^For a long time I wouldn't even consider a park trip unless it secured multiple B&M creds.
Fun fact - It's only just occurred to me that last year's Sweden Live was the first big trip I've ever done that didn't have any.
*Edit - almost forgot, honourable mention to Schwarzkopf. How could I forget Anton?
Bad Howie.
Until last year I would've said B&M for sure, but I was blown away by the three Intamin launch coasters I rode last year (even though most people would say two of them are meh) so I think Intamin are my new favourite... but I'm going to ride three RMCs this year so that might not last!
Mine is either Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster, Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter, B&M Invert, or Vekoma Swinging Invert (at least I think that's who designed that). But enough about me, how about you?
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but then far too late realised I'd gone completely off the rails and was answering this one instead, which I've had to dig up.
Justification is that I guess it would be good to get some 2020 opinions on this, see how things have changed, but here's what I was going to say anyway:
My heart says Gravity, which I'm happy to see have already had several mentions in the other thread (the fact that they only really have 1 coaster 'type' is what led me astray).
My head says RMC (again, only really 1 official type).
Let's see what the computer says.
The tricky thing about this with my spreadsheet in its current state is that Steel, Wood and Combined are ranked in different ways.
Steel is done from 1-19, followed by groupings of 20, 30, 40 & 50.
Wood is done from 1-76
Combined is only 1-30 or 50ish depending on how I feel.
So if you want to include the full sample size of everything that manufacturer has put out - have the weak stuff dragging it down, then we can only look at steel and wood individually.
Steel
I've filtered out any manufacturers with less than 5 rides to my name.
Manufacturer
Steel Count
Steel Average
RMC
8
10.75
B&M
66
22.64
S&S
15
24.93
Intamin
69
28.88
Premier
9
28.89
Gerstlauer
45
29.56
Meisho
8
31.25
Togo
15
31.33
Mack
79
31.79
Schwarzkopf
15
32.67
Just for reference on steel, a 30 grouping is basically 'worth a ride on a revisit' and a 40 is 'not worth that', so only 6 manufacturers sit on the right side of 'everything they do is at least rerideable.'
It's an interesting result to say the least. Gerts, Meisho and Togo you say? I like it.
Pains me to see Mack down there, but that's the power of filler rides.
Wood
Applied the same rule of minimum 5 rides for wood, so we've only got a top 5 here. Not much interesting going on underneath that other than RMC winning with an average of 9.00, but Wildfire bugs me so the result isn't canon for now.
Manufacturer
Wood Count
Wood Average
Gravity Group
13
15.92307692
GCI
19
29.94736842
Intamin
6
32.17
CCI
6
40.83333333
PTC
8
54.25
The fact that Intamin made woodies other than the prefabs is potentially keeping them below GCI here.
Initially this was bothering me, but because I spend so much time moaning about them I had somehow forgotten that GCI hold 2 spots in my overall top 10. Filler isn't prevailing here just yet.
Combined
If you want to see who frequents the top the most, regardless of how much other rubbish they make, we can look at combined.
Feel like going with the full 50ish ranks even though it's very woolly at the lower end, because it gives us an exact top 10.
Minimum 5 rides for the manufacturer still applies, but obviously they don't have to be within the scored list.
Manufacturer
Combined Count
Combined Average
RMC
10
17.60
Intamin
75
23.10
S&S
16
25.00
Mack
79
25.17
GCI
19
28.80
Gravity Group
13
29.50
Premier
9
32.00
B&M
66
32.67
Gerstlauer
46
33.00
CCI
6
49.00
Here I was initially uncomfortable with Intamin being that high. The inherent tease in me was immediately saying nah... Taron ain't that good.
I tragically forgot that they made other rides and that some hold 3 spots (the most of any) in my overall top 10.
Not having the full statistical population does favours to GCI here, moving them up above Gravity. That's the damage of not including the filler.
Mack finally shine a bit more but narrowly miss out on the top three. Making a top 5% ride for me is actually harmful with this method, so I need to go away and do better.
Just when I was beginning to think B&M's were becoming predictable, and safe, and familiar, maybe even a little bit dull... then I go and ride Shambhala and it reminds just why I love them so much. What a machine! Yeah, still B&M for me.
RMC are obviously snapping at their heels, and Vengeance still remains my overall favourite coaster for the time being, but I've only ridden 8 of the things, compared to 53 B&M's so in my exclusive list of favourite coasters - my top 10% ish - the RMC's are still considerably outnumbered by team Switzerland.
I think the fact that 7 out of my top 10 coasters are manufactured by B&M answers this question for me! But even excluding that fact, it has to be B&M for me. Their creations just ooze quality, and the smoothness and comfort of them always leaves me craving more! Out of the 14 I've ridden, 2 or 3 of them do fall a little more on the "average" side, but I think I am yet to ride a B&M that I strongly dislike!
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