[cwgator]

It's that time of year to cast your ballots. Right now just the wood ballot is available (as usual). The deadline this year is January 22nd. The steel ballot will be available later on.

http://BestRollerCoasterPoll.com

This year, they have added a 3rd (and easier) option for those who find doing this ballot intimidating: Drag and Drop.

[Jay]

Thunder Road, Rebel Yell etc never had 2 separate entries. Dueling coasters like Lightning Racer, Twisted Twins, and Gwazi always have, and still do have 2 entries.


Anyway here is my list.. I hope everyone takes the time to cast a vote!

Code: Select allThe Voyage          Holiday World        IN,y,n,1
El Toro             SFGAd                NJ,y,n,2
Boulder Dash        Lake Compounce       CT,y,n,3
Thunderhead         Dollywood            TN,y,n,4
Balder              Liseberg             SE,y,n,5
Phoenix             Knoebel's            PA,y,n,6
The Legend          Holiday World        IN,y,n,7
Cornball Express    Indiana Beach        IN,y,n,8
Hades               Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,9
HellCat             Timber Falls         WI,y,n,10
Kentucky Rumbler    Beech Bend           KY,y,n,11
Ravine Flyer II     Waldameer            PA,y,y,12
Boardwalk Bullet    Kemah Boardwalk      TX,y,n,13
Renegade            Valleyfair!          MN,y,n,14
Troy                Toverland            NL,y,n,15
Cyclops             Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,16
New Mexico Rattler  Cliff's              NM,y,n,17
Silver Comet        Martin's Fantasy Is. NY,y,n,18
Rampage             Alabama Adventure    AL,y,n,19
The Grizzly         Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,20
Thundercoaster      Tusenfryd            NO,y,n,21
Hell Cat            Clementon Lake       NJ,y,n,22
Comet               Great Escape         NY,y,n,23
Wild One            SF America           MD,y,n,24
Wild Mouse          Blackpool            UK,y,n,25
Screechin' Eagle(S) LeSourdsville Lake   OH,y,n,26
Cannonball          Lake Winnepesaukah   GA,y,n,27
Yankee Cannonball   Canobie Lake Park    NH,y,n,28
Rebel Yell          Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,29
Big Dipper  (SBNO)  Geauga Lake          OH,y,n,30
Lost Coaster of SM  Indiana Beach        IN,y,n,31
Viper               SFGAm                IL,y,n,32
Raven               Holiday World        IN,y,n,33
Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City     MO,y,n,34
Blue Streak         Cedar Point          OH,y,y,35
Megafobia           Oakwood              UK,y,n,36
Cyclone             Lakeside             CO,y,n,37
Blue Streak         Conneaut Lake Park   PA,y,y,38
Wildcat             Frontier City        OK,y,n,39
Cannonball          Waterville USA       AL,y,y,40
Zeus                Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,41
Twister II          Elitch Gardens       CO,y,n,42
Roller Coaster      Blackpool            UK,y,n,43
Shivering Timbers   Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,44
Thunderbolt         Kennywood            PA,y,y,45
The Beast           Kings Island         OH,y,n,46
Twister             Knoebel's            PA,y,n,47
Predator            Darien Lake          NY,y,n,48
Cyclone             SF New England       MA,y,n,49
Racer               Kennywood            PA,y,y,50
Skyliner            Lakemont             PA,y,n,51
Big Dipper          Camden Park          WV,y,n,52
Roller Coaster      Lagoon               UT,y,n,53
The Legend          Arnolds Park         IA,y,n,54
Great White         Wild Wheels Pier     NJ,y,n,55
Leap the Dips       Lakemont             PA,y,n,56
Grand National      Blackpool            UK,y,n,57
Thunderbolt         SF New England       MA,y,n,58
Roar                SF America           MD,y,n,59
Outlaw              Adventureland        IA,y,n,60
Hoosier Hurricane   Indiana Beach        IN,y,n,61
Wildcat             Hersheypark          PA,y,n,62
Thunder Run         Kentucky Kingdom     KY,y,n,63
Screamin' Eagle     Six Flags St Louis   MO,y,n,64
Tornado             Adventureland        IA,y,n,65
Thunderhawk         Dorney Park          PA,y,n,66
Thunder Road        Carowinds            NC,y,y,67
Grt Am Scrm Mach    SFoG                 GA,y,n,68
Judge Roy Scream    SFoT                 TX,y,n,69
Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom     KY,y,n,70
Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom     KY,y,n,71
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark          PA,y,n,72
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark          PA,y,n,73
Wildcat             Lake Compounce       CT,y,n,74
Stampida            Port Aventura        ES,y,n,75
The Boss            Six Flags St Louis   MO,y,n,76
Wild Beast          Canada's Wonderland  ON,y,n,77
High Roller         Valleyfair!          MN,y,n,78
Kingdom Coaster     Dutch Wonderland     PA,y,n,79
Comet               Hersheypark          PA,y,n,80
Swamp Fox           Family Kingdom       SC,y,n,81
Rattler             Fiesta Texas         TX,y,n,82
Gwazi-Tiger         Busch Gardens-Tampa  FL,y,n,83
Gwazi-Lion          Busch Gardens-Tampa  FL,y,n,84
Hurler              Carowinds            NC,y,y,85
Hurler              Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,86
Cyclone             Astroland            NY,y,n,87
Georgia Cyclone     SFoG                 GA,y,n,88
Jack Rabbit         Kennywood            PA,y,y,89
Big Dipper          Blackpool            UK,y,n,90
Tornado             Stricker's Grove     OH,y,n,91
Rollo Coaster       Idlewild             PA,y,n,92
Comet               Waldameer            PA,y,y,93
Tomahawk            Port Aventura        ES,y,n,94
Roller Coaster      Great Yarmouth       UK,y,n,95
Jack Rabbit         Seabreeze            NY,y,n,96
Underground         Adventureland        IA,y,n,97
Dragon Coaster      Playland             NY,y,n,98
Pegasus             Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,99
Woodstock Express   Carowinds            NC,y,n,100
Ghoster Coaster     Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,101
Zach's Zoomer       Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,102
Ghoster Coaster     Canada's Wonderland  ON,y,n,103
Woodstock Express   Kings Island         OH,y,n,104
Zipper Dipper       Blackpool            UK,y,n,105
Teddy Bear          Stricker's Grove     OH,y,n,106
Tyrolean Tubtwist   Joyland              UK,y,n,107
Cyclone   (SBNO)    Williams Grove       PA,y,n,108
M.Can.Mine Buster   Canada's Wonderland  ON,y,n,109
Magnus Colossus     Terra Mitica         ES,y,n,110
Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island         OH,y,n,111
Wolverine Wildcat   Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,112
Racer               Kings Island         OH,y,n,113
Mean Streak         Cedar Point          OH,y,y,114
American Eagle      SFGAm                IL,y,n,115
Coaster-Express     Parque Warner Madrid ES,y,n,116
Rolling Thunder     SFGAd                NJ,y,n,117


