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Top 10(ish) Wood and Steel Coasters

Edward M

Edward M

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I decided to go ahead and create a separate thread for wooden and steel coaster lists. On this site, I've noticed we tend to keep both wooden and steel coasters combined for a top list (which I prefer), but I still think a proper thread for separated top lists is justified. So, post your list! I'm going to keep mine to a top 10 but feel free to have as many coasters as you want on your lists.

Steel
  1. X2
  2. Superman: The Ride, SFNE
  3. Fury 325
  4. Millennium Force
  5. Kumba
  6. Shambhala
  7. Goliath, SFOG
  8. Storm Chaser
  9. Wicked Cyclone
  10. Kawasemi

Wood
  1. Lightning Rod
  2. Boulder Dash
  3. El Toro
  4. Voyage
  5. Outlaw Run
  6. Beast
  7. Mine Blower
  8. Rampage
  9. Cyclone, Coney Island
  10. Ghostrider
 
My list isn't too impressive given I only have 65 credits.

Steel
10 - Flight Deck, CGA
9 - Medusa, SFDK
8 - Superman, SFMM
7 - Goliath, SFMM
6 - Tatsu, SFMM
5 - X2, SFMM
4 - Full Throttle, SFMM
3 - Cannibal, Lagoon
2 - Joker, SFDK
1 - Twisted Colossus, SFMM

Wood
8 - Colossus, SFMM (defunct)
7 - Roar, SFDK (defunct)
6 - Roller Coaster, Lagoon
5 - Giant Dipper, SCBB
4 - Grizzly, CGA
3 - Apocalypse, SFMM
2 - Gold Striker, CGA
1 - GhostRider, KBF
 
Might as well...

Steel:
  1. Skyrush
  2. Maverick
  3. Top Thrill Dragster
  4. Lightning Run
  5. Thunderbird
  6. The Monster
  7. X-Flight
  8. Powder Keg
  9. Batman: The Ride(SFGAm)
  10. Fahrenheit
Wood:
  1. Voyage
  2. Goliath(SFGAm)
  3. Viper
  4. Outlaw Run
  5. Thunderhead
  6. Raven
  7. Outlaw
  8. White Lightning
  9. American Eagle Red
  10. American Thunder

Wow, I just realized how odd my steel list is.
 
I'll just do wood.
7. Woodstock Express/(8) Zach's Zoomer/ (9) That one Columbus Zoo coaster
6. Beast (3rd row)
5. Blue Streak
4. Wolverine Wildcat
3. Beast any other row
2. Shivering Timbers
1. Mystic Timbers

My top ten is pretty much all steel (minus Mystic Timbers) so I just did wood.
 
All steel in my top 10, with the best woodie coming at 12th, so here's just the top 10 woodies:
1. Troy, Toverland
2. Joris en de Draak, Efteling
3. Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
4. Wild Mouse, Luna Park Sydney
5. Wodan, Europa Park
6. Wild Mouse, Blackpool Pleasure Beach
7. Apocalypse: The Ride, SFMM
8. Big Dipper, Pleasure Beach Blackpool
9. Nickelodeon Streak, Pleasure Beach Blackpool
10. Mammut, Erlebnispark Tripsdrill

I've done **** when it comes to woodies...
 
Hixee said:
Yeah, that's not a stellar collection!

If Troy is #12 overall, how far down does Mammut sit?
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I have no idea where I'd currently rank it. I remember putting at the edge of my top 30 when I was at 100 creds. To be fair there is a huge gap between the top 6 or 7 and the rest. To complete the top 10 I was simply crossing out coasters that I feel nothing for or even dislike them. So, Mammut is the last one that I've sort of enjoyed of what was left. To put in the context, here's the remainder of the 20 woodies I've done:
Hochschaubahn, Prater
Loup Garou, WB
Bandit, MPG
Robin Hood, WH
Stampida, PA
Tomahawk, PA
Blue Flyer, PBB
GNash, PBB
Gwazi, BGT
Colossus, SFMM

Far from a great selection
 
The bulk of my good coasters are steel, making this a little trickier for me.
Nevertheless:

