Detailed Wooden Roller Coaster Poll Results 2012
Below, the 2012 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 = 635
Average Number of Wood Coasters Ridden = 29.7
RANK COASTER NAME PARK LOC RIDERS W L T WinPct TiBk
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1 El Toro SFGAd NJ 297 167 0 0 1.0000
2 T Express Everland KR 19 164 1 1 0.9910
3 The Voyage Holiday World IN 202 164 3 0 0.9820 57
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT 174 164 3 0 0.9820 52
5 Phoenix Knoebel's PA 242 163 4 0 0.9760
6 Balder Liseberg SE 86 160 5 1 0.9669
7 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA 145 158 8 1 0.9491
8 Dauling Dragon-L Happy Valley CN 11 154 7 4 0.9455
9 Dauling Dragon-R Happy Valley CN 11 154 8 3 0.9424
10 Colossos Heide Park DE 122 156 9 2 0.9401
11 Fireball Happy Valley Song CN 18 155 10 1 0.9367
12 El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn DE 35 153 11 1 0.9303
13 Troy Toverland NL 120 154 12 0 0.9277
14 Wood Coaster Knight Valley CN 11 146 7 10 0.9264
15 Thunderhead Dollywood TN 184 152 14 1 0.9132
16 Twister Grona Lund SE 39 149 15 2 0.9036
17 Prowler Worlds of Fun MO 88 149 16 2 0.8982
18 Thunderbird PowerPark FI 34 147 19 0 0.8855
19 Renegade Valleyfair! MN 78 147 20 0 0.8802
20 Tremors Silverwood ID 39 143 18 5 0.8765
21 Rampage Alabama Adventure AL 49 144 20 3 0.8713
22 Wodan TimburCoaster Europa Park DE 108 140 19 6 0.8667
23tWooden Warrior Quassy CT 84 142 22 3 0.8593 29
23tRaven Holiday World IN 206 143 23 1 0.8593 29
25 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI 106 142 23 2 0.8563
26 Zippin Pippin Bay Beach WI 22 130 21 4 0.8516
27 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY 89 141 24 2 0.8503
28 Coaster Playland BC 30 138 23 6 0.8443
29 Hades Mount Olympus WI 119 140 26 1 0.8413
30 HellCat Timber Falls WI 100 137 26 4 0.8323
31 American Thunder Six Flags St Louis MO 93 137 29 1 0.8234
32 Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR 130 132 30 5 0.8054 21
33 Apocalypse S. F. Magic Mountain CA 160 134 32 1 0.8054 20
34 Comet Great Escape NY 110 133 32 2 0.8024
35 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA 281 133 33 1 0.7994
36 Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL 121 130 33 3 0.7922
37 Megafobia Oakwood UK 69 131 35 1 0.7874
38tNew Mexico Rattler Cliff's NM 26 126 31 10 0.7844 10
38tLightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA 282 130 35 2 0.7844 10
40 Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL 120 129 35 2 0.7831
41 The Legend Holiday World IN 204 130 37 0 0.7784
42 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN 129 126 40 1 0.7575
43 Timber Terror Silverwood ID 40 123 41 2 0.7470
44 Grand National Blackpool UK 132 122 42 3 0.7395
45 Thundercoaster Tusenfryd NO 57 121 44 1 0.7319
46 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA 128 121 46 0 0.7246
47 The Beast Kings Island OH 271 120 46 1 0.7216
48 Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY 69 120 47 0 0.7186
49 Viper SFGAm IL 184 119 48 0 0.7126
50 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk TX 50 114 49 4 0.6946
51 Wild Mouse Blackpool UK 128 115 52 0 0.6886
52 Twister Knoebel's PA 231 114 53 0 0.6826
53 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA 202 112 53 2 0.6766
54 Cyclone Lakeside CO 39 110 55 2 0.6647 15
55 Thunderbolt Kennywood PA 210 110 55 2 0.6647 14
56 Cyclone Luna Park NY 163 110 56 1 0.6617
57 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI 121 109 57 1 0.6557
58 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens DK 78 106 58 2 0.6446 22
59 Roar SF Discovery Kingdom CA 123 107 59 1 0.6437 14
60 Excalibur Funtown USA ME 62 106 59 2 0.6407
61 Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE 86 103 61 2 0.6265
62 Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA 213 104 63 0 0.6228
63 Wild One SF America MD 174 103 63 1 0.6198
64 Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH 77 101 64 2 0.6108
