2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's)
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Mysterious Sue
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Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
At last, a kindred spirit!gopats1479 said:
Youngster Joey
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Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,3
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,4
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,5
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE
Phoenix Knoebel's PA,y,n,1
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,2
Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City MO,y,y,3
Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,y,4
Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,y,5
El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,6
Leap the Dips Lakemont PA,y,n,7
Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY,y,y,8
Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA,y,n,9
Skyliner Lakemont PA,y,n,10
Comet Great Escape NY,y,n,11
Excalibur Funtown USA ME,y,n,12
American Thunder Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,13
Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,14
Predator Darien Lake NY,y,n,15
Cyclone SF New England MA,y,y,16
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,n,17
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,18
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,n,19
Thunderbolt SF New England MA,y,y,20
Wild Beast Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,21
Comet Hersheypark PA,y,n,22
Twister Knoebel's PA,y,n,23
Comet Waldameer PA,y,y,24
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,25
M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,26
Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,n,27
Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,28
Thunderbolt Kennywood PA,y,n,29
Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,y,30
Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,y,31
Racer Kennywood PA,y,n,32
Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX,y,y,33
Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion VA,y,n,34
The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,35
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,n,36
Cyclone Luna Park NY,y,y,37
Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,n,38
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,39
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,40
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,n,41
Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,n,42
Wildcat Lake Compounce CT,y,y,43
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,3
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,4
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,5
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE
Phoenix Knoebel's PA,y,n,1
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,2
Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City MO,y,y,3
Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,y,4
Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,y,5
El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,6
Leap the Dips Lakemont PA,y,n,7
Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY,y,y,8
Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA,y,n,9
Skyliner Lakemont PA,y,n,10
Comet Great Escape NY,y,n,11
Excalibur Funtown USA ME,y,n,12
American Thunder Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,13
Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,14
Predator Darien Lake NY,y,n,15
Cyclone SF New England MA,y,y,16
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,n,17
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,18
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,n,19
Thunderbolt SF New England MA,y,y,20
Wild Beast Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,21
Comet Hersheypark PA,y,n,22
Twister Knoebel's PA,y,n,23
Comet Waldameer PA,y,y,24
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,25
M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,26
Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,n,27
Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,28
Thunderbolt Kennywood PA,y,n,29
Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,y,30
Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,y,31
Racer Kennywood PA,y,n,32
Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX,y,y,33
Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion VA,y,n,34
The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,35
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,n,36
Cyclone Luna Park NY,y,y,37
Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,n,38
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,39
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,40
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,n,41
Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,n,42
Wildcat Lake Compounce CT,y,y,43
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
Hello! I'm new here on CF although I've been visiting and reading the forum for a long time, now I have decided to open an account here and share with you the votes I sent this year to the poll to start my activity here, why not? Here we go:
Following Riding Sensations:
1. Floating Airtime
2. Sensation of Speed
3. Abrupt Airtime
4. Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes
5. Lateral Forces
6. Positive G's/Loops
List of wooden credits:
My Favorite Steel - Millenium Force (Cedar Point)
El Toro (SixFlags Great Adventure)
Troy (Toverland)
Lightning Racer, T (Hersheypark)
Lightning Racer, L (Hersheypark)
Balder (Liseberg)
Wodan TimburCoaster (Europa Park)
Colossos (Heide Park)
Wild Mouse (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Mammut (Tripsdrill)
White Lightning (FunSpot America)
Joris en de Draak V (Efteling)
Joris en de Draak W (Efteling)
Rutschebanen (Tivoli Gardens)
Twister (Gröna Lund)
Rutschebanen (Bakken)
Comet (Hersheypark)
Tonerre de Zeus (Parc Asterix)
Mean Streak (Cedar Point)
Skyliner (Lakemont Park)
Robin Hood (Walibi World)
Grand National (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Coaster-Express (Parque Warner Madrid)
Big Dipper (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Blue Streak (Cedar Point)
Leap the Dips (Lakemont Park)
