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Mitch Hawker coaster polls 2013-14

If it hasn't made the top 130 in 3 years straight might be a good reason to knock it off.
 
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,1
Colossos Heide Park DE,y,n,2
Troy Toverland NL,y,n,3
Balder Liseberg SE,y,n,4
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,5
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,6
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,7
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL,y,n,8
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL,y,n,9
Rutschebanen Bakken DK,y,y,10
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,11
Mammut Tripsdrill DE,y,n,12
Antelope Gulliver's World UK,y,n,13
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,14
Anaconda Walygator Parc FR,y,n,15
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,n,16
Nickelodeon Streak Blackpool UK,y,n,17
Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens DK,y,y,18
Falken Farup Sommerland DK,y,n,19
Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK,y,n,20
The Bandit Movie Park DE,y,n,21
Robin Hood Walibi Holland NL,y,n,22
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,n,23
Blue Flyer Blackpool UK,y,n,24
Tyrolean Tubtwist Joyland UK,y,n,25

How the hell have I only been on 2 wooden coasters in 2013?!
 
I suppose I better get round to doing this as well ;)

Code: 
My Favorite Steel   Anypark Anywhere     **,y,y,1
Wodan TimburCoaster Europa Park          DE,y,y,2
Tonnerre de Zeus    Parc Asterix         FR,y,n,3
Troy                Toverland            NL,y,y,4
Megafobia           Oakwood              UK,y,y,5
Grand National      Blackpool            UK,y,y,6
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling          NL,y,y,7
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling          NL,y,y,8
Wild Mouse          Blackpool            UK,y,y,9
Antelope            Gulliver's World     UK,y,n,10
Big Dipper          Blackpool            UK,y,y,11
Nickelodeon Streak  Blackpool            UK,y,n,12
Blue Flyer          Blackpool            UK,y,n,13
 
Code: 
COASTER NAME          PARK                LOC <-LEAVE
My Favorite Steel   Anypark Anywhere     **,y,y,1
Megafobia           Oakwood              UK,y,y,2
Grand National      Blackpool            UK,y,y,3
Wodan TimburCoaster Europa Park          DE,y,y,4
Wild Mouse          Blackpool            UK,y,y,5
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling          NL,y,n,6
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling          NL,y,n,7
Apocalypse          S. F. Magic Mountain CA,y,n,8
Tomahawk            Port Aventura        ES,y,y,9
Big Dipper          Blackpool            UK,y,y,10
Roller Coaster      Great Yarmouth       UK,y,y,11
Colossus            S.F. Magic Mountain  CA,y,n,12
Giant Dipper        Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk  CA,y,n,13
Scenic Railway (S)  Dreamland            UK,y,n,14
Tyrolean Tubtwist   Joyland              UK,y,y,15
Nickelodeon Streak  Blackpool            UK,y,n,16
GhostRider          Knott's Berry Farm   CA,y,n,17
The Bandit          Movie Park           DE,y,n,18
Blue Flyer          Blackpool            UK,y,y,19
Stampida            Port Aventura        ES,y,y,20

Quite proud of that list. :)
 
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,2
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,2
Troy Toverland NL,y,y,3
Wodan TimburCoaster Europa Park DE,y,y,4
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL,y,n,5
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL,y,n,6
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,8
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,y,9
Blue Flyer Blackpool UK,y,n,10
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,11
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,12
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,13
Nickelodeon Streak Blackpool UK,y,n,14
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,y,15
 
Here is mine. I have really struggled this year with the woodies. The top 12 and bottom 6 was easy to pick but the middle ones were really hard as my memory is terrible and the average rides merge into one.

