Mitch's Coaster Poll

[CP_RULES]

I think they need to give Boss another chance when they go to SFStL to get their THBS and EK credits. Ive had some of my best rides ever on it within the last two years, and considering they like airtime, Boss is definitely delivering.

[coaster05]

I think posting your opinion on what other's opinion of where a ride ranks on said person's list may be one of the biggest wastes of keystrokes in internet history.

 

So to help alleviate this problem I have done some extensive research into ALL the criteria Robb and Elissa use to rank their rides. So without further ado.....

 

The ones they Personaly like the best are on the top of the list and the ones they Personaly don't enjoy are on the bottom. I hope this has helped with all future theories on where people ranked their rides.

[robbalvey]

I find it hard to believe that Robin Hood from SFH are in both of you guys's top 20. I really think that Robin Hood is just a bleh ride that doesn't compare to anything at all. Just utterly boring and fairly rough in comparison to other non-Intamin woodies. Robin Hood deserves to be ranked with the likes of Mean Streak in my opinion.

Believe it pal. We're allowed to have an opinion, you know?

 

--Robb "I really liked the ride! Do I really need to explain further?" Alvey

[coasterdude5]

I was surprised to see where Thunderhead was on your lists! But I haven't been on the Intamin or GG woodies so I guess that would explain it.

 

I guess when you've ridden as many as you two have it gets hard to put them in a list like that.

[SharkTums]

^It does!

 

Basically for me there are my top 10 rides, then a whole lot of mediocre stuff, then my bottom 15-20.

 

I really never got Thunderhead. The GCI guys and a lot of people here know my feelings on those rides. The rides are all really nice, totally smooth, rerideable and fun, but don't have enough airtime to keep me happy. For me Thunderhead meandered around way too much. I like most other GCI's better than that one!

[cfc]

^They also might have just caught the ride on a good day.

 

For example I usually hear people say that Hurler at Kings Dominion is a rough ride and people generally don't rank it to high. Now me on the other hand, I didn't find the ride rough at all and I thought it was a great ride. I probably caught the ride on a "good" day. That is why I ranked it as my 5th favorite woodie.

 

Hurler was great in its opening season, but gradually declined. It has improved a bit, thanks to KD retracking sections of it over the last few years (as they've done for Grizzly).

 

Hurler still has more "bad" or "meh" days than "good" days, I think. But to each his own (I've always liked Grizzly myself, but a lot of people hate it).

[Purplepills]

Ref. all the opinions about coasters up there, and whats good and bad.

 

The whole point of the coaster poll is to take the averages and work out what was the most liked in general, thus removing the need to challenge other peoples opinions, or at least question someone enjoying a ride.

 

Some people like one thing, some people like another, I really don't get why people seem to become offended when someone doesn't agree with them!

[PKI Jizzman]

I really never got Thunderhead. The GCI guys and a lot of people here know my feelings on those rides. The rides are all really nice, totally smooth, rerideable and fun, but don't have enough airtime to keep me happy. For me Thunderhead meandered around way too much. I like most other GCI's better than that one!

 

I thought the same. All I heard was how it was number one, number one, number one.

[KrakenKing]

Anyone notice that Elissa's number one is El Toro?

 

What happened to Balder, Elissa?

[Shockwave]

^Do yourself a favour, and look two pages back.

[KrakenKing]

My bad... maybe I should read closer. Sorry... work is making my head spin at the moment, haha.

[robbalvey]

Just for the benefit of those not able to go back a couple of pages...

 

I think we addressed this earlier, but I'm sure it will be asked again so I'll post.

 

The two are very very close...so different, but both nearly equal to my favorite coaster ride on Earth.

 

I gave the slight edge to El Toro because I rode it this year, and did not ride Balder.

