Mitch Hawker 2010 poll

[Skycoastin Steve]

Wood Coaster Poll has been released. VOTE!

http://www.ushsho.com/bestrollercoasterpoll.htm

 

The actual ballot is here:

http://www.ushsho.com/woodballot2010.txt

 

And a very useful Ballot "helper" is here:

http://www.wardleystunnels.org/hawker/

Edited May 12, 2011 by SharkTums

[robbalvey]

Heard nothing. Has anyone tried emailing him?

[yankees15]

I have been checking his website every few days to see if it had been released yet. Filling out the ballets is one of my favorite things to do in the off season.

[matteocrepaldi]

I sent an email.

[cal1br3tto]

I know posting here won't change anything, but I'm also curious. I love filling out the ballots!

[downunder]

I've been wondering about this too, I think this is a fantastic poll. I'd heartily encourage Mitch to continue with this poll, as long as he's happy to do it.

[Meteornotes]

I thought the poll was canceled due to Prowler being the best coaster ever and nothing else could compete. I could be totally wrong about this, though.

 

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[Skycoastin Steve]

I sent an email.

Have you heard back?

[downunder]

I had a random dream about the poll just before this topic got posted where I saw the results, Texas Giant was the number one steel coaster - pretty bizarre.

 

I did a quick google search and I didn't find much.

[Skycoastin Steve]

I heard a grumbling from someone that he may not have the want to do the poll anymore. Take that for what it's worth.

[redfoot12]

I wonder if one industrious enthusiast could copy his methods (with Mitch's permission, of course) and try to conduct the poll him/her-self.

[BeemerBoy]

I heard a grumbling from someone that he may not have the want to do the poll anymore. Take that for what it's worth.

 

Well, that would suck. I mean, how else am I gonna get to read 400+ pages of how i305's trims hurt its ranking?

[cfc]

Frankly, I wouldn't blame him if he did stop the poll, based on how so many in the enthusiast community react to the results--even though it would be a shame to see it end.

[ginzo]

Frankly, I wouldn't blame him if he did stop the poll, based on how so many in the enthusiast community react to the results--even though it would be a shame to see it end.

 

Yeah, I'd love to see it continue. But I can understand if he wants to spend his time on other activities, particularly those that don't include people intentionally trying to sabotage his efforts.

[Skycoastin Steve]

^Part of what I was told included poll sabotaging enthusiasts.

[King of Ka]

What a massive shame if that's true. I really do hope Mitch finds the time or will to run it again, or passes the algorithm on to somebody willing to take up the reigns. Mitch's poll is one of the few things I really look forward to every year in the industry, I hate that we might have lost it because some people can't handle reality or responsibility. Just truly embarrassing.

[therooboy]

The poll is going ahead this year.

 

Mitch replied to my email several days ago & is currently ill & said that he will get to it when he is feeling better.

[cal1br3tto]

Good news, and I'm looking forward to it. No need to hurry, though.

I don't think there's anything wrong with it being later, really.

[yankees15]

That is great news to hear the poll has a green light. I sure hope he gets better soon! I think the poll should be done in January anyway. The coaster season goes on in December in many parts of the world and some people may not get to those parks till after to votes are already in.

[Skycoastin Steve]

So I've been told to expect the wood poll being up and running within the week.

[chickenbowl]

Any updates on when/if the poll is coming up?

[technfxrick]

Mitch Just released the 2010 Wood Poll

 

http://www.ushsho.com/bestrollercoasterpoll.htm

[larrygator]

Get out there and vote for your favorites everybody. The beauty of this poll is that it doesn't matter if you have ridden 10 or 150 wooden coasters.

Edited January 15, 2011 by larrygator

[robbalvey]

 

Mitch Just released the 2010 "Best Wood Coaster Poll"

 

Wood Coaster Poll has been released. VOTE!

http://www.ushsho.com/bestrollercoasterpoll.htm

 

The actual ballot is here:

http://www.ushsho.com/woodballot2010.txt

 

And a very useful Ballot "helper" is here:

http://www.wardleystunnels.org/hawker/

 

TPR **STRONGLY** supports this poll! The results are valid! And even if you've ridden 200 woodies or 10, YOUR OPINION COUNTS! Take the time now to fill out the ballot. It's not as confusing as it looks!

 

As always, we strongly recommend reading TPR's "Idiots Guide" to filling out the poll if you need some help:

http://themeparkreview.com/mitch.htm

 

EDIT! Here is my ballot. Since I've been on 164 different woodies out of the 184 that are listed on Mitch's poll, I choose to us the "grouping" method, otherwise this would take me forever!, I choose to us the "grouping" method. As you can see, the way I do it, I have a top 10 and a bottom 10. Assume that ranking #35 is "totally average", so you can see what coasters call "above average" in my opinion, and "below average."

 

I also think about coasters as "best in their class", so for example, even though a "Scenic Railway" might not stack up to some more modern rides, I'll give a few bonus points for the one I feel that is "best in it's class."

 

Here goes....