Code: 
LOCATION FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS)
~"UK"
NAME FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS IN Ballot)
~"DanB"
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,1
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,2
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,3
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,4
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME        PARK                LOC <--Please leave this
El Toro             SFGAd                NJ,y,y,1
My Favorite Steel   Anypark Anywhere     **,y,y,2
Boulder Dash        Lake Compounce       CT,y,y,3
Troy                Toverland            NL,y,y,4
Tonnerre de Zeus    Parc Asterix         FR,y,n,5
Wodan TimburCoaster Europa Park          DE,y,y,6
Colossos            Heide Park           DE,y,n,7
Megafobia           Oakwood              UK,y,n,8
Wild Mouse          Blackpool            UK,y,y,9
Joris en de Draak V de Efteling          NL,y,y,10
Joris en de Draak W de Efteling          NL,y,y,11
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark          PA,y,y,12
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark          PA,y,y,13
Loup Garou          Walibi Belgium       BE,y,n,14
Big Dipper          Blackpool            UK,y,y,15
Rolling Thunder     SFGAd                NJ,y,y,16
Gwazi-Lion          Busch Gardens-Tampa  FL,y,n,17
Gwazi-Tiger         Busch Gardens-Tampa  FL,y,n,18
Grand National      Blackpool            UK,y,y,19
Mean Streak         Cedar Point          OH,y,y,20
Wildcat             Hersheypark          PA,y,y,21
Robin Hood          Walibi Holland       NL,y,n,22
Twister             Knoebel's            PA,y,y,23
The Bandit          Movie Park           DE,y,n,24
Coaster-Express     Parque Warner Madrid ES,y,n,25
Blue Streak         Cedar Point          OH,y,y,26
Phoenix             Knoebel's            PA,y,y,27
Jack Rabbit         Kennywood            PA,y,y,28
Thunderbolt         SF New England       MA,y,y,29
Wildcat             Lake Compounce       CT,y,y,30
Thunderbolt         Kennywood            PA,y,y,31
Cyclone             SF New England       MA,y,y,32
Comet               Hersheypark          PA,y,y,33
Thunderhawk         Dorney Park          PA,y,y,34
Rebel Yell          Kings Dominion       VA,y,y,35
The Grizzly         Kings Dominion       VA,y,y,36
Nickelodeon Streak  Blackpool            UK,y,y,37
Ghoster Coaster     Kings Dominion       VA,y,y,38
Hurler              Kings Dominion       VA,y,y,39
Racer               Kennywood            PA,y,y,40
Blue Flyer          Blackpool            UK,y,n,41
Anaconda            Walygator Parc       FR,y,n,42
Cyclone             Luna Park            NY,y,n,43
Stampida            Port Aventura        ES,y,y,44
 
RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,1
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,2
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,3
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,4
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,2
Wodan TimburCoaster Europa Park DE,y,y,3
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,y,4
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,y,5
Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK,y,y,6
Nickelodeon Streak Blackpool UK,y,y,7
Tyrolean Tubtwist Joyland UK,y,n,8
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,9
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,10
Blue Flyer Blackpool UK,y,y,11
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,y,12
Click to expand...

Wodan along with all the Blackpool woodies were new to me this year, so there are some quite significant changes to my list.
 
My list is hardly long, but I'll put it here to try and increase Tonnerre de Zeus' ranking in the TST poll.

RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,4
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,5
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,1
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,y,2
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,3
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,4
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,5
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,6
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,7
Nickelodeon Streak Blackpool UK,y,n,8
 
Here's mine, no doubt with a couple of controversial placings:

[tt]RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE
Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,3
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,4
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,5
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,6
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE
El Toro SFGAd NJ,y,n,1
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,n,2
Wodan TimburCoaster Europa Park DE,y,n,3
Megafobia Oakwood UK,y,n,4
Stampida Port Aventura ES,y,y,5
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,6
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK,y,n,7
Grand National Blackpool UK,y,n,8
Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA,y,n,9
Big Dipper Blackpool UK,y,n,10
Hurler Kings Dominion VA,y,n,11
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ,y,n,12
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA,y,n,13
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR,y,n,14
Nickelodeon Streak Blackpool UK,y,n,15
Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion VA,y,n,16
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES,y,y,17
The Bandit Movie Park DE,y,n,18
Blue Flyer Blackpool UK,y,n,19[/tt]

:)
 
I didn't find the red side that bad! The blue side was awful mind. Strange really!

:)
 
I am more stunned at your appalling position of TdZ. But I guess you're an anomaly compared to the rest of us.

The entirely forgettable wooden coasters at Kings Dominion all above Zeus... wow!

:'(
 
Zeus may be unfairly low, but compared to what I'd heard beforehand it was, well, the less said the better! I found it extremely uncomfortable to ride. And for that reason I couldn't enjoy it at all. :(

:)
 
Looking ahead to the steel poll, I’ve come up with a list of changes that I’m looking for some feedback on.

