Detailed Wood Roller Coaster Poll Results 2008
Below, the 2008 results are listed in more detail.
The columns listed are: RANK, COASTER NAME, PARK, LOC (two letter
abbreviation of state, province, or country), RIDERS (number of polltakers
who indicated they rode each coaster), W (head to head wins versus other
coasters), L (losses), T (ties), WinPct (winning percentage), and TiBk
(tiebreaker..head to head preferences between those coasters tied).
Special attention should again be paid to the RIDERS column when viewing
the results. In general, the rankings of those coasters with more riders
will be more likely to truly reflect the popular sentiment about a coaster.
An asterisk indicates coasters that appeared on fewer than 2 % of ballots.
A blank line has been inserted where > (2/#coasters) WinPct gaps exist.
The program was run twice. Once excluding "My Favorite Steel" to get
the results for the wooden coasters so that they would not be affected
by it, and once including "My Favorite Steel" so it could be placed amongst
the wooden coasters.
Total Number of Ballots = 629
Average Number of Wood Coasters Ridden = 27.6
RANK COASTER NAME PARK LOC RIDERS W L T WinPct TiBk
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1 T Express Everland KR 14 164 0 0 1.0000
2 The Voyage Holiday World IN 214 172 2 0 0.9885 60
3 El Toro SFGAd NJ 236 173 2 0 0.9886 56
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT 145 172 3 0 0.9829
5 Balder Liseberg SE 70 168 4 2 0.9713 17
6 Phoenix Knoebel's PA 189 170 5 0 0.9714 14
7 Troy Toverland NL 85 167 8 0 0.9543
* Aska (S) Nara Dreamland JP 12 162 7 2 0.9532
9 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA 102 166 9 0 0.9486
10 Colossos Heide Park DE 95 164 8 3 0.9457
11 Thunderhead Dollywood TN 166 163 10 2 0.9371 42
12 Hades Mount Olympus WI 119 163 11 0 0.9368 34
13 Tremors Silverwood ID 36 159 12 2 0.9249
14 Raven Holiday World IN 224 160 14 1 0.9171
15 Evel Knievel Six Flags St Louis MO 46 154 14 2 0.9118
16 Ozark Wildcat Celebration City MO 59 156 16 2 0.9023 8
17 Thunderbird PowerPark FI 23 153 14 6 0.9017 5
18 Avalanche Timber Falls WI 111 155 16 3 0.8994
19 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI 109 153 20 1 0.8822
20 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY 112 153 21 0 0.8793
21 Timber Terror Silverwood ID 38 150 21 3 0.8707 8
22 Thundercoaster Tusenfryd NO 55 151 22 1 0.8707 5
23 Coaster Playland BC 40 150 21 4 0.8686
24 Rampage Alabama Adventure AL 47 149 23 2 0.8621
25 Renegade Valleyfair! MN 58 147 25 2 0.8506 8
26 Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR 81 147 24 4 0.8514 6
27 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN 131 147 27 1 0.8429
28 Grand National Blackpool UK 110 145 29 0 0.8333
29 Comet Great Escape NY 95 144 29 2 0.8286
30 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA 256 143 32 0 0.8171
31 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk TX 31 138 28 8 0.8161
32 Megafobia Oakwood UK 78 139 31 4 0.8103 10
33 Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach FL 66 140 32 2 0.8103 9
34 New Mexico Rattler Cliff's NM 28 140 33 1 0.8075
35 The Legend Holiday World IN 223 141 34 0 0.8057
36 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA 249 140 34 1 0.8029
37 Viper SFGAm IL 176 138 35 1 0.7960
38 Screechin' Eagle(S) LeSourdsville Lake OH 41 133 34 5 0.7878
39 Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY 72 133 38 3 0.7730
40 Wild Mouse Blackpool UK 108 131 41 3 0.7571 21
41 Cyclone Astroland NY 146 131 41 3 0.7571 14
42 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI 123 130 43 1 0.7500
43 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA 94 129 44 1 0.7443
44 Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE 84 128 44 2 0.7414
45 Twister Knoebel's PA 185 127 45 3 0.7343
46 Excalibur Funtown USA ME 41 125 45 4 0.7299
47 Cyclone Lakeside CO 45 125 46 4 0.7257
48 Thunderbolt Kennywood PA 185 126 48 1 0.7229
49 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA 160 124 48 3 0.7171
