If you have been on at least 5 wooden coasters it is worth your time! I just hope that the results aren't skewed again like years past.
My ballot for 09
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,1 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,2 Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,3 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,6 COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,n,1 My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,2 El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,3 The Voyage Holiday World IN,y,n,4 Tremors Silverwood ID,y,y,5 Renegade Valleyfair! MN,y,y,6 Hades Mount Olympus WI,y,y,7 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,8 Evel Knievel Sux Flags St Louis MO,y,y,9 Avalanche Timber Falls WI,y,y,10 Coaster Playland BC,y,y,11 Prowler Worlds of Fun MO,y,y,12 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN,y,n,13 Raven Holiday World IN,y,n,14 The Legend Holiday World IN,y,n,15 The Boss Sux Flags St Louis MO,y,y,16 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN,y,n,17 Timber Terror Silverwood ID,y,y,18 American Eagle SFGAm IL,y,y,19 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI,y,y,20 Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO,y,y,21 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY,y,n,22 Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,23 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,24 Viper SFGAm IL,y,y,25 Zeus Mount Olympus WI,y,y,26 Cyclone SF New England MA,y,n,27 Racer Kings Island OH,y,n,28 The Beast Kings Island OH,y,n,29 Timberhawk Enchanted Village WA,y,y,30 Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA,y,n,31 Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH,y,n,32 The Legend Arnolds Park IA,y,y,33 Wildcat Lake Compounce CT,y,n,34 Predator Darien Lake NY,y,n,35 High Roller Valleyfair! MN,y,y,36 Colossus S.F. Tragic Mountain CA,y,y,37 Screamin' Eagle Sux Flags St Louis MO,y,y,38 Thunderbolt SF New England MA,y,n,39 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,40 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN,y,n,41 Meteor Little Amerricka WI,y,n,42 Fairly Odd Coaster Kings Island OH,y,n,43 Little Dipper Kiddieland IL,y,n,44 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,45 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI,y,y,46
***Forgot to add Grand Nation at Blackpool. But it would have been #20
Makes this possible.... (after the mid 30's I go with groups, so after like 35, it looses it's accuracy until the bottom 10 or so where I put the worst of the worst) However #96, favorite steel coaster anywhere is accurate, always right above the kiddie woodies)
--Ballot created with CoasterFanatics.Com Helper (wood)-- --IP Address: __.__.13.__-- --FParker185@.com------ LOCATION IN NEXT LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE)_____ ~"Illinois" NAME IN NEXT LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE)_____ ~"Mike Parker" RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,1 Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,2 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,3 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,4 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,5 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,6 COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this Raven Holiday World IN,y,y,1 El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,y,2 The Voyage Holiday World IN,y,y,3 Thunderhead Dollywood TN,y,n,4 Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,y,5 Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach FL,y,n,6 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,y,7 Avalanche Timber Falls WI,y,y,8 Colossos Heide Park DE,y,n,9 Evel Knievel Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,10 Prowler Worlds of Fun MO,y,y,11 Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,12 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT,y,y,13 The Legend Holiday World IN,y,y,14 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY,y,n,15 Phoenix Knoebel's PA,y,y,16 Cyclone SF New England MA,y,y,17 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN,y,y,18 Cyclone Astroland NY,y,y,19 Hades Mount Olympus WI,y,n,20 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA,y,n,21 Roar SF Discovery Kingdom CA,y,n,22 Renegade Valleyfair! MN,y,y,23 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,24 Cyclone Lakeside CO,y,n,25 Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY,y,n,26 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,27 Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO,y,y,28 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,29 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,n,30 Excalibur Funtown USA ME,y,y,31 Viper SFGAm IL,y,y,32 The Beast Kings Island OH,y,y,33 American Eagle SFGAm IL,y,y,34 Dragon Coaster Playland NY,y,y,35 Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,36 Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,37 Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA,y,n,38 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,y,39 Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE,y,n,40 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN,y,y,41 Tornado Stricker's Grove OH,y,n,42 Blue Streak (SBNO) Conneaut Lake Park PA,y,n,43 Racer Kings Island OH,y,y,44 Zingo (S) Bell's OK,y,n,45 Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX,y,n,46 Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY,y,y,47 Scenic Railway Dreamland UK,y,n,48 Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA,y,n,49 Robin Hood Walibi World NL,y,n,50 Outlaw Adventureland IA,y,n,51 Pegasus de Efteling NL,y,n,52 Wilde Beast Canada's Wonderland ON,y,y,53 Wildcat Lake Compounce CT,y,y,54 Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,55 Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH,y,y,56 Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,57 Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,58 Wild One SF America MD,y,n,59 Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,60 Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,61 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,y,62 The Legend Arnolds Park IA,y,n,63 Thunderbolt Kennywood PA,y,n,64 Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH,y,n,65 The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,n,66 Racer Kennywood PA,y,n,67 Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA,y,y,68 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA,y,n,69 Great White Wild Wheels Pier NJ,y,y,70 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI,y,n,71 Skyliner Lakemont PA,y,y,72 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,y,73 Cheetah Wild Adventures GA,y,n,74 Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA,y,n,75 Comet Hersheypark PA,y,y,76 Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,n,77 Tornado Adventureland IA,y,n,78 Zeus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,79 Twister Knoebel's PA,y,y,80 Le Monstre La Ronde QU,y,y,81 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,82 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN,y,y,83 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,84 Roar SF America MD,y,n,85 M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,y,86 Wildcat Frontier City OK,y,n,87 Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA,y,n,88 Thunderbolt SF New England MA,y,y,89 Cyclone (SBNO) Williams Grove PA,y,n,90 Hurler Carowinds NC,y,n,91 Hochschaubahn Prater Park AT,y,n,92 High Roller Valleyfair! MN,y,y,93 Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,94 Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,n,95 My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,96 Little Dipper Kiddieland IL,y,y,97 Comet Waldameer PA,y,y,98 Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA,y,n,99 Sea Dragon Jungle Jacks Landing OH,y,n,100 Fairly Odd Coaster Carowinds NC,y,n,101 Underground Adventureland IA,y,n,102 Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,103 Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,y,104 Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH,y,n,105 Fairly Odd Coaster Kings Island OH,y,y,106 Leap the Dips Lakemont PA,y,y,107 Meteor Little Amerricka WI,y,n,108 Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,n,109 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,110 Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,111 Thunder Road Carowinds NC,y,n,112 Rattler Fiesta Texas TX,y,n,113 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,y,114 Twister II Elitch Gardens CO,y,n,115 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,y,116 Texas Giant SFoT TX,y,n,117 Predator Darien Lake NY,y,n,118 Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH,y,y,119 The Bandit Movie Park DE,y,n,120 The Grizzly Great America CA,y,n,121 ------------------------------------------------0 <-LEAVE THIS LINE
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Favorite Wood Coasters: The Voyage, Ravine Flyer II, Thunderhead, Balder Favorite Steel: Voltron Nevera, Steel Vengeance, Expedition GeForce, Olympia Looping Parks visited: 232, Coasters Ridden: Steel: 894, Wood: 179, Total: 1073
Did my ballot, hope it doesn't get sabotaged by the Alveys again this year
