- November 13th, 2009, 12:21 pm
#35967
http://bestrollercoasterpoll.com/
The 2009 wood poll is now open. For the uninitiated, this is generally considered to be the best ranking of roller coasters. Unlike other polls (see Golden Tickets) that are merely a popularity contest, Mitch's poll takes into account all of the rides each voter has been on and ranks every ride head to head with every other ride. Unfortunately, by removing the popularity factor, you are opening up the ability for a small group of people to skew the poll, but this was never a problem until last year when people from a certain website that runs trips to foreign parks for exorbitant sums of money pushed a ride to #1 with only 14 voters. I still say overall it's the best thing out there by far, but you do have to make sure when you look at the results that you see how many people actually rode a coaster.
If you find the voting format confusing and difficult, CoasterFanatics has a really easy utility to vote in the poll with: http://www.coasterfanatics.com/sec_poll/default.asp I used it this year for the first time, and it took me 15 minutes to complete my ballot instead of the usual hours.
If you vote, feel free to post your ballot here. Here's mine:
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,1
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,2
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
The Voyage Holiday World IN,y,n,1
El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,2
Thunderhead Dollyfood TN,y,n,3
Hades Mount Olympus WI,y,n,4
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,5
Phoenix Knoebel's PA,y,n,6
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,7
Rampage Alabama Adventure AL,y,y,8
Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,y,9
Renegade Valleyfair! MN,y,n,10
Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN,y,n,11
Avalanche Timber Falls WI,y,n,12
Raven Holiday World IN,y,n,13
The Legend Holiday World IN,y,n,14
Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach FL,y,y,15
Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City MO,y,n,16
Viper SFGAm IL,y,n,17
Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY,y,n,18
Comet Great Escape NY,y,n,19
Cyclops Mount Olympus WI,y,n,20
Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN,y,n,21
Georgia Sigh..clone SFoG GA,y,n,22
Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,n,23
Wild One SF America MD,y,n,24
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,n,25
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,n,26
Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,27
Cyclone Astroland NY,y,y,28
Thunderbolt Kennywood PA,y,y,29
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,y,30
Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC,y,n,31
Zeus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,32
Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA,y,y,33
Twister Knoebel's PA,y,n,34
Zippin' Pippin (S) Libertyland TN,y,n,35
Comet Hersheypark PA,y,n,36
Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,37
Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,38
Outlaw Adventureland IA,y,n,39
Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,n,40
American Eagle SFGAm IL,y,n,41
Cyclone (SBNO) Williams Grove PA,y,n,42
High Roller Valleyfair! MN,y,n,43
Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA,y,y,44
Racer Kennywood PA,y,y,45
Screamin' Eagle Sux Flags St Louis MO,y,n,46
The Boss Sux Flags St Louis MO,y,n,47
Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA,y,n,48
Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN,y,n,49
Roar SF America MD,y,n,50
Hurler Ghettowinds NC,y,y,51
Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,y,52
Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,53
Cyclone SF New England MA,y,n,54
Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA,y,n,55
Thunderbolt SF New England MA,y,n,56
Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,y,57
Thunder Road Ghettowinds NC,y,y,58
Big Dipper Camden Park WV,y,n,59
Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,60
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,61
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,62
Tornado Adventureland IA,y,n,63
Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH,y,n,64
Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,65
Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH,y,n,66
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,n,67
Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,68
Comet Waldameer PA,y,y,69
Fairly Odd Coaster Kings Island OH,y,n,70
Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA,y,n,71
Fairly Odd Coaster Ghettowinds NC,y,n,72
Pegasus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,73
Lil' Dipper Camden Park WV,y,n,74
Racer Kings Island OH,y,n,75
Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,76
Underground Adventureland IA,y,n,77
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,78
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,79
The Beast Kings Island OH,y,n,80
Wildcat Lake Compounce CT,y,n,81
The 2009 wood poll is now open. For the uninitiated, this is generally considered to be the best ranking of roller coasters. Unlike other polls (see Golden Tickets) that are merely a popularity contest, Mitch's poll takes into account all of the rides each voter has been on and ranks every ride head to head with every other ride. Unfortunately, by removing the popularity factor, you are opening up the ability for a small group of people to skew the poll, but this was never a problem until last year when people from a certain website that runs trips to foreign parks for exorbitant sums of money pushed a ride to #1 with only 14 voters. I still say overall it's the best thing out there by far, but you do have to make sure when you look at the results that you see how many people actually rode a coaster.
If you find the voting format confusing and difficult, CoasterFanatics has a really easy utility to vote in the poll with: http://www.coasterfanatics.com/sec_poll/default.asp I used it this year for the first time, and it took me 15 minutes to complete my ballot instead of the usual hours.
If you vote, feel free to post your ballot here. Here's mine:
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,1
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,2
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
The Voyage Holiday World IN,y,n,1
El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,2
Thunderhead Dollyfood TN,y,n,3
Hades Mount Olympus WI,y,n,4
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,5
Phoenix Knoebel's PA,y,n,6
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,7
Rampage Alabama Adventure AL,y,y,8
Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,y,9
Renegade Valleyfair! MN,y,n,10
Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN,y,n,11
Avalanche Timber Falls WI,y,n,12
Raven Holiday World IN,y,n,13
The Legend Holiday World IN,y,n,14
Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach FL,y,y,15
Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City MO,y,n,16
Viper SFGAm IL,y,n,17
Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY,y,n,18
Comet Great Escape NY,y,n,19
Cyclops Mount Olympus WI,y,n,20
Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN,y,n,21
Georgia Sigh..clone SFoG GA,y,n,22
Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,n,23
Wild One SF America MD,y,n,24
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,n,25
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,n,26
Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,27
Cyclone Astroland NY,y,y,28
Thunderbolt Kennywood PA,y,y,29
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,y,30
Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC,y,n,31
Zeus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,32
Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA,y,y,33
Twister Knoebel's PA,y,n,34
Zippin' Pippin (S) Libertyland TN,y,n,35
Comet Hersheypark PA,y,n,36
Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,37
Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,38
Outlaw Adventureland IA,y,n,39
Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,n,40
American Eagle SFGAm IL,y,n,41
Cyclone (SBNO) Williams Grove PA,y,n,42
High Roller Valleyfair! MN,y,n,43
Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA,y,y,44
Racer Kennywood PA,y,y,45
Screamin' Eagle Sux Flags St Louis MO,y,n,46
The Boss Sux Flags St Louis MO,y,n,47
Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA,y,n,48
Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN,y,n,49
Roar SF America MD,y,n,50
Hurler Ghettowinds NC,y,y,51
Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,y,52
Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,53
Cyclone SF New England MA,y,n,54
Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA,y,n,55
Thunderbolt SF New England MA,y,n,56
Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,y,57
Thunder Road Ghettowinds NC,y,y,58
Big Dipper Camden Park WV,y,n,59
Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,60
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,61
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,62
Tornado Adventureland IA,y,n,63
Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH,y,n,64
Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,65
Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH,y,n,66
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,n,67
Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,68
Comet Waldameer PA,y,y,69
Fairly Odd Coaster Kings Island OH,y,n,70
Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA,y,n,71
Fairly Odd Coaster Ghettowinds NC,y,n,72
Pegasus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,73
Lil' Dipper Camden Park WV,y,n,74
Racer Kings Island OH,y,n,75
Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,76
Underground Adventureland IA,y,n,77
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,78
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,79
The Beast Kings Island OH,y,n,80
Wildcat Lake Compounce CT,y,n,81




