I've found it very hard to rank some of the coasters here and watching the POVs just now really changed my views on some of them. I was always sure of my number 1 spot but from there down to number 10 it was hard to decide. Anyway, this is what I have gone for:
10. Vicky The Ride - I wish I didn't have to put this in last place! It looks a lovely little ride with some very good theming however the ride itself seems so boring and it doesn't really do anything. For that reason it had to be last, but it looks a good coaster for the park it is in.
9. Avalanche - Quite simply I am not a massive fan of these coasters, they don't really do anything for me.
8. Loup Garou - It looks ok but nothing at all special. It never really seems to get going and for me there are much better coasters in this group.
7. Drachenritt - I love the look of most Gerstlauer Bobsleds and this is no exception. Although it doesn't seem to be one of the best ones I still think it would be fantastic fun to ride and it also has some nice theming.
6. Big Thunder Mountain - I hear such fantastic things about this ride and I cannot deny that the theming looks quite simply incredible. However as a coaster it does not seem to live up to the hype, at least not judging from POVs. I assume this is another coaster that you have to actually ride to fully appreciate as from POVs I can't understand how people put it as their number 1 in this group!
5. Batman la Fuga - I think if I had not ridden a clone of this over the summer I would have placed it second or third in this group. However for me Batman as Six Flags Great Adventure was really not that fun largely due to the fact that it was just too intense for too long. It was a relief to reach the breaks and I came off feeling rather sick and dizzy; not really what I want from a coaster. However despite all this it cannot be denied that these are good coasters hence there are so many of them.
4. Jetline - A somewhat surprising fourth place from me. I really enjoyed Knightmare this year and this is obviously very similar. Going off Knightmare, I'd imagine this will also really pack a punch and be great fun to ride.
3. Fluch von Novgorod - This certainly looks like one of the better Eurofighters. Some very nice theming and it also seems rather thrilling. I'd love to ride this coaster as I feel that POVs probably do not do it justice.
2. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster - I have been on the equivalent of this in Florida and I really did enjoy it so for me the Paris version deserves my number 2 spot. I found it to be great fun and it just really worked well; it's fair to say it exceeded my expectations by a long shot.
1. Piraten - What is not to love about this coaster? Fun, thrilling and full of airtime! I desperately want to ride this and for me it is in a league of its own when compared to the other coasters in this group. The only thing it lacks is theming but when a coaster track and train looks this good I'm not so fussed. We need an Intamin Mega-Lite in the UK!
In my opinion it's 6 out of the 10 coasters that stand a chance of getting through; Piraten, RnR, Fluch, Batman, Jetline and BTM. I honestly would not like to say which one I think is going to miss out and I think it will be very close. I suspect it may be either Batman or either of the Disney coasters.
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