Skycoastin Steve Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 ^Steel is a lot tougher to do than wood basically for sheer numbers' sake. I had twice as many steel coasters to rate, and several of them I haven't ridden in years. I'm dreading next year, as I'll probably be adding close to another 100 coasters. But adding that many coasters two straight years is never a bad thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 IMO, with the steel ballot I think it's really all about your top 25 and then your bottom 10. Anything in the middle just doesn't seem to matter that much. Â I make sure I rank my top 25 individually, then I use the grouping method for 26 - x untill I get to my bottom 10. Â I think my ballot last year was like 1 - 25, a lot of coasters labeled 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, then 31 through 40 ranked individually. Â This was much easier for me. Â --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 ^That's pretty similar to what I did. When I listed them all out, I just grouped them by the 1-10 rating I gave them on coasterfanatics.com. Then I just re-ranked them within each rating. After I got past 9, I kinda just put them wherever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrykoala2112 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 ^Have you actually ridden all those? Â Yea.... not sure why many people have to question what I ride.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Austin Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Ergh, I hate doing the steel poll as I'm far too indecisive on what should go where. I'm confident on my top 2, my bottom 5, but nothing else.  Here's my top 10, as bad as ever: 1. Favourite Woodie 2. Goliath, SFMM 3. Apollo's Chariot, BGE 4. Talon, Dorney 5. Alpengeist, BGE 6. Nitro, SFGAdv 7. Xcelerator, KBF 8. Kingda Ka, SFGAdv 9. Oblivion, AT 10. Steel Force, Dorney   Bottom 5: 107. Favourite SLC 108. Favourite Gertsl. Spinner 109. Revolution, SFMM 110. G Force, Drayton 111. Vortex, CGA  =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Can someone give me an example of a Tivoli? I don't know if I've ridden it or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Austin Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 ^ http://www.rcdb.com/8103.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatertot3710 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I was kind of confused by the whole "Favorite" Thing, but I read the list of what they considered these coasters and made many changes to my list. Look here and scroll to the bottom: http://www.ushsho.com/steel_instructions_2009.txt  Tivolis are: Timber Twister Bonfante Gardens CA Cobra Six Flags Discover CA Jaguar Knott's Berry Farm CA Kombo Indianapolis Zoo IN Live Oak Ladybug City Park LA Poison Ivy's Twisted SF New England MA Pepsi Ripsaw Camp Snoopy MN Rudy's Rapid Transit Santa's Village NH Blckbrd's Trsre Train Six Flags Great Ad NJ Ladybug Express Adventureland NY Brain Teaser Darien Lake NY Autosled Galaxyland AL Bullet Crystal Palace NB Tivoli Coaster Marineland ON Endicott Emerald Mine Wild Zone Adventur ON Catarinos Plaza Sesamo MX Catarina Voladora Six Flags Mexico MX Keverbaan Bellewaerde Park BE Orca Ride Boudewijnpark BE Dongo's Race Plopsaland BE Coccinelle Walibi Belgium BE Achterbahn Bayern Park DE Froschbahn Bayern Park DE Marienkafer Hochbahn Churpfalzpark DE Marienkaferbahn Fort Fun Abenteuer DE Marienkaferbahn Freizeit-Land Geis DE Marienkaferbahn Hollywood & Safari DE Holzwurm Jaderpark DE Flinker Fridolin Panorama Park DE Familienachterbahn Schloá Beck Freize DE Froschflitzer Serengeti Safaripa DE Marienkaferbahn Traumland Barenhoh DE Rasender TausendfuBle Tripsdrill DE Timber Ride Legoland Billund DK Karavanen Tivoli Gardens DK Mariehonen Bakken DK Familienachterbahn Magic Park Verden DE Tom y Jerry Parque Warner Madr ES Linnurata Linnanmaki FI Ride name Speedy Snake Sarkanniemi FI Serpent Hopi OK Corral FR Ronde des Rondins Parc Asterix FR Ride name Periferix Parc Asterix FR Ride name Coccinelle Walibi Aquitaine FR Coccinelle des Andes Walibi Rhone-Alpes