1 - Colossos - Heide Park
2 - Wodan - Europa Park
3 - Troy - Toverland
4 - Balder - Liseberg
5 - Megafobia - Oakwood
6 - Wild Mouse - Pleasure Beach Blackpool
7 - Tonnere de Zeus - Parc Asterix
8 - El Toro - Freizeitpark Plohn
9 - Mammut - Tripsdrill
10 - Rutschebahnen - Bakken

1 - Katun - Mirabilandia
2 - Nemesis - Alton Towers
3 - Helix - Liseberg
4 - Vampire - La Ronde
5 - Shambhala - Port Aventura
6 - Black Mamba - Phantasialand
7 - Behemoth - Canada's Wonderland
8 - Expedition Ge Force - Holiday Park
9 - Blue Fire - Europa Park
10 - Baron 1898 - Efteling
 
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Haven't looked at the separate lists for a while, but here are mine;

Wood
1 - Lightning Rod
2 - El Toro
3 - Wildfire
4 - Boulderdash
5 - Phoenix
6 - Colossos
7 - Thunderhead
8 - Wooden Warrior
9 - White Lightning
10 - Twister (Grona Lund)

Steel
1 - Skyrush
2 - Taron
3 - Helix
4 - Fury 325
5 - Wicked Cyclone
6 - EGF
7 - Nitro
8 - Maverick
9 - S:ROS
10 - Piraten
 
What I've learned here is that I have to start reaching deep for my favourite wooden coasters. I've probably forgotten some tbh

Wood
1 - Wildfire
2 - Wodan
3 - Thunderbird (Power Park)
4 - Troy
5 - Cú Chulainn Coaster
6 - Balder
7 - Wild Mouse (BPB)
8 - Tonnère de Zeus
9 - Mammut
10 - Rutschebanan (Tivoli Gardens)

Steel
1 - Schwur des Kärnan
2 - Taron
3 - Helix
4 - iSpeed
5 - Fluch von Novgorod
6 - OzIris
7 - Sky Scream
8 - Kumba
9 - Lost Gravity
10 - Stealth
 
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^ Interesting how you have Thunderbird above quite a few very good woodies. I find Thunderbird to be a very weak GCI. Easily the weakest one I've done.

Also, Mammut? That's like one of the most boring woodies I've done, if not the most boring ;)
 
Steel
1. Skyrush
2. Millennium Force
3. Nemesis
4. Maverick
5. Mako
7. Top Thrill Dragster
8. Storm Chaser
9. Wicked Cyclone
10. Nitro

Wood
1. Boulder Dash
2. Beast
3. Phoenix
4. Voyage
5. Roar-O-Saurus
6. Yankee Cannonball
7. White Lightning
8. Lightning Racer
9. Blue Streak CP
10. Raven

I'm not too sure about my wooden list, specifically 6-10. The top four are the only ones currently in my combined Top 30, so the rest of my wooden list was a bit tricky to make. I'm going off memories, but that list ranges from amazing to solid.
 
Zek_Teh_Kek said:
I'll just do wood.
7. Woodstock Express/(8) Zach's Zoomer/ (9) That one Columbus Zoo coaster
6. Beast (3rd row)
5. Blue Streak
4. Wolverine Wildcat
3. Beast any other row
2. Shivering Timbers
1. Mystic Timbers

My top ten is pretty much all steel (minus Mystic Timbers) so I just did wood.
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Might as well do steel too.

1. Maverick
2. Millennium Force
3. TTD (ya I need to change my Sig.)
4. Diamondback (soon to change if it has a worse rattle next time)
5. Apollo's Chariot
6. Griffon
7. Tempesto
8. Raptor CP
9. Banshee
10. Gatekeeper

Now I realize how much I am a Cedar Point and B&M fanboy
Things should change next year.
 
Steel:
1. Skyrush
2. X2
3. Maverick
4. Twisted Colossus
5. Iron Rattler
6. Millennium Force
7. Montu
8. Wicked Cyclone
9. Intimidator 305
10. Kumba

Wood:
1. Voyage
2. El Toro
3. Phoenix
4. Lightning Rod
5. Timber Terror
6. Tremors
7. Raven
8. Renegade
9. Boardwalk Bullet
10. Thunderhead
 
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Typing this out I made quite a few changes and found things wrong with both my signature and my spreadsheet, so lots of work for me!

