Your A-Z favourite coasters

[GuyWithAStick]

You're telling me that you haven't ridden Corkscrew at CP yet?

When I went to the Point, I was only able to get on 6 coasters- Maverick, TTD, Millennium, Wicked Twister, Mantis, and Raptor.

 

[Zek_Teh_Kek]

When I went to the Point, I was only able to get on 6 coasters- Maverick, TTD, Millennium, Wicked Twister, Mantis, and Raptor.

Ah, that makes more sense.

 

[Burniel]

So this will be incredibly poor:

A - Well, we're off to a good start here, aren't we?
B - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Florida)
C - Cú Chulainn
D - Dragon's Fury
E - Expedition Everest
F - Flight of the Hippogriff (Florida)
G - I'm surprised this is only the 2nd letter I'm missing
H - Hungarian Horntail
I - Incredible Hulk
J - Journey To Atlantis
K - Kumba
L - Of all the letters to miss, this seems really odd
M - Mako
N - Nemesis
O - Olympia Looping
P - Primeval Whirl
Q - I'm considering a trip to Botton's just for this ...
R - Revenge Of The Mummy
S - Swarm
T - Thirteen
U - No comment
V - Vampire
W - What a shame
X - X
Y - WHYYYYYY
Z - Consoling myself with the fact that this is fairly uncommon

A lot of these are the least "meh" as opposed to the best. I think they're self-evident.

 

[nadroJ]

Great topic!

A - Alpengeist, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
B - Boardwalk Bullet, Kemah Boardwalk
C - Cu Chulainn, Tayto Park
D - Dodonpa, Fuji Q
E - El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure
F - Fujiyama, Fuji Q
G - Griffong, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
H - Helix - Liseberg
I - Iron Rattler, Six Flags Fiesta Texas
J - Joker's Jinx, Six Flags America
K - Karacho, Tripsdrill
L - Lost Gravity, Walibi Holland
M - Mako, Sea World Orlando
N - Nemesis, Alton Towers
O - OzIris, Parc Asterix
P - Phoenix, Knoebels
Q - Queen Bee, Botton's
R - Revenge of the Mummy, USO
S - SkyRush, Hersheypark
T - Taron - Phantasialand
U - Ultimate, Lightwater Valley
V - Voyage, Holiday World
W - Wildfire, Silver Dollar City
X - X2, SFMM
Y - womp womp
Z - Zoomerang, Lake Compounce

 

[TMCoasters]

A- x
Boulder Dash
Corkscrew
Dark Knight
El Toro
Flying Turns
Gatekeeper
H- x
Impulse
Journey To Atlantis
Kingda Ka
Lightning Racer
Maverick
Nitro
O- x
Phoenix
Q- x
Raptor
Skyrush
Top Thrill Dragster
U- x
Valravn
Wicked Cyclone
X- x
Yankee Cannonball
Zoomerang

 

[zombieface]

I HAVE A Q!
Apollo's Chariot, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Disneyland
Cannibal, Lagoon
Dominator, Kings Dominion
E -
Flight Deck, California's Great America
Gold Striker, California's Great America
H -
Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion
Joker, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Kong, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Loch Ness Monster, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Medusa, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Nemesis Inferno, Thorpe Park
O -
Psycho Mouse, California's Great America
Quicksilver Express, Gilroy Gardens
Riddler's Revenge, Six Flags Magic Mountain
Stealth, Thorpe Park
Twisted Colossus, Six Flags Magic Mountain
Undertow, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Verbolten, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Wicked, Lagoon
X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain
Y -
Z -

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

I'd feel dirty taking part before I have a Q.

Queen Bee wasn't missing a section of track this year. Job's a good 'un.

