Detailed Wooden Roller Coaster Poll Results 2013
Below, the 2013 results are listed in more detail.
The columns listed are: RANK, COASTER NAME, PARK, LOC (two letter
abbreviation of state, province, or country), RIDERS (number of polltakers
who indicated they rode each coaster), W (head to head wins versus other
coasters), L (losses), T (ties), WinPct (winning percentage), and TiBk
(tiebreaker..head to head preferences between those coasters tied).
Also note that WW, WL, LW, LL in the TiBk colum are use to indicate how
a three way tie was broken (e.g. WW means that coaster won mutual
rider comparisons with the other two).
Special attention should again be paid to the RIDERS column when viewing
the results. In general, the rankings of those coasters with more riders
will be more likely to truly reflect the popular sentiment about a coaster.
An asterisk indicates coasters that appeared on fewer than 2 % of ballots.
A blank line has been inserted where > (2/#coasters) WinPct gaps exist.
The program was run twice. Once excluding "My Favorite Steel" to get
the results for the wooden coasters so that they would not be affected
by it, and once including "My Favorite Steel" so it could be placed amongst
the wooden coasters.
Total Number of Ballots = 581
Average Number of Wood Coasters Ridden = 31.4
RANK COASTER NAME PARK LOC RIDERS W L T WinPct TiBk
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1 El Toro SFGAd NJ 264 173 0 1 0.9971
2 T Express Everland KR 18 170 1 0 0.9942
3 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City MO 88 171 1 1 0.9913
4 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT 167 171 3 0 0.9828
5 Phoenix Knoebel's PA 198 169 5 0 0.9713
6 Ravine Flyer II Waldameer PA 139 168 6 0 0.9655
7 The Voyage Holiday World IN 188 165 5 4 0.9598
8 Balder Liseberg SE 78 165 7 1 0.9566 6
9 Dauling Dragon-R Happy Valley CN 17 162 7 1 0.9559 5
10 Dauling Dragon-L Happy Valley CN 17 159 9 2 0.9412
11 Fireball Happy Valley Song CN 23 158 12 1 0.9269
12 Troy Toverland NL 128 158 14 0 0.9186
13tWood Coaster Knight Valley CN 18 151 13 2 0.9157 1
13tGold Striker Great America CA 27 146 12 3 0.9161 0
15 Thunderhead Dollywood TN 176 159 14 1 0.9167 LL
16 Colossos Heide Park DE 119 158 14 2 0.9138
17 Twister Grona Lund SE 55 155 15 2 0.9070
18 Wodan TimburCoaster Europa Park DE 141 156 16 2 0.9023
19 El Toro Freizeitpark Plohn DE 42 154 16 3 0.8988
20 Tremors Silverwood ID 41 152 19 3 0.8822
21 Coaster Playland BC 29 150 18 6 0.8793 8
22 Prowler Worlds of Fun MO 93 153 21 0 0.8793 7
23 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI 87 150 20 4 0.8736
24 Thunderbird PowerPark FI 28 147 23 3 0.8584
25 Zippin Pippin Bay Beach WI 17 134 21 4 0.8553 4
26 Rampage Alabama Adventure AL 39 148 24 2 0.8563 2
27 Renegade Valleyfair! MN 72 148 25 1 0.8534
28 Raven Holiday World IN 192 148 26 0 0.8506
29 Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend KY 79 143 29 2 0.8276
30 White Lightning Fun Spot America FL 66 141 30 3 0.8190
31 Hades Mount Olympus WI 70 141 31 1 0.8179
32 Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR 130 141 33 0 0.8103
33 New Mexico Rattler Cliff's NM 23 138 31 4 0.8092
34 Megafobia Oakwood UK 59 138 34 1 0.8006
35 Timber Terror Silverwood ID 42 138 34 2 0.7989
36 Joris en de Draak W de Efteling NL 132 137 34 2 0.7977
37 American Thunder Six Flags St Louis MO 130 136 35 3 0.7902 WW
38 Wooden Warrior Quassy CT 93 137 36 1 0.7902 LW
39 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN 99 137 36 1 0.7902 LL
40 Apocalypse S. F. Magic Mountain CA 162 137 37 0 0.7874
41 Comet Great Escape NY 94 135 37 2 0.7816
42 Joris en de Draak V de Efteling NL 132 134 37 2 0.7803
43 Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA 252 134 39 1 0.7730
44 Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA 246 132 40 2 0.7644
45 The Legend Holiday World IN 191 131 42 1 0.7557
46 Thundercoaster Tusenfryd NO 44 129 41 3 0.7543
47 HellCat Timber Falls WI 101 131 43 0 0.7529
48 The Beast Kings Island OH 258 127 47 0 0.7299
49 Grand National Blackpool UK 121 124 49 1 0.7155
50 Wild Mouse Blackpool UK 122 122 48 4 0.7126 22
51 Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA 103 123 49 2 0.7126 15
52 Boardwalk Bullet Kemah Boardwalk TX 56 122 49 3 0.7098
53 Viper SFGAm IL 168 122 51 1 0.7040
54 Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY 71 120 52 2 0.6954