Wood:
1. Lightning Rod
2. Outlaw Run
3. Goliath
4. Hades 360
5. The Voyage
6. Renegade
7. Mystic Timbers
8. Avalanche (Timber Falls)
9. El Toro
10. Ravine Flyer II
11. Viper
12. Twister
13. Boulder Dash
14. Wooden Warrior
15. Phoenix
16. American Thunder
17. Cyclops
19. Thunderhead
19. The Boss
20. The Raven

Notice the almost complete lack of outdated pre-CCI rides on this, with the exception of a few. I think the Knoebels ones were the only ones that weren't CAD designed. The next wooden coasters I'm trying to get domestically are Shivering Timbers (just because it's close), White Lightning, Boardwalk Bullet, and Gold Striker.

Steel:
1. Skyrush
2. Wicked Cyclone
3. Storm Chaser
4. Fury 325
5. Cheetah Hunt
6. Millennium Force
7. Superman: The Ride
8. Maverick
9. Thunderbird
10. Banshee
11. Raging Bull
12. Leviathan
13. Powder Keg
14. Magnum XL-200
15. Top Thrill Dragster
16. X-Flight
17. Ride of Steel
18. Behemoth
19. Full Throttle
20. Lightning Run

The next steel I want to add to my list are all RMC, of course. Steel Vengeance gets priority of course, but after that I'm all about Irat, Wonder Woman, and NTG on Texas next year. Then would come Joker, Railblazer, and TC. Trying to knock out the two new East Coast ones at some point next season too. Other than that though I feel like I have pretty much all the good non-RMC steel in the States and at this point the reasons to go after steel are just to complete sets.
 
Wood
1. Voyage
2. El Toro
3. Wildfire
4. Lightning Rod
5. Coaster @ PNE Playland
6. Balder
7. Troy
8. Tremors
9. Legend
10. Raven

Steel
1. Expedition GeForce
2. Skyrush
3. Der Schwur Des Karnan
4. Maverick
5. ISpeed
6. Piraten
7. Iron Rattler
8. Helix
9. Millennium Force
10. Intimidator 305
 
ThomVD said:
^ Interesting how you have Thunderbird above quite a few very good woodies. I find Thunderbird to be a very weak GCI. Easily the weakest one I've done.

Also, Mammut? That's like one of the most boring woodies I've done, if not the most boring ;)
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Hey, I struggle for woodies ok ;-) I remember really loving Thunderbird, especially the chaotic downhill section with headchoppers after the first drop. Though looking back, Troy should really be above.
 
Steel:
1. Shambhala
2. Helix
3. Flying Aces
4. Twisted Colossus
5. Nemesis
6. The Ultimate
7. Smiler
8. Red Force
9. X2
10. Formula Rossa


Wood:
1. Wodan
2. Wild Mouse (with my rose-tinted glasses on)
3. Cú Chulainn
4. Colossos
5. Thundercoaster
6. Grand National
7. Megafobia
8. Tonnerre de Zeus
9. Twister (Gröna Lund)
10. Balder
 
Well.. just to divide out my Top 30:
Steel:
1 Steel Vengeance - Cedar Point
2 Storm Chaser - Kentucky Kingdom
3 Maverick - Cedar Point
4 Banshee - Kings Island
5 Afterburn - Carowinds
6 Wicked Cyclone - Six Flags New England
7 Top Thrill Dragster - Cedar Point
8 Superman The Ride - Six Flags New England
9 Lightning Run - Kentucky Kingdom
10 X2 - Six Flags Magic Mountain

Wood:
1 Lightning Rod - Dollywood
2 Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce
3 El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure
4 Goliath - Six Flags Great America
5 Wildfire - Kolmarden
6 Voyage - Holiday World
7 Outlaw Run - Silver Dollar City
8 Ravine Flyer II - Waldameer
9 Phoenix - Knoebels
10 Cornball Express - Indiana Beach

My extreme prejudice for solid wood is shadowed here very well as X2 is 21st overall for me in my top 30 while Cornball is 13th overall.
 
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