Detailed Wood Roller Coaster Poll Results 2009
Below, the 2009 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 = 730
Average Number of Wood Coasters Ridden = 29.1
RANK COASTER NAME PARK LOC RIDERS W L T WinPct TiBk
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1 The Voyage Holiday World IN 238 179 0 0 1.0000
2 El Toro SFGAd NJ 282 178 1 0 0.9944
3 T Express Everland KR 20 172 2 1 0.9857
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT 188 177 3 0 0.9833
5 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA 127 173 5 1 0.9693
6 Prowler Worlds of Fun MO 60 160 5 3 0.9613 6
7 Balder Liseberg SE 97 171 6 1 0.9635 4
8 Phoenix Knoebel's PA 225 170 7 1 0.9579
* Fireball Happy Valley Song CN 10 162 8 1 0.9503
10 Aska (S) Nara Dreamland JP 15 160 9 3 0.9390 8
11 Thunderhead Dollywood TN 189 167 11 0 0.9382 4
12 Colossos Heide Park DE 120 168 11 1 0.9361
13 Troy Toverland NL 99 163 11 4 0.9270
14 Hades Mount Olympus WI 136 164 13 1 0.9242
15 Tremors Silverwood ID 47 161 13 1 0.9229
16 Evel Knievel Six Flags St Louis MO 94 155 15 3 0.9046
17 Thunderbird PowerPark FI 30 157 16 2 0.9029
18 Raven Holiday World IN 250 161 18 0 0.8994
19 Rampage Alabama Adventure AL 68 157 17 2 0.8977
20 El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn DE 19 103 10 6 0.8908
21 Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City MO 63 156 19 1 0.8892
22 Terminator Salvatio S. F. Magic Mountain CA 88 154 20 1 0.8829
23 Coaster Playland BC 44 153 20 2 0.8800
24 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI 127 155 21 1 0.8785
25 Avalanche Timber Falls WI 127 155 22 1 0.8736
26 Renegade Valleyfair! MN 79 150 22 2 0.8678
27 Timber Terror Silverwood ID 49 147 27 1 0.8429 18
28 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY 132 150 27 2 0.8436 17
29 Megafobia Oakwood UK 87 147 28 4 0.8324
30 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN 165 147 30 2 0.8268
31 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA 296 147 32 1 0.8194
32 Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR 113 143 32 4 0.8101
33 Grand National Blackpool UK 139 143 34 2 0.8045
34 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA 295 144 35 1 0.8028 25
35 Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach FL 79 141 34 2 0.8023 31
36 Thundercoaster Tusenfryd NO 64 142 34 2 0.8034 16
37 Comet Great Escape NY 121 142 34 3 0.8017 19
38 The Legend Holiday World IN 248 143 36 0 0.7989
* Montana Rusa La Feria MX 11 124 32 9 0.7788
40 New Mexico Rattler Cliff's NM 29 131 35 7 0.7775
41 Cyclone Astroland NY 161 137 38 5 0.7750
42 Screechin' Eagle(S) LeSourdsville Lake OH 44 132 40 3 0.7629
43 Viper SFGAm IL 203 134 42 2 0.7584
44 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk TX 53 129 41 5 0.7514
45 Twister Knoebel's PA 217 133 44 1 0.7500
46 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA 125 132 45 0 0.7458
47 Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY 86 128 43 6 0.7401
48 Thunderbolt Kennywood PA 225 129 47 3 0.7291 29
49 Wild Mouse Blackpool UK 136 128 46 5 0.7291 22
50 Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE 98 126 47 5 0.7219
51 The Beast Kings Island OH 317 124 51 4 0.7039 122
52 Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA 225 125 52 2 0.7039 68
53 Cyclone Lakeside CO 49 120 52 3 0.6943
54 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI 143 122 55 1 0.6882
55 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA 209 119 56 4 0.6760
56 Mega Zeph (SBNO) SF New Orleans LA 30 115 55 5 0.6714 5
57 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens DK 86 117 56 5 0.6713 4
58 Excalibur Funtown USA ME 59 116 58 1 0.6657
