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What is your favourite ride in each of these categories...

Sandman

Giga Poster
Just thought it'd be interesting to cover all bases, as opposed to just top coasters etc.
Haven't seen any recent versions of this in a while, so it'd be interesting to see everyone's takes.

My picks are off the top of my head.

Favourite:
- Thrill coaster (with inversions): Helix (Liseberg)
- Thrill coaster (without inversions) Taron (Phantasialand)
- Indoor coaster: Psyke Underground (Walibi Belgium)
- Family coaster: Colorado Adventure (Phantasialand)
- Powered coaster: Arthur (Europa Park)
- Kiddie coaster: Blue Flyer (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
- Flat ride: Loki (Liseberg)
- Observation ride: Pagoda (Efteling)
- Transportation ride/system: EP Express (Europa Park)
- Dark ride: Fata Morgana (Efteling) *Valhalla TBC
- Water ride: ACME Rapids (Parque Warner Madrid) *Valhalla TBC

So what are your favourite rides for each of the above categories?
 

Rob Coasters

Hyper Poster
Added some of my own cuzynot, marked with a *

Thrill coaster with inversions: The Ride to Happiness
Thrill coaster without inversions: Cu Chulainn (take that, tayto marketing team)
Indoor coaster: Astro Storm (low bar I know)
Family coaster: Cannonball Express
Powered coaster: Rhombus Rocket
Kiddie coaster: Zipper Dipper
Flat ride (general): Lightning Skid
*Flat ride (permanent theme park model): Rameses Revenge
*Flat ride (upcharge): Vertigo (Oakwood)
*Flat ride (pendulum): Air
*Flat ride (drop tower): Apocalypse, stand up with floor edition
Observation: Pleasure Beach Express & Brighton i360
Transportation: Chairlift (Pleasurewood Hills) (only one I've done)
Dark ride: Valhalla
Water ride: Valhalla
 
- Thrill coaster with inversions: Nemesis Inferno - Thorpe Park
- Thrill coaster without inversions: Stealth - Thorpe Park
- Indoor coaster: The Walking Dead: The Ride - Thorpe Park
- Family coaster: Flight of the Pterosaur - Paultons Park
- Powered coaster: Flying Fish - Thorpe Park
- Kiddie coaster: Cat-O-Pillar Coaster - Paultons Park
- Flat ride: Samurai - Thorpe Park
- Observation ride: Hangover Tower - Hyde Park (it's tall, rotates and if you ignore the drop, it's the closest thing to an observation ride I've been on)
- Transportation ride/system: Train - Beale Park
- Dark ride: Ziggy's Blast Quest - The Milky Way Adventure Park (RCDB counts it as a coaster but whatever)
- Water ride: Rumba Rapids - Thorpe Park
 
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redheadedRobin

Mega Poster
Added a spinning and wooden coaster cathegory:

- Thrill coaster (with inversions): F.L.Y. (Phantasialand)
- Thrill coaster (without inversions): Taron (Phantasialand)
- Spinning coaster: Winja's Fear (Phantasialand)
- Wooden coaster: Stampida (PortAventura Park)
- Indoor coaster: Hyperspace Mountain (Disneyland Paris)
- Family coaster: Colorado Adventure (Phantasialand)
- Powered coaster: Tibidabo Express (Tibidabo)
- Kiddie coaster: Tami-Tami (PortAventura Park)
- Flat ride: Talocan (Phantasialand)
- Observation ride: Giradabo (Tibidabo)
- Transportation ride/system: Transmòbil (Tibidabo, closed in 2008) 😭
- Dark ride: Street Mission (PortAventura Park)
- Water ride: Chiapas (Phantasialand)
 

