The Wooden Coaster Poll has been launched. You can use an auto ballot system by clicking here.
Remember, this is THE most comprehensive and respected of all coaster polls conducted around the world every year, and it makes no odds how many you have been on.
Don't forget to include "your favourite steel" in the ballot, too.
My Ballot is as follows:
1. My Favourite Steel, Any Park Anywhere.
2. Troy, Toverland
3. Tonnerre de Zeus, Parc Astérix
4. Colossos, Heide-Park
5. Gwazi (Tiger), Busch Gardens Africa
6. Joris en de Draak (Fire), Efteling
7. Megafobia, Oakwood
8. Joris en de Draak (Water), Efteling
9. Robin Hood, Walibi World
10. Grand National, Pleasure Beach Blackpool
11. Wild Mouse, Pleasure Beach Blackpool
12. Loup Garou, Walibi Belgium
13. Rollercoaster (Nick Streak), Pleasure Beach Blackpool
14. The Bandit, Movie Park Germany
15. Tomahawk, PortAventura
16. Big Dipper, Pleasure Beach Blackpool
17. Stampida, PortAventura
18. Anaconda, Walygator Parc
19. Antelope, Gullivers World
20. Zipper Dipper (Blue Flyer), Pleasure Beach Blackpool
3.
Mitch Hawker: Coaster Polls 2011
- John
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Providing there is enough interest, I will once again be running a TTF version of the poll to see how our views compare to those of the wider coaster community. Just post your ballot in this thread for it to be included, preferably in the standard format required by the MH poll.
Here's mine:
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,2
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,3
Colossos Heide Park DE,y,y,4
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,5
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,6
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,8
Antelope Gulliver's World UK,y,n,9
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,10
Here's mine:
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,2
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,3
Colossos Heide Park DE,y,y,4
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,5
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,6
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,8
Antelope Gulliver's World UK,y,n,9
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,10
Last edited by John on Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Just for you, Duckers!
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,3
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,4
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,1
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,2
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Troy Toverland NL,y,y,2
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,3
Colossos Heide Park DE,y,y,4
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,5
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL,y,y,6
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,7
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL,y,y,8
Robin Hood Walibi World NL,y,y,9
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,10
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,11
Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE,y,y,12
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,13
The Bandit Movie Park DE,y,y,14
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,n,15
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,16
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,17
Anaconda Walygator Parc FR,y,n,18
Antelope Gulliver's World UK,y,n,19
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,20
- Pennywise
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RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,4
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,5
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,1
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,2
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,3
Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK,y,y,4
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,5
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,6
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,7
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,n,8
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,9
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,10
- Rob L
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Here's what I went for:
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,4
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,3
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,y,2
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,3
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,4
Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,y,5
Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,y,6
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,y,7
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,y,8
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,9
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,10
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,11
Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion VA,y,y,12
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,n,13
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,14
Top 2 were easy but after that I have to admit it is slight guesswork!
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,4
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,3
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,y,2
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,3
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,4
Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,y,5
Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,y,6
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,y,7
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,y,8
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,9
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,10
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,11
Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion VA,y,y,12
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,n,13
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,14
Top 2 were easy but after that I have to admit it is slight guesswork!
Given my limited ridecount of UK woodies, this is what I went for:
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,2
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,1
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,4
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,5
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,2
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,3
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,4
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,5
Antelope Gulliver's World UK,y,n,6
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,8
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,2
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,1
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,4
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,5
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,2
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,3
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,4
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,5
Antelope Gulliver's World UK,y,n,6
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,8
- Mattmash
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Was really quite tough this year. Any of the top 3 (after fave steel) could easily have taken the top spot, I love them all for different reasons.
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,3
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,2
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,5
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,1
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,2
Troy Toverland NL,y,y,3
Colossos Heide Park DE,y,y,4
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,5
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL,y,y,6
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL,y,y,8
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,9
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,10
Robin Hood Walibi World NL,y,y,11
Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE,y,y,12
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,13
The Bandit Movie Park DE,y,y,14
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,15
Anaconda Walygator Parc FR,y,n,16
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,17
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,3
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,2
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,5
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,1
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,2
Troy Toverland NL,y,y,3
Colossos Heide Park DE,y,y,4
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,5
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL,y,y,6
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL,y,y,8
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,9
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,10
Robin Hood Walibi World NL,y,y,11
Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE,y,y,12
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,13
The Bandit Movie Park DE,y,y,14
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,15
Anaconda Walygator Parc FR,y,n,16
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,17
- DanB
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Code: Select all
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,1
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,2
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,3
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,4
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Troy Toverland NL,y,y,2
Colossos Heide Park DE,n,y,3
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL,n,y,4
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL,n,y,5
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,6
Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,7
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,8
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,9
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,10
Robin Hood Walibi World NL,n,n,11
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,12
Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE,n,n,13
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,n,14
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,15
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,16
Blue Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,17
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,18
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,n,19
The Bandit Movie Park DE,n,y,20
Anaconda Walygator Parc FR,y,n,21
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,22
Cyclone Astroland NY,y,n,23
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,24
- Sam
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Don't think I've been on any new woodies since last year's poll (new parks I've been to in the last year being EP and DMP) so I'm just going to resubmit the same ballot as last year.