 

What she said

[verticalzero]

Here are my top coasters for wood n steel. I have not been on as many coasters as most TPR readers so the list is quite short:

 

Wood:

 

Colossos - Heide Park (Perfect , please build more of them)

Beast - KI (Night-time rides are something to remember)

Megafobia - Oakwood (The only USA style woodie with proper in UK)

Wild Mouse - BPB (Amazing and brutal)

"Nash" at Blackpool (True Classic Twin)

Racer - KI (Classic Twin)

Mean Streak - CP (Power, height and 1st drop brakes)

Robin Hood - WW (Fun ride with some )

Blue Streak - CP (Classic n smooth)

Rollercoaster - BPB ( Classic, getting seatbelts and lapbars for 2008 season)

SOB - KI (Not my type, but had to do it just to say I've rode it with the loop)

 

Steel:

 

MF - CP ( Power, Speed, Height and Lift Hill night-lights)

Goliath - WW ( Amazing layout with tons of , wish a copy was built in England)

Magnum - CP (Classic ride, lovely 1st drop with great views)

Turbine - WB (Fantastic start and loop in the dark)

Nemesis Inferno- TP (Great Inverter, my local ride)

Vampire (Great swinning action)

Mantis - CP ( Lovely stand-up with strong G's in loop)

Raptor - CP ( Best Invertor I've been on)

Dragon's Fury ( Spinning freely with good layout)

Nemesis - AT (Good theming, but so-so ride)

Revolution - B-J-Land (Unique enclosed ride, love the projections n lights)

Ultimate - LWV (Fast, mental banking in 2nd half)

Air - AT (Fun ride, but slow pacing and no Pretzel Loop)

PMBO - BPB (Only the 1st drop is worth the ride)

 

There are plenty of other coasters which I have been on in the UK and Europe but they don't make my list.

[coasterbilly]

VERY interesting lists you guys, can't help but notice that Boulder Dash is not there, does this mean you guys haven't taken a trip to ride that wonderful piece of lumber???

[cfc]

^It's on Robb's and Elissa's lists.

[robbalvey]

VERY interesting lists you guys, can't help but notice that Boulder Dash is not there, does this mean you guys haven't taken a trip to ride that wonderful piece of lumber???

IMO Boulder Dash is one of the most over-rated coasters ever.

 

I've been on it many, many times and have yet to even experience any airtime on it at all.

 

Perhaps I've only been on it on bad days, I don't know, but I think I've been up there about 10 different times, and it's always just been really "blah" to me.

 

It ranks #44 on my list.

 

--Robb

[larrygator]

I see where Robb is coming from.

 

While I really like Boulder Dash after 5PM, it is a better than average ride early in the day. It is a 7 out of 10 mid-day, but becomes a 10 out of 10 after it heats up. Such inconsistency should affect it's ranking.

[ginzo]

I see where Robb is coming from.

 

While I really like Boulder Dash after 5PM, it is a better than average ride early in the day. It is a 7 out of 10 mid-day, but becomes a 10 out of 10 after it heats up. Such inconsistency should affect it's ranking.

 

How does it run when the moon is in Scorpio?

[SharkTums]

I totally disagree with the Boulderdash night time crap! We even went to OcBoulderFest one year to experience 'the amazing nighttime enthusiast rides'. Yeah, not impressed. And everyone said it was running its finest.

[King of Ka]

This makes me wonder: do coasters really give "better" (faster) rides as the day goes on? Or does our perception just change? Has anybody really ever measured the speed of a ride at both morning and night?

[sixflagsguy5]

I'd have to say that coasters (especially wooden) have good days and bad days. I think that weather and temperature might have to do with it. The only cases that I've noticed this in are Viper at SFGAM, Gwazi, and Shivering Timbers. I know that I have 'good' and 'bad' days where I feel the slightest bit of airtime or when I don't feel anything at all. I also think that opinion has to do a lot with the coaster experience.