55 Twister Knoebel's PA 192 119 53 2 0.6897
56 Thunderbolt Kennywood PA 188 116 58 0 0.6667
57 Flying Turns Knoebel's PA 19 91 43 13 0.6633
58 Cyclops Mount Olympus WI 117 115 59 0 0.6609
59 Cyclone Lakeside CO 36 112 59 3 0.6523
60 Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA 191 113 61 0 0.6494
61 Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens DK 72 110 61 1 0.6424
62 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA 172 109 64 1 0.6293 TW
63 Loup Garou Walibi Belgium BE 88 107 62 4 0.6301 TL
64 Wild One SF America MD 149 108 63 3 0.6293 LL
65 Cyclone Luna Park NY 152 108 65 1 0.6236
66 Excalibur Funtown USA ME 60 106 64 4 0.6207
67 Blue Streak Cedar Point OH 319 107 66 1 0.6178
68 Roar SF Discovery Kingdom CA 104 106 67 1 0.6121
69 Regina Tobu Zoo JP 27 102 67 4 0.6012
70 Mammut Tripsdrill DE 97 100 69 4 0.5896 WW
71 Coaster Thrill Ride Puyallup Fair WA 23 101 70 3 0.5891 LW
72 Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH 77 101 70 3 0.5891 LL
73 Wild Mouse Luna Park-Sydney AU 16 94 66 9 0.5828
74 Falken Farup Sommerland DK 51 99 71 2 0.5814
75 Outlaw Adventureland IA 48 99 73 2 0.5747
76 Cheetah Wild Adventures GA 50 95 72 7 0.5661 11
77 Rutschebanen Bakken DK 60 96 73 3 0.5669 6
78 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO 148 97 75 2 0.5632
79 Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA 67 94 77 3 0.5489
80 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO 154 94 79 1 0.5431
81 Big Dipper Blackpool UK 117 91 80 3 0.5316
82 Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA 146 91 82 1 0.5259 13
83 Roller Coaster Lagoon UT 32 88 79 7 0.5259 8
84 Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA 150 89 83 2 0.5172
85 Vuoristorata Linnamaki Park FI 37 88 83 2 0.5145
86 Great White Wild Wheels Pier NJ 86 86 83 5 0.5086
87 White Cyclone Nagashima Spaland JP 27 84 84 4 0.5000 WW
88 Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park PA 66 86 86 2 0.5000 LW
89 Robin Hood Walibi Holland NL 122 85 85 3 0.5000 LL
90 Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA 94 84 88 2 0.4885
91 Hell Cat Clementon Lake NJ 51 81 86 7 0.4856
92 Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN 102 82 91 1 0.4741
93 American Eagle SFGAm IL 176 80 93 1 0.4626 56
94 Racer Kennywood PA 193 80 93 1 0.4626 53
95 Tornado Adventureland IA 48 79 94 1 0.4569
96 Racer Kings Island OH 246 77 94 3 0.4511
97 Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC 52 75 94 5 0.4454
98 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN 88 74 96 4 0.4368
99 Wildcat Hersheypark PA 253 74 97 3 0.4339
100 Comet Hersheypark PA 250 74 99 1 0.4282
101 Elf Hirakata Park JP 19 68 95 9 0.4215
102 Skyliner Lakemont PA 80 70 100 4 0.4138
103 Cyclone SF New England MA 179 69 102 3 0.4052
104 The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA 234 69 104 1 0.3994
105 Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY 69 67 103 4 0.3966
106 The Legend Arnolds Park IA 20 60 98 15 0.3902
107 Roar SF America MD 157 66 106 2 0.3851 8
108 Montana Rusa La Feria MX 16 61 101 10 0.3837 4
109 Timberhawk Enchanted Village WA 26 61 100 8 0.3846 2
110 Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR 55 62 105 7 0.3764
111 Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA 239 65 109 0 0.3736
112 Thunderbolt SF New England MA 179 63 109 2 0.3678
113 Zeus Mount Olympus WI 115 60 110 4 0.3563
114 Wildcat Frontier City OK 32 59 110 5 0.3534
115 Tornado Stricker's Grove OH 52 57 114 3 0.3362 21
116 Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA 200 58 115 1 0.3362 16
117 Hullamvasut Vidam HU 23 54 111 5 0.3324 9
118 Thunder Road Carowinds NC 147 57 115 2 0.3333 8
119 Leap the Dips Lakemont PA 79 54 117 3 0.3190 21
120 Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX 129 55 118 1 0.3190 20
121 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 199 52 120 2 0.3046 34
122 Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun MO 102 51 119 4 0.3046 29
123 High Roller Valleyfair! MN 80 48 125 1 0.2787
124 Le Monstre La Ronde QU 64 46 124 4 0.2759
125 Cannonball Waterville USA AL 19 46 124 3 0.2746
126 Dragon Coaster Playland NY 74 47 126 1 0.2730 36
127 Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA 217 46 125 3 0.2730 25
128 Nickelodeon Streak Blackpool UK 109 44 124 6 0.2701