Hochschaubahn (Prater Park)
Thunderhawk (Dorney Park)
Blue Fyler (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Wildcat (Hersheypark)
Magnus Colossus (Terra Mítica)
Tomahawk (PortAventura)
Gwazi (Lion) (Busch Gardens Tampa)
Stampida (PortAventura)
As you can see here, I hate (really HATE) the Spanish catalog and I'm in full love with GCI and Intamin wood coasters. And yes, Wild Mouse deserves a good position, it's hard to not enjoy like a child in a coaster like this ^^
Hello! I'm new here on CF although I've been visiting and reading the forum for a long time, now I have decided to open an account here and share with you the votes I sent this year to the poll to start my activity here, why not? Here we go:
Following Riding Sensations:
1. Floating Airtime
2. Sensation of Speed
3. Abrupt Airtime
4. Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes
5. Lateral Forces
6. Positive G's/Loops
List of wooden credits:
My Favorite Steel - Millenium Force (Cedar Point)
El Toro (SixFlags Great Adventure)
Troy (Toverland)
Lightning Racer, T (Hersheypark)
Lightning Racer, L (Hersheypark)
Balder (Liseberg)
Wodan TimburCoaster (Europa Park)
Colossos (Heide Park)
Wild Mouse (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Mammut (Tripsdrill)
White Lightning (FunSpot America)
Joris en de Draak V (Efteling)
Joris en de Draak W (Efteling)
Rutschebanen (Tivoli Gardens)
Twister (Gröna Lund)
Rutschebanen (Bakken)
Comet (Hersheypark)
Tonerre de Zeus (Parc Asterix)
Mean Streak (Cedar Point)
Skyliner (Lakemont Park)
Robin Hood (Walibi World)
Grand National (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Coaster-Express (Parque Warner Madrid)
Big Dipper (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Blue Streak (Cedar Point)
Leap the Dips (Lakemont Park)
Hochschaubahn (Prater Park)
Thunderhawk (Dorney Park)
Blue Fyler (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Wildcat (Hersheypark)
Magnus Colossus (Terra Mítica)
Tomahawk (PortAventura)
Gwazi (Lion) (Busch Gardens Tampa)
Stampida (PortAventura)
As you can see here, I hate (really HATE) the Spanish catalog and I'm in full love with GCI and Intamin wood coasters. And yes, Wild Mouse deserves a good position, it's hard to not enjoy like a child in a coaster like this ^^
davidm
Strata Poster
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
** BUMP **
Only 2 days left if you are going to do this this year.
Here is my top 10
and bottom;
** BUMP **
Only 2 days left if you are going to do this this year.
Here is my top 10
Code:
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,1
The Voyage Holiday World IN,y,n,2
T Express Everland KR,y,y,3
El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,y,3
Colossos Heide Park DE,y,n,3
Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,y,5
Troy Toverland NL,y,n,5
Viper SFGAm IL,y,n,10
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,10
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,10and bottom;
Code:
Predator Darien Lake NY,y,n,99
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
Meh! Oakwood usually ends up being a six hour journey for me but I still go regularly and there's nowhere near the amount there to draw me in than SDC has. Suck it up and make the effort!
Not picking on you BBH, but "every little helps". People who say "I'm not voting because such and such is fixing it..." or whatever are then depriving themselves of the chance to make things better. I'm not talking about lying or fixing ballots, but every little really does help. Every vote that is true makes it more accurate. It's better to make the effort and make a stand than to sit back defeated!
So I think it's important that everyone who has an interest in this votes, no matter how large or small their experience
njn63 said:
Meh! Oakwood usually ends up being a six hour journey for me but I still go regularly and there's nowhere near the amount there to draw me in than SDC has. Suck it up and make the effort!
BBH said:
Not picking on you BBH, but "every little helps". People who say "I'm not voting because such and such is fixing it..." or whatever are then depriving themselves of the chance to make things better. I'm not talking about lying or fixing ballots, but every little really does help. Every vote that is true makes it more accurate. It's better to make the effort and make a stand than to sit back defeated!
So I think it's important that everyone who has an interest in this votes, no matter how large or small their experience
therick311
Mega Poster
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
^^ Ummm....there's stuff to see in Kansas City and St. Louis. I know, they are not super close, but less than 4 hours.
^^ Ummm....there's stuff to see in Kansas City and St. Louis. I know, they are not super close, but less than 4 hours.
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
Current plan is King's Island/Holiday World/Indiana Beach in a 4 day weekend this summer.
Kansas City I didn't consider. It doesn't really line up well for the direction I'm coming from (3+ hour detour) but it's a place I've never been.
I was kind of hoping by saying that someone would mention something I missed.
SFGAm, Cedar Point, King's Island, Holiday World, and the Wisconsin Dells (and a whole bunch of smaller parks) are all within 6 hours and a lot of those parks are in the same general area. SDC is 9 hours and the only thing on the way is SFStL.furie said:Meh! Oakwood usually ends up being a six hour journey for me but I still go regularly and there's nowhere near the amount there to draw me in than SDC has. Suck it up and make the effort!
Current plan is King's Island/Holiday World/Indiana Beach in a 4 day weekend this summer.
Went to St Louis 2 years ago for a weekend trip. It was okay but I have no desire to go back and I'd never recommend it.therick311 said:
Kansas City I didn't consider. It doesn't really line up well for the direction I'm coming from (3+ hour detour) but it's a place I've never been.
I was kind of hoping by saying that someone would mention something I missed.
tomahawk
Strata Poster
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
You really could make a weekend trip as Prowler is fantastic, worth the trip to Worlds of Fun alone. Yeah it's out of the way, but you wouldn't be driving all that way for one park. There is also plenty to do in Branson to keep it from being a dud trip.
