Wood Poll - This Year's Ride Experiences 2010
The rankings were also run using only this year's riding experiences. These
results are less meaningful as there are MANY pairings of coasters
that no rider had ridden both of this year. As you can see, our poll
respondants had ridden an average of 10.7 wood coasters this year. That sounds
good until it is realized that when there are about 1/3 as many ride
experiences it causes there to be an average of about 1/9 as many people
who had ridden each pair of coasters (this year vs. ever).
Therefore, I want to be very clear that the following results based on
only 2010 ride experiences have a much greater margin of error and are only
included here because they may be of some limited additional interest to
some enthusiasts who want more information on how a particular coaster was
perceived by those who rode it this year.
Of Note:
Boulder Dash ranked highest of the 2010 Top 10 when judged only by those who rode each ride this
past season. It was preferred 13 to 6 over El Toro among those who rode both this year and had a preference.
T Express had only two people who indicated that they rode it in 2010 take the poll.
Average Number of Wood Coasters Ridden = 10.7
RANK COASTER NAME PARK LOC RIDERS W L T WinPct TiBk
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* Coaster Playland BC 3 1 0 0 1.0000 0
* Tremors Silverwood ID 5 4 0 0 1.0000 0
* White Cyclone Nagashima Spaland JP 2 1 0 0 1.0000 0
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT 39 103 0 1 0.9952
5 El Toro SFGAd NJ 93 122 2 0 0.9839
6 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA 72 113 4 3 0.9542
7 The Voyage Holiday World IN 96 114 4 4 0.9508
8 Phoenix Knoebel's PA 60 103 4 4 0.9459
9 Prowler Worlds of Fun MO 59 107 7 2 0.9310
10 Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR 25 56 3 3 0.9274
11 Troy Toverland NL 33 74 5 3 0.9207
12 Renegade Valleyfair! MN 44 92 8 7 0.8925
13 Balder Liseberg SE 17 61 7 2 0.8857 0
* Rampage Alabama Adventure AL 7 53 6 2 0.8852 0
* El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn DE 9 38 4 4 0.8696
16 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI 18 56 6 6 0.8676
17 Terminator Salvatio S. F. Magic Mountain CA 79 105 15 4 0.8629
18 Thunderhead Dollywood TN 45 87 12 7 0.8538 9
19 Raven Holiday World IN 94 100 15 5 0.8542 6
20 Colossos Heide Park DE 10 13 2 2 0.8235 0
21 Evel Knievel Six Flags St Louis MO 51 91 18 4 0.8230 0
* New Mexico Rattler Cliff's NM 3 8 1 2 0.8182 0
23 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA 66 91 18 6 0.8174 0
24 Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL 64 75 15 7 0.8093
* Fireball Happy Valley Song CN 7 20 4 2 0.8077
26 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY 13 47 9 7 0.8016
27 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA 67 88 19 9 0.7974
28 Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY 15 44 10 7 0.7787
29 The Beast Kings Island OH 87 83 21 10 0.7719
30 Viper SFGAm IL 56 79 21 13 0.7566
* Timber Terror Silverwood ID 5 3 1 0 0.7500 0
* Magnus Colossus Terra Mitica ES 2 1 0 1 0.7500 0
* Thunderbird PowerPark FI 3 3 0 3 0.7500 0
34 Comet Great Escape NY 16 56 14 15 0.7471
35 Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL 68 70 22 6 0.7449
36 Grand National Blackpool UK 45 66 19 12 0.7423 28
37 Wild Mouse Blackpool UK 46 67 20 10 0.7423 14
38 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN 56 79 27 6 0.7321
39 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk TX 13 40 10 15 0.7308
40 Megafobia Oakwood UK 29 50 18 2 0.7286
41 Hellcat Timber Falls WI 33 68 24 8 0.7200
42 Hades Mount Olympus WI 37 66 21 16 0.7184
* Falken Farup Sommerland DK 5 4 1 2 0.7143
44 The Legend Holiday World IN 93 81 32 5 0.7076
45 Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach FL 16 45 18 9 0.6875 1
46 Roar SF Discovery Kingdom CA 31 54 23 6 0.6867 0
47 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA 22 41 18 3 0.6855
48 Cyclone Astroland NY 37 63 28 10 0.6733
* Thundercoaster Tusenfryd NO 3 2 1 0 0.6667
50 Cheetah Wild Adventures GA 14 51 23 15 0.6573