Vekoma Junior coasters have never been on the ballot, so I’m trying to remove as many similarly sized (and smaller) rides as possible. With that in mind, the following coasters would be removed entirely:

[tt]Bobsled Seabreeze NY,n,n,0
Crossbow Bowcraft NJ,n,n,0
Bombora Lagoon UT,n,n,0
Fav Vek Jr Boomerang Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0
Fav Vek Susp Family Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0*
Fav Tivoli Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0
Fav Mack YoungStar Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0[/tt]

*Orkanen will get a line, as it’s much bigger than the others.

There will probably be more removed too, I haven’t gone through the whole ballot yet.

More groups will be created:

[tt]V2: Vertical Velocity SF Discovery Kingd CA,n,n,0
Vertical Velocity Six Flags Great Am IL,n,n,0
Steel Venom Valleyfair! MN,n,n,0
Wicked Twister Cedar Point OH,n,n,0
Possessed Dorney Park PA,n,n,0
Screaming Condor Leofoo Village TW,n,n,0
---all replaced by---
Fav Int Impulse Coast Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0

Backlot Stunt Coaster Kings Island OH,n,n,0
Backlot Stunt Coaster Kings Dominion VA,n,n,0
Backlot Stunt Coaster Canadas Wonderland ON,n,n,0
---all replaced by---
Backlot Stunt Coaster Cedar Fair Parks **,n,n,0

Dark Knight Six Flags Great Am IL,n,n,0
Dark Knight Six Flags Great Ad NJ,n,n,0
Dark Knight Six Flags Mexico MX,n,n,0
---all replaced by---
Dark Knight Six Flags Parks **,n,n,0

Aftershock Silverwood ID,n,n,0
Goliath SF New England MA,n,n,0
Stunt Fall Parque Warner Madr ES,n,n,0
Mountain Peak Jin Jiang CN,n,n,0
---all replaced by---
Fav Giant Inv. Boomer Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0[/tt]

The 4 lines for Jet Stars will be combined into a single line:

[tt]Fav Jet Star Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0
Fav Jet Star II Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0
Fav JS III/Jumbo Jet Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0
Fav City Jet/Jumbo V Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0
---replaced by---
Fav Jet Star (any) Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0[/tt]

I’m also going to change the “Fav Motocoaster” category, splitting it by manufacturer:

[tt]Fav Vek. Booster Bike Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0
Fav Zamp. Motocoaster Any Park Anywhere **,n,n,0[/tt]

Pony Express and the Intamin tyre driven launched coasters will return to the ballot - I think I went too far with that one last year. This seems a better compromise, most of the Zamperla ones are clones and the Vekomas have similar layouts.

Finally, I was also considering merging the Mega-Lites into a single line as there are currently 4 of them in the top 15 which seems a bit silly. No doubt that would cause a major backlash, so I’m not sure about it.

Any feedback on any of the above points would be appreciated. In the meantime, keep those wooden ballots coming in – we’ve had a great response so far (in fact I think we’ve set a new record) but there’s a few of our regular participants still to enter.
 
How different are the Megalites? If any of them are clones, they can be merged together the RCDB way (favourite 'Kawasemi' megalite).
 
All four Mega-Lites are clones. If there's four of them in the top fifteen then that is a little silly, they would be better off being merged.

:)
 
As soon as you end up with 3 or 4 of the same, unless one is like some sort of intense theme-machine, then really they should be merged.

I am not sure on removing Vekoma Junior or Mack Young Star coasters entirely... I prefer those to some of the unique coasters on the poll.
 
It's basically an excuse to trim the ballot a bit, as I've felt for a while that it's too long. I don't want to make too many sweeping changes, but Vekoma Juniors have never been on the ballot so having other off-the-shelf family coasters on there seems rather inconsistent.

Choosing exactly where to draw the line is extremely difficult but with over 3000 steel coasters listed on rcdb it's clear that not everything can be included.
 
If all the megalites are clones, and none of them are themed, it's ludicrous to continue having them as separate entries!

If none of the best coasters were merged, the poll would look like this:

1. EGF
2. Bizarro
3. Batman: The Ride
4. Batman: The Ride
5. Batman: The Ride
6. Batman: The Ride
7. Batman: The Ride
8. Batman: The Ride
9. Batman: The Ride
10. Batman: The Ride

;)
 
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