LOCATION IN NEXT LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE)_____ ~"Illinois" NAME IN NEXT LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE)_____ ~"Zach Lewis" RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2 Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3 Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4 Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,5 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6 COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,1 The Voyage Holiday World IN,y,n,2 My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,3 Raven Holiday World IN,y,n,4 Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach FL,y,n,5 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,n,6 Thunderhead Dollywood TN,y,n,7 Hades Mount Olympus WI,y,n,8 Phoenix Knoebel's PA,y,n,9 Prowler Worlds of Fun MO,y,y,10 Avalanche Timber Falls WI,y,n,11 Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA,y,y,12 Thunderbolt Kennywood PA,y,n,13 Comet Great Escape NY,y,n,14 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,15 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY,y,n,16 Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY,y,n,17 Renegade Valleyfair! MN,y,n,18 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,19 The Legend Holiday World IN,y,n,20 Evel Knievel Six Flags St Louis MO,y,n,21 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN,y,n,22 Twister Knoebel's PA,y,n,23 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,n,24 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,n,25 Racer Kennywood PA,y,n,26 Viper SFGAm IL,y,y,27 Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA,y,n,28 Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,29 Roar SF America MD,y,n,30 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI,y,n,31 Comet Hersheypark PA,y,n,32 Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA,y,n,33 Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH,y,n,34 Zeus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,35 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO,y,n,36 Robin Hood Walibi World NL,y,n,37 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN,y,n,38 Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH,y,n,39 Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO,y,y,40 Tornado Stricker's Grove OH,y,n,41 Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,n,42 Wild One SF America MD,y,n,43 Leap the Dips Lakemont PA,y,n,44 Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA,y,n,45 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,46 American Eagle SFGAm IL,y,y,47 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,48 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,49 Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA,y,n,50 Racer Kings Island OH,y,n,51 Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,n,52 Cheetah Wild Adventures GA,y,n,53 High Roller Valleyfair! MN,y,n,54 M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,55 Hurler Carowinds NC,y,n,56 Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,n,57 Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,58 The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,n,59 Skyliner Lakemont PA,y,n,60 Le Monstre La Ronde QU,y,n,61 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA,y,y,62 Wilde Beast Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,63 Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY,y,n,64 Thunder Road Carowinds NC,y,n,65 The Beast Kings Island OH,y,n,66 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,67 Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY,y,n,68 Dragon Coaster Playland NY,y,n,69 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN,y,n,70 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO,y,n,71 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,72 Cyclone Astroland NY,y,n,73 Meteor Little Amerricka WI,y,n,74 Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA,y,n,75 Kingdom Coaster Dutch Wonderland PA,y,n,76 Little Dipper Kiddieland IL,y,y,77 Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH,y,n,78 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,79 Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,80 Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA,y,n,81 Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,82 Fairly Odd Coaster Kings Island OH,y,n,83 Fairly Odd Coaster Carowinds NC,y,n,84 Comet Waldameer PA,y,n,85 ------------------------------------------------0 <-LEAVE THIS LINE
Hades moved considerably down because of how horribly rough it is now. EK moved up as it was kicking major a** when I went to SFSTL this year.
LOCATION ~"USA"
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS 1. Abrupt Airtime 2. Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes 3. Sensation of Speed 4. Lateral Forces 5. Floating Airtime
COASTER NAME PARK
El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure The Voyage, Holiday World The Beast, Kings Island Thunderhead, Dollywood Evel Knievel, Six Flags St Louis Terminator Salvation, Six Flags Magic Mountain Avalanche, Timber Falls Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce Cornball Express, Indiana Beach Big Dipper (SBNO, Geauga Lake Cyclops, Mount Olympus Renegade, Valleyfair! The Legend, Holiday World Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk The Boss, Six Flags St Louis Raven, Holiday World Viper, Six Flags Great America American Eagle, Six Flags Great America Screamin' Eagle, Six Flags St Louis Roar, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Comet, Great Escape Hades, Mount Olympus Hoosier Hurricane, Indiana Beach Giant Dipper, Belmont Park Le Monstre, La Ronde Wildcat, Lake Compounce