Anac0nda Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 *iSpeed - Mirabilandia Junker - Power Park Taron - Phantasialand *Raptor - Gardaland *Oblivion The Black Hole - Gardaland *Winjas (both but I prefer Force) - Phantasialand Black Mamba front row - Phantasialand *Cobra - Conny-Land Thunderbird - Power Park Salama - Linnanmäki [*new] I had an awesome year with many new parks and rides, but it seems not that many got into my all-time Top-10 (which is starting to look pretty decent IMO. The competition gets tougher! ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppedup Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Same list I posted in Ten Favorite Coasters thread as I rediscovered roller coasters this year after a 22 year drought. My summer 2018 plans include over 100 new credits so this will be tougher next year. 1. Volcano 2. Lightning Rod 3. Goliath (SFOG) 4. Thunderhead 5. Afterburn 6. Griffon 7. Intimidator (Carowinds) 8. Wild Eagle 9. Mindbender 10. Great American Scream Machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Finn Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Parks visited this year: Knoebels, Kennywood, Kings Dominion, Six Flags America, Dollywood, Canada's Wonderland, Waldameer, Conneaut, Delgrosso's, Adventureland. Don't think I'm forgetting any. Top 10 1a. Phoenix 1b. Lightning Rod 3. i305 4. Ravine Flyer 5. Thunderhead 6. Phantom's Revenge 7. Leviathan 8. Twister 9. Superman 10. Dominator I think that looks like a decent little list. It certainly tails off a bit at the bottom, but all are coasters I enjoyed. I can't really pick between Phoenix or Lightning Rod. Phoenix is the most re-ridable coaster I've ever been on and I end up smiling every time the ride ends. Lightning Rod is a marvel of engineering and such an intense ride, made all the better at night. The world would suck without either of them. Phoenix gets 1a. because of seniority. Superman is interesting, because it certainly rattles and loses a lot of steam during the second helix, but the airtime at the end makes for a nice finale. Leviathan is just speed, but I like it. I certainly favor wooden coasters it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) My List: 1. California Screamin 2. Powder Keg 3. Mummy (Universal Studios Hollywood) 4. Big Thunder Mountain (Disneyland) 5. Space Mountain (Disneyland) 6. Matterhorn 7. Avatar Airbender 8. Sponge Bob Square Pants Rock Bottom Plunge 9. Flight of the Hippogriff (Universal Studios Hollywood) 10. Pepsi Orange Streak If you are wondering where Wildfire and Outlaw Run are, they are the bottom two. My latter rides on Powder Keg would also place at the bottom, but at least I got a really good ride before I felt like hell. Edited December 23, 2017 by Airtime&Gravity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) This is why I thought it would be an interesting thread, I knew some of the responses would be random. Also with people that traveled extensively (like Canobie) narrowing it down to the stand-out 10. Yeah when two Intamin pre-fabs that are easily 10/10 rides don't make the list, you know it has been a good year. I'm going to make one of the best flats I rode this year too. F**k it I'll do it too. No order tho... I'm changing it slightly to the top 10 non-coasters. If I went with just flats, it would basically be ranking the top 10 flats at Oktoberfest. Chiapas Flyer Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Valhalla Men in Black: Alien Attack Amazing Adventures of Spiderman Hurakan Condor Lustiga Huset Jurassic Park River Adventure Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Honorable mentions go to South Pier's Waltzer, the insane Top Scan at Oktoberfest, Loke, Mystery Castle, and any Larson/ARM tower that I rode. Edited December 22, 2017 by Canobie Coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I'm changing it slightly to the top 10 non-coasters. Alright... I'll play but you know what I'm going to do . I'm omitting Safari Off Road Adventure which is obviously amazing, but how do you rank that against normal rides? 1) Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts ("technically that's a coaster!!!!111 oh, shut up.It's a dark ride. lol) 2) Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey 3) Zoom Phloom 4) Shenandoah Lumber Company 5) Scooters (Knoebels) 6) Stanley Falls (Busch Gardens Tampa) 7) "It" 8) Log Jammer (Great America) 9) Frightful Falls (Holiday World) 10) Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls (Universal Orlando) Honorable mention: Race for your life Charlie Brown, the Michigans Adventure Flume, Daredevil Falls, the Adventureland Long Island Flume (I think that's all the flumes), Falcon's Fury, Demon Drop, the Knoebels Flyer, Journey to Atlantis and Chaos.... because it's a f*cking Chaos. And coaster list quoted below... 1) Millennium Force (still... sorry guys)2) El Toro 3) Phoenix 4) Maverick 5) Lightning Rod 6) Goliath (Great America) 7) Kumba 8) Montu 9) Intimidator 305 10) Wicked Cyclone * Though the Beast at night in a thunderstorm was the best coaster ride of the year by far. I don't know how to rank it because during the day, t's fun... but not anywhere near a top 10 ride. * Mystery Mine would have been #12 (after Raptor at #11) and it's a shame it missed the list because people really need to visualize how hilariously high I rate that thing to fully appreciate how f*cking stupid I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 ^ No sky rides on the list? I totally forgot to throw the Knoebels Flyers on my list after reading through your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 Doesn't matter if it was new-to-you this year, or if its a favorite at your home park that you've ridden a thousand times. They don't need to be in order/ranked, but they HAVE to have been coasters you rode in 2017. What were the ten that stand out? I'll start. El Toro Skyrush Superman: The Ride (SFNE) (new) Wicked Cyclone (new) Cheetah Hunt (new) White Lightning (new) Mako (new) Montu (new) Nitro Sheikra (new) 5 honorable mentions cause everyone else is doing it: Manta (new) Kumba (new) Phobia Phear (new) Bizarro Lightning Racer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppedup Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I'm changing it slightly to the top 10 non-coasters. Easy for me. Sacrilege for many here I know, but I went to five parks this year and rode a total of 7 non-coasters: Escape from Pompeii The Curse of DarKastle Le Scoot Shenandoah Lumber Company Whitewater Canyon Justice League: Battle For Metropolis (SFOG) Busch Gardens Railway (Tempesto did not agree with my daughter's stomach, so we took a break) These were mostly ridden right after eating. We wanted to ride something with little chance of stomach upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Easy for me. Sacrilege for many here I know, but I went to five parks this year and rode a total of 7 non-coasters: That's okay... you rode the important one. Shenandoah Lumber Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9Armgeddon4 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 My list 1. I305 2. Volcano the Blast Coaster 3. Dominator 4. Raging Bull 5. Goliath 6. Joker 7.Grizzly 8. Hoosier Hurricane 9. American Eagle 10. Cornball Express Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLCHeadache Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Might as well join in with my top non-coasters: Zumanjaro Timber Mountain Log Ride Escape from Pompeii Lex Luthor Mall of America's log flume The skyrides at Knoebels, Gadv, and BGW Calico Mine Ride Stratosfear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterer Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Fun topic - I've never thought about making a list like this, and it's given me reason to go back over my year! A pretty coaster-light year for me - I rode almost no repeated coasters, as I prioritized spending time and money to knock out a few heavy hitters that I haven't been on. Even parks I had been to before worked out where I didn't have a ton of time to reride a lot of previous credits. I didn't even go to my home park (SFOG) this year! Weird. But there were definitely a few standouts. In the order I rode them: Flying Aces Nefeskesen Mako Lightning Run Storm Chaser Mystic Timbers Diamondback Banshee Dragon Khan Shambhala Honorable mentions to Manta, Medusa and Joker at SFDK, Formula Rossa, and Red Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Mall of America's log flume That thing is possibly the best ride in that place! The animatronics are hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Theme Parks. Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1. El Toro 2. Phoenix 3. Boulder Dash 4. Phantom's Revenge 5. Mystic Timbers (new) 6. Thunderbolt 7. Twister 8. Nitro 9. Wooden Warrior 10. Great White Banshee (new) could have easily been 10 as well, and Nitro and WW are almost equally good. Including only new-to-me coasters it goes (from best to 10th best): Mystic Timbers, Banshee, Bat, Beast, Diamondback, Yankee Cannonball, Hydrus, Phobia Phear Coaster, Gale Force, Firehawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9Armgeddon4 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 My non coaster list 1. Efifel Tower 2. Terror Twister II(SFGAm's tea cups during FF) 3. Delirium 4. Double Shot 5. Shenandoah Lumber Company 6. Drop Tower 7. The Lobster 8. Giant Drop 9. Paratrooper(IB) 10. Revolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkFunk Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 first draft, maybe I'd change some stuff if I thought about it more 1) Voyage 2) Legend 3) Raven 4) Ravine Flyer II 5) Boulder Dash 6) Formula Rossa 7) Millennium Force 8) Diamondback 9) Karacho 10) Velociraptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 2017! The parks I visited: Carowinds, Valleyfair, Mall of America, Kings Island (Winterfest) A pretty weak 2017 so this will be an interesting top 10. 1. Afterburn 2. Fury 325 3. Renegade 4. Intimidator (Carowinds) 5. Steel Venom 6. Mystic Timbers 7. Wild Thing 8. Rock Bottom Plunge 9. Avatar Airbender 10. Excalibur (yes really haha) That feels...weird. Thanks 2017. I guess I only have myself to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoB Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 for me its got to go: 1. Helix 2. Balder 3. Wildfire 4. Nemesis 5. Saw The Ride 6. Twister at Grona Lund 7. Grand National 8. Wild Mouse (BPB) 9. Stealth 10. Smiler er not really thought about the order too much but i did forget Olympia so stick that under Wildfire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) I had a weird 2017 and therefore have a weird top 10. I don't really rank, so here they are alphabetically instead: Afterburn - Carowinds Alpengeist - BGW (NEW) Apollo's Chariot - BGW (NEW) Comet - Great Escape (NEW) El Toro - SFGAdv Fury 325 - Carowinds (NEW) Griffon - BGW (NEW) Hydrus - Casino Pier (NEW) Nitro - SFGAdv Talon - Dorney Dark EDIT: OThers are doing it, so I marked which coasters were new to me this year as well. Edited December 23, 2017 by michaellynn4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrocker Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Fury 325 Storm Chaser (new) Mako (new) Mystic Timbers (new) Diamondback Lightning Rod (new) Apollo's Chariot Griffon Montu Kumba Ordering is hard when you're comparing old favorites to new rides, but we'll say it's something like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Again, I don't play ranking, but to name some of the first coasters to pop in my mind where we had memorable moments: Alpengeist Screamin' Eagle Diamondback Beast Thunderbird Lightning Run Batman @ SFSTL (Don't hate) Mystic Timbers Banshee Raging Bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRice92 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 This is in no particular order. Somehow I managed to get to 22 parks this year so I had a lot of rides to pick from. Boulder Dash (New) Wicked Cyclone (New) El Toro The Voyage Lightning Rod (New) Fury 325 (New) Montu Intimidator 305 Maverick Leviathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Plenty of new ones this year. Honorable mentions: Olympia Looping, Blue Fire, Fluch Von Novgorod, Joris en de Draak, Ghostrider. 1. Expedition GeForce (new) 2. Boulder Dash 3. Superman The Ride 4. Taron (new) 5. Wicked Cyclone (new) 6. Twisted Colossus 7. Karnan (new) 8. Black Mamba (new) 9. Tatsu 10. Karacho (new) Edited December 24, 2017 by Condor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewA86 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 1. Lightning Rod (New) 2. Millennium Force- was #1 overall from when it opened up until a week ago 3. Phantom's Revenge 4. Maverick 5. Storm Chaser (new) 6. Mystic Timbers (new) 7. Diamondback 8. Top Thrill Dragster 9. Raptor 10. Banshee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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