* Montana Rusa La Feria MX 12 111 43 16 0.7000 6
51 Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA 186 122 52 1 0.7000 3
52 Robin Hood Walibi World NL 96 120 53 2 0.6914
* Scenic Railway Luna Park-Melbourne AU 7 57 23 15 0.6789 1
54 Falken Farup Sommerland DK 40 112 50 12 0.6782 0
55 Wild One SF America MD 149 117 57 1 0.6714
56 The Beast Kings Island OH 274 111 57 7 0.6543
57 Big Dipper Blackpool UK 112 113 60 2 0.6514
58 Roar SF Discovery Kingdom CA 84 111 60 4 0.6457
59 Hell Cat Clementon Lake NJ 64 110 61 4 0.6400
60 Wildcat Hersheypark PA 259 109 61 5 0.6371
61 Coaster Thrill Ride Puyallup Fair WA 36 107 62 3 0.6308
62 Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH 58 108 63 3 0.6293
63 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH 330 109 65 1 0.6257
64 Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY 153 105 66 3 0.6121 51
65 Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH 187 105 66 4 0.6114 50
66 The Legend Arnolds Park IA 31 103 67 4 0.6034
67 Mammut Tripsdrill DE 65 94 61 10 0.6000 12
68 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens DK 54 102 67 5 0.6006 5
69 Great White Wild Wheels Pier NJ 97 102 68 4 0.5977
70 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO 129 103 70 2 0.5943
71 Zingo (S) Bell's OK 25 99 67 8 0.5920
72 Mega Zeph (SBNO) SF New Orleans LA 27 98 68 7 0.5867
73 Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA 90 100 73 2 0.5771 9
74 Rutschebanen Bakken DK 46 96 69 9 0.5776 7
75 Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC 75 97 71 6 0.5747
76 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN 132 97 75 3 0.5629
77 Racer Kennywood PA 184 98 77 0 0.5600 23
78 Roller Coaster Blackpool UK 111 93 72 10 0.5600 11
79 Texas Giant SFoT TX 97 95 74 6 0.5600 11
80 Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR 42 92 73 10 0.5543 1
* Wild Mouse Luna Park-Sydney AU 7 62 46 40 0.5541 1
82 Roar SF America MD 151 94 77 4 0.5486
83 Regina Tobu Zoo JP 23 91 75 6 0.5465 7
84 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN 121 94 78 3 0.5457 4
85 Zeus Mount Olympus WI 121 94 79 1 0.5431
86 Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA 139 92 78 5 0.5400
87 Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA 65 87 84 3 0.5086
88 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 218 87 85 3 0.5057
89 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 212 83 87 5 0.4886 20
90 Blue Streak (SBNO) Conneaut Lake Park PA 59 82 86 6 0.4885 18
91 The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA 199 80 89 6 0.4743
92 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO 123 79 89 6 0.4713
93 Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA 143 80 91 4 0.4686
94 Le Monstre La Ronde QU 52 77 90 7 0.4626
95 Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA 221 79 93 3 0.4600
96 Starliner Cypress Gardens FL 42 74 90 11 0.4543
97 Vuoristorata Linnamaki Park FI 28 74 91 9 0.4511 12
98 Comet Hersheypark PA 259 78 95 2 0.4514 8
99 Thunderbolt SF New England MA 166 76 95 4 0.4457
100 Outlaw Adventureland IA 45 76 96 3 0.4429
101 White Cyclone Nagashima Spaland JP 25 68 89 15 0.4390
102 Tornado Stricker's Grove OH 80 75 98 1 0.4339
103 Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK 46 71 100 3 0.4167
104 Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA 201 70 102 3 0.4086
105 Skyliner Lakemont PA 92 68 101 6 0.4057
106 American Eagle SFGAm IL 183 68 104 3 0.3971
107 Cyclone SF New England MA 160 65 105 5 0.3857
108 Roller Coaster Lagoon UT 29 62 103 9 0.3822
109 Tornado Adventureland IA 49 62 106 7 0.3743
110 Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY 69 63 109 3 0.3686
* Tree Topper Upper Clements Park NS 7 55 98 7 0.3656 4
112 Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX 100 62 109 4 0.3657 2
113 Racer Kings Island OH 267 62 110 3 0.3629
114 Cannonball Waterville USA AL 22 55 103 15 0.3613
115 Leap the Dips Lakemont PA 87 60 111 4 0.3543
116 Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA 78 59 111 5 0.3514