65 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH 334 99 67 1 0.5958 24
66 Rutschebanen Bakken DK 67 96 64 6 0.5964 23
67 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO 125 98 67 2 0.5928
68 Coaster Thrill Ride Puyallup Fair WA 20 94 67 4 0.5818
69 Great White Wild Wheels Pier NJ 102 94 71 2 0.5689
70 Vuoristorata Linnamaki Park FI 40 92 70 4 0.5663
71 Falken Farup Sommerland DK 55 91 70 5 0.5633
72 Mammut Tripsdrill DE 84 89 70 6 0.5576
73 Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA 82 89 73 5 0.5479
74 Regina Tobu Zoo JP 28 87 72 8 0.5449
75 Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park PA 76 86 72 9 0.5419 26
76 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO 139 90 76 1 0.5419 16
77 Big Dipper Blackpool UK 129 88 75 4 0.5389
78 Hell Cat Clementon Lake NJ 64 86 75 6 0.5329
79 Wild Mouse Luna Park-Sydney AU 17 83 73 9 0.5303
80 Outlaw Adventureland IA 60 85 78 4 0.5210
81 Cheetah Wild Adventures GA 60 84 79 4 0.5150 22
82 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN 136 84 79 4 0.5150 20
83 Wildcat Hersheypark PA 288 84 81 2 0.5090 27
84 Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC 59 83 80 4 0.5090 20
85 Robin Hood Walibi Holland NL 124 82 80 4 0.5060
86 Racer Kennywood PA 212 82 82 3 0.5000
87 Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA 112 82 84 1 0.4940
88 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN 116 80 84 3 0.4880
89 The Legend Arnolds Park IA 29 77 84 6 0.4790 5
90 Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA 178 79 86 2 0.4790 12
91 Roller Coaster Lagoon UT 37 77 84 6 0.4790 4
92 Hullamvasut Vidam HU 16 72 80 10 0.4753 6
93 Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA 178 79 87 1 0.4760 5
94 American Eagle SFGAm IL 187 73 93 1 0.4401
95 Skyliner Lakemont PA 99 70 95 2 0.4251 32
96 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 231 70 95 2 0.4251 30
97 Tornado Adventureland IA 63 66 92 9 0.4222
98 Roar SF America MD 176 69 97 1 0.4162
99 Comet Hersheypark PA 286 68 99 0 0.4072
100 Racer Kings Island OH 253 66 99 2 0.4012
101 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 237 66 100 1 0.3982
102 Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY 73 65 101 1 0.3922
103 Tornado Stricker's Grove OH 58 62 103 2 0.3772
104 Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR 27 59 101 6 0.3735
105 The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA 256 60 103 4 0.3713 10
106 White Cyclone Nagashima Spaland JP 28 57 100 9 0.3705 4
107 Timberhawk Enchanted Village WA 25 57 100 8 0.3697 1
108 Zeus Mount Olympus WI 119 60 105 2 0.3653 41
109 Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA 262 60 105 2 0.3653 49
110 Cyclone SF New England MA 205 60 105 2 0.3653 37
111 Le Monstre La Ronde QU 72 55 103 9 0.3563
112 Elf Hirakata Park JP 13 51 101 14 0.3494
113 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA 221 55 112 0 0.3293
114 Cannonball Waterville USA AL 23 51 109 6 0.3253
115 Thunderbolt SF New England MA 202 51 110 6 0.3234
116 Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK 41 48 112 6 0.3072
117 Wildcat Frontier City OK 39 49 114 4 0.3054
118 Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX 119 49 116 2 0.2994
119 Thunder Road Carowinds NC 158 49 117 1 0.2964
120 Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO 106 46 119 2 0.2814 22
121 Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA 239 47 120 0 0.2814 35
122 Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA 73 46 119 2 0.2814 30
123 Leap the Dips Lakemont PA 98 45 119 3 0.2784
124 Nickelodeon Streak Blackpool UK 107 45 121 1 0.2725
125 Big Dipper Camden Park WV 42 42 119 6 0.2695
126 Dragon Coaster Playland NY 84 43 122 2 0.2635
127 Stampida Port Aventura ES 125 40 121 5 0.2560
128 High Roller Valleyfair! MN 96 41 123 3 0.2545
129 Scenic Railway Luna Park-Melbourne AU 16 37 118 8 0.2515
130 Hochschaubahn Prater Park AT 29 31 122 11 0.2226