Inverting_Thrills

Mega Poster
- Thrill coaster (with inversions): Steel Vengeance
- Thrill coaster (without inversions): Millennium Force
- Wooden: Goliath at Six Flags Great America (traditional wooden coaster goes to Viper at the same park)
- Spinning: Cobra's Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa
- Indoor coaster: Revenge of the Mummy at USO
- Family coaster: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
- Powered coaster: N/A
- Kiddie coaster: Little Dipper at Six Flags Great America
- Flat ride: S&S Screamin Swing (Skyhawk at Cedar Point)
- Observation ride: Sky Trek Tower at Six Flags Great America
- Transportation ride/system: Hogwart's Express at IOA
- Dark ride: Spiderman at IOA
- Water ride: Popeye's at IOA
 

cookie

Giga Poster
Thrill coaster with inversions: Schwur des Kärnan, Hansa-Park
Thrill coaster without inversions: Kondaa, Walibi Belgium
Indoor coaster: Revenge of the Mummy, Universal Studios Singapore
Family coaster: Pégase Express, Parc Astérix
Powered coaster: Odinexpressen, Tivoli Gardens (RIP)
Flat ride (pendulum): Slegdehammer, Bobbejaanland
Flat ride (drop tower): The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror, Walt Disney Studios Parc
Observation: Holstein-Turm, Hansa-Park
Dark ride: Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Parc
Water ride: Chiapas, Phantasialand
 

Christian

Hyper Poster
Copied @redheadedRobin list structure and some of the entries.

- Thrill coaster (with inversions): Flying Aces (Ferrari World)
- Thrill coaster (without inversions): Taron (Phantasialand)
- Spinning coaster: Winja's Fear (Phantasialand)
- Wooden coaster: Wildfire (Kålmården)
- Indoor coaster: Eurosat - CanCan Coaster (Europa Park)
- Family coaster: Lisebergsbanan (Liseberg)
- Powered coaster: Arthur (Europa Park)
- Kiddie coaster: Ortobruco Tour (Gardaland)
- Flat ride: Talocan (Phantasialand)
- Observation ride: High Roller (Las Vegas)
- Transportation ride/system: Telegondola Mamaia (Constanta)
- Dark ride: Piraten im Batavia (Europa Park)
- Water ride: Chiapas (Phantasialand)
 

VelociCoasterBITW

Roller Poster
Thrill with inversions:VelociCoaster
Thrill without inversions:Skyrush
Indoor: GOTG cosmic rewind.
Spinner:None
Wooden:phoenix :
Family:Cosmic rewind.
Water:Splash Mountain
Dark: Forbidden Journey.
 

Furyous Baco 325

Roller Poster
- Thrill coaster (with inversions): Steel Vengeance (Cedar Point)
- Thrill coaster (without inversions): Voyage (Holiday World)
- Spinning coaster: Laff Trakk (Hersheypark)
- Indoor coaster: Flight of Fear (Kings Dominion)
- Family coaster: FireChaser Express (Dollywood)
- Kiddie coaster: Kozmo’s Kurves (Knoebels)
- Flat ride: Flyers (Knoebels)
- Observation ride: WindSeeker (Cedar Point)
- Dark ride: Hershey’s Chocolate Tour (Hershey’s Chocolate World)
- Water ride: Penguin’s Blizzard River (Six Flags America)
 
Just stuck to the categories that I have genuine favorites in.

- Thrill coaster (with inversions): Zadra (Energylandia)
- Thrill coaster (without inversions) Intimidator 305 (Kings Dominion)
- Spinning coaster - Ride to Happiness (Plopsaland de Panne)
- Wooden coaster - Wildfire (Kolmarden)
- Indoor coaster: Revenge of the Mummy (Universal Studios Florida)
- Family coaster: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure (Universal Islands of Adventure)
- Powered coaster: Maximus Blitz Bahn (Toverland)
- Flat ride (Pendulum): Loki (Liseberg)
- Flat ride (Drop Tower): Detonator (Thorpe Park)
- Dark ride: Rise of the Resistance (Disney's Hollywood Studios)
- Water ride: Excalibur (Movie Park Germany)
 

RevolutionRuleZ

Mega Poster
Thrill coaster (with inversions): Dragon Khan (PA)
- Thrill coaster (without inversions) Grand National (BPB)
- Indoor coaster: Revenge of the Mummy (US)
- Family coaster: Nick Streak (BPB)
- Powered coaster: RMT (Alton)
- Kiddie coaster: Blue Flyer (BPB)
- Flat ride: Tagada (travelling)
- Observation ride: Sky Tower (Seaworld)
- Transportation ride/system: PortAventura miniature railroad, whoes name escapes me.
- Dark ride: ET (US)
- Water ride: ACME Rapids (Parque Warner Madrid)
 
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