59 Coaster Thrill Ride Puyallup Fair WA 36 113 58 4 0.6571
60 Wild One SF America MD 194 114 64 2 0.6389
61 Robin Hood Walibi World NL 128 114 65 1 0.6361
* Medusa Six Flags Mexico MX 8 83 42 41 0.6235 2
63 Zingo (S) Bell's OK 29 108 64 5 0.6243 1
64 Big Dipper Blackpool UK 136 109 66 4 0.6201
65 Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC 89 109 67 2 0.6180
66 Wildcat Hersheypark PA 309 107 67 6 0.6111 36
67 Roar SF Discovery Kingdom CA 115 106 67 4 0.6102 36
68 Hell Cat Clementon Lake NJ 69 105 69 4 0.6011
69 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO 166 104 69 6 0.5978
70 Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH 82 102 71 3 0.5881
71 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN 167 104 73 2 0.5866
72 Rutschebanen Bakken DK 69 101 71 5 0.5847
73 Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA 86 101 72 3 0.5824 39
74 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH 377 104 74 2 0.5833 35
75 Blue Streak (SBNO) Conneaut Lake Park PA 68 101 73 3 0.5791
76 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO 158 100 73 6 0.5754
77 Falken Farup Sommerland DK 60 98 72 8 0.5730 15
78 Racer Kennywood PA 224 100 74 4 0.5730 14
79 Great White Wild Wheels Pier NJ 113 98 72 7 0.5734 12
80 The Legend Arnolds Park IA 36 99 74 4 0.5706
81 Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA 112 100 78 1 0.5615
82 Mammut Tripsdrill DE 84 92 72 7 0.5585
83 Regina Tobu Zoo JP 28 89 75 9 0.5405
84 Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH 191 93 83 3 0.5279
85 Roar SF America MD 191 92 85 3 0.5194
86 Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY 200 89 83 4 0.5170
87 Le Monstre La Ronde QU 68 86 86 6 0.5000
88 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN 152 87 89 2 0.4944 48
89 Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA 184 84 86 8 0.4944 60
90 The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA 252 87 89 4 0.4944 46
91 Zeus Mount Olympus WI 141 86 91 1 0.4860 56
92 Comet Hersheypark PA 305 86 91 3 0.4861 50
93 Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA 191 84 91 3 0.4803 21
94 Roller Coaster Blackpool UK 131 83 90 6 0.4804 19
95 Outlaw Adventureland IA 57 80 89 8 0.4746
96 Roller Coaster (S) Joyland KS 20 78 88 8 0.4713
97 Vuoristorata Linnamaki Park FI 39 81 92 4 0.4689
98 Roller Coaster Lagoon UT 38 78 92 5 0.4600
99 Texas Giant SFoT TX 132 78 95 6 0.4525
* Scenic Railway Luna Park-Melbourne AU 8 40 52 21 0.4469
* Wild Mouse Aussie World AU 5 10 16 27 0.4434 1
102 Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR 40 73 93 9 0.4429 0
103 Thunderbolt SF New England MA 225 77 100 3 0.4361
104 Starliner (SBNO) Cypress Gardens FL 54 70 97 8 0.4229
105 American Eagle SFGAm IL 216 74 102 2 0.4213
* Tree Topper Upper Clements Park NS 8 65 92 12 0.4201
107 White Cyclone Nagashima Spaland JP 31 66 95 14 0.4171
108 Thunder Road Carowinds NC 130 71 105 2 0.4045
109 Skyliner Lakemont PA 112 70 105 3 0.4017
110 Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA 274 70 107 3 0.3972
* Wild Mouse Luna Park-Sydney AU 7 29 55 41 0.3960
112 Tornado Adventureland IA 60 66 104 7 0.3927
113 Zippin' Pippin (S) Libertyland TN 27 66 105 4 0.3886 13
114 Racer Kings Island OH 312 68 108 2 0.3876 12
115 Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK 54 63 106 10 0.3799
116 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 255 65 109 5 0.3771
117 Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY 84 64 110 5 0.3715
118 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 237 62 109 8 0.3687
119 Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA 249 63 111 5 0.3659
120 Tornado Stricker's Grove OH 80 60 116 2 0.3427 7
