10 coasters before you die

[BigAl]

So this closed season's going as slowly as they usually do. With daft topics and arguments heated debates popping up here, there and everywhere, I was wondering whether there was something else to do on here to keep people sane pass the time.

So how about listing the top 10 (doesn't have to be in order) coasters which you'd like to try before you kick the bucket? These can also contain rides currently being built which excite you (even Orphan Rocker ), as well as rides you're going to try imminently.


Mine are (in no particular order)...

1. Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion
2. Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City
3. Sky Scrapper / Starry Sky Ripper at World Joyland
4. Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce
5. X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain
6. Eagle Fortress at Everland (honourable mention to Big Bad Wolf (R.I.P) )
7. Leap the Dips at Lakemont Park (honourable mention to Coney Island's Cyclone)
8. Flying Turns at Knoebels Amusement Park
9. Gringotts at Universal Studios Orlando
10. Helix at Liseberg



I've kept mine brief for now but I may come back to add the reasons for my choices later. Feel free to add any honorable mentions to similar rides, reasons for your selection, pictures of rides or any links, etc...







Results!

I'll update this as more results come in.

Last Poster: Benzin

Key
1st place: Helix, Maverick
2nd place: Banshee, Eagle Fortress, X2
3rd place: El Toro, Outlaw Run, Tatsu, The Voyage, Wooden / Mountain Coaster

Alpengeist 4
Atlantis Adventure
Balder 2
Banshee 10
Batman (Six Flags NE)
Behemoth 2
Big Grizzly Mountain Mine Carts 2
Black Mamba 2
Blue Fire 3
Boulder Dash 7
Colossos
Crystal Wing 4
Dodonpa 5
Eagle Fortress 10
Eejanaika 4
El Toro (Six Flags NJ) 8
Expedition GeForce 5
Flug der Dämonen
Flying Turns
Formula Rossa 2
Gatekeeper 3
Goliath (Six Flags GA)
Goliath (Six Flags NJ)
Gravity Max 2
Griffon 2
Gringotts 2
Hades 360
Helix 11
Incredible Hulk
Intimidator 305 6
iSpeed 7
Joris en de Draak
Katun 3
Kawasemi
Kingda Ka 3
Leap the Dips
Leviathan 6
Manta (SeaWorld Orlando) 4
Matterhorn Bobsleds 3
Maverick 11
Millennium Force 3
Montu
New Texas Giant
Nitro
Olympia Looping
Outlaw Run 8
Oz' Iris
Piraten 5
Raptor (Gardaland)
Riddler's Revenge
Shambhala 4
Silver Star
Sky Scrapper / Starry Sky Ripper 7
Skyrush 4
Space Fantasy 4
Stingray
Tatsu 8
Takabisha
T Express 4
The Beast
The Raven
The Voyage 8
Top Thrill Dragster 6
Tower of Terror (Gold Reef City)
Troy
Ultra Twister (Togo)
Verbolten
Wodan
Wooden / Mountain Coaster (Knight Valley) 8
X2 10

 

[Ted]

1. Maverick
2. El Toro
3. Eagles Fortress
4. Banshee
5. Behemoth
6. Leviathan
7. X2
8. Alpengeist
9. Manta (Sea World Orlando)
10. Kingda Ka/TTD

 

[Danny]

1. Tatsu - Six Flags Magic Mountain
2. Starry Sky Ripper - World Joyland
3. Mountain Flyer - Knight Valley
4. Helix - Liseberg
5. Gatekeeper - Cedar Point
6. Skyrush - Hershey Park
8. Crystal Wing - Happy Valley
7. Banshee - Kings Island
9. Griffon - Busch Gardens Willamsburg
10. Stingray - Giant Wheel Park of Suzhou

 

[Nick]

In no particular order:

Matterhorn Bobsleds
Atlantis Adventure
Eagle Fortress
Maverick
El Toro
Skyrush
Boulder Dash
X2
iSpeed
Shambhala

 

[Ian]

1) Tatsu
2) Starry Sky Ripper
3) Crystal Wings (Notice a trend here? )
4) X2
5) Maverick
6) Manta (Orlando)
7) Boulder Dash
8) Eagle Fortress
9) Katun
10) Eejanaika

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And since we're on the subjects of "before you die" rides I think I need to mention Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland *drools*

 

[Dan]

Starry Sky Ripper - World Joyland
Mountain Flyer - Knight Valley
Helix - Liseberg
Banshee - Kings Island
Eagles Fortress - Everland
T Express - Everland
New Texas Giant - SFoT
Piraten - Djurs Summerland
The Voyage - Holiday World
Outlaw Run - Silver Dollar City