117 Roller Coaster (S) Joyland KS 25 53 108 11 0.3401 9
118 Thunder Road Carowinds NC 105 57 113 5 0.3400 12
119 Zippin' Pippin (S) Libertyland TN 28 56 112 6 0.3391 9
120 Hurler Carowinds NC 106 56 114 5 0.3343
121 Jupiter Kijima Korakuen JP 14 43 101 27 0.3304
* Hullamvasut Vidam HU 10 43 103 21 0.3204
123 Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO 70 52 116 7 0.3171
124 Cheetah Wild Adventures GA 59 51 116 7 0.3132
125 Stampida Port Aventura ES 95 50 117 7 0.3075
126 Scenic Railway Dreamland UK 29 48 118 8 0.2989
* Elf Hirakata Park JP 12 46 118 7 0.2895 6
128 Hurler Kings Dominion VA 188 48 122 5 0.2886 6
129 Meteor Little Amerricka WI 22 45 116 6 0.2874
130 Dragon Coaster Playland NY 93 48 124 2 0.2816
131 Twisted Twins-Lola Kentucky Kingdom KY 136 45 126 3 0.2672
132 Twisted Twins-StellaKentucky Kingdom KY 123 45 127 2 0.2644 19
133 Cyclone (SBNO) Williams Grove PA 44 44 126 4 0.2644 16
134 Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI 106 42 129 3 0.2500
135 Wildcat Lake Compounce CT 141 41 130 4 0.2457
136 Big Dipper Camden Park WV 33 39 127 6 0.2442
137 High Roller Valleyfair! MN 80 39 132 4 0.2343
* Medusa Six Flags Mexico MX 10 26 119 28 0.2312
139 Wildcat Frontier City OK 38 38 134 3 0.2257
140 Triple Hurricane Cypress Gardens FL 65 35 134 5 0.2155
141 Kingdom Coaster Dutch Wonderland PA 69 34 136 5 0.2086
142 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA 196 34 141 0 0.1943
143 Hochschaubahn Prater Park AT 21 27 127 9 0.1933
144 Comet Waldameer PA 117 32 142 1 0.1857
145 Tomahawk Port Aventura ES 87 29 141 4 0.1782
146 Wilde Beast Canada's Wonderland ON 107 27 142 5 0.1695
147 Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK 95 25 143 7 0.1629
148 Antelope Gulliver's World UK 20 23 140 8 0.1579
149 Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI 101 25 146 3 0.1523
150 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI 120 24 146 4 0.1494 34
151 White Canyon Yomiuriland JP 28 21 142 9 0.1483 10
152 Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA 173 26 149 0 0.1486 8
153 Sierra Tonante Mirabilandia Park IT 34 20 141 8 0.1420
154 Kiddie Coaster Playland NY 20 19 135 7 0.1398
155 Fairly Odd Coaster Carowinds NC 99 23 151 1 0.1343
156 Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH 78 20 148 6 0.1322
157 Little Dipper Kiddieland IL 44 21 150 3 0.1293 8
158 Timberhawk Enchanted Village WA 32 19 145 6 0.1294 6
159 Sea Dragon Jungle Jacks Landing OH 38 19 148 5 0.1250
160 Pegasus de Efteling NL 79 20 151 3 0.1236
161 M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON 107 18 151 5 0.1178
162 Fairly Odd Coaster Kings Island OH 212 16 152 7 0.1114
163 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ 243 17 154 4 0.1086
164 Twister II Elitch Gardens CO 48 15 155 4 0.0977
165 Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON 95 14 158 2 0.0862
166 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH 333 13 162 0 0.0743
167 Magnus Colossus Terra Mitica ES 33 9 157 6 0.0698
168 Rattler Fiesta Texas TX 81 11 164 0 0.0629
169 Coaster-Express Parque Warner Madrid ES 56 7 160 5 0.0552
170 Underground Adventureland IA 39 7 165 2 0.0460
171 Lil' Dipper Camden Park WV 29 6 160 3 0.0444
172 The Bandit Movie Park DE 90 7 166 1 0.0431
173 Predator Darien Lake NY 109 5 167 2 0.0345
174 Son of Beast Kings Island OH 229 4 169 2 0.0286
175 Anaconda Walygator Parc FR 43 2 170 1 0.0145
176 The Grizzly Great America CA 86 0 174 0 0.0000
These coasters did not have the minimum seven riders (1% of ballots) to be included:
91 Wild Mouse Aussie World AU 4 19 22 25 0.4773
141 Auto BergBahn Prater Park AT 5 5 33 12 0.2200
These coasters did not have enough riders take the poll this year to have any valid comparisons:
* Cyclone Nicco Park ,IN 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Zipper Dipper Esselworld ,IN 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Montezum Hopi Hari ,BR 0 0 0 0 0.0000
For an explanation of the tabulation algorithm and much more about this
poll, visit the website BestRollerCoasterPoll.com