Atlantis Adventure
Bullet Coaster
Coaster Through the Clouds
Dinoconda
Expedition GeForce
Flying Dinosaur
Goliath (WH)
Helix
Indy-Blitz
Joris en der Draak
Krake
Lisebergbanan
München Looping
Nemesis
Oblivion
Python in Bamboo Forest
Queen Bee
Revenge of the Mummy (USS)
Schwur des Kärnan
Taron
Ultra Twister Megaton
Vogel Rok
Wildfire
Xpress: Platform 13
Young Star Coaster
Zaturn

 

[TilenB]

Some work for my Excel spreadsheet!
Air, Alton Towers
Black Mamba, Phantasialand
Colorado Adventure, Phantasialand
DiVertical, Mirabilandia
Expedition GeForce, Holiday Park
Familieachtbaan, BillyBird
Goliath, Walibi Holland
Halvar, Plopsa Coo
iSpeed, Mirabilandia
Joris en de Draak, Efteling
Katun, Mirabilandia
Loup Garou, Walibi Belgium
Muntanya Russa, Tibidabo
Nemesis, Alton Towers
Olympia Looping, Oktoberfest/Prater
Pulsar, Walibi Belgium
Q
Raptor, Gardaland
Shambhala, PortAventura
Taron, Phantasialand
Uve, Spanish fairs
Van Helsing's Factory, Movie Park Germany
Wodan, Europa Park
X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain
Y
Z

Been a few years since this topic was last touched and this new game they're playing at r/rollercoasters has reminded me we had something similar going on in the past.

Abyssus, Energylandia (#21)
Black Mamba, Phantasialand (#16)
Colorado Adventure, Phantasialand (outside top50)
Diving Machine G5, Janfusun Fancyworld (outside top50)
Expedition GeForce, Holiday Park (#13)
Flying Aces, Ferrari World (#6)
Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (#23)
Helix, Liseberg (#7)
iSpeed, Mirabilandia (#14)
Joris en de Draak, Efteling (#36)
Kondaa, Walibi Holland (#5)
Lech, Legendia (#15)
Monster, Gröna Lund (#24)
Nemesis, Alton Towers (not ranked)
Oblivion - The Black Hole, Gardaland (#26)
Pulsar, Walibi Belgium (#28)
Q
Ride to Happiness, Plopsaland (#1)
Shambhala, PortAventura (#12)
Taron, Phantasialand (#4)
Untamed, Walibi Holland (#8)
Valkyria, Liseberg (#34)
Wildfire, Kolmarden (#2)
X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain (not ranked)
Yolo Works, FunWorks (bottom 10)
Zadra, Energylandia (#3)

Quite decent now - apart from Q still missing and Yolo Works being the only Y coaster I've done.

 

[Esther7]

This looks like fun! Although it's difficult to find coasters with some letters.

• A: Abyssus (Energylandia)
• B: BGCE (Parque Warner)
• C: Candymonium (Hersheypark)
• D: Dominator (KD)
• E: Expedition GeForce (Holiday Park)
• F: Fury (Bobbejaanland)
• G: GOTG: Cosmic Rewind (WDW Epcot)
• H: Hyperion (Energylandia)
• I: Iron Gwazi (BGT)
• J: Journey to Atlantis (SWSD)
• K: Kondaa (Walibi Belgium)
• L: Lech Coaster (Legendia)
• M: Mako (SWO)
• N: Nitro (SFGA)
• O: Oziris (Parc Asterix)
• P: Pantheon (BGW)
• Q: -
• R: Ride to Happiness (Plopsaland)
• S: Shambhala (PortAventura)
• T: Taron (Phantasialand)
• U: Untamed (Walibi Holland)
• V: Velocicoaster (IOA)
• W: Wicked Cyclone (SFNE)
• X: X2 (SFMM)
• Y: -
• Z: Zadra (Energylandia)

I couldn't find any roller coasters that I've ridden with Q or Y.

 

[JoshC.]

Letter	Coaster	Rank
A	Anubis	33
B	Balder	8
C	Colossos - Der Kampf der Giganten	15
D	Der Schwur des Kärnan	10
E	El Toro (SFGAd)	19
F	F.L.Y.	49
G	Goliath (Walibi Holland)	16
H	Helix	6
I	Icon	95
J	Jersey Devil Coaster	12
K	Kingda Ka	17
L	Lost Gravity	9
M	Medusa (SFGAd)	94
N	Nemesis	13
O	Oz'Iris	7
P	Pulsar	26
Q	Queen Bee	N/A
R	Ride to Happiness	46
S	Skyrush	5
T	Toutatis	1
U	Untamed	4
V	Van Helsing's Factory	25
W	Winjas Fear	42
X	Xpress: Platform 13	63
Y	N/A	N/A
Z	Zooom!	N/A

Looks like I need to ride a Y-coaster...

 

[I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden]

Accelerator - Drayton Manor
B
Colossus - Thorpe Park
Dragon's Fury - Chessington World of Adventures
E
Flight of the Pterosaur - Paultons Park
Galactica - Alton Towers
H
I
Jormunagndr - Drayton Manor
K
L
Mandrill Mayhem - Chessington World of Adventures
Nemesis Inferno - Thorpe Park
Oblivion - Alton Towers
P
Q
Rita - Alton Towers
Smiler - Alton Towers
Th13teen - Alton Towers
U
Velociraptor - Paultons Park
Wicker Man - Alton Towers
X
Y
Ziggy's Blast Quest - The Milky Way Adventure Park

 

[Rob Coasters]

Anubis - The Ride
Balder
Cu Chulainn
Drage Kongen
Egg-Spress
Fonix
Goliath
Helix
Icon
Juvelen
Kumali
Lost Gravity
Megafobia
Nemesis Inferno
OzIris
Piraten
Queen Bee
Ride to Happiness
Storm - The Dragon Legend
Th13teen
Untamed
Valkyria
Wicker Man
Xpress: Platform 13

Zipper Dipper

 

[Matt N]

Ooh, this is an interesting thread; I’ve never really thought about my favourite coaster for each letter of the alphabet before, but I’ll give it a go!

• A: Arthur - Europa Park (#31/111)
• B: Blue Fire - Europa Park (#16/111)
• C: CanCan Coaster - Europa Park (#21/111)
• D: Dragon Challenge Hungarian Horntail - Islands of Adventure (#48/111)
• E: Expedition Everest - Disney’s Animal Kingdom (#46/111)
• F: Flight of the Pterosaur - Paultons Park (#37/111)
• G: Galactica - Alton Towers (#65/111)
• H: Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure - Islands of Adventure (#4/111)
• I: Iron Gwazi - Busch Gardens Tampa (#5/111)
• J: Jurassic World VelociCoaster - Islands of Adventure (#2/111)
• K: Kumba - Busch Gardens Tampa (#23/111)
• L: I haven’t been on a coaster beginning with L…
• M: Mako - SeaWorld Orlando (#1/111)
• N: Nemesis Inferno - Thorpe Park (#17/111)
• O: Oblivion - Alton Towers (#11/111)
• P: Pegasus - Europa Park (#32/111)
• Q: I haven’t been on a coaster beginning with Q…
• R: Revenge of the Mummy - Universal Studios Florida (#14/111)
• S: Silver Star - Europa Park (#3/111)
• T: Thirteen - Alton Towers (#28/111)
• U: I haven’t been on a coaster beginning with U…
• V: Vampire - Chessington World of Adventures (#50/111)
• W: Wodan - Europa Park (#6/111)
• X: I haven’t been on a coaster beginning with X…
• Y: I haven’t been on a coaster beginning with Y…
• Z: I haven’t been on a coaster beginning with Z…

So I have done coasters with names spanning 20 letters of the alphabet, as it turns out! I am currently missing an L, a Q, a U, an X, a Y, and a Z from my count.

I also fancied doing a bit of completely useless data analysis on this topic...

Firstly, I decided to work out my most commonly ridden first name letters.

Here is a pie chart of my most commonly ridden first name letters:

As shown, my top 3 most common letters are:

Ranking	Letter	Number of Coasters	Proportion of Count (to nearest whole number)
1	S	19	17%
2	M	10	9%
3	C	9	8%

Then, I decided to work out my highest-ranking first name letters on average.

