CoasterFanatic Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I have created another "helper" for those who feel intimidated by text files. Mitch Hawker Steel Coaster Poll Helper http://www.coasterfanatics.com/mitch_steelpoll // Remember. CTRL-Click is your friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonKhan Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Here is mine. And I know a LOT of people are gonna hate me for that, but I got my reasons... ~"DragonKhan aka Bjoern Braendli" Switzerland Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,5 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,4 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6 Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,2 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,1 Blue Flash Vincennes IN,y,y,1 Millennium Force Cedar Point OH,y,n,2 Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,3 Lisebergbanan Liseberg SE,y,y,4 Katun Mirabilandia IT,y,n,5 Montu Busch Gardens Tamp FL,y,y,6 Greezed Lightnin' Six Flags Kentucky KY,y,n,7 Raptor Cedar Point OH,y,n,8 Wicked Twister Cedar Point OH,y,n,9 Kumba Busch Gardens Tamp FL,y,y,10 Vertical Velocity Six Flags Great Am IL,y,n,11 Euro-Sat Europa-Park DE,y,y,12 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks **,y,n,13 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point OH,y,n,14 Talon Dorney Park PA,y,n,15 Fav Loop. Star/S.Arr. Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,16 Kraken SeaWorld Orlando FL,y,y,17 Winjas Phantasialand DE,y,n,18 Rock `n' Roller Coast Disney MGM Studios FL,y,y,19 Dragon Khan Port Aventura ES,y,n,20 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Am IL,y,n,21 Kanonen Liseberg SE,y,y,22 Superman la Atraccion Warner Bros. Movie ES,y,n,23 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point OH,y,n,24 Mantis Cedar Point OH,y,n,25 Matterhorn Blitz Europa-Park DE,y,y,26 Whizzer Six Flags Great Am IL,y,n,27 Fav Wildcat Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,28 Gemini Cedar Point OH,y,n,29 Iron Wolf Six Flags Great Am IL,y,n,30 G'sengte Sau Tripsdrill DE,y,n,31 Chang Six Flags Kentucky KY,y,n,32 Fav Intamin Bobsled Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,33 Top Gun Paramount's Kings OH,y,n,34 Raging Bull Six Flags Great Am IL,y,n,35 Fav Powered `Coaster' Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,36 Euro-Mir Europa-Park DE,y,y,37 Schweizer Bobbahn Europa-Park DE,y,y,38 Fav Tivoli Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,39 Magic Mountain Gardaland IT,y,n,40 Big Thunder Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom FL,y,y,41 Adventure Express Paramount's Kings OH,y,n,42 Demon Six Flags Great Am IL,y,n,43 Space Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom FL,y,y,44 Silver Star Europa-Park DE,y,y,45 Vortex Paramount's Kings OH,y,n,46 Big Loop Heide Park DE,y,n,47 Le Vol D' Icare Parc Asterix FR,y,n,48 Fav Vekoma Invertigo Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,49 Atlantica SuperSplash Europa-Park DE,y,y,50 Schweizer Bobbahn Heide Park DE,y,n,51 Poseidon Europe-Park DE,y,y,52 Fav Arrow Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,53 Iron Dragon Cedar Point OH,y,n,54 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,55 Fav Loop-Screw Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,56 Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,57 Tornado Parque de Atraccio ES,y,n,58 El Diablo Port Aventura ES,y,n,59 Cedar Creek Mine Ride Cedar Point OH,y,n,60 Fav Windstorm Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,61 Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,62 Temple of Nighthawk Phantasialand DE,y,n,63 Fav Vekoma Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,64 Gouderix Parc Asterix FR,y,n,65 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park DE,y,y,0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Did mine, wasn't as bad as I thought! Will definitely do this again next year! Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Here is mine. And I know a LOT of people are gonna hate me for that, but I got my reasons... "I've been on Blue Flash and hardly no one else has so therefore it's my #1" "Oh, and everyone else likes Expedition GeForce so I'm going to be differnet on purpose and rate it the worst coaster ever." Double C'mon, man. Opinions are one thing, but honestly your ballot is obviously trying to make a statement. Then again, as good as Mitch's poll is, it really shouldn't matter one way or the other. --Robb "Sorry, as much as I really like you, I had to say that." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonKhan Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Here is mine. And I know a LOT of people are gonna hate me for that, but I got my reasons... "I've been on Blue Flash and hardly no one else has so therefore it's my #1" Since it is on there I'll take it as a joke and handle it as a joke. Even if it WOULD win it really wouldn't get "counted". It's just for fun, and not really what I ment... "Oh, and everyone else likes Expedition GeForce so I'm going to be differnet on purpose and rate it the worst coaster ever." Double C'mon, man. Opinions are one thing, but honestly your ballot is obviously trying to make a statement. Then again, as good as Mitch's poll is, it really shouldn't matter one way or the other. Oh don't get me wrong. It's not because other people like it so much. As a matter of fact, I do like a lot too! I've been rating it constantly as my #2 after MF (no it would fall back behind Lisebergbanan). I got bored with it, but that's normal and does not hold me from appreciating a good coaster. The reason I put it there is not the coaster itself, but the park it is in. And I have many reasons there. Some good, some not so good. Does it justify me putting it on 0? No, probably not, but as you said already, it's not gonna matter. I don't wanna see EGF at the bottom of the barrel, I just don't want to see it on #1 anymore, and I'm not the only one there. IMO tha park simply does not eran that anymore... My opinion, which doesn't matter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 The reason I put it there is not the coaster itself, but the park it is in. And I have many reasons there. Some good, some not so good. Does it justify me putting it on 0? No, probably not That makes even less sense to me, then. This is a "steel coaster poll" not a "favorite or least favorite park" poll. --Robb "I hate Knott's, but I'm going to rate XLR8R according to what I think of the ride." