robbalvey Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) The 2011 Wood Coaster Poll has been posted! Take the poll here: http://www.ushsho.com/bestrollercoasterpoll.htm A VERY EASY, online version of the ballot: http://www.wardleystunnels.org/hawker/ This is, quite simply, the BEST roller coaster poll on the planet!!! Once again, Theme Park Review wants to encourage EVERYONE to take this poll! This is one poll your YOUR OPINION COUNTS!!! It doesn't matter if you've been on 10 wood coasters, or 100! The way Mitch calculates the poll, it takes YOUR personal coaster riding experience into consideration, and calculates that against other peoples riding experience. This is NOT a "popularity poll!" You have until January 22nd to submit your ballot! Please go do this NOW!!! Poll instructions here: http://www.ushsho.com/wood_instructions_2011.txt Text Ballot here: http://www.ushsho.com/woodballot2011.txt Spreadsheet version here: http://www.ushsho.com/woodballot2011.xls And probably, the thing that will help out most of the poll newbies, the online Drag n' Drop version here: http://www.wardleystunnels.org/hawker/ --Robb Alvey http://www.themeparkreview.com Ps. Also, if you could please do us (and Mitch) a huge favor and SHARE THIS INFORMATION!!! Please post a link to the wood coaster poll on your Facebook page, Twitter, website, blog, forum, whatever! EDIT! I'll post our old "Idiot's Guide to Mitch's Poll" - http://www.themeparkreview.com/mitch.htm While I feel this guide might be a little outdated now, especially with the spreadsheet and online version of the ballot, this might give you a few ideas on how to rank using the grouping method. Edited January 27, 2012 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Done. I've only ridden 27 woodies so far but my top 3 are.. 1.Phoenix 2.El Toro 3.Lightning Racer (Both sides tied) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 All is right in the world, the Mitch Hawker poll is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeT Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 All is right in the world, the Mitch Hawker poll is out. Totally a reason to stay on this planet for a few more decades...definitively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorBoyASU Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I didn't have any new wood coasters this year besides the Coney Island Cyclone, so the ballot was pretty much the same as the year prior. SUBMITTED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastinmiller Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Done and submitted. I'm early this year, usuall I wait till the last minute, but with only 10 new ones added to the ballot for me, it was pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Submitted! 1. El Toro 2. Boulder Dash 3. Apocalypse 4. The Beast 5. Giant Dipper (SCBB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Just submitted mine! Pretty much the same as past years except I moved Great American Scream Machine up to #8 after our awesome ERT rides at Deep South Bash! My top 5: 1.) My Favorite Steel (Bizzaro - SFNE) 2.) Boulder Dash 3.) El Toro (SFGAdv) 4.) Phoenix 5.) Thunderhead Edited December 19, 2011 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The drag ballot was so much easier. 1. Megafobia 2. Grand National 3. Big Dipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) I submitted. 1: Roar (SFDK) 2: Grizzly (CGA) 3: Giant Dipper (SCBB) I'm also submitting a link to the Mitch Hawker Poll on my website. Edited December 19, 2011 by XYZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The ballot generator was a cool and helpful feature, but the only problem I found with it is that the list you drag to only goes down about half the list of coasters (took me a minute to figure out some of my coasters wern't being added). Other than that, it's great! My Favorite Steel El Toro Phoenix Thunderhawk DP Lightning Racer - T Lightning Racer - L Thunderbolt KW Comet HP Kingdom Coaster DW Racer KW Rolling Thunder NJ Jack Rabbit KW Twister Knoebels Wildcat HP Cyclone NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Love this time of year (whenever it happens to be)! I'm almost surprised to find this is my third year taking the polls...somehow I feel like I've taken either more or less. Now to tease out my rankings...thankfully I keep them in CoasterCounter, but there are always some that take me a while to finalize before I'm happy with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shivtim Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Interesting that the Texas Giant is still on there... I wonder if it's supposed to be ranked as the old (wooden) Texas Giant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talonec Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I have the same question: Old Texas Giant or New Texas Giant? I don't want to submit until I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xVicesAndVirtues Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Just doing mine...funny how you can be on a bunch of coasters (154 for me), and yet have so few be wooden! It was hard to rank some of the in-betweens, and I usually use grouping for steel, but my top ten and bottom five feel pretty solid. Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,5 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,4 Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,2 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,3 El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,y,1 My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,2 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,n,3 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,n,4 Comet Great Escape NY,y,y,5 Wild One SF America MD,y,n,6 Comet Hersheypark PA,y,n,7 Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,n,8 Roar SF Discovery Kingdom CA,y,n,9 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,n,10 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,n,10 Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA,y,y,11 Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,y,12 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,13 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,13 Roar SF America MD,y,n,14 Cyclone SF New England MA,y,y,15 The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,y,16 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,17 Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,y,18 Thunder Road Carowinds NC,y,y,19 Hurler Carowinds NC,y,y,20 Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA,y,n,21 Wildcat Lake Compounce CT,y,n,22 Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA,y,y,23 Thunderbolt SF New England MA,y,y,24 Comet Waldameer PA,y,n,25 Predator Darien Lake NY,y,n,26 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,27 The Grizzly Great America CA,y,n,28 Le Monstre La Ronde QU,y,n,29 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Done! This is my first time participating in a the Mitch Hawker poll. That fool-proof drag-n'-drop n00bie ballot creator is a genius creation. Now that I know that exists, I will participate in this poll from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talonec Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm guessing that since no one has included the Texas Giant in their top 10...it must refer to the old Texas Giant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Your favorite coaster sucks. //first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighRoller Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Texas Giant is on his typos and needed corrections page, and it notes that it will be deleted as it is now steel tracked. As per the instructions page, concerning typos: TYPOS/CORRECTIONS: If you find a mistake that is not in the known listof typos (http://www.ushsho.com/knownwoodballotproblems2011.txt), by all means let me know at wcoasterpoll@yahoo.com, so that it can be fixed in the final results, but DO NOT fix it yourself in your ballot as anychanges will prevent a line (coaster) from being recognized on your ballot by the vote counting program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talonec Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 My top 10 El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,y,1 My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,2 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,y,3 Apocalypse S. F. Magic Mountain CA,y,y,4 Phoenix Knoebel's PA,y,y,5 Thunderhead Dollywood TN,y,y,6 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,y,7 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,y,8 Wooden Warrior Quassy CT,y,y,9 The Beast Kings Island OH,y,y,10 Note: I've never been to Holiday World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I've posted in the Italian forum about it too! I really hope to get someone new to vote! Here's my top 10: 1. Balder 2. My Favorite Steel 3. Kentucky Rumbler 4. Colossos 5. Raven 6. Cornball Express 7. Hades 8. Cyclops 9. Mammut 10.The Beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin_n_coastin Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 This is my first time trying this out! Looking forward to it! Robb, last year of the year before, you had some great tip and tricks that you used to categorize, order, etc. Do you remember what year you wrote that or maybe have link to a past thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shivtim Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Whoo-hoo, it's coaster poll time! 1. Phoenix, Knoebel's 2. El Toro, SFGAd 3. T Express, Everland 4. HellCat, Timber Falls 5. The Voyage, Holiday World 6. Raven, Holiday World [My Favorite Steel, Anypark Anywhere] 7. Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce 8. Prowler, Worlds of Fun 9. Cornball Express, Indiana Beach 10. Thunderhead, Dollywood Botom two: Coaster-Express, Parque Warner Madrid Son of Beast (SBNO), King's Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 This is my first time trying this out! Looking forward to it! Robb, last year of the year before, you had some great tip and tricks that you used to categorize, order, etc. Do you remember what year you wrote that or maybe have link to a past thread? Are you talking about this? http://themeparkreview.com/mitch.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywoodie Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Poll completed and sent to Mitch Hawker. Thanks to Mitch for making the process smooth and easy. 1. The Voyage Holiday World IN 2. Thunderhead Dollywood TN 3. El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,3 4. Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA 5. Cyclone Astroland NY 6. ....etc. 37 favorites submitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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