Edit: changed my mind! I can't work out why I ranked Big Dipper so high, above GCI's Apocalypse and GhostRider! So I've shifted that down quite a way.
Edit: changed my mind! I can't work out why I ranked Big Dipper so high, above GCI's Apocalypse and GhostRider! So I've shifted that down quite a way.
Although Terminator has been renamed to Apocalypse, Roller Coaster and Zipper Dipper have failed to be renamed, please do it for next year Mitch! Also Jordan a suggestion for the ballot generator... why not have "Your Favourite Steel" automatically included on the right hand side? Everyone submitting a ballot will have been on a steel coaster, and it'd help people not forget to include it.--Ballot created with WardleysTunnels.org Helper 2011 (wood)--
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LOCATION FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS)
~"United Kingdom"
NAME FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS IN Ballot)
~"Sam Gregory"
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,2
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,4
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,5
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,1
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,2
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,3
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,4
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL,y,n,5
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL,y,n,6
Apocalypse S. F. Magic Mountain CA,y,n,7
GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,n,8
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,9
Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA,y,n,10
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA,y,n,11
Scenic Railway Dreamland UK,y,n,12
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,13
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,14
Last edited by Sam on Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- Sam
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That always happens to me with 'double' coasters. I have no idea what side of Joris, Colossus, the Grand National, Steeplechase or Dueling Dragons I prefer. I pretty much just pick the side that is the best according to the internet and go with that one. :PDanB wrote: Both rides have blurred into one for me.
LOCATION FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS)
~"United Kingdom"
NAME FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS IN Ballot)
~"Kieron Hadlington"
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,3
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,4
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,2
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,1
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,2
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,3
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,4
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,5
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,6
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,8
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,9
~"United Kingdom"
NAME FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS IN Ballot)
~"Kieron Hadlington"
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,3
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,4
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,2
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,1
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,y,2
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,3
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,4
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,5
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,6
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,y,8
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,9
- Dylan
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Here is my poll, same as last year with the addition of Gwazi and Colossos.
LOCATION FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS)
~"Reading, UK"
NAME FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS IN Ballot)
~"Dylan Jones"
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,4
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,2
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,3
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,1
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,2
Colossos Heide Park DE,y,y,3
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,4
Viper SFGAm IL,y,n,5
Mean Streak Cedar Point OH,y,n,6
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,7
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,y,8
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,9
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,10
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,11
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,n,12
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,13
Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA,y,n,14
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,15
- Sam
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You rate the Big Dipper over the Nash and the Mouse? Bit unusual!
- Dylan
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I find the Mouse quite unpleasant. Can't say I 'enjoy' riding it. Grand National imo is vastly overrated, I find it quite boring.Sam wrote: You rate the Big Dipper over the Nash and the Mouse? Bit unusual!
- John
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Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far - there's almost as many ballots as last year already.
As a result of several people having ridden a few new woodies this year, there will be more rides included in the final table this time round. More ballots will be needed to ensure the results are as accurate as possible though, so post yours if you haven't already!
As a result of several people having ridden a few new woodies this year, there will be more rides included in the final table this time round. More ballots will be needed to ensure the results are as accurate as possible though, so post yours if you haven't already!
Well that puts my mocking of B to bed. I was sure Fire was the better of the two!
Maybe not, then!
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- Joe Koopa
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My ballot, apologies for the tragically low number of wooden coasters I have ridden -
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,1
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,2
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL,y,n,3
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL,y,n,4
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,5
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,6
Robin Hood Walibi World NL,y,n,7
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,8
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,9
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,n,10
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,11
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,12
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,1
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,2
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL,y,n,3
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL,y,n,4
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,5
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,6
Robin Hood Walibi World NL,y,n,7
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,8
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,9
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK,y,n,10
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,11
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,12