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 The problem with your logic regarding "Flash" is that unlike other polls where a small number of votes will kill the rating of a particular coaster, Mitch's grades them equally. That means if only 4 or 5 people rate "Flash", the numbers will be considerably skewed thanks to your number 1 ranking. To my knowledge, your "0" for "Expedition" won't even count since it is not a valid rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncf Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 What's so great about Lisebergbanan It's not even in my top 20... Here's my "# 1"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonKhan Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 The problem with your logic regarding "Flash" is that unlike other polls where a small number of votes will kill the rating of a particular coaster, Mitch's grades them equally. That means if only 4 or 5 people rate "Flash", the numbers will be considerably skewed thanks to your number 1 ranking. To my knowledge, your "0" for "Expedition" won't even count since it is not a valid rating. I sure know how it works, and the ratings won't be skewed since the only coaster MF (in my case) would lose to is Blue Flash. Now would it really make it to the #1, I'm sure it would get dropped. I've done the same thing last year, no biggie. It's just for the fun And the "0" is on purpose. And I know it makes no sense, but I've been accurately voting the last couple of years and I got enought of what this park is pulling! Maybe I should've just dropped it from the list so it wouldn't count... What's so great about Lisebergbanan It's not even in my top 20... You can have a debate with me over my EGF decision, but Lisebergbanan for me is an awesome coaster, and that's my personal opinion. Just like I ranked SoB pretty high too. You don't like it? Don't rate it high! That's the whole point of that poll, to compare opinions. Not to start debates and "what's better"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncf Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Well I do rank coasters that people usually don't like high myself... Desperado, my number 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonKhan Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 See? There ya go! Everybody has opinions, and everybody has different preferences. Heck, Robb is probably still trying to figure out ho i love the "Mine Train" (with not tunnels?), so much, and Balder was just "meh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 What's so great about Lisebergbanan It's not even in my top 20... I don't know much about the coaster but it looks pretty cool to me and I could understand if someone ranks it high. It actually ranks pretty high in the CF ratings, so I am pretty sure that he isn't the only one with these feelings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncf Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I guess my opinion about it is "wrong" then... I found it kind of boring. I'm also an inversion junkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonKhan Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 That's fine. I can definately see why people think it is boring. It really comes down to preferences. Only thing sure is, that it definately is not a bad coaster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 And the "0" is on purpose. And I know it makes no sense, but I've been accurately voting the last couple of years and I got enought of what this park is pulling! I'd love to know what this means. I thought Holiday Park was a pretty cool place. And Lisebergbanan kicks ass! I'm not sure where it will rank, since I've never done the steel coaster poll before, but I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up in my top 20. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Done & done! So many of the new coasters that I rode in Floruba apeared in my top 10. My God, what was I missing? Thanks again to the Alveys for allowing me to tag along and taste what I'd been missing. Eewww! That sounds weird out of context. Guy "I realy am a normal person. I think... or I'm in denial. Oh well." Koepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterCrazy Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 I just submitted my ballot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapseofreason Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Did better on this one, fifteen! Yay! I did note a missing coaster though, Head Spin (formerly Mind Eraser) at Geauga Lake... emailed it in so technically, 16. -Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonKhan Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 It's a boomerang, so it is included as a clone: "your favorite boomerang" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Well like it or not Dragon Kahn shared his opinion, and I have heard that Blue Flash is a scary and intense little sob. Kind of an interesting little booger. Thanks for the notification Robb, now I gotta get going on this. The wood one doesn't take long at all but with 3 x as many steel credits (and not too many clones) this one can get tiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Alright, got it done Not much here, but it is something to contribute. Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,.5 Nitro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,1 Storm Runner Hersheypark PA,y,y,2 Steel Force Dorney Park PA,y,y,3 Superman - Ride of St SF New England MA,y,y,4 Talon Dorney Park PA,y,y,5 Medusa Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,6 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks **,y,y,7 The Chiller-Robin Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,8 Laser Dorney Park PA,y,y,9 Joker's Jinx Six Flags America MD,y,y,10 Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,11 Fav Vekoma Invertigo Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,12 Fav Vekoma Boomerang Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,13 Hydra the Revenge Dorney Park PA,y,y,14 Superman - Ride of St Six Flags America MD,y,y,15 Sooperdooperlooper Hersheypark PA,y,n,16 Fav Flitzer Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,17 Batwing Six Flags America MD,y,y,18 Skull Mountain Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,19 High Speed Thrill Coa Knoebels PA,y,n,20 Batman - Dark Knight SF New England MA,y,y,21 Great Bear Hersheypark PA,y,y,22 Great American Scream Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,23 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,24 Fav Tivoli Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,25 Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,26 Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,27 Fav Vekoma Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,28 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,29 Runaway Train Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,30 Viper Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Well, all I can say is that with not riding many out-of-state coasters, making decisions was fairly simple. On the other side of things though, I'm missing out. w00tage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I finally had time to fill this out, and I must say, I need to stop riding so many darn coasters! It takes longer and longer every year, and then I have to try to compare weird stuff to each other.....like Hydra and Ravine Flyer 3. I'll definitely try to vote in the poll every year, as its the only one out there that is actually done fairly and gives everyone an equal voice. Still, I'm glad I'm done riding for the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zand Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Here's mine... ~"Massachusetts" ~"Alex L. (AKA Zand)" Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,4 Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,5 Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,2 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks **,y,n,22 Fav Arrow Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,48 Fav Vekoma Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,49 Fav Flitzer Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,54 Fav Galaxi Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,44 Fav Intamin Bobsled Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,36 Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,46 Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,37 Fav Tivoli Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,53 Fav Vekoma Boomerang Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,45 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,47 Fav Wildcat Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,38 Rock `n' Roller Coast Disney MGM Studios FL,y,n,27 Big Thunder Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom FL,y,n,40 Space Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom FL,y,n,51 Batman - Dark Knight SF New England MA,y,y,17 Superman - Ride of St SF New England MA,y,y,1 Canyon Blaster Grand Slam Canyon NV,y,n,34 High Roller Stratosphere Tower NV,y,n,52 The Chiller-Robin Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,10 Great American Scream Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,24 Medusa Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,25 Nitro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,15 Runaway Train Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,41 Skull Mountain Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,39 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,16 Viper Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,n,35 Superman - Ride of St Six Flags Darien L NY,y,n,7 Viper Six Flags Darien L NY,y,n,34 Cedar Creek Mine Ride Cedar Point OH,y,y,42 Gemini Cedar Point OH,y,y,28 Iron Dragon Cedar Point OH,y,y,32 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point OH,y,y,12 Mantis Cedar Point OH,y,y,29 Millennium Force Cedar Point OH,y,y,5 Raptor Cedar Point OH,y,y,9 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point OH,y,y,8 Wicked Twister Cedar Point OH,y,y,21 Dominator Geauga Lake OH,y,y,23 Double Loop Geauga Lake OH,y,y,31 Steel Venom Geauga Lake OH,y,y,19 X-Flight Geauga Lake OH,y,y,13 Laser Dorney Park PA,y,n,30 Steel Force Dorney Park PA,y,n,14 Talon Dorney Park PA,y,n,6 Great Bear Hersheypark PA,y,n,26 Roller Soaker Hersheypark PA,y,n,33 Storm Runner Hersheypark PA,y,n,4 Trailblazer Hersheypark PA,y,n,43 High Speed Thrill Coa Knoebels PA,y,n,50 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Will VA,y,y,11 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Will VA,y,y,3 Big Bad Wolf Busch Gardens Will VA,y,y,18 Loch Ness Monster Busch Gardens Will VA,y,y,20 ------------------------------------------------38Ballots so far = 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 so now, do I just vote for rides that I have been on? Or do I vote for rides that everybody says are the best? :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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