51 Thunderbolt Kennywood PA 82 74 39 5 0.6483
52 Twister Knoebel's PA 58 66 35 7 0.6435
53 Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC 10 24 15 7 0.5978
* Le Monstre La Ronde QU 8 32 21 8 0.5902
* Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR 3 3 1 8 0.5833
56 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI 40 56 39 10 0.5810
57 Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA 81 65 47 5 0.5769
58 Wild One SF America MD 41 54 40 8 0.5686
59 Outlaw Adventureland IA 21 44 33 8 0.5647
60 Mammut Tripsdrill DE 12 4 3 1 0.5625 1
61 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA 65 57 43 11 0.5631 0
62 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens DK 13 13 10 5 0.5536
* Hullamvasut Vidam HU 3 4 3 4 0.5455
* Cyclone Lakeside CO 4 5 4 3 0.5417
65 Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA 16 34 29 10 0.5342
* Excalibur Funtown USA ME 9 17 15 4 0.5278
67 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN 45 52 47 7 0.5236
* Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park PA 8 11 10 3 0.5208
69 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH 108 60 56 8 0.5161
70 American Eagle SFGAm IL 55 52 49 12 0.5133 6
71 Wildcat Hersheypark PA 61 53 50 11 0.5132 5
72 Big Dipper Blackpool UK 43 39 38 12 0.5056
* Vuoristorata Linnamaki Park FI 3 0 0 4 0.5000 0
* Medusa Six Flags Mexico MX 3 0 0 1 0.5000 0
75 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO 52 51 51 11 0.5000 0
76 The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA 103 59 59 6 0.5000 0
* Montana Rusa La Feria MX 2 0 0 1 0.5000 0
78 Stampida Port Aventura ES 13 19 20 9 0.4896
79 Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA 41 43 46 8 0.4845
80 Great White Wild Wheels Pier NJ 15 28 31 7 0.4773
81 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN 53 47 53 11 0.4730
82 Comet Hersheypark PA 61 45 53 16 0.4649
83 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 59 42 51 9 0.4559
* Tornado Stricker's Grove OH 5 19 24 11 0.4537
85 Roller Coaster Blackpool UK 27 27 38 13 0.4295
86 Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE 17 3 5 4 0.4167
87 Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA 42 34 51 13 0.4133 8
88 Racer Kennywood PA 79 43 63 10 0.4138 5
89 Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO 56 40 61 12 0.4071
90 Robin Hood Walibi World NL 44 24 41 25 0.4056
91 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 65 37 57 9 0.4029
92 Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH 16 25 41 12 0.3974
93 Zeus Mount Olympus WI 39 34 56 16 0.3962
94 Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI 16 20 34 12 0.3939
95 Cyclone SF New England MA 45 37 59 5 0.3911
96 Racer Kings Island OH 83 39 65 9 0.3850
97 Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA 18 20 36 11 0.3806 1
98 Tornado Adventureland IA 21 29 50 9 0.3807 0
99 Roar SF America MD 45 36 61 6 0.3786
* Scenic Railway Dreamland UK 2 0 1 3 0.3750
101 Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA 101 41 73 10 0.3710
* Kingdom Coaster Dutch Wonderland PA 4 5 10 4 0.3684
103 Skyliner Lakemont PA 23 24 47 12 0.3614
104 Rattler Fiesta Texas TX 13 20 41 12 0.3562
* Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island OH 4 1 4 5 0.3500
106 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO 49 36 70 4 0.3455
107 Hell Cat Clementon Lake NJ 11 13 31 13 0.3421
108 Leap the Dips Lakemont PA 24 24 52 11 0.3391
109 Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA 50 32 71 8 0.3243
110 Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK 10 8 22 9 0.3205
* Wildcat Frontier City OK 3 3 7 1 0.3182
112 Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY 16 19 44 4 0.3134
113 Dragon Coaster Playland NY 13 16 46 15 0.3052 0
114 Thunder Road Carowinds NC 63 31 76 9 0.3060 1
115 Tomahawk Port Aventura ES 10 5 14 4 0.3043 0
116 Thunderbolt SF New England MA 46 27 67 7 0.3020
117 Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX 15 15 42 9 0.2955
118 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA 67 29 78 12 0.2941
* Roller Coaster Lagoon UT 8 3 11 5 0.2895
