Matt N
CF Legend
Hi guys. Many people on here have a top 10 coasters list, a top 10%, or some determiner of the upper echelons of their coaster count. In a year of riding new coasters, you might expect to have a few new contenders for that part of your rankings. With this in mind, I'd be interested to know; what new-to-you coasters do you feel are most likely to make this most exclusive top tier of your rankings in 2024? What rides do you feel have the best shot at making your top 10, your top 10% or similar?
Personally, I'm off on my first ever visit to PortAventura World in Spain later this year, and I've also got the crop of new coasters in the UK to look forward to. With this in mind, I'd say that my most promising two contenders for this year are Shambhala at PortAventura Park and Hyperia at Thorpe Park, with a possible outside mention for Red Force at Ferrari Land.
In terms of Shambhala; the two B&M Hypers I've already ridden, Mako and Silver Star, are currently my #1 and #3 coasters, respectively, so I'm a big fan of the ride type as it is. With Shambhala commonly being perceived as the cream of the crop among B&M Hyper Coasters, I'd like to think that it might have a decent shot at hitting my top 10 or top 10%!
As for Hyperia; a hyper coaster is normally a winner for me, with 4 of the 6 coasters over 200ft tall I've ridden being in my top 10 and top 10% and the 5th only narrowly missing out at the #12 spot. With how awesome its layout design looks, I currently see nothing to imply that Hyperia will be any different! Some of those elements, such as the first drop, the non-inverting Immelmann and the outerbank into an inversion look absolutely insane, and even the other elements I haven't mentioned look absolutely awesome! With this in mind, I think it could definitely have a decent chance of htiting my top 10 or top 10%!
In terms of Red Force; I'm a little less sure about Red Force than the other two, as I've heard very mixed things about it. With that being said, I absolutely love Stealth, a similar big, fast coaster with an awesome launch, and that's ranked at #12. So if Red Force ends up being significantly better than Stealth, then I think it could definitely be in with an outside chance of hitting my top 10 or top 10%!
But I'd be keen to know; what new-to-you coasters do you feel are most likely to hit your top 10, top 10% or similar in 2024?
Personally, I'm off on my first ever visit to PortAventura World in Spain later this year, and I've also got the crop of new coasters in the UK to look forward to. With this in mind, I'd say that my most promising two contenders for this year are Shambhala at PortAventura Park and Hyperia at Thorpe Park, with a possible outside mention for Red Force at Ferrari Land.
In terms of Shambhala; the two B&M Hypers I've already ridden, Mako and Silver Star, are currently my #1 and #3 coasters, respectively, so I'm a big fan of the ride type as it is. With Shambhala commonly being perceived as the cream of the crop among B&M Hyper Coasters, I'd like to think that it might have a decent shot at hitting my top 10 or top 10%!
As for Hyperia; a hyper coaster is normally a winner for me, with 4 of the 6 coasters over 200ft tall I've ridden being in my top 10 and top 10% and the 5th only narrowly missing out at the #12 spot. With how awesome its layout design looks, I currently see nothing to imply that Hyperia will be any different! Some of those elements, such as the first drop, the non-inverting Immelmann and the outerbank into an inversion look absolutely insane, and even the other elements I haven't mentioned look absolutely awesome! With this in mind, I think it could definitely have a decent chance of htiting my top 10 or top 10%!
In terms of Red Force; I'm a little less sure about Red Force than the other two, as I've heard very mixed things about it. With that being said, I absolutely love Stealth, a similar big, fast coaster with an awesome launch, and that's ranked at #12. So if Red Force ends up being significantly better than Stealth, then I think it could definitely be in with an outside chance of hitting my top 10 or top 10%!
But I'd be keen to know; what new-to-you coasters do you feel are most likely to hit your top 10, top 10% or similar in 2024?
nothing? 
and then theres Great Adventure's Vertical Velocity, which hasn't even started construction yet, but looks genuinely fun .....just not top-worthy? and also Iron Menace at Dorney that seems like filler but is probably adequate. Maybe I'm just jaded, haha, but when you've already been to all the parks and been on all the rides, you get left with whatever has been built since your last visit and nothing really big has happened recently?
If everything goes well, 2024 could be a great year for me too. We're planning 2 big trips to the USA and Japan, and some small ones in Europe.
