Angle O. Descent Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Here were my top 10 (out of 27): 1. El Toro 2. 'Favourite Steel' 3. Apocalypse (haters wanna hate ) 4. Phoenix 5. Ravine Flyer II 6. Thunderbolt 7. Lightning Racer 8. Silver Comet 9. Jack Rabbit 10. Twister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Already submitted mine way in advance. Here's my extensive list: 1.) My Favorite Steel 2.) The Voyage 3.) Apocalypse 4.) The Grizzly 5.) Gwazi-Tiger 6.) Gwazi-Lion 7.) The Legend 8.) Racer 9.) Rebel Yell 10.) Raven 11.) Hurler 12.) Thunder Run (SBNO) 13.) American Eagle 14.) Twisted Twins-L (S) 15.) Twisted Twins-S (S) 16.) Georgia Cyclone 17.) Colossus 18.) Mean Streak 19.) Woodstock Express 20.) Grt Am Scrm Mach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Today is as good a day as any to post the highlights and lowlights of my list. Hard to believe it's my fifth year voting! Top 25 01. Boulder Dash 02. Coaster, Playland 03. Voyage 04. Phoenix 05. Giant Dipper, SCBB 06. American Thunder 07. Timber Terror 08. Outlaw Run 09. El Toro, SFGAdv 10. Tremors 11. Prowler 12. The Beast 13. Thunderhead 14. The Legend, HW 15. Cyclops 16. Tornado, Adventureland 17. HellCat, Timber Falls 18. Renegade 19. Lightning Racer L 19. Lightning Racer T 21. Comet, Great Escape 22. Wild One 23. Viper 24. Wooden Warrior 25. Yankee Cannonball Hall of Shame 84. Hades 360 85. Hoosier Hurricane 86. Comet, Hersheypark 87. Georgia Cyclone 88. High Roller 89. Thunderhawk 90. Wildcat, LC 91. Hurler, Carowinds 92. Hurler, KD 93. Grizzly, CGA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamico2 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Here are my top 20 and bottom 4... 1. Phoenix 2. El Toro 3. Ravine Flyer II 4. The Voyage 5. The Beast 6. Raven 7. Cornball Express 8. Thunderhead 9. The Legend 10. Thunderbolt 11. Coney Island Cyclone 12. Viper 13. Santa Cruz Giant Dipper 14. Lightning Racer - L 14. Lightning Racer - T 16. Kentucky Rumbler 17. Silver Comet 18. Cedar Point Blue Streak 19. Stricker's Grove Tornado 20. Georgia Cyclone . . . 49. Mean Streak 50. Predator 51. Kings Dominion Hurler 52. Carowinds Hurler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Here's my list. TOP 20: 1. El Toro @ Six Flags Great Adventure 2. Outlaw Run @ Silver Dollar City * Favorite Steel Coaster (Expedition Ge Force @ Holiday Park) 3. Boulderdash @ Lake Compounce 4. Coaster @ PNE Playland 5. Colossus @ Heide Park 6. Voyage @ Holiday World 7. Phoinex @ Knoebels 8. Comet @ Great Escape 9. Raven @ Holiday World 10. Prowler @ Worlds of Fun 11. Cornball Express @ Indiana Beach 12. Viper @ Six Flags Great America 13. Hellcat @ Timber Falls 14. Renegade @ Valleyfair 15. American Thunder @ Six Flags St. Louis 16. Wooden Warrior @ Quassy 17. Wodan @ Europa Park 18. Legend @ Holiday World 19. Apocalypse @ Six Flags Magic Mountain 20. Yankee Cannonball @ Canobie Lake Park BOTTOM 5: 73. Mean Streak @ Cedar Point 74. Grizzly @ California's Great America 75. Anaconda @ Walygator Parc 76. Wild Beast @ Canada's Wonderland 77. Bandit @ Movie Park Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) THE RESULTS ARE IN!!!! http://www.ushsho.com/woodrollercoasterpollresults2013.htm Top Twenty: 1 El Toro 2 T Express 3 Outlaw Run 4 Boulder Dash 5 Phoenix 6 Ravine Flyer II 7 The Voyage 8 Balder 9 Dauling Dragon-R 10 Dauling Dragon-L 11 Fireball 12 Troy 13 Wood Coaster 13 Gold Striker 15 Thunderhead 16 Colossos 17 Twister 18 Wodan TimburCoaster 19 El Toro 20 Tremors Bottom Ten: 165 Tyrolean Tubtwist 166 Antelope 167 White Canyon 168 Hades 360 169 Kiddie Coaster 170 Magnus Colossus 171 Lil' Dipper 172 The Grizzly 173 Anaconda 174 Coaster-Express 175 The Bandit Edited January 31, 2014 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrlittle Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Congrats to Outlaw Run on getting 3rd place. Ahh, El Toro still at 1, just makes me really want to go ride it now Also, glad to see Hades 360 towards the bottom of the list where it belongs. Edited January 31, 2014 by Mrlittle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiMiT Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Them Intamins, RMCs and GGs be rockin the charts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFChris Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Congrats to the top 20! Is this the first time that a 'new' coaster, or at least marketed as 'new' showed up on the bottom 20? (Hades 360) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Congrats to the top 20! Is this the first time that a 'new' coaster, or at least marketed as 'new' showed up on the bottom 20? (Hades 360) Where did SoB land when it first opened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFChris Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) ^Good call, Robb! 2000 - 136n - - - - - - Son of Beast Kings Island OH 92 2001 - 131 - - - - - - Son of Beast Kings Island OH 123 Out of 163 it's pretty damn close to the bottom 20. Edited January 31, 2014 by WFChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 In my heart Hades 360 can burn in the deepest pit of hell. For me, Outlaw Run and El Toro were so close (haven't ridden T-Express) and that must have been the case for many mutual riders. I'm surprised Balder doesn't rate higher, it's pretty bada$$). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yay! Some random early thoughts: The 64 people who had ridden both "El Toro" and "Outlaw Run" were evenly split with 32 preferring each coaster. Makes sense, since I think they are very comparable, and I like them about the same. I ranked Outlaw Run just above El Toro but there are things I like better about each--setting and innovation of Outlaw Run; relentless speed from drop to brakes on El Toro. Clearly my personal rankings at a "mere" 8 and 9 did them no harm. I had been most curious about Gold Striker, and it's nice to see it so high at #13, though that could be the "new GCI effect." I've heard a lot of glowing praise for it and no complaints, and I'm hoping its reputation holds up over time as more people get a chance to ride it (I haven't yet). I'd been predicting a small ratings bump for Coaster since I noticed recent riders placing it very highly. I'm glad we were able to bring it up to #21 as it had seemed a little overlooked the last few years. However, not all rides that seemed highly praised enjoyed a similar bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 ^^I personally prefer Colossos (Heide-Park) over Balder. Likely because I generally prefer steel coasters and Colossos just feels much like an Intamin steel airtime machine running quite smooth only that it was this time made of wood. Honestly I even placed Twister (Gröna-Lund) over Balder as I liked the layout more as it is a wild and quirky ride - and the location is tops. I will up my experience in US woodies hopefully next year with some north-east parks coming up for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I had been most curious about Gold Striker, and it's nice to see it so high at #13, though that could be the "new GCI effect." I would have to say this is probably exactly right. I really enjoyed Gold Striker and felt it was a solid ride. But it rode like many other GCI's in their first year, and then we've seen many of them drop. Case in point.... Prowler. Started off at #6 and is now #22 Troy. Started off at #4 and now is #12 American Thunder. Started at #15 and is now #37 Terminator. Started at #22 and is now #40 Renegade. Started at #19 and is now #27 I feel like everyone loves GCI's when they are new, but none of them seem to ever hold onto those spots. Not sure why. And I rarely ever feel like going back to one of those GCI's from a few years ago, they ride much different or have dramatically dropped in quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Cheers for Outlaw Run and cheers for Hades360!! This year's poll can kind of give a direction for those parks who are deciding which manufacturer should they buy woodies at And it's kind of Interesting that both NTaG and Outlaw Run are on No.3 and topped by two Intamins. Can't wait to vote on this year's steel coaster poll! Edited January 31, 2014 by gerstlaueringvar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeFaller Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 These results really don't surprise me! Glad to see Outlaw Run is on the top three! I'm sad that Hades360 is not the very last, but I think many people haven't ridden it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterobsessive Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Robb, would newer coasters displacing them be one of the reasons that the GCI's drop? In addition to them just wearing down a little bit? Just a thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I am curious to see if Balder creeps back up to the top five on next year's poll. I know that quite a few voters will be riding it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 In conclusion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Looks like a solid top 20, and it's good to see Dauling Dragon doing so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister myagi Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Bandit ending last! lol. Love to see Troy on a nice 12th place. It's practicly my back garden. Hope to see some good re-lining on Bandit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsaiisuperstar Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Taking a trip to the east coast for my birthday. Will get rides on i305 and El Toro in May. I'm stoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaG Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Why is the original Hades still on the poll at #31? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Why is the original Hades still on the poll at #31? From Mitch You may notice that there are two entries for Hades: Hades and Hades 360. Only "Hades" was on the ballot as I had neglected to change the name to "Hades 360" before the poll started. It seemed that since the poll was under way, the easiest fix would be to wait and change the name after all ballots had been received. Not wanting to waste the ranking by people who had not ridden it this year, I left those as Hades, and changed the votes for all who had ridden it this year to Hades 360. The interesting result is that the 70 voters who had ridden Hades but not this year ranked it very close to where it finished last year at #31 whereas the 44 voters who had ridden it this year placed Hades 360 near the bottom of the poll at #168. Hopefully, it can someday run again like the Top 10 ride it was in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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