Jarrett
Most Obnoxious Member 2016
While we have modern marvels like Skyrush, Wicked Cyclone, Helix, Lightning Rod, Millennium Force, Outlaw Run, and others dominating the top tens of so many enthusiasts nowadays, those weren't always around. Imagine you're an enthusiast living in a different time period that still traveled around to ride coasters. What do you think your top ten would be based on what you've ridden today?
Classic
So first off, let's do a classic top 10. Everything before, let's say 1970, could be considered a classic. Usually if not entirely these coasters are wooden with out-and-back or roundabout layouts and are usually the stereotype for roller coasters portrayed in the media and cartoons and the like. Buzz bars, NAD trains, brake levers, and other similar features usually provide a bit of throwback with the ride experiences themselves for these coasters. Usually these coasters have simple whitewashed color schemes, tracer lights, simple wooden stations, and while simple, their layouts can still dish out a laugh here and there.
Retro
Now let's go a few years into the future. The year is 1990, and the golden age of roller coasters has kicked off once more! Since Racer, companies like Arrow and Schwarzkopf have dominated the industry building early steel coasters. Coasters are just now starting to be built more for height and speed instead of inversion after inversion and industry newcomers Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard have just created something with this odd-looking box-shaped track spine. These clanking, rattling, and sometimes even rough machines are older and seen as part of a bygone era by today's standards, but when these were built they were seen the same way we in the modern era see coasters like Fury 325 and Helix.
(For the record, coasters that weren't built in these eras but have designs or even hardware that originate from them are representative for the purposes of this topic. This includes relocations like Iron Wolf and Phoenix, rebuilds like Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway or Flying Turns, or used Arrows.)
So if you were alive during these years and had only the coasters from those years in your count, what would your rankings be?
Classic
1. Phoenix
2. Thunderbolt
3. Blue Streak
4. Jack Rabbit
5. Comet
Retro
1. Phoenix
2. Magnum XL-200
3. The Beast
4. Gemini
5. SooperDooperLooper
So what would your classic and retro top tens be? Post away!
Classic
So first off, let's do a classic top 10. Everything before, let's say 1970, could be considered a classic. Usually if not entirely these coasters are wooden with out-and-back or roundabout layouts and are usually the stereotype for roller coasters portrayed in the media and cartoons and the like. Buzz bars, NAD trains, brake levers, and other similar features usually provide a bit of throwback with the ride experiences themselves for these coasters. Usually these coasters have simple whitewashed color schemes, tracer lights, simple wooden stations, and while simple, their layouts can still dish out a laugh here and there.
Retro
Now let's go a few years into the future. The year is 1990, and the golden age of roller coasters has kicked off once more! Since Racer, companies like Arrow and Schwarzkopf have dominated the industry building early steel coasters. Coasters are just now starting to be built more for height and speed instead of inversion after inversion and industry newcomers Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard have just created something with this odd-looking box-shaped track spine. These clanking, rattling, and sometimes even rough machines are older and seen as part of a bygone era by today's standards, but when these were built they were seen the same way we in the modern era see coasters like Fury 325 and Helix.
(For the record, coasters that weren't built in these eras but have designs or even hardware that originate from them are representative for the purposes of this topic. This includes relocations like Iron Wolf and Phoenix, rebuilds like Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway or Flying Turns, or used Arrows.)
So if you were alive during these years and had only the coasters from those years in your count, what would your rankings be?
Classic
1. Phoenix
2. Thunderbolt
3. Blue Streak
4. Jack Rabbit
5. Comet
Retro
1. Phoenix
2. Magnum XL-200
3. The Beast
4. Gemini
5. SooperDooperLooper
So what would your classic and retro top tens be? Post away!
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