Top 10(ish): 2024 Edition - page 124

[AquaTrax]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

After yesterday at Cedar Point & Waldameer!

1. T Express
2. Boulder Dash
3. El Toro
4. Maverick
5. Skyrush
6. Balder
7. Ravine Flyer II
8. Nitro
9. Top Thrill Dragster
10. X2

I really am trying this year to get the "top ten worthy" creds on my park visits instead of knock off chinese credit whore parks haha. And It is accomplished already.

 

[Ian]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

During my road trip between New York and Texas, I had a lot of time to actually give this some serious thought. Therefore I now have a top 10 list. Ta da!

1. Outlaw Run
2. Nemesis
3. Shambhala
4. Expedition Ge Force
5. Goliath (Walibi Holland)
6. Maverick
7. Troy
8. Iron Rattler
9. TTD
10. Piraten

 

[kimahri]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

Outlaw Run <3

 

[andrus]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

I've got some updates on my list, whereof a few surpriced me!

1) Skyrush
2) Intimidator 305
3) Black Mamba
4) Troy
5) Phoenix
6) Stealth
7) Katun
8) Nitro
9) Goliath (Walibi)
10) Bizarro (SFNE)

11) Juvelen NEW!
12) Goliath (SFNE)
13) Flight of Fear (KD)
14) Oblivion
15) iSpeed
16) Colossos (Heide)
17) Winjas Fear
18) Winjas Force
19) Shambhala NEW!
20) Kingda Ka

21) Fahrenheit
22) Piraten NEW!
23) Euro-Sat
24) Insane NEW!
25) Blue Fire
26) Boulder Dash
27) Krake
28) Verbolten
29) Vliegende Hollander
30) Griffon

Last time I made a top 20 list, but there are still two coasters that didn't manage to fit in the top 30 this time. Both Furius Baco and Dragon Khan where excluded due to bad ageing and being too rough to enjoy...

 

[Rach]

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So as of 2 weeks ago, my current top 10 looked a bit like this!

1 - Skyrush - Hershey Park
2 - Bizarro - Six Flags New England
3 - iSpeed - Mirabilandia
4 - Colossos - Heide Park
5 - Kingda Ka - Six Flags Great Adventure
6 - Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion
7 - Black Mamba - Phantasialand
8 - Nitro - Six Flags Great Adventure
9 - Shambhala - Port Aventura
10 - Raptor - Gardaland

Thanks to a little visit to Cedar Point and a visit to Denmark, it now looks a little different!

1 - Skyrush - Hershey Park
2 - Maverick - Cedar Point
3 - Bizarro - Six Flags New England
4 - iSpeed - Mirabilandia
5 - Top Thrill Dragster - Cedar Point
6 - Colossos - Heide Park
7 - Kingda Ka - Six Flags Great Adventure
8 - Juvelen - Djurs Sommerland
9 - Nitro - Six Flags Great Adventure
10 - Shambhala - Port Aventura

Intamin <3

 

[theRock-steel]

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---- The Best of 2013 ----
1. Intimidator - Carowinds
2. Apollo's Chariot - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
3. Alpengeist - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
4. Kraken - SeaWorld Orlando
5. Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion
6. Griffon - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
7. SheiKra - Busch Gardens Tampa
8. Kumba - Busch Gardens Tampa
9. Dominator - Kings Dominion
10. Manta - SeaWorld Orlando

---- The Best NEW Ones of 2013 ----
1. Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion
2. Dominator - Kings Dominion
3. Verbolten - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
4. White Lightning - Fun Spot America
5. Freedom Flyer - Fun Spot America
6. Grover's Alpine Express - Busch Gardens Williamsburg

 

[bizarrofan10]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

After California

1. El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure
2. Boulderdash, Lake Compounce
3. Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion
4. X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain
5. Millennium Force, Cedar Point
6. Bizarro, Six Flags New England
7. Maverick, Cedar Point
8. Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure
9. Top Thrill Dragster, Cedar Point
10. SkyRush, Hersheypark