[cwgator]

^^I must have been thinking about some other poll I did somewhere else. Anyways, here is my tiny list...lol:

[arby]

I voted. I'm happy that I was able to choose from over 20 woodies, now. I should be able to add another handful for next year's voting.

[coasterdave]

Alot of Coaster Folks stand by this poll alot better than the other half a million polls out there but a Poll is just a Poll in my eyes.

[intimidator rider]

LOCATION FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS)
~"Charlotte NC"
NAME FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS IN Ballot)
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RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Here's my votes
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,4
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,3
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,6
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,2
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,1
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH,y,n,1
The Beast Kings Island OH,y,n,2
Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,3
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,n,4
Thunder Road Carowinds NC,y,y,5
Hurler Carowinds NC,y,y,6
Woodstock Express Carowinds NC,y,y,7
Thunderhead Dollywood TN,y,n,8

[cwgator]

^Thunderhead your least favorite of the ones you have ridden? I assume it's due to the fact that you least favor lateral forces (side to side) and out of control feelling. I haven't ridden it yet, but I would figure it would be 3rd or 4th for me just by looking at the povs/off ride videos (assuming that Dollywood is the next park I attend). I guess everyone really has different experiences....lol

[Jay]

Heh, some people have it 8th of 8, some people have it 4th of 117...

[coasterdave]

Wait you have Son of Beast as your top ride? Well you do not see that everyday!

[arby]

Yeah, that list is inverted from most I've seen (including mine), but everybody does have a right to their opinion.

[coasterdave]

Incase anyone cares the New #1 is El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure. I have to say that I agree with that. I thought it crushed almost every other Wooden Coaster I have rode including The Voyage (Which came in 4th).

http://www.ushsho.com/woodrollercoasterpollresults2011.shtml

[arby]

That list matches what I have heard from other enthusiasts friends, as well as my personal list. El Toro is not at the top of my list but I haven't been on it yet. A friend of mine from NJ predicts that I'll like it more than The Voyage.

[Jonathan]

Well, I didn't vote this year due to laziness, being busy and disillusionment with the poll in recent years, but my top 5 would have been:

Voyage
Phoenix
Boulder Dash
El Toro
Ravine Flyer II

Since Great Adventure is now my home park, I get to ride El Toro all the time. It is an amazing ride, and clearly one of my favorites ever, but for me it just doesn't even compare to The Voyage, so I wouldn't go in necessarily assuming that you will like it more.