FR Children Coaster Nagashima Spaland JP Achtbaan Amuse. Tivoli NL Achtbaan De Valkenier NL Frog Track Duinrell NL Achtbaan Dippie Doe NL Wok's Waanzin Walibi World NL Ride name Ladybird Grona lund SE Cirkusexpressen Liseberg SE Green Scream Adventure Island UK Ladybird Lightwater Valley UK New Roller Coaster MetroLand UK Treetops Oakwood UK Stinger Paultons Park UK Snake In The Grass Pleasurewood Hills UK Ride name Ladybird Wicksteed Leisure UK Stinger Paultons Park UK Flying Frog Paultons Park UK etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Oh crap, I forgot to add Kombo from Indi Zoo to my list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 ^Have you actually ridden all those? Â Yea.... not sure why many people have to question what I ride.. Â Well the fact that you're 14 and you've traveled that many places, including Sweden, does seem a little off. But hey, if you've had that many experiences at such a young age, kudos. Â There are a LOT of people who vote on their "favorites" by looking at POV's and not actually by RIDING the coasters. It murders the integrity of the poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 ^ Kristen's not even three and she's been to 19 countries and 194 parks! Â --Robb "We should totally do a wood and steel ballot for her!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 --Robb "We should totally do a wood and steel ballot for her!" Alvey  So, if Kristen votes "Miner Mike" at Adventuredome in Vegas at #1, and hers probably being the only vote for it, does that then become the #1 steel coaster in the world??   JJ  (I know what the answer is, I still think it's cool that she's been able to do so much at her age!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 ^If I do a ballot for her the harder thing will be how to decide between her 42 regular credits or 54 Jeff Johnson Credits!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreditCrazy Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Just sent my ballot in. Â My Top 20: Â 1. Millennium Force 2. Maverick 3. X2 4. Favorite Wooden Coaster (Voyage) 5. Goliath (SFMM) 6. Phantom's Revenge 7. Xcelerator 8. Diamondback 9. Magnum XL-200 10. Top Thrill Dragster 11. Medusa (west) 12. Raptor 13. Batman The Ride 14. California Screamin' 15. Flight Deck (CGA) 16. Speed The Ride 17. Wicked 18. Colossus The Fire Dragon 19. Wicked Twister 20. Gemini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 ^ Kristen's not even three and she's been to 19 countries and 194 parks!  --Robb "We should totally do a wood and steel ballot for her!" Alvey  Good point.  Didn't really mean to question him or imply he was lying, but you know what kind of ridiculousness is sometimes brought about by these polls. I wish I had been able to go overseas by age 14. Hell, I wish I could have gone overseas by the time I turned 25 (a month from now). Maybe one day...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyweird Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Finished mine. Ted's ballot walk-through thing was a real help. It's like they say, the easier it is to do, the more likely it is to get done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Just submitted my ballot. As I only had one new credit this year it was a rather quick process.  1. Favorite Wood Coaster 2. Storm Runner 3. Nitro 4. Nemesis 5. Xcelerator 6. Piraten 7. Tornado (Sarkanniemi) 8. Katun 9. Kingda Ka 10. Fahrenheit 11. Bizarro (SFNE) 12. Olympia Looping 13. Lisebergbanan 14. Supersonic Odyssey (only new credit) 15. Speed Monster 16. Kanonen 17. Batman the Ride 18. Fav X SC2000/3000 19.California Screamin' 20.Fav Intamin ZacSpin  Bottom:  61 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC 70. Fav Vekoma Boomerang 80. Manhattan Express 90. X:\No Way Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Sent. Here is my absolutely depressing travesty of a list:  1. Aftershock 2. Favorite wood (Giant Dipper, SCBB) 3. Medusa (SFDK) 4. California Screamin' 5. Flight Deck (CGA) 6. V2: Vertical Velocity (SFDK) 7. Invertigo (CGA) 8. Vortex (CGA) 9. Favorite Hurricane/Windstorm (Windstorm, Fun Forest) 10. Ice Mountain Bobsled 11. Space Mountain 12. Favorite Gerstlauer Spinner (THBS, SFDK) 13. Favorite Wild Mouse (Psycho Mouse) 14. Journey to Atlantis (SWSD) 15. Quicksilver Express 16. BTMRR 17. Matterhorn Bobsleds 18. Favorite Zyklon Loop (Looping Thunder) 19. Favorite Loop-Screw (Wild Thing) 20. Favorite SLC (Kong) 21. Demon (CGA) 22. Favorite Boomerang (BCtC, SFDK) 23. Favorite Wildcat (Wildcat, Puyallup Fair) 24. Favorite Arrow Cork (Corkscrew, Silverwood) 25. Favorite Powered Coaster (Kiddie Coaster, Wild Waves) 26. Favorite Tivoli (Timber Twister) 27. Big Timber Log Ride  Was fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Voted in the steel poll. Here is my top 10: Â 1) Favorite Wood Coaster (Balder) 2) Tele2 Insane - Grona Lund 3) Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park 4) Bizarro - Six Flags New England 5) Piraten - Djurs Sommerland 6) Maverick - Cedar Point 7) Winjas - Phantasialand 8) Mindbender - Six Flags Over Georgia 9) Nitro - Six Flags Great Adventure 10) Goliath - Six Flags Over Georgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 1. Millennium Force 2. X2 3. Goliath (SFMM) 4. Nitro 5. Storm Runner 6. Tatsu 7. Apollo's Chariot 8. Bizarro (SFNE) 9. Ride of Steel (DL) 10. Blue Fire Megacoaster 11. Fahrenheit 12. Big Bad Wolf (RIP) 13. Behemoth 14. Euro-Mir 15. Olympia Looping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyyyper Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Just sent mine in, it took me a while, but I wanted to rank all 112 of them.  Here's what came out on top:  1. Montu - Busch Gardens Africa 2. Goliath - Six Flags Magic Mountain 3. Talon - Dorney Park 4. Flight Deck - California's Great America ** Best Wooden Coaster (Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce) 5. Dueling Dragons - Universal Islands of Adventure 6. Alpengeist - Busch Gardens Europe 7. Tatsu - Six Flags Magic Mountain 8. Batman: The Ride - Six Flags Magic Mountain 9. Kumba - Busch Gardens Africa 10.Nitro - Six Flags Great Adventure  Lol, I just noticed, all of my coasters have Box-track (9 B&Ms, 1 Giovanola) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Wood  1. El Toro- Six Flags Great Adventure 2. Favorite Steel 3. Phoenix- Knoebels 4. Beast- Kings Island 5. Lightning Racer (Lightning)- Hersheypark 6. Lightning Racer (Thunder)- Hersheypark 7. Hurler- Kings Dominion 8. Wildcat- Hersheypark 9. Twister- Knoebels 10. Blue Streak- Cedar Point  Steel  1. Favorite Wood 2. Millennium Force- Cedar Point 3. Storm Runner- Hersheypark 4. Diamondback- Kings Island 5. Griffon- Busch Gardens Europe 6. Nitro- Six Flags Great Adventure 7. Apollo's Chariot- Busch Gardens Europe 8. Top Thrill Dragster- Cedar Point 9. Kingda Ka- Six Flags Great Adventure 10. Maverick- Cedar Point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I'm still doing my poll. But here is what my list will be.  Top: 1.) Blue Fire 2.) Expedition Ge Force 3.) Favorite Wooden Coaster (Colloso @ Heide Park) 4.) Alpengiest 5.) Griffon 6.) Medusa (SFDK) 7.) Goliath (SFMM) 8.) Black Mamba 9.) Silver Star 10.) California Screamin  I only rode X. I would put that on there but since now it's X2, I don't think that is right. X however would have come in the top three.  --James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I noticed that they aren't including any junior/kiddie coasters in the steel poll this year... Â Or is that a usual thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I just did the steel poll. This will probably be the last year I rank them all individually because my steel count will be over a hundred after the IntimidaTour (it's currently at 80-something).  Top 10: 1. Maverick 2. Tatsu 3. Space Mountain 4. Top Thrill Dragster 5. Xcelerator 6. X2 7. California Screamin' 8. Millennium Force 9. Goliath 10. Riddler's Revenge  Bottom 5 (1 is worst): 1. Favorite Windstorm (Windstorm at Fun Forest Amusement Park) 2. Canyon Blaster (Adventuredome) 3. Desperado 4. Screamer 5. Santa Monica West Coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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