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Survey: Favorite Coasters & Parks
AV Matt:
Here's something different to talk about and a way to get to know some of us a little bit more. I recently filled out my Golden Tickets ballot and had to think hard about my favorite coasters and parks. I thought it would be fun for all of us to share our favorites and see if there are any trends/conclusions to be made.
Approximately how many different coasters have you ridden?
What are your 15 favorite wood coasters?
What are your 15 favorite steel coasters?
Do you prefer wood or steel?
What are your five favorite parks?
Name five parks you want to get to someday?
Do you like rides other than coasters? Explain a little...
This should help us see what kind of tastes we all have in coasters/parks and to give a little background to the group as to what makes us tick as enthusiasts. Don't worry so much about ranking order, but try to at least decide on your ten definite favorites and fill in the last five with the ones your wavering on. Personally I have a real hard time narrowing it down, hence the "top 15" instead of the conventional "top ten". Don't be embarrassed if you haven't been to as many places as I and some others have (trust me, you've got an exciting journey ahead of you). This is not about bragging rights. It's just something different to talk about and a way to get to know everyone a little better. Take some time to think about your answers (I just wasted a good two hours typing this up myself). Feel free to discuss and not only post your lists. This can be a great opportunity to ask questions about rides you haven't been on.
Please try to keep the list format consistent by copying and pasting to make it easy for everyone to read and compare. Thanks and I'll now start this *coaster* train a-rollin'…
Approximately how many different coasters have you ridden?
555
What are your 15 favorite wood coasters?
1 The Voyage (Holiday World)
2 Boulder Dash (Lake Compounce)
3 Avalanche (Timber Falls)
4 Big Dipper (Geauga Lake)
5 Ghostrider (Knott's)
6 Gwazi (Busch Gardens Tampa)
7 Phoenix (Knoebels)
8 Thunderhead (Dollywood)
9 Prowler (Worlds of Fun)
10 Shivering Timbers (Michigan's Adventure)
11 The Legend (Holiday World)
12 Ozark Wildcat (Celebration City)
13 Thunderbolt (Kennywood)
14 Ravine Flyer 2 (Waldameer)
15 Cornball Express (Indiana Beach)
What are your 15 favorite steel coasters?
1 Space Mountain (Disney World)
2 Phantom's Revenge (Kennywood)
3 Magnum (Cedar Point)
4 Mind Bender (Six Flags Over Georgia)
5 Shock Wave (Six Flags Over Texas)
6 Big Bad Wolf (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)
7 Tatsu (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
8 Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia)
9 Space Mountain (Disneyland)
10 Apollo's Chariot (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)
11 Montu (Busch Gardens Tampa)
12 Dueling Dragons (Island of Adventure)
13 Steel Eel (Sea World Texas)
14 Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure)
15 Vortex (Canada's Wonderland)
16 Volcano (Kings Dominion)
Do you prefer Wood or Steel?
Wood
What are your five favorite parks?
1 Disneyland, California
2 Knoebels, Pennsylvania
3 Kennywood, Pennsylvania
4 Indiana Beach, Indiana
5 Six Flags Over Texas, Texas
Name five parks you want to get to someday?
1 Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England
2 Lagoon, Utah
3 Parc Asterix, France
4 Alton Towers, England
5 Europa Park, Germany
Do you like rides other than coasters? Explain a little...
I like just about everything, despite being prone to motion sickness on some flat rides. Log flumes, bumper cars, dark rides, and flying scooters are my favorites. And I have a soft spot for anything old and rare. I'm a sucker for nostalgia.
Ok, let's keep it going...
dkny6363:
Approximately how many different coasters have you ridden?
85-90... depending on racing counting as 1 or 2.
What are your 15 favorite wood coasters?
1 The Voyage (Holiday World)
2 El Toro (SFGA)
3 RF2 (Waldameer)
4 Raven (HW)
5 Legend (HW)
6 Phoenix (Knoebels)
7 Twister (Knoebels)
8 Lightning Racer (Hershey)
9 Beast (KI)
10 Wild Cat (Hershey)
11 Silver Comet (Martins)
12 Comet (Hershey)
13 Blue Streak (Cedar Point)
14 Wilde Beast (CW)
15 Predtor (Darien Lake)
What are your 15 favorite steel coasters?
1 Storm Runner (Hershey)
2 Behemoth (CW)
3 MF (Cedar Point)
4 TTD (Cedar Point)
5 Diamondback (KI)
6 Raptor (Cedar Point)
7 Maverick (Cedar Point)
8 Magnum (Cedar Point)
9 Nitro (SFGA)
10 Vortex (CW)
11 Bizarro (SFGA)
12 Great Bear (Hershey)
13 Talon (Dorney)
14 Hydra (Dorney)
15 Flight of Fear (KI)
Wood or Steel?
Wood (not even close)
What are your five favorite parks?
1 Holiday World
2 Knoebels
3 Cedar Point
4 Hersehy
5 SFGA
Name five parks you want to get to someday?
1 Kennywood
2 SFMM
3 Lake Compounce
4 Alton Towers
5 BG Tampa
I don't really ride many ride because my family will have none of them. I generally like them but coaster dominate in almost all circumstances. I have a thing for log rides.
AV Matt:
Thanks for playing. I didn't realize you had been to Knoebels already. That's good. Hopefully PPP won't be too rushed for you then and you can enjoy some of the flat rides.
I'm curious as to how close Canada's Wonderland came to making your top park list. Is it a fave or do you suffer from home park boredom like I did back in Iowa? Granted most of CW's coasters are mediocre, it's a beautiful park with lots of stuff to do.
WadeJ:
I'll definitely play once I update my park and coaster list. It's been a while and I've hit a lot of new parks this year.
B-mac:
I'll update my list and get back to this. I haven't ridden as many as Matt but for a sixteen year old w/o a passport and super rich parents I think I'm doing pretty good...
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