Ride of the year - 2013

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Ride of the year 2013

Poll runs till Thu Oct 18, 2057 4:48 pm

Nemesis - Alton Towers
12
12%
The Smiler - Alton Towers
16
15%
Oblivion - Alton Towers
7
7%
Air - Alton Towers
5
5%
Rita - Alton Towers
1
1%
TH13TEEN - Alton Towers
9
9%
Dragon's Fury - CWOA
1
1%
Vampire - CWOA
3
3%
Rattlesnake - CWOA
1
1%
Transformers: The Ride - Universal Studios Florida
1
1%
Nemesis Inferno - Thorpe Park
2
2%
The big one - BPB
1
1%
Grand National - BPB
5
5%
Revolution - BPB
0
No votes
Infusion - BPB
1
1%
Big Dipper - BPB
1
1%
Valhalla - BPB
2
2%
Wild Mouse - BPB
0
No votes
Shambhala - PortAventura
5
5%
Shockwave - Drayton Manor
1
1%
Ripsaw - Alton Towers
0
No votes
SheiKra - Busch Gardens
4
4%
Kumba - Busch Gardens
2
2%
Griffon - Busch Gardens
0
No votes
Gwazi - Busch Gardens
0
No votes
Top Thrill Dragster - Cedar Point
0
No votes
Millennium Force - Cedar Point
1
1%
Maverick - Cedar Point
0
No votes
Raptor - Cedar Point
0
No votes
Kingda Ka - Six Flags
1
1%
Tatsu - Six Flags
0
No votes
Batman: The Ride - Six Flags
0
No votes
X-Flight - Six Flags
0
No votes
Wodan - Europa Park
0
No votes
Furious Baco - PortAventura
0
No votes
Megafobia - Oakwood
3
3%
The Ultimate - Lightwater valley
0
No votes
Colossus - Thorpe Park
1
1%
THE SWARM - Thorpe Park
5
5%
Rush - Thorpe Park
1
1%
Colossos - Heide Park
0
No votes
Cheetah Hunt - Busch Gardens
3
3%
Verbolten - Williamsburg
2
2%
Revenge of the Mummy - Universal studios Florida
3
3%
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit - Universal Studios Florida
3
3%
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey - Universal IOA
1
1%
 
Total votes: 104
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gloriousmcclorious
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Ilovecoasters wrote:
gloriousmcclorious wrote:
ponder wrote: Shambhala.
Another vote for Shambhala here - rode it in both daylight and night over the last few days and it blew me away!
I appreciate your post, however please save it for when the poll comes out - just to avoid hundreds of posts for the same ride.

Anybody got any new ride suggestions?
Ah - sorry! Feel free to remove  :)
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I'll have to choose:
The Smiler (Alton Towers)
Air (Alton Towers)
Shockwave (Drayton Manor)
Nemesis (Alton Towers)
if it can be rides as well as coasters:
Ripsaw (Alton Towers)
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Yes it can be rides too. Some of them are on the list (see page 1), but for the ones that aren't, I'll add them now!
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Ilovecoasters wrote:
jackandylan123 wrote: The cedar point, Busch Gardens and six flags coasters 8)
I'm sorry you are going to have to name the ones you want in. If not, I fear there'll be a debate about which coasters should go up/should kids coasters go on.
look at all the massive coasters those parks have to offer, and, my few would be as follows: SheiKra, Kumba, Griffon, Kingda Ka, Top Thrill Dragster, Millennium force, Maverick, Tatsu, Batman - The Ride (ALL of them as to the different six flags parks ;)) X-Flight, Raptor (Cedar Point) that is my list for the american parks :)
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*Does some research on which ride is in which park*
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If I'm nominating up to 5 (I think that's what I've understood of the rules) then I will nominate the following coasters, none of which I believe are on the list:

- Wodan (Europa Park)
- Gwazi (Busch Gardens)
- Furius Baco (PortAventura)
- Megafobia (Oakwood)
- The Ultimate (lightwater Valley)

Pretty sure none of these are on the list and they are all tip top rides :)
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Colossus- Thorpe park.
THE SWARM- Thorpe park.
Colossos- Heide park.
Rush- Thorpe park
THE SWARM, oblivion,air,colossus.all epic.:D
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4 days until we go live! Any more suggestions guys?
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Due to personal reasons, I have had to move the launch forward to now.

WE ARE LIVE! You can now vote for your ride of the year! You get 5 votes, but once you have decided you cannot change your mind.

Vote and then discuss your choices below!

I understand that I promised to accept suggestions until 8pm, so I will do so. If you want to suggest a ride, please PM me before 8pm tonight.

Happy voting!
ILC
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Can cheetah hunt and verbolten? Thanks
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I'll add them but in future I'm only accepting via PM! And I'll need the parks
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It has to be Oblivion from me!
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Wow I almost forgot about this. Just a few weeks to go!
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Again, I forgot!

And so, the winner of ride of the year 2013 is ...

[drumroll]

The Smiler!

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Stats:
Opened: 31st May 2013
Cost: £18,000,000
Height: 22m (72ft)
Drop: 30m (98ft)
Speed: 85 km/h (52.8 mph)
Inversions: 14
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