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- Big Dipper
- Wickerman
- Nikelodeon Streak
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Rank the UK wooden roller coasters
Its an OK litle coaster if you get the opportunity to ride it, but it is bafflingly situated in a park who's core audience are pre-school age.
Grand National would easily be my favourite, if it was kinder on the spine.
Wickerman is too short for the long wait, and the pre show misjudged for a ride that is supposedly family friendly.
Shaggy_Dog_
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@Matt N I wonder how much these rankings would change if we were to widen the scope of this a little and make it the Top 10 British Isles Wooden Coasters so as to include Cu Chulainn at Emerald Park?
I haven’t ridden it myself yet (as I’m waiting for the new coasters to open next year to visit the park) but I wonder how it would stack up against the big two of Wicker Man and the retracked Megafobia? I think it would be very interesting to see how many people would have it ranked top.
I haven’t ridden it myself yet (as I’m waiting for the new coasters to open next year to visit the park) but I wonder how it would stack up against the big two of Wicker Man and the retracked Megafobia? I think it would be very interesting to see how many people would have it ranked top.
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Enter Valhalla
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1. Wickerman
2. Megafobia (admittedly I’ve not been on it since the re-track)
3. Roller Coaster (Gt Yarmouth)
4. Grand National
5. Big Dipper
6. Nickelodeon Streak
7. Blue Flyer
8. Scenic (Margate)
9. Tubs
Not done Antelope.
If Wild Mouse was still open, I’d probably put it just after Megafobia.
Can’t wait to see what Mega’s re-track is like. The last few times I went on it, in 2021 and 2019, it wasn’t great, but I remember I used to love it.
2. Megafobia (admittedly I’ve not been on it since the re-track)
3. Roller Coaster (Gt Yarmouth)
4. Grand National
5. Big Dipper
6. Nickelodeon Streak
7. Blue Flyer
8. Scenic (Margate)
9. Tubs
Not done Antelope.
If Wild Mouse was still open, I’d probably put it just after Megafobia.
Can’t wait to see what Mega’s re-track is like. The last few times I went on it, in 2021 and 2019, it wasn’t great, but I remember I used to love it.
Enter Valhalla
TS Member
Having now ridden Megafobia since the re-track, I can confirm that it is once again my favourite UK woodie. The three I visited with were first time riders and all said they preferred it to Wickerman. I think hats off to Oakwood for investing wisely in prolonging Megafobia’s shelf life. It really is a top rate coaster which deserves to be looked after and preserved for as long as possible.1. Wickerman
2. Megafobia (admittedly I’ve not been on it since the re-track)
3. Roller Coaster (Gt Yarmouth)
4. Grand National
5. Big Dipper
6. Nickelodeon Streak
7. Blue Flyer
8. Scenic (Margate)
9. Tubs
Not done Antelope.
If Wild Mouse was still open, I’d probably put it just after Megafobia.
Can’t wait to see what Mega’s re-track is like. The last few times I went on it, in 2021 and 2019, it wasn’t great, but I remember I used to love it.
Also I still find it hilarious that Megafobia spends most of its time running as a one-man-op. Imagine if they tried to run Wickerman on just one operator
