New Entries in the CoasterBuzz Top 100

It's pretty great. As RMC's go, I preferred Lightning Rod (in its former life, not sure how the chain lift affects it), but Wildcat's Revenge is up there.

We were just at Hersheypark last week and rode Wildcats Revenge for the first time. Of the 3 RMC's I have been on (Steel Vengeance, Twisted Timers, and Wildcat) this was by far the worst of the three in my opinion. I rated it as a 4 of 5, but it is well below the other two. I can't really explain it, but something just felt off. Whether it is the layout, the pacing, or something else it was a one and done. It is not one I really need to go out of my way to ride again.

As always, YMMV

I totally agree. It's still a great ride, but I also thought it was lackluster for the size and scope. New Texas Giant is about the same size, over a decade older, and is a more fun ride overall and some of the smaller rides seem to do a lot more. Maybe it's the lack of massive air hills and the focus on inversions and wave turns.

"Pacing" on an RMC is a funny concept to me. My experience seems to be "blur of complete insanity" from the top of the lift to the brakes. In a good way.

Whenever I hear "Wildcat's Revenge" I think of the famous children's book by author Claude Bahls.

Wow. Nemesis enters the top 100. First non-US or Canadian entry with 40 votes.

Happy to have contributed to that 40 mark.

Nemesis is definitely worthy. I had such fear of "anticipointment" going to ride it, but it's everything you think it is, and more. Only slight negative is that it's a bit short, and leaves you wanting instant re-rides.

One surprise for me that's not made it yet is ArieForce One. Surely we've gotten enough of us crazies down there to get 40 votes?

Later,
EV

Lagoon's Cannibal entering the chat is a wild. Lagoon is pretty remote and people don't talk about this ride much so I'm impressed the rating is so high. Looks like a good ride though.

I suspect Stardust Racers will be storming the list soon. I was able to go for a preview the week before official opening and they really are THAT good. Haven't done Velocicoaster yet myself but will be interested to see how the ratings play out in comparison. Also interested to see if anyone is willing to rate Green different from Yellow. I definitely have a preference for one vs. the other but not nearly enough to rate either less than 5 stars.

A wild week in the Top 100.

Wind Chaser at #26 (is this just a rename from Storm Chase and it was already here on the list in the same spot?).

Top Thrill 2 enters strong at #28 and I'm guessing its placement will bounce around a bit in the next few weeks.

And then Yukon Striker adds another international entry to the list.

Wind Chaser is indeed Storm Chaser.

Why didn't they change the name to something non-weather related? It's confusing and shows a lack of creativity. They obviously did it on purpose because they think it's clever, but it's like naming your kids Mikey, Ricky, Nicky, and Dicky.

Yes, name changes appear as new. Just a quirk in the way the database works.

I'm surprised TT2 starts that low. I imagine it'll rise a bit as more people get on it.

Yukon Striker is a long time coming. I really enjoyed my visit to Canada's Wonderland way back in 2019. Any major happenings since then?

We are now 5 new entries away from requiring a score of 4 to be in the top 100. There must be some that already exist that are just waiting on experienced riders (Siren's Curse, AlpenFury, Stardust Racers). That one star difference of 4 to 5 is getting huge.

Just curious……. How come ArieForce One isn’t yet showing on the list?

Generally it has to have a certain number of riders to crack the top 100.

Gotcha. Thanks! Kind of crazy to me though that TT2 already has enough riders, and after 2-years AF1 still has not. Anywho……. Thanks again!

Top thrill 2 is at cedar point like if all of their coasters were top tier coasters they’d be on there. I assume Cedar point has to be the most attended park on this site by its users. We once broke down in the coasterbuzz club where most of us were from I don’t know if that is still a visible thread these days. Obviously, though I’d assume the Ohio parks are well attended, Dollywood, Kennywood, the Florida parks always get love and places like holiday world.

...And Arieforce One is in a very small park. That one coaster is the only specific reason to go to that park. Adding it to your track list is more time-consuming and expensive. It takes a lot of effort to get. That's why I think it hasn't had enough riders to get into the top 100 yet..

I can't remember how many riders need to add it to their list to be considered for the top 100. That's the unscientific, less mathematical part. Once it reaches that number, it has a chance to get ranked, graded at scale. How many people rode it and how many people rate it highly.

Math is not something my brain easily does, so I can't even find the right words to describe how it works, but I do understand how it works. I bet it's fun for Jeff to read how other people think it works.

It's not a mystery. The lowest number registered in the 100 is 41.