 

COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this

T Express Everland KR,y,n,1

Balder Liseberg SE,y,n,1

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

El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,3

Phoenix Knoebel's PA,y,n,4

Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,n,5

Colossos Heide Park DE,y,n,6

Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,n,7

Raven Holiday World IN,y,y,8

Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,9

Fireball Happy Valley Song CN,y,n,10

Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,11

Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY,y,n,12

Rampage Alabama Adventure AL,y,n,13

Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY,y,n,15

Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City MO,y,n,15

El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn DE,y,y,15

Joris en de Draak de Efteling NL,y,y,15

Thundercoaster Tusenfryd NO,y,n,16

Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA,y,n,17

Terminator Salvatio S. F. Magic Mountain CA,y,y,19

Cyclops Mount Olympus WI,y,y,20

New Mexico Rattler Cliff's NM,y,n,20

Troy Toverland NL,y,n,20

Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,20

Renegade Valleyfair! MN,y,y,20

Thunderbird PowerPark FI,y,n,21

Evel Knievel Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,22

Prowler Worlds of Fun MO,y,y,22

Racer Kennywood PA,y,n,24

Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach FL,y,n,25

Timber Terror Silverwood ID,y,n,25

Tremors Silverwood ID,y,n,25

Viper SFGAm IL,y,y,25

Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN,y,y,25

Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,n,25

Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,n,25

Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,n,25

Twister Knoebel's PA,y,n,25

Thunderhead Dollywood TN,y,y,25

Coaster Playland BC,y,n,25

Aska (S) Nara Dreamland JP,y,n,25

Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH,y,n,28

Rutschebanen Bakken DK,y,n,28

Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA,y,y,29

Leap the Dips Lakemont PA,y,n,30

Skyliner Lakemont PA,y,n,30

Wild One SF America MD,y,n,30

Cyclone Astroland NY,y,n,30

Comet Great Escape NY,y,n,30

Screechin' Eagle(S) LeSourdsville Lake OH,y,n,30

Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA,y,n,30

Avalanche Timber Falls WI,y,n,30

Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,31

Cyclone Lakeside CO,y,n,32

Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN,y,y,32

Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN,y,y,32

Thunderbolt Kennywood PA,y,n,32

Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens DK,y,n,32

Falken Farup Sommerland DK,y,n,33

Regina Tobu Zoo JP,y,n,33

Great White Wild Wheels Pier NJ,y,n,33

Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA,y,n,33

Comet Hersheypark PA,y,n,33

Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,33

Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE,y,n,34

Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA,y,n,34

Antelope Gulliver's World UK,y,y,34

Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA,y,n,34

Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,34

White Cyclone Nagashima Spaland JP,y,n,34

Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA,y,n,35

Roar SF Discovery Kingdom CA,y,y,35

Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA,y,n,35

The Legend Arnolds Park IA,y,n,35

Tornado Adventureland IA,y,y,35

Outlaw Adventureland IA,y,y,35

American Eagle SFGAm IL,y,y,35

Excalibur Funtown USA ME,y,n,35

High Roller Valleyfair! MN,y,y,35

Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,35

Racer Kings Island OH,y,n,35

Tornado Stricker's Grove OH,y,n,35

Cyclone (SBNO) Williams Grove PA,y,n,35

Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC,y,n,35

Roller Coaster Lagoon UT,y,n,35

Coaster Thrill Ride Puyallup Fair WA,y,n,35

Vuoristorata Linnamaki Park FI,y,n,35

Robin Hood Walibi World NL,y,y,35

Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,35

Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,n,35

Scenic Railway Dreamland UK,y,n,35

Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK,y,n,35

The Legend Holiday World IN,y,y,35

Mammut Tripsdrill DE,y,n,35

The Voyage Holiday World IN,y,y,36

Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,36

Roar SF America MD,y,n,36

Blue Streak (SBNO) Conneaut Lake Park PA,y,n,36

Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX,y,n,36

Texas Giant SFoT TX,y,n,36

Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY,y,n,37

Dragon Coaster Playland NY,y,n,37

Wildcat Lake Compounce CT,y,n,38

Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,38

Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,38

Mega Zeph (SBNO) SF New Orleans LA,y,n,38

Thunder Road Carowinds NC,y,y,38

Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,y,38

Meteor Little Amerricka WI,y,n,38

Pegasus Mount Olympus WI,y,y,38

Cannonball Waterville USA AL,y,n,39

Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,39

Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,39

Starliner (SBNO) Cypress Gardens FL,y,n,39

Thunderbolt SF New England MA,y,n,39

Cyclone SF New England MA,y,n,39

The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,39

Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO,y,y,39

Fairly Odd Coaster Carowinds NC,y,y,39

Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,n,39

Little Dipper SFGAm IL,y,y,40

Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH,y,n,40

Comet Waldameer PA,y,n,40

Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk TX,y,n,40

Hades Mount Olympus WI,y,y,40

Zeus Mount Olympus WI,y,y,40

Le Monstre La Ronde QU,y,n,40

Cheetah Wild Adventures GA,y,n,42

Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH,y,n,42

Wildcat Frontier City OK,y,n,43

Underground Adventureland IA,y,y,45

Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,45

Hurler Carowinds NC,y,y,45

Fairly Odd Coaster Kings Island OH,y,n,45

Kingdom Coaster Dutch Wonderland PA,y,n,45

Zippin' Pippin (S) Libertyland TN,y,n,45

Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,y,45

Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA,y,y,45

The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,y,45

Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,45

Elf Hirakata Park JP,y,n,45

Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,45

Triple Hurricane(S) Cypress Gardens FL,y,n,45

Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,46

The Beast Kings Island OH,y,n,46

Rattler Fiesta Texas TX,y,n,46

Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,48

Hell Cat Clementon Lake NJ,y,n,48

Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,48

Wilde Beast Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,48

M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,48

Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,49

White Canyon Yomiuriland JP,y,n,50

Jupiter Kijima Korakuen JP,y,n,155

Twister II Elitch Gardens CO,y,n,156

Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA,y,y,157

GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,158

Magnus Colossus Terra Mitica ES,y,n,159

Predator Darien Lake NY,y,n,160

The Bandit Movie Park DE,y,n,161

Coaster-Express Parque Warner Madrid ES,y,n,162

Anaconda Walygator Parc FR,y,n,163

Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH,y,n,164

The Grizzly Great America CA,y,y,165

Edited February 8, 2011 by robbalvey

[atem122]

Does anyone know if the email to send the polls to is still the one from the Idiot Guide?