11. Beast, Kings Island
12. Diamondback, Kings Island
13. Nitro, Six Flags Great Adventure
14. California Screamin, Disney California Adventure
15. Gold Striker, California’s Great America
16. Apocalypse, Six Flags Magic Mountain
17. Storm Runner, Hersheypark
18. Superman: Ride of Steel, Six Flags America
19. Goliath, Six Flags Magic Mountain
20. Apollo’s Chariot, Busch Gardens Williamsburg

21. Tatsu, Six Flags Magic Mountain
22. Goliath, La Ronde
23. Xcelerator, Knott’s Berry Farm
24. Superman: Escape from Krypton, Six Flags Magic Mountain
25. Alpengeist, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
26. Silver Bullet, Knott’s Berry Farm
27. Griffon, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
28. Lightning Racer, Hersheypark
29. Ghost Rider, Knott’s Berry Farm
30. Batman: The Ride (Clone), Six Flags

 

[AquaTrax]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

After Canada:

1. T Express - Everland
2. Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce
3. El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure
4. Leviathan - Canada's Wonderland
5. Maverick - Cedar Point
6. Skyrush - Hersheypark
7. Balder - Liseberg
8. Ravine Flyer II - Waldameer
9. Top Thrill Dragster - Cedar Point
10. Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion

11. Behemoth - Canada's Wonderland
12. Phoenix - Knoebels
13. X2 - Six Flags Magic Mountain
14. Nitro - Six Flags Great Adventure
15. Tonnere de Zeus - Parc Asterix
16. Apollo's Chariot - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
17. Kawasemi - Tobu Zoo
18. Shambhala - PortAventura
19. Griffon - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
20. Silver Star - Europa Park

21. El Toro - Freizitpark Plohn
22. Millennium Force - Cedar Point
23. Dragon Khan - PortAventura
24. Osiris - Parc Asterix
25. Stealth - Thorpe Park
26. Black Mamba - Phantasialand
27. Supersonic Odyssey - Berjaya
28. Kingda Ka - Six Flags Great Adventure
29. Fireball - Happy Valley Shanghai
30. Colossos - Heide Park

Honarable Mentions: Crystal Wings, Lisebergbanan, and Goliath (La Ronde)

 

[TilenB]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

^ to which parks have you been to in Canada?

 

[ECG]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

1. Boulder Dash
2. Outlaw Run
3. El Toro
4. Skyrush
5. Voyage
6. Superman:Ride of Steel/Bizarro
7. Colossos
8. Leviathan
9. X-Flight
10. Top Thrill Dragster
11. Maverick
12. Goliath (Walibi Holland)
13. blue fire Megacoaster
14. X2
15. Nemesis
16. Tatsu
17. Phoenix
18. Iron Rattler
19. Ravine Flyer II
20. Expedition GeForce
21. Cornball Express
22. New Texas Giant
23. Behemoth
24. Griffon
25. Beast

So yeah. Who would have thunk it? No major new credz since I posted the above list, but an old favorite has shot way up:

1. Boulder Dash
2. Outlaw Run
3. El Toro
4. Skyrush
5. Wild Mouse (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
6. Voyage
7. Superman:Ride of Steel/Bizarro
8. Colossos
9. Leviathan
10. Top Thrill Dragster
11. X-Flight
12. Maverick
13. Goliath (Walibi Holland)
14. blue fire Megacoaster
15. X2
16. Nemesis
17. Tatsu
18. Phoenix
19. Beast
20. Boardwalk Bullet
21. Intimidator 305
22. Iron Rattler
23. Ravine Flyer II
24. Expedition GeForce
25. Cornball Express

New entries for 2013 in bold.