Here is a boxplot of my letters by ranking (I apologise for the fact that they're out of alphabetical order... the boxplot is listed in the order in which the letters first appear within my rankings rather than alphabetical order):

My top 3 highest ranking letters on average (using mean) are as follows:

Ranking	Letter	Mean Ranking out of 111 (to 1dp)	Number of Coasters
1	N	29.3	3
2	K	30.3	3
3	W	34.7	3

Finally, I decided to test whether there is any relationship between the frequency with which a letter appears within my count and its mean ranking.

Here is a scatter graph showing the distribution of frequency of letter against mean ranking of letter:

And here are the Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients between frequency of letter and mean ranking of letter:

The magnitude of a correlation coefficient ranges between 0 and 1, with 0 indicating no relationship and 1 indicating a perfect causal relationship. Based on that, I think we can conclude that there isn't really a statistically significant relationship between how often a letter appears and how highly it ranks on average; as the typical threshold I use for a weak, but statistically notable, correlation is 0.25, even the Spearman coefficient of -0.12 does not indicate a causal relationship of note...

 

[witchfinder]

I feel like there might be two versions of this thread as I'm sure I would have updated when I completed the full alphabet, which was years ago now. Anyway, here's my current list:

A - Anubis (Plopsaland De Panne)
B - Black Mamba (Phantasialand)
C - Cheetah Hunt (Busch Gardens)
D - Diamondback (Kings Island)
E - Energuś (Energylandia)
F - Fønix (Fårup Sommerland)
G - Goliath (SFOG)
H - Hyperion (Energylandia)
I - Icon (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
J - Joris en de Draak - Fire (Efteling)
K - Kondaa (Walibi Belgium)
L - Lightning Rod (Dollywood)
M - Millennium Force (Cedar Point)
N - Nemesis (Alton Towers)
O - Orion (Kings Island)
P - Piraten (Djurs Sommerland)
Q - Queen Bee (Botton's Pleasure Beach)
R - Rutschebanen (Tivoli Gardens)
S - Steel Vengeance (Cedar Point)
T - Taron (Phantasialand)
U - Ultimate (Lightwater Valley)
V - Valkyria (Liseberg)
W - Wicked Cyclone (SFNE)
X - X-Flight (SFGAm)
Y - Yankee Cannonball (Canobie Lake Park)
Z - Zooom! (Flamingoland)

I really need to get back to Energylandia and ride Zadra

 

[ScottLann]

A- Air
B- Black Mamba
C- Cheetah Hunt
D- Dragon Khan
E- Expedition Everest
F- F.L.Y
G- Guardians Of The Galaxy
H- Hagrids
I- Iron Gwazi
J- Journey to Atlantis
K- Kraken
L- Lost Gravity
M- Mako
N- Nemesis
O- Oblivion
P- Pipeline
Q- N/A
R- Red Force
S- Shambhala
T- Taron
U- Untamed
V- Velocicoaster
W- Wicker Man
X- Xpress Platform 13
Y- N/A
Z- Zooom

 

[James F]

A - Abyssus
B - Balder.
C - Cheetah Hunt.
D - Dragon Kahn.
E - Eurosat.
F - Fenix.
G - Golaith.
H - Hyperion.
I - Icon.
J - Joris en de Draak.
K - Kondaa.
 L - Lost Gravity.
M - Montu.
N - Nemesis.
O - Oziris.
P - Pulsar.
Q - Queen Bee.
R - Ride to Happiness.
S - Schwur Des Kärnan.
T - Toutatis.
U - Untamed.
V - Velocity.
W - Wildfire.
X - Xpress: Platform 13.
Y -
Z - Zadra.

