Posted | Contributed by Jeff
The results are in for Amusement Today's annual Golden Ticket Awards. The results are as follows:
Steel coasters:
- Millennium
Force, Cedar Point
- Superman Ride
of Steel, Six Flags New
England
- Magnum XL-200, Cedar Point
- Steel Force, Dorney Park
- Montu, Busch Gardens
Tampa
- Superman Ride
of Steel, Six Flags
Darken Lake
- Apollo's Chariot, Busch Gardens
Williamsburg
- Raptor, Cedar Point
- Incredible
Hulk, Islands of
Adventure
- Alpengiest, Busch Gardens
Williamsburg
- Raging Bull, Six Flags Great America
- Dueling
Dragons, Islands of Adventure
- Kumba, Busch Gardens
Tampa
- Goliath, Six Flags
Magic Mountain
- Phantom's
Revenge, Kennywood
- Nitro, Six Flags
Great Adventure
- Mindbender, Six Flags
Over Georgia
- Mamba, Words of Fun
- Nemesis, Alton Towers
- Superman Ride
of Steel, Six Flags
America
- Titan, Six Flags of
Texas
- Medusa, Six Flags
Great Adventure
- Superman
Ultimate Escape, Six Flags
Worlds of Adventure
- Desperado, Buffalo
Bill's Casino
- Volcano, Paramount's
Kings Dominion
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Wood coasters:
- Raven, Holiday World
- Shivering Timbers, Michigan's Adventure
- Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce
- Phoenix, Knoebel's Grove
- Legend, Holiday World
- Ghostrider, Knott's Berry Farm
- Rampage, VisionLand
- Texas Giant, Six Flags Over Texas
- Comet, Great Escape
- Megafobia, Oakwood
- Cyclone, Astroland
- Beast, Paramount's Kings Island
- Lightning Racer, Hersheypark
- Thunderbolt, Kennywood
- The Boss, Six Flags St. Louis
- Georgia Cyclone, Six Flags Over Georgia
- Villain, Six Flags Worlds of Adventure
- Tonnerre de Zeus, Parc Asterix
- Tremors, Silverwood
- Twister, Knoebel's Grove
- Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Boardwalk
- Wildcat, Hersheypark
- Coaster, PNE Playland
- Timber Wolf, Worlds of Fun
- Cyclone, Six Flags New England
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Best park and capacity went to Cedar Point, Paramount's Kings Island scored with best kids area (crushing Islands of Adventure), while Holiday World again scored the friendliest and cleanest awards.
Someone should mention that on the AT site that PKI is apparently home to "Breast."
I hope they spell check a little better for the print publication. ;)
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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
"From the global village... in the age of communication!"
Wouldn't mind seeing the theming on that one...
I'm glad Phantom's Revenge was ranked pretty high, although I thought it blew the socks off of Steel Force and Magnum.
The wooden top five makes me that much more excited about my HW trip in August, and that much more determined to get to MIA and LC next year! :)
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Joe Cernelli
Head Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com
Way to go Phantom's Revenge! Highest place for a new steel coaster. You can bet that this thing is going to move up higher next year after more people have the chance to ride it.
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SROS BEATS MAGNUM!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHHH!!!
And I work on the #1 coaster in the world too. Ahh, what a great day.
-Natalie
MF '01
Same for the above article: I did not know that S:ROS was at Six Flags Darken Lake:)
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God Bless Coasters!
A New Hoosier Theme Park is on the horizion!
Nice to see SROS at SFNE in the number 2 spot. That coaster rocks! The Phoenix also did well, but everybody knows that rollercoaster is awesome.
How the hell did Goliath rate higher than Titan?
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Dude,Dude, Dude, Dude, Dude, Dude.....Dude. I've guess you've got a point there.
WASSUP!
I'm sure the folks over at Custom Coasters are breaking out the champaign tonight! Job well done, CCI!
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Benjamin Jones | Yet another coaster-craving yuppie
Dan isn't going to like this at all!
cernelli, I lmao! The theming on the "Breast" would definitely be a sight to see!
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UCSigep
"Did you make a copy? Because if you made a copy, we could watch the copy."
Fantastic! Millennium Force is king of the coasters...finally! Interesting to see that S:ROS is number two. I have heard nothing but excellent things about this coaster, and have to get there soon. Maggie got bumped..but I think it was time. I am very impressed that Nitro was rated so highly, and shocked that Goliath is as low as it is. I am also a little bummed that Raptor fell a few spots.
Anyway, congrats to all the winners...and be sure to get to the Point; the best park in the world four years in a row (God, I love saying that!)
mikey :)
Go Millennium!!!!!!
Millennium Force is NUMBER 1!!!!!!
Sorry Magnum
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1)Raging Bull 2)Millennium Force 3)Medusa (SFMW) 4)Vertical Velocity (SFGAm) 5)Incredible Hulk, The
Again, notice of incorrect information.
I did not know that Six Flags Great America was located in Gurnea, Ill!
:-)
I really do hope that someone profread these lists before sending them out to the press, and the mistakes are only on the web page versions.
--Brian
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Brian A. Plencner
E-Mail: saurses@home.com
Why is there such a discrepancy between SROS:SFA and SROS: SFDL? They're just mirrors, and DL has the lake.
How in the hell did the Texas Giant make it into the top ten? Has anyone ridden this ride lately? It is horrible.
I've been on 22/25 of the top steel coasters, and I'm so glad Magnum has been dumped. My fave is S:ROS at SFNE so I'm not far off. Shame I haven't been on as many woodies (only 11/25).
So Megafobia is the highest placed coaster outside of the US. I bet if it was in the US it would be No.1.
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Notice how Mean Streak was bumped from #16 to off the list this year. That ride has gotten so rough this year.
"How the hell did Goliath rate higher than Titan?"
"Why is there such a discrepancy between SROS:SFA and SROS: SFDL?"
I would have to imagine that a big factor in this poll is how many people have actually rode the coasters. Many more people have rode Goliath then Titan, therefore more people have a chance to vote on it.
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Cool stuff.. thanks for posting, and time to update the records page :)
...as for S:Ros@sfdl and S:ros at SFA, the SFDL has been out longer, plus it has a lake, and it has mist.... its based on survey submssions from people I believe, and S:ros@sfdl has been in the top 10 since it opened in 1999 giving it some appeal.
Alan Jacyszyn
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