Top 10(ish): 2025 Edition - page 129

[James F]

Minor update post Parque Warner.

1: Hyperion, Energylandia
2: Helix, Liseberg
3: Taiga, Linnanmäki
4: Zadra, Energylandia
5: Untamed, Walibi Holland
6: Toutatis, Parc Astérix
7: Schwur Des Kärnan, Hansa Park
8: Kondaa, Walibi Belgium
9: Wildfire, Kolmården
10: Shambhala, Port Aventura Park
11: Taron, Phantasialand
12: Batman: Gotham City Escape, Parque Warner Madrid
13: The Ride to Happiness, Plopsaland DePanne
14: Hyperia, Thorpe Park
15: Wodan Timbur Coaster, Europa Park

Cu Chulainn has fallen out of top 25. Nothing else has changed numbers #16-25 other than all coasters placed under BGCE have dropped one place.

 

[Eyebrows]

My week-long Northeast extravaganza has come to a close, and with it I’m welcoming a whopping… one coaster to the top 20? Ok, so some stuff didn’t hit quite as hard as I’d hoped, but I’m still grateful to have pretty much completed New England, if only so that next time I visit I can focus solely on non-coaster outings.

1: Voyage
2: Project 305
3: Iron Gwazi
4: Steel Vengeance
5: Toutatis
6: Skyrush
7: Arie Force One
8: Velocicoaster
9: Fury 325
10: El Toro
11: Phantom’s Revenge
12: Expedition GeForce
13: Ravine Flyer II
14: Pantheon
15: Wildcat’s Revenge
16: Legend
17: Maverick
18: Boulder Dash
19: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
20: Raven

Having enjoyed another ride on them yesterday, I feel comfortable solidifying my placements of the new dueling roller coasters at Epic Universe!

1: Voyage
2: Project 305
3: Iron Gwazi
4: Steel Vengeance
5: Skyrush
6: ArieForce One
7: Velocicoaster
8: Fury 325
9: Toutatis
10: El Toro
11: Phantom’s Revenge
12: Expedition GeForce
13: Ravine Flyer II
14: Pantheon
15: Wildcat’s Revenge
16: Legend
17: Maverick
18: Stardust Racers (Track 1)
19: Stardust Racers (Track 2)
20: Boulder Dash

I went into more detail in my post in the Last Cred Review thread, but in short, these are two lovely airtime machines elevated by on board audio and many wonderful dueling moments. I have a feeling these will be the rides I find myself coming back to the most at Epic Universe.

 

[Matt N]

I'm going to put a slightly different spin on this thread this evening and ask; according to Captain Coaster's April 2025 World Roller Coaster Rankings (https://captaincoaster.com/en/ranking/?filters[continent]=&filters[country]=&filters[materialType]=&filters[seatingType]=&filters[model]=&filters[manufacturer]=&filters[openingDate]=&page=1), what should your top 10 be (aka what are the 10 highest ranked coasters you've ridden in that list), and how does that compare to your actual top 10?

According to Captain Coaster, my top 10 should be:

1. Iron Gwazi - Busch Gardens Tampa
2. VelociCoaster - Islands of Adventure
3. Shambhala - PortAventura Park
4. Hyperia - Thorpe Park
5. Mako - SeaWorld Orlando
6. Nemesis Reborn - Alton Towers
7. Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure - Islands of Adventure
8. Montu - Busch Gardens Tampa
9. Wodan Timbur Coaster - Europa Park
10. Manta - SeaWorld Orlando

My actual top 10 is:

1. Shambhala - PortAventura Park
2. Mako - SeaWorld Orlando
3. VelociCoaster - Islands of Adventure
4. Silver Star - Europa Park
5. Iron Gwazi - Busch Gardens Tampa
6. Hyperia - Thorpe Park
7. Wodan Timbur Coaster - Europa Park
8. Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure - Islands of Adventure
9. SheiKra - Busch Gardens Tampa
10. Wicker Man - Alton Towers

So overall then, I'd say I at very least strongly like most of what Captain Coaster suggests my top 10 "should" be according to popular consensus. The ones that aren't in my top 10 mostly loiter somewhere in my top 20, with the only glaring exception that I don't overly rate at all being Manta (which languishes down at #78/134 for me).

Interestingly, Captain Coaster's consensus seems to think that I rate Silver Star (should be my #13, is my #4), SheiKra (should be my #15, is my #9) and particularly Wicker Man (should be my #27, is my #10) notably too highly, of the things in my top 10!