129 Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK 32 44 124 5 0.2688 4
130 Medusa Six Flags Mexico MX 15 41 120 10 0.2690 1
131 Rattler Fiesta Texas TX 61 44 125 5 0.2672 14
132 Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL 210 45 126 3 0.2672 28
133 Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA 61 45 126 3 0.2672 9
134 Jupiter Kijima Korakuen JP 15 40 121 10 0.2632
135 Hochschaubahn Prater Park AT 38 38 126 7 0.2427
136 Big Dipper Camden Park WV 34 36 128 8 0.2326
137 Stampida Port Aventura ES 133 37 131 5 0.2283
138 Scenic Railway Luna Park-Melbourne AU 12 34 125 7 0.2259
139 Twister II Elitch Gardens CO 48 36 135 3 0.2155
140 Kingdom Coaster Dutch Wonderland PA 60 34 137 3 0.2040
141 Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI 86 33 140 1 0.1925 16
142 Coastersaurus Legoland Florida FL 62 33 140 1 0.1925 13
143 Comet Waldameer PA 133 32 141 1 0.1868 59
144 Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ 255 32 141 1 0.1868 43
145 Wildcat Lake Compounce CT 151 32 141 1 0.1868 42
146 M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON 123 29 143 2 0.1724 39
147 Hurler Carowinds NC 139 29 143 2 0.1724 32
148 Wild Beast Canada's Wonderland ON 126 27 145 2 0.1609 17
149 Meteor Little Amerricka WI 58 26 144 4 0.1609 17
150 Hurler Kings Dominion VA 234 25 145 4 0.1552
151 Mean Streak Cedar Point OH 325 24 148 2 0.1437
152 Little Dipper SFGAm IL 96 24 149 1 0.1408
153 Sea Dragon Jungle Jacks Landing OH 46 22 149 3 0.1351
154 Predator Darien Lake NY 104 21 150 3 0.1293
155 Pegasus Mount Olympus WI 115 20 151 3 0.1236
156 Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI 77 18 156 0 0.1034
157 Tomahawk Port Aventura ES 120 17 155 1 0.1012
158 Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH 51 16 157 1 0.0948
159 Blue Flyer Blackpool UK 102 15 157 1 0.0896
160 Underground Adventureland IA 47 12 159 3 0.0776 17
161 Woodstock Express Kings Island OH 196 13 160 1 0.0776 17
162 Woodstock Express Carowinds NC 124 13 161 0 0.0747 33
163 Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON 114 13 161 0 0.0747 22
164 Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion VA 190 12 162 0 0.0690
165 Tyrolean Tubtwist Joyland UK 24 9 160 3 0.0610
166 Antelope Gulliver's World UK 27 8 158 3 0.0562
167 White Canyon Yomiuriland JP 23 9 163 1 0.0549
168 Hades 360 Mount Olympus WI 44 7 158 4 0.0533 1
169 Kiddie Coaster Playland NY 11 2 118 10 0.0538 0
170 Magnus Colossus Terra Mitica ES 40 7 163 2 0.0465
171 Lil' Dipper Camden Park WV 33 6 166 0 0.0349
172 The Grizzly Great America CA 105 5 168 1 0.0316
173 Anaconda Walygator Parc FR 72 3 168 0 0.0175
174 Coaster-Express Parque Warner Madrid ES 73 1 169 3 0.0145
175 The Bandit Movie Park DE 108 1 170 1 0.0087
The following Standing but not Operating coasters are not included in the official results:
Rank indicates how they would have placed if included.
14 Aska (S) Nara Dreamland JP 8 169 13 3 0.9216
21 Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City MO 29 158 18 6 0.8846 7
49 Dania Bch Hurr (S) Dania Beach FL 50 138 45 0 0.7541
81 Mega Zeph (SBNO) SF New Orleans LA 14 96 75 9 0.5583
85 Zingo (S) Bell's OK 7 86 67 17 0.5559 2
88 Big Dipper (SBNO) Geauga Lake OH 104 94 87 2 0.5191
100 Thunder Run (SBNO) Kentucky Kingdom KY 81 81 96 6 0.4590
128 Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY 63 51 125 7 0.2978
134 Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom KY 65 47 131 5 0.2705 15
146 Roller Coaster (S) Joyland KS 8 33 118 21 0.2529
152 Cyclone (SBNO) Williams Grove PA 24 30 148 5 0.1776 12
154 Scenic Railway (S) Dreamland UK 14 27 145 9 0.1740
These coasters had too few riders take the poll this year to be included in the results:
10 Fjord Flying Dragon Happy Valley Tianjin CN 4 98 5 1 0.9471
60 Wild Mouse Aussie World AU 9 117 55 7 0.6732
147 Tree Topper Upper Clements Park NS 4 34 105 4 0.2517
152 Zipper Dipper Esselworld IN 4 20 106 26 0.2171
183 Auto BergBahn Prater Park AT 6 1 31 2 0.0588
Three coasters had too few riders to have any valid comparisons this year:
* Cyclone Nicco Park IN 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Animal Coaster Jawa Timur Park 2 ID 1 0 0 0 0.0000
* Montezum Hopi Hari BR 1 0 0 0 0.0000
For an explanation of the tabulation algorithm and much more about this
poll, visit the website BestRollerCoasterPoll.com