booink Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) Mitch Hawker's AWESOME steel roller coaster poll is once again back this year ! Lots of great roller coasters have been built this year, and it's now time to choose your favorites ! Also, remember that every vote counts, no matter if you have been on 5 or 500 coasters ! You can find the instructions here : http://www.ushsho.com/steel_instructions_2013.txt If it's your first time taking the poll, here's TPR's idiot guide to Mitch Hawker's poll, or you can also try out Jordan's ballot generator which works very well. The deadline to cast your vote is March 31rst ! Which coaster do you think will end up #1 ? Edited April 16, 2014 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 At last! I'm doing mine right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Okay people, remember to be honest now! No favoring coasters because the park was nice, no hating on coaster because the park was bad. No rating down coasters because you want it below your top coaster and so on.... it would be nice to see a new coaster on top of the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Just one thing: I know this may sound ridiculous but given that I've basically only been on 1 family ride (big thunder mountain) should I rank it according to how good it is for its kind or how much I like to ride it compared to the other coasters I've been on? Because that would make a huge difference to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booink Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 ^I think you should rank it according to every other rides in your ballot, but I'm not too sure. Also, just finished mine ! I have 46 entries in it, here are the top and bottom 10 : Top 10 : Maverick Fav. Wood Coaster (El Toro) Millenium Force Bizarro (SFNE) Nitro Goliath (La Ronde) Behemoth Raging/Rageless Bull Raptor Fav. Batman clone Bottom 10 : Fav. Wild Mouse Fav. Zyklon Fav. Powered "coaster" Mantis Fav. Vekoma Corskrew Fav. SLC Fav. Arrow Corskrew Le Cobra (La Ronde) Fav. Zamperla Volare Skyrider (Canada's Wonderland) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) should I rank it according to how good it is for its kind No, don't do that. or how much I like to ride it compared to the other coasters I've been on? Yes, do it this way. Also, I remember that you were 17 years old, did you have a birthday recently? Edited March 2, 2014 by _koppen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 ^Ok, thanks. Done! Here's my top ten: Dragon Khan Storm Runner Skyrush Raptor (CP) Kingda Ka Top Thrill Dragster Batman The Ride/Clone Superman la Atraccion de Acero Nitro You might be thinking how the hell have I been to CP and maverick isn't in my top 10. Well, it was closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Here's my top 10, some changes have been made this year! 1. Piraten - still the best in the world for me, nothing else beats it! 2. Expedition Geforce - Not much needs to be said here, amazing ride, but not as strong ejector as the megalite. 3. Insane - One of my absolute favorites, I can marathon this ride 30 times like no other. 4. Speed Monster - I got a new appreciation for it this summer, owning a season pass. It just have everything. 5. Stealth - Best launch in the world, awesome air on the top hat. Otherwise not much. 6. Black Mamba - Awesome ride + awesome theme = world class coaster. 7. Juvelen - the big surprise this year! It's such an amazingly fun ride, and well worthy of it's 7th place. 8. Blue Fire - Although tame, the interesting layout and the amazingly smooth ride with the freedom of the trains make it a top 10. 9. Krake - I'm not a big fan of B&M coasters, but this one is pure fun, along with a gorgeous setting and theme. 10. Jetline - old, powerful and perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPSFMMCW Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 My Top 10 Steel: 1. Intimidator 305- Phenomenal!!! 2. Apollo's Chariot- Airtime Palooza! 3. Nitro- Twisty+Airtime=Awesome 4. Superman: Ultimate Flight(SFGAdv)- I have a weakness for flying coasters 5. Kingda Ka- This coaster needs some love 6. Superman: Ride of Steel- Really fun! Great helixes and big air! 7. Fahrenheit- Front Row at night is awesomly fun! 8. Skyrush- SOOOO Intense 9. Volcano: The Blast Coaster- Best Launch on a launch coaster EVAR 10. Griffon- 90 Degrees straight down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCF Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Does anyone else have a problem with many family and jr. coasters not being on the ballot anymore? I know they do get the lowest scores so they would be near the bottom, but why take them out when they are still functioning roller coasters? I find this to be a problem, especially with my home park having a very nice custom jr. coaster, (BomBora.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angle O. Descent Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) My top 50: 1. Favorite Wood Coaster (El Toro) 2. Phantom's Revenge 3. Intimidator 305 4. X2 5. Maverick 6. Storm Runner 7. Xcelerator 8. Millennium Force 9. Ride of Steel 10. Top Thrill Dragster 11. Skyrush 12. Magnum XL-200 13. Steel Force 14. Tatsu 15. Manta (SWO) 16. SheiKra 17. Griffon 18. GateKeeper 19. Apollo's Chariot 20. Nitro 21. Behemoth 22. Leviathan 23. Montu 24. Alpengeist 25. Kraken 26. Chinese Fireball 27. Hungarian Horntail 28. Silver Bullet 29. Raptor 30. Cheetah Hunt 31. Hydra the Revenge 32. Kingda Ka 33. Incredible Hulk 34. Dominator 35. Goliath (La Ronde) 36. Goliath (SFMM) 37. Volcano: The Blast Coaster 38. Superman: Escape From Krypton 39. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit 40. Sky Rocket 41. Verbolten 42. Mindbender (Galaxyland) 43. Flight of Fear 44. Talon 45. Great Bear 46. Fahrenheit 47. Fav Intamin Impulse (Wicked Twister) 48. Scream! 