Mr P Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Best Indoor Waterpark Number 10 - Splash Landings, England. That's a Hotel. There is a waterpark attached to the hotel, simply called "Alton Towers Waterpark", but the 10th best waterpark as named by Golden Ticket Awards is a Hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOGdude25 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Somehow I don't think these awards are going to influence the public too much. Speaking of this, during one of my visits to Holiday World this year, I heard a rather entertaining conversation while in line for the Voyage. "It says this coaster is the number one wooden coaster in the world? What does that mean??" I couldn't help but chuckle. This is one small case, but it would make sense that most people won't care about coasters being ranked. They simply go to ride and have fun, which is honestly why I ride in the first place. I don't need to constantly critique as it takes the fun out of the hobby. When it comes to this year's results, I've always viewed the Golden Ticket Awards to be a small and VERY biased summation of opinions that just happen to be published every year. We can agree or disagree with them. I haven't ridden half of the roller coasters in these lists, so I can't even fully form an opinion, and you know what? That's A-OK with me. I'll ride them when I get the chance to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I don't know if this has been said at all in the thread, I'm not backreading 12 pages, but who cares where everything is ranked?? As I always say with any "rankings," it's all about what you like best, not what someone else likes best. Yeah, bragging rights and marketing and all that crap, but does that really affect you in any way, shape, or form? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I don't really get why theme parks such as Six flags magic mountain or great adventure aren't in the top ten and it seems to me that verbolten has been a bit overrated. Also I don't see much of a difference between the intimidator and diamondback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANJLOVER14 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 ^ Because SF Magic Mt. and SF Great Adv. aren't as good when compared to those in the top 10. Disneyland, Dollywood, etc. are all superior parks due to their devotion to others areas of a theme park experience rather than just coasters (food, theming, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 ^ Because SF Magic Mt. and SF Great Adv. aren't as good when compared to those in the top 10. Disneyland, Dollywood, etc. are all superior parks due to their devotion to others areas of a theme park experience rather than just coasters (food, theming, etc.). Finally, someone with common sense. Until Magic Mountain can invests a a shiny penny in something besides coasters, they probably won't ever see a golden ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Unless everyone has the exact same opinion on what makes a coaster good and have rode all the coaster then there is going to be disagreements over the ranking. Case closed! For the most part as said pages back, this is all for marketing. A way for Amusement Today to sell ad space and a chance for the parks to brag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hmmm, ^ that being said, does anyone know if the parks the buy the advertisements have historically been the ones to win awards. If CP always buys an add and suddenly they don't win anything, they'd be less inclined to buy ads in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Unless everyone has the exact same opinion on what makes a coaster good and have rode all the coaster then there is going to be disagreements over the ranking. Case closed! There are disagreements and then there utterly absurd results like Mean Streak beating out T-Express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I305KD Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 My top 2 coasters is not in the top 10 and one barely craced the top 50! Does Amusement Today have something against Hersheypark or something. The only high rated coaster is Lightning Racer. Sadly, I find Skyrush, Storm Runner, and Fahrenheit better than Lightning Racer. These are totally fixed. Wild Eagle the best new ride!? I never rode it but, it has to be hard to beat out an Intamin airtime machine (Skyrush). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Yes, but keep in mind that not everyone runs into a park looking for airtime machines. People like fun rides, and they don't separate items by how many moments of airtime it has, or whether it's B&M vs Intamin . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 B&M hypers are like reggae songs; you ride one, you've ridden them all. That explains why almost all of them are grouped together in Mitch's poll. The fact that a few were grouped at the top, followed by several spread out throughout the poll proves that this is not really a competetion for best roller coasters. It is a competetion for most popular roller coasters. I still do not understand the "Maginum is better than Skyrush" vote. So, a hyper that kinda beats the crap out of you is not enjoyable, but a hyper that really beats the crap out of you is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Cedar Point coasters will always rank higher just because they're at Cedar Point. Who wants to take a wild guess where Gate Keeper will rank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therooboy Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) Pretty good listing of coasters & parks, but it always makes me crave for Mitchs poll. A park rating poll like Mitchs might be good too. Edited September 13, 2012 by therooboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 B&M hypers are like reggae songs; you ride one, you've ridden them all. You, sir, know nothing of reggae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 ^Maybe he meant reggeaton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laynXVsBulg Edited September 13, 2012 by Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippindotsguy8 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Unless everyone has the exact same opinion on what makes a coaster good and have rode all the coaster then there is going to be disagreements over the ranking. Case closed! There are disagreements and then there utterly absurd results like Mean Streak beating out T-Express. QFT. I understand that ranking is quite subjective, which is why I usually don't pay too much attention to these or get irritated by them. But let's not pretend that it's a little weird to see a coaster like Mean Streak beating so many coasters that are easily considered worlds better, even by the general public. I'm not shocked about most of this, but some of the rankings are just insane. Plus, so many coasters that are very comparable (the B&M hypers, and the medium-sized GCI's, for example) are spread very far apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I doubt many of the voters have ridden T-express, so it's already at a huge disadvantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'm not backreading 12 pages, but who cares where everything is ranked?? As I always say with any "rankings," it's all about what you like best, not what someone else likes best. Yeah, bragging rights and marketing and all that crap, but does that really affect you in any way, shape, or form? This post needs to be quoted at the top of the first page of every thread about awards, polls, rankings etc. going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I doubt many of the voters have ridden T-express, so it's already at a huge disadvantage. That's one of my biggest issues with the Golden Ticket Awards. If the park or ride is in a country not normally visited (i.e., Korea, etc) it will get passed over. For all the talk about "TPR breaking it", at least the Mitch Hawker poll takes that into account. All in all, this is really just pointless complaining about something. Because well...we're coaster enthusiasts and that's what we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Well, I guess this will become another 'Full Throttle' discussion. We all agree we are disappointed, and move on to the next topic. I should stop saying what bothers me, and, instead, I will say why. This poll is one of the most, if not the most famous roller coaster poll, and, as stated in every other post above, it most certainly is not the best. The issue is the GP reading these results will assert it as a fact that one coaster is better than another by just looking at the rankings, and not ever having ridden both. Case in point: Robb's Intimidator 305 video. I have seen several comments from time to time of GP asserting things like "No, stupid. Millennium Force is better! It got ranked #1 while this is only #12!" I believe that it is a bit unfair that this is the most popular coaster poll, despite it's massive inferiority over Mitch's poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 ^ I would venture to say that 99% of the GP don't know that the Golden Ticket award exists or even cares. They have strictly become a marketing tool by the park and even then its more "Oh, it won an award!" not anything more specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Millennium Force the best steel coaster? Cedar Point better than Europa Park? Oh, the laughs these awards generate... dt Cedar Point is better than DisneySea too, it seems. Sure. People need to get out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoole Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 One thing that the Golden Ticket Awards suggest is that the voters prefer a "stuffed-full-of-awesome-coasters-and-thrill-rides" park experience over a "immerse-you-another-world-with-highly-detailed-theming" experience. I don't necessarily see anything wrong with that, and they're pretty different experiences so it's sort of hard to compare. I think most enthusiasts probably lean one way or the other. Anyway, all I'm saying is that the repeated result of Cedar Point beating out less "thrilling" parks that have elaborate theming which completely immerses you shows that more Golden Ticket voters are fans of thrill over other factors, which I think its perfectly valid. Their taste in coasters, however, seems pretty questionable lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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