YOLO Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Basically list the top three coasters that opened in your birth year. You don't have to ride them all, you could just list them by critically acclaimed. 1. Top Thrill Dragster 2. Balder 3. Thunder Dolphin Ozark Wildcat, Scream!, and Nemesis Inferno also opened in my birth year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Confession. I had to RCDB this topic. 1981 baby! (The start of an amazing era of growth in the USA, by the way.) 3.) Jet Scream, SFStL. Pure Schwarzkopf bliss. 2.) American Eagle, SFGAm. Still one of the most majestic woodies in the US. 1.) The Bat, KI. Legendary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm only rating coasters I've been on, but it looks like 1986 was the year of the painful death machine: 3. Grizzly (CGA). Makes the list for notoriety more than anything. 2. Shockwave (KD). Another torture device. 1. Wild One (SFA). Yep, this is the *best* coaster that was built that year. Honorable mention: Orkanens Øje - looping Pinfari death machine at Tivoli Friheden. I ended up riding four times to help others get their credit, since the park wouldn't run anything but a full train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djboss302 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 1998 baby! Ok I haven't ridden any significant coasters from 1998, but I think these could be the top 3 3. Shivering Timbers 2. Great Bear 1. Volcano: The Blast coaster Honorable mentions: Mamba, Journey to Atlantis SWO, and the Mr. Freeze clones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Manhattan Express Windjammer Zeus Kidding, here are the real ones: Alpengeist Euro Mir Pyrenees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Don't have many options, but these are the best 3 coaster I've ridden from my birth year. 3. Pepsi Orange Streak @ Nickelodeon Universe 2. Big Thunder Mountain @ Disneyland Paris 1. Batman the Ride @ Six Flags Great America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Mantis! Just kidding The only two rides I've ridden from my year were Mantis and Wildcat (both bad) so I'll mention others. 1 - Montu 2 - Orochi at Expoland (Raptor clone and now in France) 3 - Maybe Flight of Fear (not a fantastic year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaminkid2005 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I had a few good rides open my birth year (1990). These are the three i've actually ridden. I can honestly say that say that I had a pretty good time on all of them. Sure they may be a tad bumpy or rough, but that's half the fun! 1. Viper- SFMM 2. Predator- Darien Lake 3. Boomerang- Knott's Berry Farm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 1984! 1. Big Bad Wolf 2. Colossus The Fire Dragon (Lagoon) 3. King Cobra (KI) Jeez...apart from Big Bad Wolf, it was slim pickings that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 1990. The only one worth mentioning is Thunder Run. It came reasonably close to living up to the hype this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 1979! 1. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad -Disneyland 2. Beast -Kings Island 3. Rolling Thunder -Six Flags Great Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 For only coasters I've been on: 1. Vortex (Canada's Wonderland) 2. Sidewinder (Hersheypark) 3. Anaconda (Kings Dominion) However, for all coasters that opened in 1991: 1. Phantom's Revenge (as Steel Phantom...Kennywood) 2. Vortex (Canada's Wonderland) 3. Ultimate (Lightwater Valley) Bullet also opened at Flamingo Land the year I was born, but as that was a relocation I'm excluding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterCrazyBoy1 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Top European 3. Air Alton Towers Silver Star Europa Park Colossus thorpe park World 3. Xcelerator Knotts Berry Farm X2 six flags magic mountain Silver star Europa park I have been on all the European ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I can only find one for my year - but it's a goody... 1953 ~ The Oldest Coaster in Japan ~ Opened in Hanayashiki Park, Tokyo Taken in the 2011 TPR Japan Tour, these guys marathoned the coaster, and cheered on by the park's ride ops! I lost count after 30... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrguy606 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 !985 wasn't exactly a banner year for coasters but I guess I'll go with 1. SkyRider (wich was actually awkward enough at the end to make me like it more than Shockwave at KD) 2. Viper (Astroworld) 3. Disaster Transport. These are the only 3 I have been on, but I would assume Le Monstre would be better than DT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molemaster43 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 1998: Great Bear - Hersheypark Roar - Six Flags America Mamba - Worlds of Fun The only three I've ridden from my birth year, in order of quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 1991! 1. Steel Phantom - Kennywood (Sorry, but Phantom's Revenge was a 2001 coaster) 2. Adventure Express - Kings Island 3. Mean Streak - Cedar Point (Yes, I love Mean Streak. Deal with it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 1994 1. Nemesis at Alton Towers 2. Raptor at Cedar Point 3. Pepsi Max Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmbgo12 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 1998 Checking in! 1- Shivering Timbers (Michigan's Adventure) 2- Volcano, The Blast Coaster (Kings Dominion) ... Not counting Texas Tornado 3- Mamba (World's Of Fun) - Probably the best looking Morgan Hyper Great Bear, Excaliber, Ghostrider, G'sengte Sau (First Gerstlauer Coaster), the Mr. Freeze twins, and Batman and Robin The Chiller all also opened in 1998... Twas a great year for coasters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 The only roller coaster that I can think of that I rode in 1999 is Invertigo at KI. There's gotta be more...but for now, I'm gonna say Inverigo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Wow, according to RCDB, all the coasters that opened in my birth year...are now closed! http://rcdb.com/r.htm?nm=na&op=1970&ot=2 Edited October 30, 2014 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtafro Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Lisebergbanan is definitely the best, unfortunately i don't even want to pick a second or third place (from coasters i have ridden). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 1993 was a good year for B&M, not anything else Kumba - BGT Flight Deck - CGA Batman the Ride - SFGAdv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJimmy Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 1989 1.Magnum XL-200 others were not worth mentioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckInSD Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Huh. 1994 was a really productive year for coasters. Also just realized someone else just did that year. Oh well. 1. Nemesis (Alton Towers)- Definitely the stand-out. And I still consider it one of the best inverts out there. 2. TOGO Ultratwisters (Japan)- Probably the only good thing to ever come out of TOGO. There's even a rainbow-colored one! 3. Comet (Great Escape) & Raptor (Cedar Point)- ... because everything else is either a clone, meh, or absolute crap. Three Batman clones, two Hurlers, Corkscrew, Pepsi Max Big One, Desperado, Hoosier Hurricane, White Cyclone (and its evil brother White Canyon), Zach's Zoomer, Schweizer Bobbahn, Shockwave (Drayton) and the world's worst SLC (Condor @ Walibi) also came out in '94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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