120 High Roller Valleyfair! MN 42 23 68 13 0.2837
* Cannonball Waterville USA AL 5 8 27 8 0.2791 0
* Antelope Gulliver's World UK 8 4 23 16 0.2791 0
123 Predator Darien Lake NY 17 18 51 6 0.2800 0
124 Meteor Little Amerricka WI 10 10 39 10 0.2542
125 M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON 27 20 73 12 0.2476
126 Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA 19 9 41 10 0.2333
* Texas Giant SFoT TX 4 1 8 4 0.2308
* Hochschaubahn Prater Park AT 4 3 14 3 0.2250 0
129 Wild Beast Canada's Wonderland ON 29 22 81 4 0.2243 0
* Twister II Elitch Gardens CO 6 1 11 6 0.2222
131 The Bandit Movie Park DE 20 4 19 2 0.2000
132 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI 39 15 80 10 0.1905 3
133 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ 73 17 87 9 0.1903 3
* The Legend Arnolds Park IA 2 1 8 2 0.1818
135 Underground Adventureland IA 22 12 70 7 0.1742
* Kiddie Coaster Playland NY 3 2 16 2 0.1500
* Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH 5 3 42 9 0.1389 1
138 Hurler Kings Dominion VA 89 14 100 5 0.1387 1
139 Hurler Carowinds NC 61 11 95 9 0.1348
140 Little Dipper SFGAm IL 43 11 89 6 0.1321
141 Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI 15 4 52 8 0.1250 0
142 Rutschebanen Bakken DK 11 1 10 1 0.1250 0
* Tree Topper Upper Clements Park NS 2 0 3 1 0.1250 0
144 Wildcat Lake Compounce CT 38 9 87 8 0.1250 0
145 Comet Waldameer PA 65 11 102 2 0.1043
146 Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK 35 5 77 8 0.1000
147 Anaconda Walygator Parc FR 24 1 16 1 0.0833
148 Woodstock Express Kings Island OH 60 4 91 9 0.0817
149 Woodstock Express Carowinds NC 51 5 101 8 0.0789
150 Coaster-Express Parque Warner Madrid ES 13 3 61 4 0.0735
151 Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion VA 73 4 105 6 0.0609
152 Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON 22 2 95 7 0.0529
* Sea Dragon Jungle Jacks Landing OH 7 1 27 0 0.0357
154 The Grizzly Great America CA 25 1 70 1 0.0208 3
155 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH 107 1 117 3 0.0207 2
The following coasters had too few 2010 riders take the poll:
* Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City MO 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Triple Hurricane(S) Cypress Gardens FL 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Starliner (SBNO) Cypress Gardens FL 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Timberhawk Enchanted Village WA 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Wild Mouse Luna Park-Sydney AU 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Scenic Railway Luna Park-Melbourne AU 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Elf Hirakata Park JP 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Jupiter Kijima Korakuen JP 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* White Canyon Yomiuriland JP 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* T Express Everland KR 2 0 0 0 0.0000
* Coaster Thrill Ride Puyallup Fair WA 4 0 3 0 0.0000
* Regina Tobu Zoo JP 2 0 3 0 0.0000
* Lil' Dipper Camden Park WV 2 0 5 0 0.0000
* Big Dipper Camden Park WV 3 0 5 0 0.0000
* Aska (S) Nara Dreamland JP 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* *Cyclone Nicco Park I 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* *Zipper Dipper Esselworld I 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* *Montezum Hopi Hari B 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* *Wild Mouse Aussie World A 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Auto BergBahn Prater Park AT 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Cyclone (SBNO) Williams Grove PA 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Zingo (S) Bell's OK 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Screechin' Eagle(S) LeSourdsville Lake OH 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Mega Zeph (SBNO) SF New Orleans LA 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY 0 0 0 0 0.0000
* Roller Coaster (S) Joyland KS 0 0 0 0 0.0000
For an explanation of the tabulation algorithm and much more about this
poll, visit the website BestRollerCoasterPoll.com