I think it is about time to bump this thread again as almost a year has passed and some of us probably ridden some new rides they haven't gotten on before (or had much better experiences with past rides).
Approximately how many different coasters have you ridden?116 (125 if you count duelies as two coasters)
What are your 15 favorite wood coasters?1. El Toro (Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey)
2. J2/Tsunami/Hellcat* (Clementon, NJ)
3. Gwazi (Busch Gardens Tampa, Florida)
4. Lightning Racer (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
5. Grizzly** (King's Dominion, Virginia)
6. Great White (Morey's Piers, New Jersey)
7. Comet (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
8. Cyclone (Coney Island, New York)
9. Blue Streak (Cedar Point, Ohio)
10. Thunderhawk (Dorney Park, Pennsylvania)
*trimless **haven't ridden in over 10 years
What are your 15 favorite steel coasters?1. Maverick (Cedar Point, Ohio)
2. Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey)
3. Kumba (Busch Gardens Tampa, Florida)
4. Big Bad Wolf* (Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia)
5. Apollo's Chariot (Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia)
6. Magnum XL-200 (Cedar Point, Ohio)
7. Storm Runner (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
8. Montu (Busch Gardens Tampa, Florida)
9. Sooperdooperlooper (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
10. Dragon Challenge (Universal Islands of Adventure, Florida)
11. Alpengeist (Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia)
12. Loch Ness Monster (Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia)
13. Talon (Dorney Park, Pennsylvania)
14. Hydra (Dorney Park, Pennsylvania)
15. Millennium Force (Cedar Point, Pennsylvania)
*defunct
Do you prefer wood or steel?Wood, except the infamous Mean Streak
What are your five favorite parks?1. Busch Gardens Williamsurg (Virginia)
2. Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom (Florida)
3. Cedar Point (Ohio)
4. Busch Gardens Tampa (Florida)
5. Universal Studios: Islands of Adventure (Florida)
Name five parks you want to get to someday?1. Knoebel's (Pennsylvania)
2. Six Flags Over Georgia (Georgia)
3. Six Flags Over Texas (Texas)
4. Kennywood (Pennsylvania)
5. Holiday World (Indiana)
Do you like rides other than coasters? Explain a little...-I am still interested in historical rides. I was able to ride both of the Derby Racers in America (Cedar Point and Rye Playland) in the span of a year. I have a new found love for whips and old school dodge-ems. I absolutely adore unique flat-rides like Air Race at Luna Park although my count for those is rather small.
Miscellaneous Stats:
- visited 23 parks across 7 states
- been on both derby racers in North America
- been on both dive machines in North America
- the total amount of inversions between all the rides I've ridden is 138
- the average opening year of the coasters I've ridden is 1976
- over the span of 2011 I've ridden 17 new roller coasters (21 total)
- I've only had one roller coaster break down while I was riding it (Superdooperlooper)
--- I have ridden my first types of these roller coasters in 2011:
- Spinning Wild Mouse
- Zamperla Flyer
- Anton Schwarzkopf designed
- Millennium Flyer Trains
- Great Coasters International Designed or Built
- Vertical Lift Coaster
- Moto-Coaster