Steel Coaster Poll 2010

Well, here's a proud moment in any coaster dork's year. Just finished my ballot for the 2010 Steel Coaster Poll done by Mitch Hawker. He's been running what many call the most comprehensive and accurate polls for steel and wooden coasters since the 90s. Honestly, if it weren't for the Alvey's this poll could probably tell you the top ten coasters in the world correctly every year.

Everyone's ballot is different, and I tend to differ from the norm a bit among enthusiasts. Don't pay attention to the y's and numbers on the right. This is a complete ranking of my steel coasters. Honestly though, after around #50 things sorta meld together as "mediocre" or "bad"


NAME FOLLOWS THIS LINE (LEAVE THIS LINE A S IS IN Ballot)
~"Nick.Miller"

RANK THE FOLLOWING RID ING SENSATIONS <-LE AVE THIS LINE AS IS
Abrupt Airtime________ ___________________ __,y,y,1
Floating Airtime______ ___________________ __,y,y,6
Lateral Forces________ ___________________ __,y,y,5
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Change
_,y,y,2
Positive G's/Loops____ ___________________ __,y,y,4
Sensation of Speed____ ___________________ __,y,y,3
COASTER NAME PARK LOC <-LEAVE
X2 Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,1
Favorite Wood Coaster Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,2
Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point OH,y,y,3
Bizarro SF New England MA,y,y,4
Maverick Cedar Point OH,y,y,5
Tatsu Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,6
Dueling Dragons-Ice Islands of Adventu FL,y,n,7
Diamondback Kings Island OH,y,y,8
Millennium Force Cedar Point OH,y,y,9
Dominator Kings Dominion VA,y,n,10
Riddler's Revenge Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,11
Alpengeist Busch Gardens Euro VA,y,n,12
Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Euro VA,y,n,13
Nitro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,14
Afterburn Carowinds NC,y,n,15
Nemesis Inferno Thorpe Park UK,y,y,16
Saw - The Ride Thorpe Park UK,y,y,17
Raging Bull Six Flags Great Am IL,y,y,18
Revenge of the Mummy Universal Studios FL,y,n,19
Silver Bullet Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,20
Talon Dorney Park PA,y,y,21
Mantis Cedar Point OH,y,y,22
Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,23
Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point OH,y,y,24
Stealth Thorpe Park UK,y,y,25
Firehawk Kings Island OH,y,y,26
Mystery Mine Dollywood TN,y,n,27
Goliath Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,28
Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Am IL,y,n,29
Viper Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,30
Fav Half Pipe Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,31
Batman The Ride/Clone SF & Other Parks **,y,y,32
Deja Vu Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,33
Mr. Freeze Six Flags St. Loui MO,y,n,34
Gemini Cedar Point OH,y,y,35
Revolution Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,36
Flight of Fear Kings Island OH,y,y,37
Avalanche Kings Dominion VA,y,n,38
Voodoo Dorney Park PA,y,y,39
Flight Deck Kings Island OH,y,y,40
Demon Six Flags Great Am IL,y,y,41
Sierra Sidewnder Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,42
Superman - Ultimate F Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,43
Pony Express Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,44
Raptor Cedar Point OH,y,y,45
Scream! Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,46
Bizarro Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,47
Fav Vekoma Invertigo Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,48
Mamba Worlds of Fun MO,y,n,49
Volcano: The Blast Co Kings Dominion VA,y,n,50
Batman - Dark Knight SF New England MA,y,y,51
Incredible Hulk Islands of Adventu FL,y,n,52
Nighthawk Carowinds NC,y,n,53
Patriot Worlds of Fun MO,y,y,54
Griffon Busch Gardens Euro VA,y,n,55
Hydra the Revenge Dorney Park PA,y,y,56
Dueling Dragons-Fire Islands of Adventu FL,y,n,57
Wicked Twister Cedar Point OH,y,y,58
Iron Wolf Six Flags Great Am IL,y,y,59
Loch Ness Monster Busch Gardens Euro VA,y,n,60
Vortex Carowinds NC,y,n,61
Flight of Fear Kings Dominion VA,y,n,62
Ninja Six Flags St. Loui MO,y,n,63
Steel Hawg Indiana Beach IN,y,y,64
Superman The Escape Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,65
Dark Knight Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,66
Vampire Chessington UK,y,y,67
River King Mine Train Six Flags St. Loui MO,y,n,68
Space Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom FL,y,n,69
Big Thunder Mountain WDW Magic Kingdom FL,y,n,70
Backlot Stunt Coaster Kings Dominion VA,y,n,71
Backlot Stunt Coaster Kings Island OH,y,y,72
Rock n Roller Coaster Disney's H Studios FL,y,n,73
Runaway Train Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,74
Shockwave Kings Dominion VA,y,n,75
Wild Thing Valleyfair! MN,y,y,76
Fav Wild Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,77
Fav Galaxi Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,78
Whizzer Six Flags Great Am IL,y,y,79
Fav Spinning Mouse Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,80
Steel Force Dorney Park PA,y,y,81
Excalibur Valleyfair! MN,y,y,82
X:\No Way Out Thorpe Park UK,y,y,83
Vertical Velocity Six Flags Great Am IL,y,n,84
Steel Venom Valleyfair! MN,y,y,85
Manhattan Express New York New York NV,y,y,86
Fav Loop-Screw Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,87
Dark Knight Six Flags Great Am IL,y,y,88
Skull Mountain Six Flags Great Ad NJ,y,y,89
Montezooma's Revenge Knott's Berry Farm CA,y,y,90
Ninja Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,91
Adventure Express Kings Island OH,y,y,92
Gold Rusher Six Flags Magic Mo CA,y,y,93
Colossus Thorpe Park UK,y,y,94
Tennessee Tornado Dollywood TN,y,n,95
Iron Dragon Cedar Point OH,y,y,96
Cedar Creek Mine Ride Cedar Point OH,y,y,97
Spongebob Squarepants Nickelodeon Univ MN,y,y,98
Fav Intamin Bobsled Any Park Anywhere **,y,y,99
Vortex Kings Island OH,y,y,100
Anaconda Kings Dominion VA,y,n,101
Fav Powered `Coaster' Any Park Anywhere **,y,n,102


I know what you're thinking. Nick, how they hell did you rank Manhattan Express over Colossus. My answer is this: atleast I expected Manhattan Express to suck, Colossus blew it.