49. Bizarro (SFGA) 50. Kumba Notable American coasters not yet ridden: - Bizarro (SFNE) - New Texas Giant - Iron Rattler - Diamondback - Intimidator Edited March 4, 2014 by Angle O. Descent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 no hating on coaster because the park was bad. I have to be honest, the setting and park that a coaster is in DOES actually influence my vote. While maybe not by much, but if let's say I'm on the fence about a placement of a ride, the park that the ride sits it could very well be a deciding factor for me. And I think it's totally fair to rank accordingly. IMO, ranking should be based on your entire "experience" not just from the moment the train leaves the station to when it hits the brakes. Fortunately for me, though, I think most of my top coasters are in parks that I do actually like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I didn't get to do my ballot yet but this is my girlfriend's. No matter how much I tried to reason with her she loves Wingriders and Pony Express a lot and doesn't like Skyrush or Bizarro at SFNE at all because "the bars dig into the sides of her legs". --Generator: Jordan's Ballot Helper 2013 (steel)-- --Ballot: 113691a7f01-- LOCATION IN NEXT LINE (Please LEAVE THIS LINE IN BALLOT) ~"New York" NAME IN NEXT LINE (Please LEAVE THIS LINE IN THE BALLOT) ~"Brittany" RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,3 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4 Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,5 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6 COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this GateKeeper Cedar Point OH,y,y,1 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion VA,y,y,2 Maverick Cedar Point OH,y,y,3 Kumba Busch Gardens Tamp FL,y,y,4 Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,5 Wild Eagle Dollywood TN,y,y,6 Millennium Force Cedar Point OH,y,y,7 Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,8 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point OH,y,y,9 Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios FL,y,y,10 Manta SeaWorld Orlando FL,y,y,11 Montu Busch Gardens Tamp FL,y,y,12 Incredible Hulk Islands of Adventu FL,y,y,13 Tatsu Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,14 Afterburn Carowinds NC,y,n,15 Raptor Cedar Point OH,y,y,16 SheiKra Busch Gardens Tamp FL,y,y,17 Storm Runner Hersheypark PA,y,y,18 Mystery Mine Dollywood TN,y,y,19 XCelerator Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,20 Fav Giant Inv. Boom Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,21 Fahrenheit Hersheypark PA,y,y,22 Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks **,y,y,23 Nitro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,24 Dominator Kings Dominion VA,y,y,25 Chinese Fireball Islands of Adventu FL,y,y,26 Volcano: The Blast Co Kings Dominion VA,y,y,27 Great Bear Hersheypark PA,y,y,28 Talon Dorney Park PA,y,y,29 Fav Schw Shuttle loop Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,30 Batman - Dark Knight SF New England MA,y,y,31 Tennessee Tornado Dollywood TN,y,y,32 Hungarian Horntail Islands of Adventu FL,y,y,33 Hollywood Rip Ride Ro Universal Studios FL,y,y,34 Ninja Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,35 Pony Express Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,36 Flight of Fear Kings Dominion VA,y,y,37 Joker's Jinx Six Flags America MD,y,n,38 Kraken SeaWorld Orlando FL,y,y,39 Bizarro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,40 Scream! Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,41 Fav Intamin Impulse Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,42 Bizarro SF New England MA,y,y,43 Hydra the Revenge Dorney Park PA,y,y,44 Goliath Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,45 Silver Bullet Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,46 Backlot Stunt Coaster Cedar Fair Parks **,y,y,47 Superman - Ride of St Six Flags America MD,y,y,48 Nighthawk Carowinds NC,y,n,49 Batwing Six Flags America MD,y,y,50 Fav Eurofighter 320+ Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,51 Avalanche Kings Dominion VA,y,y,52 Sooperdooperlooper Hersheypark PA,y,y,53 Gemini Cedar Point OH,y,y,54 Apocalypse Six Flags America MD,y,n,55 Green Lantern Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,56 Fav Gerstlauer Spinn. Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,57 Santa Monica West Coa Pacific Park CA,y,y,58 Sierra Sidewnder Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,59 Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Parks **,y,y,60 Iron Dragon Cedar Point OH,y,y,61 Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point OH,y,y,62 Steel Force Dorney Park PA,y,y,63 Journey to Atlantis SeaWorld Orlando FL,y,y,64 Dark Knight Six Flags Parks **,y,y,65 Skull Mountain Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,66 Fav Galaxi Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,67 Fav Arrow Mine Train Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,68 Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,69 Fav Intamin Bobsled Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,70 Fav Wildcat Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,71 Revolution Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,72 Crossbow Bowcraft NJ,y,y,73 Vortex Carowinds NC,y,n,74 Fav Vekoma Invertigo Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,75 Mantis Cedar Point OH,y,y,76 Fav Vekoma Boomerang Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,77 Riddler's Revenge Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,78 Skyrush Hersheypark PA,y,y,79 Fav Loop-Screw Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,80 Shockwave Kings Dominion VA,y,n,81 Anaconda Kings Dominion VA,y,n,82 Fav Chance Toboggan Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,83 Fav Vek Susp Loop SLC Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,84 X2 Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,85 Green Lantern:1st Fl. Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhcbiinoc Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Just did mine...added a lot of new coasters for the past year. Afterburn and Intimidator at Carowinds made my top ten this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I added four to my top ten last year! And the only reason why I didn't have a new 1st was because Skyrush's restrains hurt me like hell, so it dropped to third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Good to see Jet Rescue/Mick Doohan/Juvelen split out from the generic 'motocoaster' category this year, the Intamin models definitely deserve their own rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Does anyone else have a problem with many family and jr. coasters not being on the ballot anymore? No, I don't. If Mitch needs to limit the number of coasters due to the limits of the spreadsheet and/or his algorithm I have no issue. The main purpose of the poll is to determine which coaster is number one, not which one is number 78. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Does anyone else have a problem with many family and jr. coasters not being on the ballot anymore? No, I don't. If Mitch needs to limit the number of coasters due to the limits of the spreadsheet and/or his algorithm I have no issue. The main purpose of the poll is to determine which coaster is number one, not which one is number 78. I agree with this. The most important numbers in the poll are going to be the top 25 and the bottom 10. With so many steel coasters in the world, it makes it impossible to list each one, so you have to draw the line somewhere. I feel that if there was a family or jr coaster that enough enthusiasts felt was "important" to have on the list, they would contact Mitch for it's consideration on the ballot. So far, I'm not sure that has ever happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I feel that if there was a family or jr coaster that enough enthusiasts felt was "important" to have on the list, they would contact Mitch for it's consideration on the ballot. So far, I'm not sure that has ever happened. Well, Wild Train is already on the Ballot anyway....The system works! - - - Only thing I was surprised about was that the El Locos got grouped....The one at Adventuredome I reckon will be better received than the earlier ones for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Only thing I was surprised about was that the El Locos got grouped....The one at Adventuredome I reckon will be better received than the earlier ones for instance. I'm pretty sure this is probably because the ballot was in the works before the coaster opened, and I'm sure if enough people feel strongly about breaking that one out on it's own, they can send a message to Mitch and he would consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Top 15: Fav Wooden coaster-Outlaw Run, Silver Dollar City Maverick, Cedar Point Mega-Lite, Happy Valley Shanghai Powder Keg, Silver Dollar City Top Thrill Dragster, Cedar Point Magnum XL-200, Cedar Point Millennium Force, Cedar Point Poltergeist, Six Flags Fiesta Texas Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast, Six Flags Over Texas Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast, Six Flags St.Louis Steel Eel, Sea World San Antonio Sky Car, Mysterious Island Superman: Krypton Coaster, Six Flags Fiesta Texas Viper, Six Flags Magic Mountain Whizzer, Six Flags Great America X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain Bottom 5: Half Pipe Boomerang Spinning Mouse BTM Disneyland Screaming Squirrel, Mysterious Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Only thing I was surprised about was that the El Locos got grouped....The one at Adventuredome I reckon will be better received than the earlier ones for instance. I'm pretty sure this is probably because the ballot was in the works before the coaster opened, and I'm sure if enough people feel strongly about breaking that one out on it's own, they can send a message to Mitch and he would consider it. Green Lantern at Movie World is one of my favourite "weird" coasters, so I'd prefer to vote for it specifically rather than the generic El Loco group. That said, they are all pretty similar rides, and are unlikely to be in the top 20, so the grouping does make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Only thing I was surprised about was that the El Locos got grouped....The one at Adventuredome I reckon will be better received than the earlier ones for instance. I'm pretty sure this is probably because the ballot was in the works before the coaster opened, and I'm sure if enough people feel strongly about breaking that one out on it's own, they can send a message to Mitch and he would consider it. Green Lantern at Movie World is one of my favourite "weird" coasters, so I'd prefer to vote for it specifically rather than the generic El Loco group. That said, they are all pretty similar rides, and are unlikely to be in the top 20, so the grouping does make sense. Is there any major difference with Green Lantern compared to the other layouts, other than the trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Yeah the ballot list seems a lot more compact this year with the enhanced groupings. It wouldn't surprise if El Loco is on next year's ballot in it's own right because it is so unique. Only gotten through my top 30 so far, though I can't see any challenger to Goudurix at the other end. Having had a large number of rides on Maverick (or Mavershark, if you ride it during Shark Week) last year, it has been huge mover as I only previously rode it 3 times in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Is there any major difference with Green Lantern compared to the other layouts, other than the trains? Not really. I'm pretty sure that it's a little bit wider overall due to the increased clearances needed for the four-across trains though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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