Like Mike posted in the More Cheese Trip Reports topic, the Wild Mouse at Pleasure Beach Blackpool was running incredibly well this weekend. It was my favorite coaster at the park before, but I got in three rides on Saturday and each one was a good as the previous (so it wasn't just a fluke single ride that pushed it into my Top 5).
This got me thinking about how I should rate my top coasters and I've decided to go by the best rides I've had on each to rank them. This has moved things around a bit with Beast moving into my Top 20 (because of my night rides) and Intimidator 305 making my Top 25 (because of how it ran during my first two trips to Kings Dominion after it first opened).

 

[furie]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

Like Mike posted in the More Cheese Trip Reports topic, the Wild Mouse at Pleasure Beach Blackpool was running incredibly well this weekend. It was my favorite coaster at the park before, but I got in three rides on Saturday and each one was a good as the previous (so it wasn't just a fluke single ride that pushed it into my Top 5).
This got me thinking about how I should rate my top coasters and I've decided to go by the best rides I've had on each to rank them. This has moved things around a bit with Beast moving into my Top 20 (because of my night rides) and Intimidator 305 making my Top 25 (because of how it ran during my first two trips to Kings Dominion after it first opened).

I did this for a bit, and I think it still holds some water

For something like I305, it's clear that there was a "before" and "after" situation so it's a ride that you can easily explain why it's there. Likewise, The Beast at night is a specific situation that can be repeated. I guess it's kind of like people who always go for that specific seat on Baco at that specific time and think it's wonderful. It's a situation you can repeat, so it's easy to justify.

My issue was with things like The Nash. My best ride was on a damp September evening in 2006. It was incredible, really mind blowingly fantastic. So it stopped at my number one spot for years and years.

Then subsequent rides were a mix of abysmal and "okay I guess". Then I also increased my ride count to take in some superb rides from around the world. How do you hold on to that one superb ride, seven years on when it's never offered anything like it before, and other rides have probably given significantly better experiences. Each bad ride dilutes the good ride. Each "better" coaster you ride makes it harder to nail that one great ride you had in place. The problem is, several years later, you just really don't know how good that ride was and memory is a fickle thing.

I think for some rides it certainly works though Jerry. It'll be a long time before you find another ride in the world that gives an experience anything like Blackpool's mouse. So it really stands out and the memory remains pure. I think possibly I305 too, where it isn't really a standard ride. As I said at the start, you can always re-experience The Beast at night to cement it.

It's things like The Nash, where you may ride dozens of very similar experiences, so it's hard to do. I don't think you have to worry with your list, as the anomalies are stand out enough. For me, that one great run on The Nash (and all my joyous childhood runs) are a memory and I need to be realistic about how it runs today, which isn't top 20 material

 

[ECG]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

I know exactly what you mean Phil. I thought a good deal about it before adjusting my Top 25.
I rode the Wild Mouse twice when we both visited the Pleasure Beach a couple of years ago and it was great and riding it three more times at the CF-Live on Saturday just cemented what I thought about it (which I couldn't do with just the two previous rides). I've also ridden the Beast at night at least a half dozen times and every ride was great, so no doubts there either. Especially since, as you said, I can repeat that same experience every time I go to the park.
The only coaster in my list that is an exception is Colossos, as I only rode it once during the CF-Live in 2009. However it's a typical Intamin plug-n-play and has the same great airtime that El Toro (which I've ridden hundreds of times) offers, so I know exactly what the ride will be like whenever I do get the chance to go back to Heide Park. In other words - Colossos is no Nash. I also know that whenever I get the opportunity to ride T-Express, that it will land in my top 10 (if not my top 5). The only plug-n-play I'm not sure of is Balder, but I'll see how that goes in a couple of weeks. :wink:
I also put Skyrush in the same boat as I305, as I rode it plenty of times last year before they put the dampers on it. I know neither coaster will ever ride the same as they did those first dozen or more rides, but I can't dismiss what fantastic coasters they were when they were able to deliver such great rides over & over again (although be it for only a season or a few months in I305's case).
As for my childhood memories, well since I'm an old fart, the coasters back then can't compare to what we have now. However it wasn't that long ago that I rode Thriller at the Volksfest in Stuttgart and thought it was the best thing ever. I probably rode it a half dozen times, but it was too long ago to really put it in my list as it simply might not hold up if I could ride it today (exactly as it was back then before it was castrated by Premier Rides).