121 Elf Hirakata Park JP 18 55 109 8 0.3430 4
122 Cyclone SF New England MA 223 59 118 3 0.3361
123 Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX 132 57 119 3 0.3268
124 Jupiter Kijima Korakuen JP 16 47 107 17 0.3246
125 Cannonball Waterville USA AL 22 54 116 4 0.3218
126 Leap the Dips Lakemont PA 106 52 120 6 0.3090
127 Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA 92 53 121 2 0.3068
128 Hurler Carowinds NC 137 50 123 5 0.2949
129 Dragon Coaster Playland NY 110 51 125 2 0.2921
130 Cyclone (SBNO) Williams Grove PA 53 48 123 6 0.2881
* Hullamvasut Vidam HU 11 43 116 12 0.2865
132 Scenic Railway Dreamland UK 33 45 123 8 0.2784
133 Wildcat Lake Compounce CT 184 47 127 5 0.2765
134 Cheetah Wild Adventures GA 69 45 125 5 0.2714
135 Hochschaubahn Prater Park AT 28 41 125 7 0.2572 2
136 Meteor Little Amerricka WI 38 42 128 7 0.2571 2
137 Stampida Port Aventura ES 108 41 130 9 0.2528
138 Hurler Kings Dominion VA 236 44 135 1 0.2472
139 High Roller Valleyfair! MN 106 41 133 3 0.2401 13
140 Triple Hurricane(S) Cypress Gardens FL 71 38 130 9 0.2401 13
141 Big Dipper Camden Park WV 46 39 131 5 0.2371
142 Kingdom Coaster Dutch Wonderland PA 82 39 137 2 0.2247
143 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA 255 38 137 4 0.2235
144 Wilde Beast Canada's Wonderland ON 129 39 138 1 0.2219
145 Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO 115 35 137 4 0.2102
146 Wildcat Frontier City OK 51 33 140 4 0.1977 3
147 Antelope Gulliver's World UK 23 28 132 12 0.1977 3
148 Comet Waldameer PA 142 34 142 2 0.1966
149 Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI 129 32 141 4 0.1921
150 White Canyon Yomiuriland JP 34 29 141 7 0.1836
151 Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY 139 31 144 2 0.1808
152 Tomahawk Port Aventura ES 99 29 145 6 0.1778
153 Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK 113 27 148 4 0.1620
154 Little Dipper Kiddieland IL 65 24 148 4 0.1477 22
155 Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY 132 26 150 0 0.1477 20
156 Sea Dragon Jungle Jacks Landing OH 48 24 149 3 0.1449
157 Timberhawk Enchanted Village WA 36 22 146 6 0.1437
158 Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA 219 24 153 3 0.1417
159 M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON 129 25 153 0 0.1404
160 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI 141 24 153 1 0.1376
161 Kiddie Coaster Playland NY 30 20 149 5 0.1293
162 Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI 117 21 156 0 0.1186
163 Fairly Odd Coaster Carowinds NC 122 19 159 0 0.1067
164 Fairly Odd Coaster Kings Island OH 256 18 160 1 0.1034
165 Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH 79 16 159 3 0.0983 27
166 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ 288 17 161 1 0.0978 26
167 Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON 116 16 160 2 0.0955
168 Lil' Dipper Camden Park WV 43 13 156 6 0.0914
169 Pegasus de Efteling NL 101 11 163 4 0.0730
170 Rattler Fiesta Texas TX 107 12 163 1 0.0710
* Auto BergBahn Prater Park AT 3 1 40 3 0.0568
172 Twister II Elitch Gardens CO 62 9 165 1 0.0543 13
173 Underground Adventureland IA 56 9 167 1 0.0537 10
174 Magnus Colossus Terra Mitica ES 34 6 165 6 0.0508
175 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH 376 8 171 1 0.0472
176 Predator Darien Lake NY 142 7 172 0 0.0391
177 The Bandit Movie Park DE 103 5 173 1 0.0307
178 Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH 251 4 174 0 0.0225
179 Coaster-Express Parque Warner Madrid ES 52 2 174 3 0.0196
180 Anaconda Walygator Parc FR 44 3 171 0 0.0172
181 The Grizzly Great America CA 126 0 177 0 0.0000
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