robbalvey Posted December 11, 2005 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: Yes, you only want to vote on rides YOU have been on. And you want to give a very HONEST opinions. For example, if you have ridden something three years ago and it was AWESOME and you rode it again this year and it sucked, I would advise against rating it based on your rides from three years ago. Many parks DO look at this poll and if they see their ride sliding in the polls, they may do something to boost the rides quality. If they don't see it slipping, when in fact it is but the polls don't show it because of voters not ranking based on the CURRENT year, you might be doing more harm than good. --Robb
robbalvey Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 BTW, here's my ballot: Deleted this one...see post below
robbalvey Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 Here's an easier to read version: 1 Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere2 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park 3 Superman - Ride of St SF New England 4 Superman - Ride of St Six Flags America 5 Goliath Six Flags Holland 6 Nemesis Alton Towers 7 Dueling Dragons-Fire Islands of Adventu 7 Dueling Dragons-Ice Islands of Adventu 8 Kumba Busch Gardens Tamp 9 Pyrenees Parque EspaNa 10 Montu Busch Gardens Tamp 11 SheiKra Busch Gardens Tamp 11 Incredible Hulk Islands of Adventu 11 Powder Keg Silver Dollar City 11 Storm Runner Hersheypark 11 Shockwave Six Flags Over Tex 11 Euro-Mir Europa-Park 11 Winjas Phantasialand 11 Katun Mirabilandia 12 Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios 15 Kanonen Liseberg 15 Lisebergbanan Liseberg 15 Steeplechase Blackpool P.B. 15 Bullet Flamingo Land 19 California Screamin' Disney CA Adventur 19 Dominator Geauga Lake 19 Flight of Fear Paramount's Kings 20 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks 20 XCelerator Knott's Berry Farm 20 Half Pipe SF Elitch Gardens 20 Mindbender Six Flags Over Geo 20 Vertical Velocity Six Flags Great Am 20 Mr. Freeze Six Flags St. Loui 20 The Chiller-Batman Six Flags Great Ad 20 The Chiller-Robin Six Flags Great Ad 20 Superman - Ride of St Six Flags Darien L 20 Millennium Force Cedar Point 20 Wicked Twister Cedar Point 20 Steel Venom Geauga Lake 20 Greezed Lightnin' AstroWorld:SF 20 Poltergeist Fiesta Texas:SF 20 Superman:Krypton Cstr Fiesta Texas:SF 20 Mr. Freeze Six Flags Over Tex 20 Volcano: The Blast Co Paramount's Kings 20 Turbine (aka sirocco) Walibi Belgium 20 Euro-Sat Europa-Park 20 Silver Star Europa-Park 20 Big Thunder Mountain Disneyland Paris 20 Booster Bike Toverland 20 Shockwave Drayton Manor 20 Colossus Thorpe Park 20 Nemesis Inferno Thorpe Park 20 X:\No Way Out Thorpe Park 21 Montezooma's Revenge Knott's Berry Farm 25 Superman The Escape Six Flags Magic Mo 25 Kraken SeaWorld Orlando 25 Space Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom 25 Wildfire Silver Dollar City 25 Laser Dorney Park 25 Schweizer Bobbahn Europa-Park 25 HeiBe Fahrt Freizeitp Klotten 25 Daemonen Tivoli 25 Rock n Roller Coaster Walt Disney Paris 25 Thunder Dolphin LaQua 27 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Park 28 Top Gun Paramount's Great 28 Orochi Osaka Expoland 29 Ninja Six Flags Magic Mo 29 Georgia Scorcher Six Flags Over Geo 29 Joker's Jinx Six Flags America 29 Medusa Six Flags Great Ad 29 Nitro Six Flags Great Ad 29 Raptor Cedar Point 29 Surf Coaster Hakkeijima Sea Par 30 Fav City Jet/Jumbo V Any Park Anywhere 30 Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere 30 Quicksilver Express Bonfante Gardens 30 Big Thunder Mountain Disneyland 30 Matterhorn Disneyland 30 Space Mountain Disneyland 30 Journey to Atlantis SeaWorld San Diego 30 Gold Rusher Six Flags Magic Mo 30 Riddler's Revenge Six Flags Magic Mo 30 Scream! Six Flags Magic Mo 30 V2: Vertical Velocity SF Marine World 30 Rock `n' Roller Coast Disney MGM Studios 30 Journey to Atlantis SeaWorld Orlando 30 Big Thunder Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom 30 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Over Geo 30 Raging Bull Six Flags Great Am 30 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Am 30 Greezed Lightnin' Six Flags Kentucky 30 Desperado Buffalo Bill's Res 30 Skull Mountain Six Flags Great Ad 30 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Ad 30 Fly. Super Saturator Paramount's Carowi 30 Top Gun - The Jet Coa Paramount's Carowi 30 Gemini Cedar Point 30 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point 30 Top Gun Paramount's Kings 30 Steel Force Dorney Park 30 Great Bear Hersheypark 30 Roller Soaker Hersheypark 30 Sooperdooperlooper Hersheypark 30 Exterminator Kennywood Park 30 Tennessee Tornado Dollywood 30 Batman The Escape AstroWorld:SF 30 Ultra Twister AstroWorld:SF 30 Roadrunner Express Fiesta Texas:SF 30 Big Bad Wolf Busch Gardens Will 30 Loch Ness Monster Busch Gardens Will 30 HyperSonic XLC Paramount's Kings 30 Flight of Fear Paramount's Kings 30 Revolution Bobbejaanland 30 Typhoon Bobbejaanland 30 Matterhorn Blitz Europa-Park 30 Schweizer Bobbahn Heide Park 30 Colorado Adventure Phantasialand 30 Lethal Weapon Pursuit WB Movie World 30 Vild-Svinet BonBon-Land 30 Spatiale Experience Nigloland 30 Trace Du Hourra Parc Asterix 30 Delphis Festivalgate 30 Fujiyama Fujikyu HighLands 30 Hamu-Hamu Ouko Fujikyu HighLands 30 LinearGale Kourakuen 30 Shuttle Loop Nagashima Spa Land 30 Ultra Twister Nagashima Spa Land 30 Hayabusa Summerland 30 Big Thunder Mountain Tokyo Disneyland 30 Space Mountain Tokyo Disneyland 30 Diving Coaster:Vanish Yokohama Cosmowrld 30 Bandit Yomiuri Land 30 Oblivion Alton Towers 30 Avalanche Blackpool P.B. 30 Vampire Chessington 30 Millennium Fantasy Island 31 Airrace Bobbejaanland 32 Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere 35 Fav Intamin Bobsled Any Park Anywhere 35 Fav Loop. Star/S.Arr. Any Park Anywhere 35 Fav Powered `Coaster' Any Park Anywhere 35 Goliath Six Flags Magic Mo 35 Chang Six Flags Kentucky 35 Batman - Dark Knight SF New England 35 Steel Venom Valleyfair! 35 Canyon Blaster Grand Slam Canyon 35 High Speed Thrill Coa Knoebels 35 Steel Eel Sea World Of Texas 35 Magnum Force Flamingo Land 36 Batwing Six Flags America 36 BORG Assimilator Paramount's Carowi 36 X-Flight Geauga Lake 36 Titan Six Flags Over Tex 37 Carolina Cyclone Paramount's Carowi 39 Fav Vekoma Invertigo Any Park Anywhere 39 Fav X SC2000/3000 Any Park Anywhere 39 Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Will 39 Calamity Mine Walibi Belgium 39 Atlantica SuperSplash Europa-Park 39 Dodonpa Fujikyu HighLands 39 Air Alton Towers 40 Fav Arrow Shuttle Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Arrow Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Loop-Screw Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Flitzer Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Galaxi Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Jet Star Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Jet Star II Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav RC40/50 Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Tivoli Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Vekoma Boomerang Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Wildcat Any Park Anywhere 40 Fav Windstorm Any Park Anywhere 40 Desert Storm Castles N' Coaster 40 Silver Bullet Knott's Berry Farm 40 Santa Monica West Coa Pacific Park 40 Demon Paramount's Great 40 Vortex Paramount's Great 40 Scandia Screamer Scandia Family Fun 40 Viper Six Flags Magic Mo 40 Medusa SF Marine World 40 Zonga SF Marine World 40 Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios 40 Dahlonega Mine Train Six Flags Over Geo 40 Ninja Six Flags Over Geo 40 Dragon Adventureland 40 Demon Six Flags Great Am 40 Whizzer Six Flags Great Am 40 Excalibur Valleyfair! 40 Wild Thing Valleyfair! 40 Jack Rabbit Celebration City 40 Thunderation Silver Dollar City 40 Ninja Six Flags St. Loui 40 River King Mine Train Six Flags St. Loui 40 Mamba Worlds of Fun 40 Spinning Dragons Worlds of Fun 40 Speed Sahara 40 High Roller Stratosphere Tower 40 Runaway Train Six Flags Great Ad 40 Bobsled Seabreeze 40 Viper Six Flags Darien L 40 Goldrusher Paramount's Carowi 40 Vortex Paramount's Carowi 40 Cedar Creek Mine Ride Cedar Point 40 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point 40 Mantis Cedar Point 40 Double Loop Geauga Lake 40 Adventure Express Paramount's Kings 40 Vortex Paramount's Kings 40 Big Timber Log Ride Enchanted Forest 40 Ice Mountain Bobsled Enchanted Forest 40 Talon Dorney Park 40 Trailblazer Hersheypark 40 Ravine Flyer 3 Waldameer 40 XLR-8 AstroWorld:SF 40 Run-A-Way Mine Train Six Flags Over Tex 40 Texas Tornado Wonderland 40 Colossal Fire Dragon Lagoon 40 Alpengeist Busch Gardens Will 40 Anaconda Paramount's Kings 40 Avalanche Paramount's Kings 40 Shockwave Paramount's Kings 40 Hi-Miler Traveling 40 Vortex Paramount's Canada 40 Poseidon Europe-Park 40 Nessie Hansa-Park 40 Rasender Roland Hansa-Park 40 Big Loop Heide Park 40 Temple of Nighthawk Phantasialand 40 Minetrain Ulven Bakken 40 Indiana Jones et le t Disneyland Paris 40 Space Mountain Disneyland Paris 40 Bat Coaster Nigloland 40 Le Vol D' Icare Parc Asterix 40 Sequoia Adventure Gardaland 40 Jet Coaster Nagashima Spa Land 40 Daidarasaurus Osaka Expoland 40 Python Efteling 40 Vogel Rok Efteling 40 Superman The Ride Six Flags Holland 40 SuperSplash Tusenfryd 40 Big One Blackpool P.B. 40 Space Invader Blackpool P.B. 40 MegaBlitz Coney Beach 40 Ultimate Lightwater Valley 41 X Six Flags Magic Mo 50 Fav Vekoma Corkscrew Any Park Anywhere 50 Fav Zyklon Any Park Anywhere 50 Fav Zyklon Loop Any Park Anywhere 50 Iron Wolf Six Flags Great Am 50 Great American Scream Six Flags Great Ad 50 Iron Dragon Cedar Point 50 Mayan Mindbender AstroWorld:SF 50 Dragon Mountain Marineland Theme P 50 Dragon Fire Paramount's Canada 50 SkyRider Paramount's Canada 50 Magic Mountain Gardaland 51 Revolution Six Flags Magic Mo 52 Fav Zamperla Volare Any Park Anywhere 53 Fav Vek Susp Family Any Park Anywhere 54 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere 55 Deja Vu Six Flags Magic Mo 55 Deja Vu Six Flags Over Geo 55 Deja Vu Six Flags Great Am 56 Viper Six Flags Great Ad 57 Manhattan Express New York New York 58 Fujin Raijin II Osaka Expoland 59 Flashback Six Flags Magic Mo 60 Gouderix Parc Asterix
momo1tx Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 Interesting... is Steeplechase really that good, or is it just anger at Knott's taking their's out?
