robbalvey Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Those instructions are way too complex. Why can't this be web-based? I don't have 2 hours to fill out a text based survey that will be thrown out because of a syntax error. If you weren't willing to read 4 sentences into my post then you certainly wouldn't last filling out the text version of the ballot! The 4th sentence was the link to the web-based ballot: Web Based "Helper" program (EASY!!!): http://www.wardleystunnels.org/hawker/ --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Ballot sent! I voted 80 of my 156 steelies! 01. Favorite wood (Coaster, Playland) 01. X2 02. Titan 03. Aftershock 04. Goliath, SFMM 05. Medusa 06. Tatsu 07. Raging Bull 08. Mr. Freeze, SFOT 09. California Screamin' 10. Mamba 11. Powder Keg 12. Favorite Batclone (B:TR, SFOT) 13. Mr. Freeze, SFStL 14. Steel Hawg 15. Poltergeist 16. Flight Deck, CGA 17. Steel Eel 18. Wildfire 19. Shock Wave 20. Deja Vu 21. Silver Bullet 22. Riddler's Revenge 23. Favorite powered coaster (Fire In The Hole) 24. Patriot 25. Superman: Krypton Coaster 26. Montezooma's Revenge 27. SBSPRBP 28. Scream! 29. Viper, SFMM 30. V2: Vertical Velocity 31. Steel Venom 32. Favorite Invertigo (Invertigo, CGA) 33. Space Mountain, DLR 34. Superman: Ultimate Flight, SFGAm 35. Wild Thing, VF 36. Dragon, Adventureland 37. Vertical Velocity 38. Favorite spinner (Ragin' Cajun) 39. Iron Wolf 40. Texas Tornado 41. Vortex, CGA 42. Ice Mountain Bobsled 43. Dark Knight, SFGAm 44. Favorite wild mouse (Psycho Mouse, CGA) 45. Mine Train, SFOT 46. ThuNderaTion 47. Quicksilver Express 48. Favorite Windstorm (Runaway Mountain) 49. Road Runner Express, SFFT 50. Journey to Atlantis, SWSD 76. Favorite Mack SuperSplash (Journey to Atlantis, SWSA) 77. Favorite Jet Star (Tig'rr, Indiana Beach) 78. Ninja, SFStL 79. Favorite Wildcat (Wildcat, Puyallup Fair) 80. Pony Express Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) THE RESULTS ARE IN!!! http://www.ushsho.com/steelrollercoasterpollresults2010.htm Top Ten Steel Roller Coasters in the World! 1. Bizarro 2. Expedition GeForce 3. Intimidator 305 4. Kawasemi 5. Piraten 6. Nemesis 7. Millennium Force 8. Goliath (Walibi World) 9. Katun 10. iSpeed Edited May 12, 2011 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Intamin!!!!!!!! This poll pretty much sums it up...if you want an awesome ride, go to Intamin!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Of Spades Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Or, get a time machine, go back to the 90's, and ask B&M for an Invert design. Seriously though, those crazy people over at Intamin oughta be feeling really good having 8/10 of the coasters in the top ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I've got to admit I'm really surprised to see I305 so high. The ride obviously has plenty of supporters, but took so much heat last year it's hard to believe it finished third! ^Haha I've been saying for years they all ride about the same. I agree with those rankings!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterer Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 The rankings look great!! I just really wish more people would vote, especially the big hitters, it'd be soooooo nice to see valid comparisons for some of the more "out of the way" rides. Gosh I love "new-Hawker-poll-posting" days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 I find it really interesting that FIVE B&M hypers places in a row, with SEVEN of them being within eight spots (Montu is in the middle of the seven). But other than that...I agree...go Intamin! My rankings are almost the exact same way, all my B&M hypers are practically one after the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Yay! I'm pleased with the results, and don't see anything surprising that I strongly disagree with. A lot of my favorites, even the less popular ones, are respectably ranked. Plus Dragon at Adventureland made a little jump! If you want to stalk my ballot, find "Laura". I am a complete idiot and managed to get four of my coasters thrown out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Awesome. Nice to see iSpeed in there, too. That list is pretty close to my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Good to see that one of the ten best steel coasters in the world is only about an hour away from my house. Congratulations to Kings Dominion and I305! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimster Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Really surprised Montu didn't rank higher. That's my personal fave steel coaster of all-time. Will be interesting to see where any of the new coasters opening this year fall on next year's poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I don't know, that Top 10 looks eerily similar to Robb's Top 10, I call foul play. I think Robb used his power and influence to manipulate the votes again, how else would The Hulk or Space Mountain or Magnum XL-200 not make the Top 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Feels good to be an Intamin fanboy today. Go Intamin! You guys deserve it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 The Intamin dominance frustrates me personally, as there's more to a good coaster than major airtime and so on, plus a bit of quality theming never went amiss. That said, EGF (the only coaster in the top 5 I have been on) is superb - particularly the first drop. I am glad to see Blue Fire remain high - I thought it could falter somewhat in its second season, but it's stayed at an impressive #14. A few more words for Nemesis though. Once again, highest looping coaster, highest non-Intamin Airtime etc. coaster, highest B&M plus it's far older than anything above it. Nemesis owns. Th13teen LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 GREAT to see Mindbender at SFoG at a respectable 54. Pretty good for a 33 year old roller coaster! Anton definitely did it right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shivtim Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 ^It should be even higher! Best coaster at SFoG. Interesting to see I-305 so high in the first year. I wonder if it will drop significantly next year (like Diamondback, Prowler, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Gold Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Things that suprise me 1. Black Mamba seems ridiculously high to me. Of the B&M inverts I've ridden, it's definitely the least forceful and shortest. Theming is great, but there's also a surplus of well-themed inverts out there. 2. There were a lot more coasters that failed the ridership requirements this year, which is Mitch's decision of course. What I found weird was the number of coasters that didn't have enough comparisons while coasters at the same park did have enough. Coasters at Space World, Freestyle Music Park, Magic Springs, Kennywood, Dreamworld and more had this happen. Seems an odd phenomenon. 3. Euro-Mir is far too low. Maybe people dislike the cheesiness. I found it pretty awesome. 4. Olympia Looping and the Mindbenders just seem to me like they would rank a little higher. Higher than Thunder Dolphin, at least. 5. The Mega-Lites should be ranked together, as "Fav Mega-Lite." The two that made the poll ranked next to each other, and the two that didn't probably would have landed in the same space. It's the same layout and the same experience, clearly 6. Congrats to the Zamperla Volare for really sucking! Edited May 12, 2011 by Solid Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster-Lab Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Amazing !! Even Goliath is in the top 10 ! Stengel Dive FTW ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osm Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Good poll, can't really agree or disagree, as the highest ranked ride I've been on is only #15. One thing I do find interesting is how international coasters dominate the top ten, but US rides dominate all the other high tiers. Probably has something to do with America having more coasters in general, but Europe having most of the highly-ranked megalites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Black Mamba forceless? Even if you find it forceless, the ride experience is pretty much unmatched in Europe and at most parks around the world. It's a masterpiece of design and presentation. I find it pretty intense, myself - although I know TPR as a whole don't much rate it. For me it's my #2 coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Yes! Blue Fire did pretty well! And it is nice to know that the 2nd best roller coaster in the world is less than an hour from my house. I'm glad Nemesis also is a top ten coaster, as I found it truly a masterpiece. --James "Can't complain" Flint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Der Dongt Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I don't get it why Bizarro keeps ranking as the # 1 coaster. The ride was probably the greatest coaster when it opened but when I rode it tow years ago it was a huge letdown. A painful ride with a maybe little above average layout and an annoying onboard soundtrack. Besides that the results look pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I agree about Black Mamba being forceless. I don't know how it gets rated so highly and people keep trying to say how one of a kind it is. It's nowhere near as good as Nemesis or Dueling Dragons and they both have cooler interactions. Very cool to see iSpeed and Katun doing well! I think we'll be back to Mirabilandia soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The SETGO Guys Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I don't know, that Top 10 looks eerily similar to Robb's Top 10, I call foul play. I think Robb used his power and influence to manipulate the votes again, how else would The Hulk or Space Mountain or Magnum XL-200 not make the Top 10? There always has to be one person that complains. GROW UP! Its just a poll for fun! Also those coasters are YOUR favorites...not everybody else. I think the results are pretty cool! Great job INTAMIN! You make me proud to wear my INTAMIN Lanyard every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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