 

[redheadedRobin]

A
B - Black Mamba, Phantasialand
C - Crush's Coaster, Walt Disney Studios Park
D - Dragon Khan, PortAventura Park
E
F - F.L.Y., Phantasialand
G
H - Hyperspace Mountain, Disneyland Paris
I - Insane, Gröna Lund
J - Junior Red Force, Ferrari Land
K - Kvasten, Gröna Lund
 L
M - Muntanya Russa, Tibidabo
N
O - Olympia Looping, Winter Wonderland 2022
P
Q
R - Red Force, Ferrari Land
S - Shambhala, PortAventura Park
T - Taron, Phantasialand
U - Uncharted, PortAventura Park
V - Vilda Musen, Gröna Lund
W - Winja's Fear, Phantasialand
X
Y
Z

 

[bigblind]

I'm only at 159 total credits, so my list is gonna be somewhat limited

A: Alpina Blitz - Nigloland
B: Batman Gotham City Escape - Parque Warner
C: Crush's Coaster - Disney Studios
D: Dwervelwind - Toverland
E: Energuś - Energylandia (the only coaster I've ridden with an E)
F: Fury - Bobbejaanland
G: Gold Rush - Slagharen
H: Hyperion - Energylandia (close call with Helix in Liseberg)
I: Indiana Jones - Disneyland Paris
J: Joris en de Draak: Vuur/Fire side - Efteling
K: Kondaa - Walibi Belgium
L: Lech Coaster - Legendia
M: Mystic - Walibi Rhône-alpes
N: Naga Bay - Bobbejaanland
O: Oziris - Parc Astérix
P: Python - Efteling (Piraten at Djurs Sommerland was close was a close second with all the ejector airtime, but the restraints keep it from beating Python)
R: Ride to Happiness - Plopsaland De Panne (though, just for the uniqueness, I wanna mention Rutschebanen at Tivoli Gardens)
S: Shadows of Arkham - Parque Warner
T: Toutatis - Parc Astérix
U: Untamed - Walibi Holland
V: Valkiria - Liseberg
W: Winjas feat - Phantasialand
X: Xpress: Platform 13 - Walibi Holland
Y: - Yukon Quad -Le Pal (only Y-coaster I've ridden)
Z: Zadra - Energylandia

 

[ECG]

Alpenflug (Oktoberfest)
Black Witch (Magic Harbor)
Choconoy (Xetulul)
Dania Beach Hurricane (Boomers)
El Bandito (Western Playland)
Flying Super Saturator (Carowinds)
Galaxi (HemisFair)
Hang Ten (Freestyle Music Park)
Il Tempo Extra Gigante (Hunderfossen Familiepark)
Jubilé (Selva Mágica)
Katapult (Cannstatter Volksfest)
Looping Thunder (Oaks Amusement Park)
Moto Bala (Mundo Petapa)
Nostalgische Achterbahn (Skyline Park)
Opa (Mt. Olympus)
Pedro's Mouse (Pedroland Park)
Quicksilver Express (Gilroy Gardens)
Raton Loroco (Mundo Petapa)
Slippery When Wet (Hard Rock Park)
These United States (Sun Fun Park)
Ultra Twister (Six Flags Great Adventure)
Voltron (Planeta Primma)
Wild Mouse (Fantasilandia)
Xtreme (Blue Bayou Dixie Landin')
Yankee Cannonball (Canobie Lake Park)
Zippin Pippin (Bay Beach Amusement Park)

Had some fun with my rare coaster count, but had to throw a few others in there to complete the list. I also tried to keep from listing two from the same location. A cookie for anyone whos has at least a half dozen of these creds. *@CanobieFan I'll give you one next week.

 

[The_bullgod]

Alpina Bahn (German Kirmes)
Batman Gotham City Escape (Parque Warner)
Colossos - Kampf der Giganten (Heidepark)
Dania Beach Hurricane (Boomers)
Euro Star (German Kirmes)
Fenix (Toverland)
Goliath (SFMM)
Helix (Liseberg)
Incredible Hulk (Universal IoA)
Jetline (Gröna Lund)
Katun (Mirabilandia)
Lech Coaster (Legendia)
Montu (Busch Gardens Tampa)
Nemesis (Alton Towers)
Olympia Looping (German Kirmes)
Psycho Mouse (California's Great America)
Q
Rutschebahnen (Tivoli Gardens)
Shambhala (PortAventura)
Tatsu (SFMM)
Untamed (Walibi Holland)
Valkyria (Liseberg)
Wildfire (Kolmarden)
Xpress - Platform 13 (Walibi Holland)
Y
Zadra (Energylandia)