robbalvey Posted December 12, 2005 Posted December 12, 2005 Steeplechase is really a lot of fun. In some ways more "fun" than many hypercoasters out there! It gets a lot of points for being different, original, etc. IMO, having to rank steel coasters is much harder than the woodies because there are so many different types of steel coasters. I kind of look at my rankings to include the "best of" a certain category, and therefore coasters like California Screamin' or Winja's might get ranked higher than some B&Ms because IMO they are the "best in their class" --Robb
Hercules Posted December 12, 2005 Posted December 12, 2005 The thing that I just don't understand is why Superman Ride of Steel at SFA is ranked so high. I mean, I know it is your opinion and everything and that a lot of people really like that ride, but that is just my "I don't get it ride".
ParkTrips Posted December 12, 2005 Posted December 12, 2005 What I don't get is the huge gap between it and the one at Darien Lake, but Robb's weird anyways so it should be expected! (at least he pt it above Millennium as did I) edit: iy anyone cares my ballot is the only one with the name "Joseph" attached to it
SharkTums Posted December 12, 2005 Posted December 12, 2005 I think I know Robb's reasoning, as it is mine as well! SFDL's S:RoS has pretty much always SUCKED for us!!! I think they changed something after the guy fell out because it has never given us rides like SFA's has!
Tour2ma Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 Done and in... Agree, that the variety makes the steels much more difficult to rank. The spreadsheet version of the ballot was a big help.
robbalvey Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 Remember everyone! Only TWO days left to vote in the steel poll! http://www.ushsho.com/bestrollercoasterpoll.htm
SharkTums Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 I just posted mine! Nothing like waiting till the last minute!
imbordisux Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 Cuz I'm a complete idiot who can't follow directions, my ballot doesn't have my name/location on it: Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere ** y y 1 Nitro Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 2 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks ** y y 3 Hydra the Revenge Dorney Park PA y y 4 Storm Runner Hersheypark PA y y 5 Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere ** y y 6 Skull Mountain Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 7 Sooperdooperlooper Hersheypark PA y y 8 Medusa Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 9 Superman - Ride of St SF New England MA y y 10 Talon Dorney Park PA y y 11 Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 12 The Chiller-Batman Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 13 Laser Dorney Park PA y y 14 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere ** y y 15 Fav Vekoma Boomerang Any Park Anywhere ** y y 16 The Chiller-Robin Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 17 Viper Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 18 Great Bear Hersheypark PA y y 19 Steel Force Dorney Park PA y y 20 Batman - Dark Knight SF New England MA y y 21 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 22 Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere ** y y 23 Runaway Train Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 24 Fav Tivoli Any Park Anywhere ** y y 25 Fav Zamperla Volare Any Park Anywhere ** n n 26 Great American Scream Six Flags Great Ad NJ y y 27 I only counted the rides I did this year or last, as I haven't been to any parks outside of those listed in about ten years, and I couldn't possibly judge them accurately. My sad, sad lack of variety is also why we're gonna be doing a big, multi-park trip next year.
Tour2ma Posted December 23, 2005 Posted December 23, 2005 324 completed ballots posted. Looks like that may be it. Considering Favorite Steel was in a virtual tie for #1 in the wood poll, I'm surprised that the steel poll drew 250 fewer ballots. I think the steel was harder to complete, but not that much harder.
DragonKhan Posted December 23, 2005 Posted December 23, 2005 The Wood Poll has always been the more popular poll. In fact, it all started with the wood poll only. Problem with steel is the big diversity you'll find. Comparing similar coasters is easier and also more fun, hence the popularity of the wood poll.
imbordisux Posted December 23, 2005 Posted December 23, 2005 How did you ride Viper this year? :shock: Oops, typo. Well, it won't throw off the ratings, so no harm done. Just noticed my "Volare" vote says "no, no". I shouldn't have done the ballot while at work, I guess.
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