131 Wildcat Lake Compounce CT 158 36 130 1 0.2186
132 Kingdom Coaster Dutch Wonderland PA 70 36 131 0 0.2156
133tWolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI 104 35 131 1 0.2126 3
133tJupiter Kijima Korakuen JP 17 29 124 12 0.2121 3
135 Hurler Carowinds NC 157 34 133 0 0.2036
136 Comet Waldameer PA 136 32 133 2 0.1976
137 Meteor Little Amerricka WI 43 29 133 5 0.1886
138 Hurler Kings Dominion VA 254 31 136 0 0.1856 35
139 Rattler Fiesta Texas TX 88 28 133 6 0.1856 32
140 Coastersaurus Legoland Florida FL 52 26 138 3 0.1647
141 M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON 117 27 140 0 0.1617 62
142 Wild Beast Canada's Wonderland ON 118 27 140 0 0.1617 46
143 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ 294 26 140 1 0.1587 21
144 Sea Dragon Jungle Jacks Landing OH 52 26 140 1 0.1587 19
145 Tomahawk Port Aventura ES 114 23 140 3 0.1476
146 Twister II Elitch Gardens CO 56 23 143 1 0.1407
147tLittle Dipper SFGAm IL 86 22 144 1 0.1347 27
147tPegasus Mount Olympus WI 114 21 143 3 0.1347 27
149 Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI 95 18 148 1 0.1108
150 Blue Flyer Blackpool UK 100 17 148 2 0.1078
151 Predator Darien Lake NY 121 17 149 1 0.1048
152 Woodstock Express Carowinds NC 133 16 151 0 0.0958 48
153 Woodstock Express Kings Island OH 191 16 151 0 0.0958 40
154 Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH 55 14 152 1 0.0868
155 Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion VA 208 14 153 0 0.0838
156 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH 337 12 154 1 0.0749
157 Underground Adventureland IA 59 10 153 4 0.0719
158 Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON 113 11 155 1 0.0689
159tMagnus Colossus Terra Mitica ES 41 8 156 2 0.0542 0
159tKiddie Coaster Playland NY 13 5 122 4 0.0534 0
161 White Canyon Yomiuriland JP 28 7 157 2 0.0482
162 Tyrolean Tubtwist Joyland UK 31 7 158 1 0.0452
163 Antelope Gulliver's World UK 27 4 154 5 0.0399
164 Lil' Dipper Camden Park WV 36 3 162 2 0.0240
165 The Bandit Movie Park DE 122 3 163 1 0.0210 25
166 Coaster-Express Parque Warner Madrid ES 68 3 163 1 0.0210 17
167 The Grizzly Great America CA 122 3 164 0 0.0180
168 Anaconda Walygator Parc FR 71 2 164 0 0.0120
The following Standing but not Operating coasters are not included in the official results:
Rank indicates how they would have placed if included.
*14 Aska (S) Nara Dreamland JP 8 165 11 5 0.9254
20 Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City MO 38 162 19 4 0.8865
45 Dania Bch Hurr (S) Dania Beach FL 58 139 41 3 0.7678
93 Mega Zeph (SBNO) SF New Orleans LA 21 85 83 10 0.5056
100 Thunder Run (SBNO) Kentucky Kingdom KY 78 85 93 6 0.4783
102 Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH 139 83 97 3 0.4617
103 Zingo (S) Bell's OK 16 72 90 12 0.4483
124 Roller Coaster (S) Joyland KS 12 50 106 15 0.3363
138 Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY 78 47 132 4 0.2678
144 Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY 79 41 140 2 0.2295 14
155 Scenic Railway (S) Dreamland UK 22 29 144 7 0.1806
156 Cyclone (SBNO) Williams Grove PA 34 30 148 6 0.1793
183 Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH 177 5 178 2 0.0324
These coasters had too few riders take the poll this year to be included in the results:
*51 Montana Rusa La Feria MX 5 78 30 19 0.6890 3
*53 Wild Mouse Aussie World AU 10 105 44 15 0.6860
*94 Tree Topper Upper Clements Park NS 5 49 55 17 0.4752
*104 Medusa Six Flags Mexico MX 5 29 51 33 0.4027
*144 Zipper Dipper Esselworld IN 3 12 88 20 0.1833 0
*146 Montezum Hopi Hari BR 3 2 22 6 0.1667 0
*154 Auto BergBahn Prater Park AT 3 0 16 6 0.1364
Two coasters had too few riders to have any valid comparisons this year:
* Animal Coaster Jawa Timur Park 2 ID 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Cyclone Nicco Park IN 0 0 0 0 0.0000
For an explanation of the tabulation algorithm and much more about this
poll, visit the website BestRollerCoasterPoll.com