 

[furie]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

Colossos is no Nash.

Are you sure?

As for my childhood memories, well since I'm an old fart, the coasters back then can't compare to what we have now.

I tend to class childhood as up to the point where I became an enthusiast officially :lol: I'd been riding The Nash almost year in year out for about 25 years before I stepped outside the UK for better wood beyond the borders (well, I had Megafobia, but as good as Megafobia was, it was never better than The Nash at it's best - they're the only two rides I can really compare side by side as I rode both numerous times in the same years for many years). So I guess it's really rides where many years have passed since riding it where my own personal experience was lacking - rather than an age thing as such (otherwise Corkscrew at Alton might still be in my top ten ).

But yeah, I think it works perfectly for you Jerry with the rides you're looking at and "close experience".

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

^^Skyrush is still good though, right?

I know what ECG means. I THINK that Balder will go in your top 10 because...

20% of T Express: El Toro 80% of T Express: Balder

You said that the airtime on El Toro and Colossos makes you know what T Express will be like. You also said that you are almost sure that T Express will go in your top 10 when you ride it because of the airtime experience on El Toro and Colossos. Most of the ride of T Express is Balder's layout, so if your dreaming of what it would be like than take out 20% of T Express and you have Balder with a turn at the end. SO, That means that you will probably really enjoy Balder.

I personally think Balder LOOKS the best out of all of them. Most people end up totally adoring Balder, but some end up thinking that it's meh, so I don't know for sure and it really depends on your personal taste.

 

[ECG]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

Jerry vs. Connor

You can't go by looks Connor and I don't dream about Balder. You have to ride the coaster before making any conclusions. You'll learn these things once you get a bit older. If you want to know more about why I'm saying this, ask furie about Balder. It's not as cut and dry as you might think.
And yes, Skyrush is still good, just not as amazing as it was last year.

 

[CanobieFan]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

I personally think Balder LOOKS the best out of all of them. Most people end up totally adoring Balder, but some end up thinking that it's meh, so I don't know for sure and it really depends on your personal taste.

100% MEH
Like.. its fun... but its not mind blowing... El Toro is a far greater ride.

lolol, even a high lapbar (OK'd by staff...) couldn't help this little ride

Best part... was being told its OK to tag the ride....

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

^^All I said is that I think you will like it.

What is Balder like Furie?

 

[CookieCoasters]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

I understand that Balder may have some bad days like a lot of coasters, but i thought it was incredible in that it was so smooth and had such amazing ejector airtime constantly on every hill. It is my favourite coaster and would be hard to beat. By the looks of things i think only El Toro, T Express and Outlaw Run have a chance of beating it for me.

 

[ECG]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

^^No, you said:

I THINK that Balder will go in your top 10 because...

20% of T Express: El Toro 80% of T Express: Balder20% of T Express: El Toro 80% of T Express: Balder

and

...take out 20% of T Express and you have Balder with a turn at the end. SO, That means that you will probably really enjoy Balder.

That's different than just saying "I think you will like it."
And all I said is you can't make those kind of conclusions without actually riding Balder. If everyone raved about Balder after riding it, like they do after riding T-Express, then I would also say that I would likely do likewise. However, as CanobieFan and many others have said - it tends to be rather meh compared to the other three plug-n-plays.

 

[Gavin]

Re: Top 10: 2013 Edition

Yeah the whole T-Express is 80% Balder is total crap. Balder is really bland and quite dull. The other three are much, much better.