Thunderbolt, Six Flags New England GhostRider, Knott's Berry Farm Gwazi-Tige, Busch Gardens-Tampa Blue Streak, Cedar Point Gwazi-Lion, Busch Gardens-Tampa Thunder Run, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom High Roller, Valleyfair! Predator, Darien Lake Son of Beast (SBNO), Kings Island Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain, Indiana Beach Racer, Kings Island Colossus, Six Flags Magic Mountain Cyclone, Six Flags New England Ghoster Coaster, Canada's Wonderland Rolling Thunder, Six Flags Great Adventure Zeus, Mount Olympus Pegasus, Mount Olympus Fairly Odd Coaster, Kings Island Little Dipper, Kiddieland M.Can.Mine Buster, Canada's Wonderland Wilde Beast, Canada's Wonderland Mean Streak, Cedar Point The Grizzly, California's Great America
COASTER NAME PARK LOC El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,1 My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,2 The Voyage Holiday World IN,y,n,3 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA,y,n,4 Evel Knievel Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,5 Thunderhead Dollywood TN,y,n,6 American Eagle SFGAm IL,y,y,7 Viper SFGAm IL,y,y,8 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,9 Avalanche Timber Falls WI,y,n,10 Hades Mount Olympus WI,y,n,11 Phoenix Knoebel's PA,y,n,12 Comet Great Escape NY,y,n,13 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA,y,n,14 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA,y,n,15 Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH,y,n,16 Thunderbolt Kennywood PA,y,n,17 Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA,y,n,18 Racer Kennywood PA,y,n,19 The Legend Holiday World IN,y,n,20 Raven Holiday World IN,y,n,21 Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY,y,n,22 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN,y,n,23 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,24 Tornado Stricker's Grove OH,y,n,25 Twister Knoebel's PA,y,n,26 Comet Hersheypark PA,y,n,27 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,28 High Roller Valleyfair! MN,y,n,29 Comet Waldameer PA,y,n,30 Tornado Adventureland IA,y,n,31 Outlaw Adventureland IA,y,n,32 Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA,y,n,33 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN,y,n,34 Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,35 Leap the Dips Lakemont PA,y,n,36 Dragon Coaster Playland NY,y,n,37 Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH,y,n,38 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI,y,n,39 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA,y,n,40 Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY,y,n,41 Kingdom Coaster Dutch Wonderland PA,y,n,42 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,43 Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA,y,n,44 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN,y,n,45 Racer Kings Island OH,y,n,46 Cyclone Astroland NY,y,n,47 The Beast Kings Island OH,y,n,48 M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,49 Little Dipper Kiddieland IL,y,y,50 Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,51 Le Monstre La Ronde QU,y,n,52 Wildcat Hersheypark PA,y,n,53 Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH,y,n,54 Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,55 Skyliner Lakemont PA,y,n,56 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,57 Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO,y,n,58 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,59 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,60 Wilde Beast Canada's Wonderland ON,y,n,61 Zeus Mount Olympus WI,y,n,62
Results are out and are fairly agreeable. As far as it goes around these parts, Viper ranked a respectable 43. American Eagle a quite low but rising 105. And Kiddielands Little Dipper comes in at #154.
However the most important part of the poll, and the part where if it changes it's one of the signs of the end of society as we know it....
Grizzly has ranked dead last for the 15'th year in a row, at a lowly and pathetic #181.
Favorite Wood Coasters: The Voyage, Ravine Flyer II, Thunderhead, Balder Favorite Steel: Voltron Nevera, Steel Vengeance, Expedition GeForce, Olympia Looping Parks visited: 232, Coasters Ridden: Steel: 894, Wood: 179, Total: 1073
Gotta say that I'm surprised Prowler debuted at #6 in the world. I rode it 5 times this summer at Worlds of Fun and no matter where I sat the ride didn't deliver nearly as well as most wood coasters I've been on. Comparing it head to head with other GCI's in the region I'd put it at 3 behind EK at SFStL and Renegade at VF.
Top 5 wood-5-Goliath 4-Ravine Flyer II 3-Phoenix 2-Voyage 1-El Toro Top 5 Steel- 5-Velocicoaster 4- Maverick 3- Fury 325 2-Steel Vengeance 1-X2 Coaster Count: 444
Yeah I wasn't impressed with Prowler either. I thought Renegade was a much better ride. One thing I noticed about GCI's though is that it take a year or two for them to break in. Also, I think that I if I would have ridden Prowler in the dark my opinion would be a bit different.
