ridden it! Now El Toro isn't even my #1 overall, that belongs to Nitro. People may say that I'm insane, but I happen to be partial to B&M Hypers and I love every ride that I get on it. It may not have"extreme" airtime like Toro, but that doesn't mean that it's enjoyment is less for me in anyway. I know I'm kinda echoing what everyone has said and everyone's entitled to their opinion, but stop knocking on other people's opinions. I don't consider my opinion to be the absolute nor do I consider Robb or Elissa's. I will take theirs into consideration when I plan out trips to theme parks, but in now way is it going to dictate what I enjoy and what I don't enjoy.

 

Again, granted I don't post often here, I enjoy reading what everyone has to say and I find it interesting to see what others think of different rides that I have ridden and what I have not ridden. If I disagree with something, I may ask why they think that way, but I'm not going to say "You must've been high when you made this list." I'm pretty immature when it comes to a lot of things, but I make sure I don't cross the line.

 

/rant

[spaceace12]

Voyage is solidily at number one for me, but I am hoping a new number one will take its place soon, like next weekend or next spring. I have never ridden a GCI but think if anything can take over for Voyage, a GCI can.

[downunder]

Ginzo wrote:

You're funny. You rag on Voyage more than I do, and you have it at #2.

 

Are you a closet Voyage fanboy? Kidding, of course.

 

You should get out to Knoebels and ride the Phoenix so Voyage can go down your rankings some.

 

I'll get on Phoenix next year for the first time according to plans at the moment, it should be good.

 

The Voyage was a good ride, but I didn't think it was anywhere near as good as people made it out to be. What kept Voyage ahead of some of the coasters I ranked below it was it's size, length, not as good as El Toro airtime and the cool terrain aspect.

 

I'm mainly ragging Voyage in comparison with El Toro which for me is so far above any coaster I have ridden except Superman Ride of Steel which I consider El Toro almost equal with.

 

If SROS and ET were in Australia I don't think I'd never leave the country again to do coasters, I enjoyed riding them so much.

[niiicolaaah]

Anyone know what's up with the steel poll??

[coastercrazed49]

^Thats what I was thinking. I wonder if its still going to be Expedition G-Force and Superman Ride of Steel(SFNE) fighting for the top spot again.

[ParkTrips]

Of course it will. Couple that with the extra time, less interest, and the d-bags trying to rig polls, and I could see Mitch not wanting to do it this year

[niiicolaaah]

Yeah I am wondering if it's going to come out at all... I think they were released right after each other last year. It has been a while since the wood poll was completed.