I also want to get on Dæmonen and Flug der Dämonen so I can say I have been on all the B&Ms in Europe

 

[josht]

1. El toro
2. Formula rossa
3. Top thrill dragster
4. Griffon
5. Troy
6. Millennium Force
7. Shambhala
8. Colossus (heide park)
9. Nitro
10. Maverick

 

[Mattmash]

T-Express - Everland
Eagle's Fortress - Everland
X2 - SFMM
Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion ( )
Space Fantasy - Universal Japan
Mountain Flyer - Knight Valley
Helix - Liseberg
Goliath - SFGAm
The Voyage - Holiday World
Dodonpa - Fuji Q

 

[Andrew]

Gringotts-Universal Studios, USA (All the HP attractions are top of my list really!)
Shambhala-PortAventura, Spain
Formula Rossa-Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi
The Incredible Hulk-Islands of Adventure, USA
Wodan-Europa Park, Germany
Blue Fire-Europa Park, Germany
Starry Sky Ripper-World Joyland, China
Manta-SeaWorld Orlando, USA
Kingda Ka-Six Flags Great Adventure, USA
Gatekeeper-Cedar Point, USA

These aren't really in any order excluding Gringotts which is definitely my number one! I'm sure there are others that would make the list that I can't remember right now too.

 

[Danny]

Gringotts-Islands of Adventure, USA (All the HP attractions are top of my list really!)

Gringotts is at Studios, not IoA

 

[Anonymous]

1. X2
2. Ejanaika
3. Maverick
4. Outlaw Run
5. Eagles Fortress
6. Gravity Max
7. Boulder Dash
8. Voyage
9. Wooden Coaster (Knight Valley)
10. El Toro

 

[Alastair]

1) El Toro - SF:GA
2) Kingda Ka - SF:GA
3) TTD - Cedar Point
4) Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce
5) Maverick - Cedar Point
6) Helix - Liseberg
7) Dodonpa - Fuji-Q Highland
8) Banshee - Kings Island
9) X2 - SF:MM
10) Tatsu - SF:MM

 

[Vicky]

1) Crystal Wings - Happy Valley
2) Gatekeeper - Cedar Point
3) Tatsu - SFMM
4) Alpengeist - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
5) El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure
6) Starry Sky Ripper - World Joyland
7) Eejanaika - Fuji-Q Highland
8) Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce
9) Matterhorn Bobsleds - Disneyland
10) Piraten - Djurs Sommerland

 

[BigAl]

Can we work out from this list which coaster is the one that TST most wants to ride?

 

[Joelio]

Mountain Flyer - Knight Valley
Helix - Liseberg
Balder - Liseberg
Banshee - Kings Island
Eagles Fortress - Everland
T Express - Everland
Dodonpa - Fuji Q
Takabisha - Fuji Q
Space Fantasy - Universal Studios Japan
The Voyage - Holiday World
Leviathan - Canada's Wonderland

 

[Martin]

Eagles Fortress doesn't exist any more, so good luck with that one.

 

[jackandylan123]

1) Maverick
2) Outlaw Run
3) Crystal Wings
4) El Toro
5) Expedition GeForce
6) ISpeed
7) Shambhala
8) Goliath (new for 2014)
9) Katun
10) Intimidator 305

 

[Russ]

1. Leviathan
2. Helix
3. Expedition Geforce
4. Blue Fire
5. Manta (Orlando)
6. Intimidator 305
7. Tatsu
8. Millennium Force
9. Black Mamba
10. Banshee

 

[LiamC]

1) Maverick
2) i305
3) iSpeed
4) Top Thrill Dragster
5) Kawasemi
6) Skyrush
7) Tatsu
8) Leviathan
9) Outlaw Run
10) Joris en de Draak (Both Sides)

 

[Lottie.]

1. Outlaw Run - Silver Dollar City
2. X2 - Six Flags Magic Mountain
3. Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park
4. Banshee - King's Island
5. Raptor - Gardaland
6. Helix - Liseberg
7. Flug der Dämonen - Heide Park (new wingrider for those who aren't familiar with the name)
8. Top Thrill Dragster - Cedar Point
9. Leviathan - Canada's Wonderland
10. iSpeed - Miribilandia

Mostly coasters in the US. And yes, there are a load more after 10 since there are many coasters I want to do before I die. Whether that is possible is another matter!