 

Before I rode Manhattan Express or Shockwave at Kings Dominion I was expecting horrible and rough rides. Both of these rides turned out to not be that bad and I actually liked them a lot. There are some people who I'm good friends with that let the general opinion get to them and start complaining about the coaster before they even ride it. I try to ignore all of these factors before riding a coaster for the first time, so that I can give it an honest and unaffected review.

 

Just as a side note I rode Boulder Dash at night a few times and I though it was awesome even though it was a little bit rough.

[Guy T. Koepp]

OK. Here's my list! Like it or not. It's my list and I'm proud of it.

 

LOCATION FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE)_____

~"Nashville, TN”

NAME FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE)_____

~"Guy Thomas Koepp Ohana

RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS

Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,5

Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,1

Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6

Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,4

Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,3

Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,2

COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this

El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,y,1

My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1

Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,y,2

Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,n,3

Thunderhead Dollywood TN,y,y,4

Thunderbolt SF New England MA,n,n,5

Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,y,6

Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,y,6

Comet Hersheypark PA,y,y,7

Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA,y,n,8

GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,9

Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,10

Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,10

Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA,y,y,11

Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX,y,y,12

Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH,y,n,13

Wildcat Lake Compounce CT,y,n,14

Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA,y,y,15

Thunder Road Carowinds NC,y,n,16

Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,n,16

Triple Hurricane Cypress Gardens FL,y,n,17

Scooby Doo Carowinds NC,y,n,18

Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA,y,n,18

Cyclone Lakeside CO,y,n,19

Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA,y,n,20

Cyclone SF New England MA,y,n,21

Twister II Elitch Gardens CO,y,y,22

Psyclone S.F. Magic Mountain CA,y,y,23

Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,y,24

Texas Giant SFoT TX,y,y,25

Rattler Fiesta Texas TX,y,y,26

[RaptorBoyASU]

1 El Toro SFGAd

2 My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere

3 Twister Knoebel's

4 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm

4 Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix

5 Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach

6 Wild Mouse Blackpool

7 The Beast Kings Island

8 Phoenix Knoebel's

9 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa

10 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa

11 Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is.

12 The Villain (SBNO) Geauga Lake

13 Grand National Blackpool

14 Texas Giant SFoT

15 Blue Streak Cedar Point

16 Thunderbolt Kennywood

17 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark

17 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark

18 The Boss Six Flags St Louis

19 Jack Rabbit Kennywood

20 Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake

21 Le Monstre La Ronde

22 Roar Marine World

24 Cyclone SF New England

26 Racer Kings Island

27 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk

28 American Eagle SFGAm

30 Wildcat Hersheypark

31 Racer Kennywood

32 Coaster-Express Warner Bros. Movie W

33 Wilde Beast Canada's Wonderland

34 Big Dipper Blackpool

35 Thunderbolt SF New England

36 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis

37 Tomahawk Port Aventura

38 Giant Dipper Belmont Park

39 Magnus Colossus Terra Mitica

40 Comet Hersheypark

41 Judge Roy Scream SFoT

42 M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland

43 Stampida Port Aventura

44 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain

45 Psyclone S.F. Magic Mountain

46 Mean Streak Cedar Point

47 Roller Coaster Blackpool

48 Raging Wolf Bobs(S) Geauga Lake

49 Rolling Thunder SFGAd

50 Sea Dragon Wyandot Lake

51 Thunderhawk Dorney Park

52 Beastie Kings Island

53 The Grizzly Great America

54 Predator Darien Lake

55 Son of Beast Kings Island

[haux]

Everyone else is posting theirs, so I might as well post mine. To think, back when I first rode it in 2000, The Beast was my favorite wooden coaster. And it still was in 2002. But it's slipped. So has Ghostrider. Shame.