From what everyone has said, I would be surprised if Outlaw Run is NOT the new number one. I fully expect it to be 1 or 2 for several years based off those I talked to who love it.
You really could make a weekend trip as Prowler is fantastic, worth the trip to Worlds of Fun alone. Yeah it's out of the way, but you wouldn't be driving all that way for one park. There is also plenty to do in Branson to keep it from being a dud trip.
From what everyone has said, I would be surprised if Outlaw Run is NOT the new number one. I fully expect it to be 1 or 2 for several years based off those I talked to who love it.
Tomatron
Giga Poster
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
Results are in.
Top Twenty:
1 El Toro
2 T Express
3 Outlaw Run
4 Boulder Dash
5 Phoenix
6 Ravine Flyer II
7 The Voyage
8 Balder
9 Dauling Dragon-R
10 Dauling Dragon-L
11 Fireball
12 Troy
13 Wood Coaster
13 Gold Striker
15 Thunderhead
16 Colossos
17 Twister
18 Wodan TimburCoaster
19 El Toro
20 Tremors
Bottom Ten:
165 Tyrolean Tubtwist
166 Antelope
167 White Canyon
168 Hades 360
169 Kiddie Coaster
170 Magnus Colossus
171 Lil' Dipper
172 The Grizzly
173 Anaconda
174 Coaster-Express
175 The Bandit
http://www.ushsho.com/woodrollercoaster ... ts2013.htm
Results are in.
Top Twenty:
1 El Toro
2 T Express
3 Outlaw Run
4 Boulder Dash
5 Phoenix
6 Ravine Flyer II
7 The Voyage
8 Balder
9 Dauling Dragon-R
10 Dauling Dragon-L
11 Fireball
12 Troy
13 Wood Coaster
13 Gold Striker
15 Thunderhead
16 Colossos
17 Twister
18 Wodan TimburCoaster
19 El Toro
20 Tremors
Bottom Ten:
165 Tyrolean Tubtwist
166 Antelope
167 White Canyon
168 Hades 360
169 Kiddie Coaster
170 Magnus Colossus
171 Lil' Dipper
172 The Grizzly
173 Anaconda
174 Coaster-Express
175 The Bandit
http://www.ushsho.com/woodrollercoaster ... ts2013.htm
Jason Voorhees
Hyper Poster
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
^Wow I wouldn't think Hades 360 would be down with Magnus Colossus and Antelope.
^Wow I wouldn't think Hades 360 would be down with Magnus Colossus and Antelope.
therick311
Mega Poster
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
^ I dunno, the only good thing I have heard about that thing is "the loop is smooth."
^ I dunno, the only good thing I have heard about that thing is "the loop is smooth."
roomraider
Best Topic Starter
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
Looks pretty good to me. My number 1 rated coaster finished 11th. If the other 3 Happy Valley Gavity Group woodies are as good as Fireball I can understand their positioning.
With 4 more GG woodies in China over the next 2 years they could start dominating the upper end of the charts behind the Intamins (probably)
Looks pretty good to me. My number 1 rated coaster finished 11th. If the other 3 Happy Valley Gavity Group woodies are as good as Fireball I can understand their positioning.
With 4 more GG woodies in China over the next 2 years they could start dominating the upper end of the charts behind the Intamins (probably
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Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
Outlaw Run missed it by thaaaaat much. only a one rider comparison puts T Express in second place, and El Toro's lead on second and third is by a matter of ten thousandths of a point.
This year's rankings seem pretty fair - glad to see the usual suspects there and strong showings for debuting wooden coasters. I was most surprised by GoldStriker at 13th place - it was a roller coaster tampered by controversy with park neighbors (not to mention years and years of permitting issues), but has been a well received roller coaster with kick.
Outlaw Run missed it by thaaaaat much. only a one rider comparison puts T Express in second place, and El Toro's lead on second and third is by a matter of ten thousandths of a point.
This year's rankings seem pretty fair - glad to see the usual suspects there and strong showings for debuting wooden coasters. I was most surprised by GoldStriker at 13th place - it was a roller coaster tampered by controversy with park neighbors (not to mention years and years of permitting issues), but has been a well received roller coaster with kick.
Re: 2013 Internet Wooden Roller Coaster Poll (Mitch Hawker's
Hahaha, that's not surprising at all. It's so rough that it completely detracts from the ride experience. The Timberliners aren't that good (they're rough and the restraints aren't great). It's got a good layout, but it's let down by the ride quality.Jason Voorhees said:
I'm glad it came in so highly. I really enjoyed it. It has a nice layout, it's got a good flow, it looks great, and is a lot of fun. I'm very glad that we stayed in the park until it opened, we were there all day without it running, then a couple of hours before the park closed it opened up - so we got a few rides on it before we left. It was great!Hyde244 said: