Top 10 Coasters

[Changsucks]

Even though it isn't the most original thread, every forum needs one!

Post your Top 10 favorite coasters (if you want you can do 20, 25, 30 etc.)

I'll start out simple with just my Top 10:

1. Millennium Force - Cedar Point
2. Maverick - Cedar Point
3. X2 - Six Flags Magic Mountain
4. Voyage - Holiday World
5. Goliath - Six Flags Magic Mountain
6. Phantom's Revenge - Kennywood
7. Xcelerator - Knott's Berry Farm
8. Diamondback - Kings Island
9. Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point
10. Top Thrill Dragster - Cedar Point

[nitrofan]

1. El Toro
2. Revenge of the Mummy
3. X2
4. Goliath @ SFOG
5. Nitro
6. Kraken
7. Expedition Everest
8. Poltergeist
9. Superman: Krypton Coaster
10. Incredible Hulk

Mine changes a lot and I don't have it written down anywhere, so I probably forgot some rides that are better than some on this list.

[bobbinbop20]

1) X2 - Six Flags Magic Mountain
2) El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure
3) Diamondback - Kings Island
4) Nitro - Six Flags Great Adventure
5) Maverick - Cedar Point
6) Top Thrill Dragster - Cedar Point
7) Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce
8) Bizarro - Six Flags New England
7) Scream! - Six Flags Magic Mountain
8) Shockwave - Six Flags Over Texas
9 Tatsu - Six Flags Magic Mountain
10) Millennium Force (on a good day) - Cedar Point
11) Titan - Six Flags Over Texas
12) Batman The Ride - Six Flags Great America (best one!)
12) Riddler's Revenge - Six Flags Magic Mountain
13) Renegade - Valleyfair!
14) Ninja - Six Flags Magic Mountain
15) The Beast - Kings Island
16) Raging Bull - Six Flags Great America
17) American Eagle - Six Flags Great America
18) Medusa - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
19) Flight Deck - Kings Island
20) Steel Eel - Sea World San Antonio

[hardie1010]

Keep in mind, I don't have a diverse list of parks visited.

1) Millennium Force
2) Top Thrill Dragster
3) Voyage
4) Maverick
5) Incredible Hulk Coaster
6) Kentucky Rumbler
7) Flight of Fear [KI]
8) Revenge of the Mummy [Orlando]
9) Montu
10) Chang

[palmer]

To point out, I haven't been to many parks and I used to never ride coasters:

1. El Toro- SFGAdv
2. Kingda Ka- SFGAdv
3. Incredible Hulk Coaster- IOA
4. Nitro- SFGAdv
5. Dueling Dragons- IOA
6. Bizarro/Medusa- SFGAdv
7. Revenge of the Mummy- USO
8. Expedition Everest- DAK
9. Rock-N-Rollercoaster- DHS/MGM
10. Batman: The Ride- SFGAdv (basically any SF park, they are all the same, excluding SFM)

[bobbinbop20]

Batman: The Ride- SFGAdv (basically any SF park, they are all the same, excluding SFM)

I object!

The original one at SFGAm is infact the best, because it was built for that land and the trees and such have grown around it really well. Then again, I've only been on 5 BTR clones.

[palmer]

^Indeed, i have only been on one. Exactly why I put SFGAdv next to it.

[nitrofan]

I've been on 7 Batman clones, and I really can't tell any difference in the ride experience. As for the theming, SFGAm is the best by far, but I can't tell a difference in how well they run.

[bobbinbop20]

yeah, I guess they all run about the same, but the placement of the ride is best at SFGAm

[Jp]

1. Superman: Kyptron Coaster - SFFT
2. Steel Eel - SWSA
3. Rattler - SFFT
4. Poltergeist - SFFT
5. BatmanTR Clones - (SFOT, SFFT, SWSA)
6. Shockwave - SFOT
7. Judge Roy Scream - SFOT
8. La Vibora - SFOT
9. Runaway Mountain - SFOT
10. Flight Deck - KI

I have ridden more coasters, but they are not in my top ten and I havn't been to lots of parks!!

[Changsucks]

8. Poltergeist


4. Poltergeist - SFFT


What's with all the love for Poltergeist??

[nitrofan]

What's with all the love for Poltergeist??

Reason 1: I lived so close to Six Flags Fiesta Texas that I could see the park out of my window for 6 years. That park has stuck with me as one of my favorites.

Reason 2: Jp lives a little over an hour from SFFT.

Reason 3: Poltergeist is a very fun coaster!

[Changsucks]

That's not really fair, just because the coaster is close to you and you've grown up with it it gets an automatic place in your Top 10...

I understand if you actually really like the coaster, but ranking it high just for sentimental value seems a little biased to me.

[nitrofan]

That's not really fair, just because the coaster is close to you and you've grown up with it it gets an automatic place in your Top 10...

I understand if you actually really like the coaster, but ranking it high just for sentimental value seems a little biased to me.

That's just how I grew to like it so much. I like the style (rides that are similar, such as Joker's Jinx, Rockin' Rollercoaster, etc.) a lot and Poltergeist just got chosen as the one that stands out of the bunch for that reason. That coaster "model" does get ranked in that spot for me, not just sentimental reasons.

It's very interesting compiling the results for the "site's top 10". Let's just say, it makes it pretty clear which region most of our members are from.

[Jp]

That's not really fair, just because the coaster is close to you and you've grown up with it it gets an automatic place in your Top 10...

I understand if you actually really like the coaster, but ranking it high just for sentimental value seems a little biased to me.

I bet in your top ten you have a coaster in your home park. Since I have not been to like everypark in the U.S.. The only parks I been to is SFFT, SFOT, SWSA, KI, Indianapolis Zoo, and Walt Disney World, and the coasters I put are the ones that I really enjoy riding. I just think it is fair.

[Changsucks]

It's summer, time to ride new coasters and hopefully they will be worthy of making it high into your rankings! Here is my updated Top 10 after getting back from the East Coast:

1. Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce
2. Bizarro, Six Flags New England
3. Millennium Force, Cedar Point
4. Maverick, Cedar Point
5. X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain
6. Phoenix, Knoebels
7. Apollo's Chariot, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
8. El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure
9. Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion
10. Voyage, Holiday World

[palmer]

8. El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure


So I herd u liek El Toroz? LOL

Please tell me El Toro was amazing.

[Changsucks]

What, is that a low ranking or a high ranking? :p

It wasn't amazing. It was good. First drop was great, but the two hills didn't give the kind of airtime I like and I had to keep my mind focused on the track so I didn't get vertigo (don't get my wrong, I love ejector, but El Toro's was just...cheap) and it just wasn't as enjoyable as other airtime. Same goes for the hill over Rolling Thunder. The ride was short, and when I look back, I try to think of what was so amazing and there really isn't much to the ride. I think I just expected too much. #8 is still really good out of 205 coasters.

[palmer]

What train and where were you sitting? Front row doesn't have the same airtime as the middle or back. If you were in the back or middle, you probably rode Hector, the b-train aka the Stride tagged train. Jorge, the A-train, is much more of an airtime producer in my opinion than Hector. If that isn't it, then either you had a bad experience, you had a "dud" ride, or your expectations were beyond belief.

[DarienLake:D]

1. Millennium Force- Cedar Point
2. Diamondback- Kings Island
3. Maverick- Cedar Point
4. Ride of Steel- Darien Lake
5. Chang- Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
6. Raptor- Cedar Point
7. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster- Disney's Hollywood Studios
8. Vortex- Kings Island
9. Top Thrill Dragster- Cedar Point
10. Predator- Darien Lake

[Changsucks]

What train and where were you sitting? Front row doesn't have the same airtime as the middle or back. If you were in the back or middle, you probably rode Hector, the b-train aka the Stride tagged train. Jorge, the A-train, is much more of an airtime producer in my opinion than Hector. If that isn't it, then either you had a bad experience, you had a "dud" ride, or your expectations were beyond belief.

I rode El Toro 6 times so I experienced both trains. I got very front, very back, and all around the middle... Just not as good as everyone made it out to be.

[palmer]

I know what to tell you. You don't see any or many woodies that have airtime like El Toro, constant speed like El Toro, the height of El Toro, and the steepness of El Toro.

[DarienLake:D]

I know what to tell you. You don't see any or many woodies that have airtime like El Toro, constant speed like El Toro, the height of El Toro, and the steepness of El Toro.

True, True, True, and TRUE!

[Changsucks]

All those things don't just automatically make it a good coaster...

[DarienLake:D]

sometimes it does..

[palmer]

All those things don't just automatically make it a good coaster...

Yet what else can you get out of a wooden coaster? Inversions? KI tried that and it just hurt people on SOB. Backwards? It's been done already and has limitations to it (cars, wheels, seats, etc). Effects? Terminator has fire, audio (well did), etc. Launch? Way too hard to design because the wheels won't be able to maintain that much force in such a quick amount of time on that type of rails unless they use steel rails like what Texas Giant is getting.

And yet, if all those things don't automatically make it good, how come it can be visa versa with coasters like Maverick, which is small, compact, and not as popular to the world as TTD and MF are to the world?

[Changsucks]

I don't know what you're getting at? El Toro is unique? Okay, yeah, it is. A lot of coasters are unique, but that doesn't always make it good. El Toro is my #8; there are 7 coasters I've ridden that I just enjoy more. I don't care what the rides do or what the public thinks of them. They are better rides to me.

[palmer]

But El Toro has, IMO, a one-of-a-kind experience. Your not gonna get the same ride every time, nor are you gonna get the same experience out of El Toro compared to Rolling Thunder, which is lift is smaller El Toro's first airtime hill. And yes, look at Maverick, X2, I305, MF, and Boulder Dash. All of them unique and are loved by riders. I don't many unique ride that suck (excluding HRRR)

[David]

1. Raging Bull (SFGAm)
2. Iron Wolf (SFGAm)
3. American Eagle (RED)
4. Chang (KK)
5. B:TR (SFGAm)
6. Riddler's Revenge (SFMM)
7. Demon (SFGAm)
8. Viper (SFGAm)
9. Thunder Run (KK)
10. Velocity (Flamingo Land)

[Changsucks]

^Can you give an explanation on Iron Wolf? That's really surprising... especially since it's above Riddler's and Chang!

[Truth Seeker]

Changsucks I have always wondered this, why do you think Chang sucks?

[Changsucks]

I hate Stand Up coasters with a passion. There are of course several other coasters that I think are much worse, it's just a name I came up with.

[DarienLake:D]

Top 10 Since i went to SFGAdv 8/18/10

1. El Toro- Six Flags Great Adventure
2. Bizzaro- Six Flags Great Adventure
3. Millennium Force- Cedar Point
4. Diamondback- Kings Island
5. Nitro- Six Flags Great Adventure
6. Maverick- Cedar Point
7. Ride of Steel- Darien Lake
8. Chang- Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
9. Raptor- Cedar Point
10. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster- Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Changsucks]

Wow, what made Bizarro deserving of #2 for you? I didn't find it to be anything special at all!

[DarienLake:D]

Well i was looking at the Medusa side of the ride.. Basically the ride itself made it #2

[bobbinbop20]

Im updating my top ten.

1) X2
2) El Toro
3) Top Thrill Dragster
4) Maverick
5) Diamondback
6) Goliath (La Ronde)
7) Millennium Force
8) Tatsu
9) Behemoth
10) Boulder Dash

[David]

^Can you give an explanation on Iron Wolf? That's really surprising... especially since it's above Riddler's and Chang!

I love nostalgic coasters, and I really do like Iron Wolf. I'm probably the only person you'll find that would find Iron Wolf smooth. I guess I just like a coaster that will rattle me up.

[bobbinbop20]

I love nostalgic coasters, and I really do like Iron Wolf. I'm probably the only person you'll find that would find Iron Wolf smooth. I guess I just like a coaster that will rattle me up.

Iron Wolf is number 184 of the 185 coasters I've been on. right next to Raging Bull as 183

[jeffrey]

I think manta is the best

[nitrofan]

I think manta is the best

I was at Sea World Orlando about 3 weeks before Manta opened. It looked like a really cool ride, and I'm really disappointed that I didn't get to ride it. It's looking like I will get the opportunity to ride it again in April through!

[SFNE Expert]

I agree with the Manta statement, it was definitely a top 10 coaster, which is surprising considering fliers are usually lackluster.

[David]

David's List REVISED!

1. Raging Bull (SFGAm)
2. Iron Wolf (SFGAm)
3. Demon (SFGAm)
4. Whizzer (SFGAm)
5. B:TR (SFGAm)
6. Riddler's Revenge (SFMM)
7. American Eagle (SFGAm)
8. Viper (SFGAm)
9. Chang (KK)
10.Velocity (Flamingo Land)
11.Typhoon (SV Dundee)

[Changsucks]

^Wow, that's a pretty interesting list. I'm mostly confused by Iron Wolf being so high and being ahead of Riddler's Revenge and Chang. Why?

EDIT: Just looked back on the thread and realized I already asked that same question. :p Nevermind!

[DarienLakester]

Here's Mine
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1. Viper (Darien Lake)
2. Phantom's Revenge (Kennywood)
3. Silver Comet (Martin's Fantasy Island)
4. Sky Rocket (Kennywood)
6. Chaos (Opryland - defunct)
7. The Predator (Darien Lake)
8. Jackrabbit (Kennywood)
9. Thunderbolt (Kennywood)

[tribar]

1. Magnum XL 200
2. Gemini
3. V2 (SFGAm)
4. B:TR (SFGAm)
5. American Eagle
6. Expedtion Everest
7. Rockin' Rollercoaster (DHS)
8. Raging Bull
9. Raptor
10. Blue Streak
11. Millennium Force

[pointguy17]

1.Millenium Force
2.Diamondback
3.Maverick
4.Top Thrill Dragster
5.Raging Bull
6.Raptor
7.V2
8.Firehawk
9.Superman:Uf
10.Vertigo

[David]

Official 2011 Top 10 list:

1. X2 (SFMM)
2. Deja Vu (SFMM)
3. Green Lantern: First Flight (SFMM)
4. American Eagle: Backwards (SFGAm)
5. B:TR (SFGAm)
6. Raging Bull (SFGAm)
7. Demon (SFGAm)
8. Hades (Mt.Olympus)
9. Iron Wolf (SFGAm)
10. Viper (SFGAm)

SFMM stole my top three! :D

[Jp]

I don't have a top 10, its like music to me. I like every single coaster I rode in my own way!!!

[CSM0fficial]

1: Deja Vu (SFMM) (Goliath SFNE)
2: X2 (SFMM)
3: Goliath (SFMM)
4: Silver Bullet (Knott's)
5: Colossus Backwards (SFMM)
6: Superman: Escape From Krypton (SFMM)
7: Space Mountain (Disneyland)
8: Scream! (SFMM)
9: Jet Stream (SFMM)
10: Apocalypse (SFMM)

[DarienLakester]

1. Viper (Darien Lake)
2. Phantom's Revenge (Kennywood)
3. Magnum XL-200 (Cedar Point)
4. Chaos (Defunct, Opryland)
5. Silver Comet (Martin's Fantasy Island)
6. Bluestreak (Cedar Point)
7. Iron Dragon (Cedar Point)
8. Jackrabbit (Kennywood)
9. Disaster Transport (Cedar Point)
10. The Predator (Darien Lake)