 

The Voyage Holiday World ,IN,y,y,1

My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere ,**,y,n,2

The Legend Holiday World ,IN,y,y,3

New Mexico Rattler Cliff's ,NM,y,n,4

Raven Holiday World ,IN,y,y,5

Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark ,PA,y,n,6

Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark ,PA,y,n,6

Thunderbolt Kennywood ,PA,y,n,7

Jack Rabbit Kennywood ,PA,y,n,8

Screechin' Eagle(S) LeSourdsville Lake ,OH,y,n,9

Blue Streak Cedar Point ,OH,y,y,10

Wildcat Hersheypark ,PA,y,n,11

Cyclone Lakeside ,CO,y,n,12

Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom ,KY,y,y,13

Racer Kings Island ,OH,y,y,14

Racer Kennywood ,PA,y,n,15

Thunderhawk Dorney Park ,PA,y,n,16

Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake ,OH,y,n,17

Twister II Elitch Gardens ,CO,y,n,18

The Villain (SBNO) Geauga Lake ,OH,y,n,19

Beastie Kings Island ,OH,y,n,20

GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm ,CA,y,n,21

Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain ,CA,y,n,22

Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa ,FL,y,n,23

Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa ,FL,y,n,24

The Beast Kings Island ,OH,y,y,25

Raging Wolf Bobs(S) Geauga Lake ,OH,y,n,26

Twisted Twins-Lola Kentucky Kingdom ,KY,y,y,27

Mean Streak Cedar Point ,OH,y,y,28

Psyclone S.F. Magic Mountain ,CA,y,n,29

Rattler Fiesta Texas ,TX,y,n,0

Son of Beast Kings Island ,OH,y,n,0

[ginzo]

I'll join the nerd festival:

 

Sensations:

 

1. Abrupt Airtime

2. Floating Airtime

3. Lateral Forces

3. Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes

3. Sensation of Speed

4. Positive G's/Loops

 

Coasters:

 

1. El Toro - SFGAd

2. My Favorite Steel

3. Phoenix - Knoebel's

4. Avalanche - Timber Falls

5. Cornball Express - Indiana Beach

6. Thunderbolt - Kennywood

7. Raven - Holiday World

10. Hades - Mount Olympus

10. Thunderhead - Dollywood

10. Kentucky Rumbler - Beech Bend

20. The Legend - Holiday World

20. Viper - SFGAm

20. Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark

20. Cyclops - Mount Olympus

30. American Eagle - SFGAm

30. The Voyage - Holiday World

30. Hoosier Hurricane - Indiana Beach

30. Lost Coaster of SM - Indiana Beach

30. Thunder Run - Kentucky Kingdom

30. Rolling Thunder - SFGAd

30. Racer - Kings Island

30. Beastie - Kings Island

30. The Beast - Kings Island

30. Comet - Hersheypark

30. Jack Rabbit - Kennywood

30. Racer - Kennywood

30. Twister - Knoebel's

30. Comet - Waldameer

30. Hurler - Kings Dominion

30. Scooby Doo - Kings Dominion

30. Zeus - Mount Olympus

30. Blue Streak - Cedar Point

40. Colossus - S.F. Magic Mountain

40. Grt Am Scrm Mach - SFoG

40. Georgia Cyclone - SFoG

40. Twisted Twins-Lola - Kentucky Kingdom

40. Twisted Twins-Stella -Kentucky Kingdom

40. Roar - SF America

40. Wild One - SF America

40. Big Dipper (SBNO. - Geauga Lake

40. Raging Wolf Bobs(S. - Geauga Lake

40. Teddy Bear - Stricker's Grove

40. Tornado - Stricker's Grove

40. Sea Dragon - Wyandot Lake

40. Rebel Yell - Kings Dominion

40. The Grizzly - Kings Dominion

40. Pegasus - Mount Olympus

50. Gwazi-Tiger - Busch Gardens-Tampa

50. Gwazi-Lion - Busch Gardens-Tampa

50. Mean Streak - Cedar Point

50. Wildcat - Hersheypark

56. Son of Beast - Kings Island

57. GhostRider - Knott's Berry Farm

58. The Villain (SBNO. - Geauga Lake

59. Predator - Darien Lake

60. J2 - Clementon Lake