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Ballot: Mid-Season (1999's v. 1998 top 30) Wooden Roller Coaster Poll
With the relatively large number of new wooden coasters introduced
this year, this mid-season poll may help some to decide which of the new
rides to get to in the waning months of this coaster season. I have
included only the top 30 pre-1999 rides (based on the 1998 poll) for
comparison so that the ballot is easier to complete.
I do realize that limiting to the top 30 leaves out a lot of great
coasters, but the object here is just to get a preliminary feel for this
year's new woodies.
I also realize that Elitch's original Twister is no longer extant
but I included it just to see how Knoebel's version compares.
I will run the complete 1999 poll in November as usual.
The following ballot contains wooden tracked rollercoasters
that operated worldwide in 1999. I have also included a few
coasters that are 'Standing But Not Operating' or in storage in the
hopes that the poll may help some of these great SBNO coasters
become better known and possibly help them find a new home.
The coasters are listed alphabetically
by state, with non-U.S. coasters listed at the end.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1: Put your email address on line 1 of the ballot
Step 2: Mark The Coasters That You Have Ridden
Please change the first 'n' at the end of a line to a 'y' for each
of the coasters you have ridden. Change the second 'n' to a 'y' for
each coaster you rode in 1999. It is important that you mark ALL
coasters you have ridden.
Please delete all lines from the ballot except those that contain
coasters you have ridden (don't delete the last line of ---'s).
(My tabulation program uses the ---'s as a delimiter between ballots,
t*** the ballots will save me time in downloading the ballots and
running the tabulation program).
Please try to keep each line 'as is' except for the aforementioned
changes. You may change the order of the lines. A ">" in column 1
as often happens in a reply is OK.
Step 3: Rank The Coasters You Have Ridden Using Method A or B.
Treat the line "My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere ** n n 0"
as if it were your favorite steel coaster and rank it accordingly.
DO NOT change the line except for the n's and the 0. DO NOT,
Repeat: DO NOT change it to the real name of the steel coaster.
If you can't place your favorite steel coaster in relation to
wooden coasters, don't sweat it and just delete that line.
I am just trying to see where the average poll respondent would
rank their favorite steel coaster in relation to the woodies.
Method A: Individual Ranking
Replace the '0' in the last column with a numeral representing its'
rank, '1'=best through '99'(or however many you have ridden)=worst
e.g.
Cannonball Waterville USA AL y y 1
Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR y n 4
Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA y n 3
The Grizzly Great America CA y y 2
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA y n 5
Method B: Group Ranking
If you cannot decide between two coasters or a group of coasters,
give them the same rank. You may choose to group as many or as few
as you want.
e.g.
Cannonball Waterville USA AL y y 1
Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR y n 1
Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA y n 2
The Grizzly Great America CA y y 1
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA y n 2
You may combine the two methods.
e.g.
Cannonball Waterville USA AL y y 1
Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR y n 2
Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA y n 3
The Grizzly Great America CA y y 4
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA y n 4
Method A is preferable if you can do it, as more of your individual
coaster vs. coaster preferences can be gleaned from it.
In any case, PLEASE RANK AS MANY AS YOU CAN.
Step 4: E-Mail Your Ballot To Me
NOTE: when using reply you must remove "no_spam." from my address.
A LITTLE ABOUT HOW THE BALLOTS WILL BE TABULATED
Coasters will be ranked by best head to head record against all
others. Ties will be broken by head to head preference between those
tied.
This method avoids the arbitrary point assignments AND the bias
towards
more ridden coasters that is inherent in total point ranking schemes and
to a lesser extent, in average point ranking schemes.
DEADLINE:
I will accept ballots until the end of August,...results will be posted
very soon thereafter. I will do my best to put interim results up on my
website every couple of days.
I look forward to receiving your ballot.
Results from previous years and much more about this annual
poll can be viewed at http://SportToday.org/
Thanks....Mitch Hawker
NOTE: (S) or (SBNO) indicates coasters that did not operate in 1999.
--please replace this text with your email address------
COASTER NAME PARK LOC
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere ** n n 0
Rampage Visionland AL n n 0
Roar Marine World CA n n 0
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA n n 0
GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA n n 0
Twister(SBNO) Elitch Gardens CO n n 0
Cyclone Lakeside CO n n 0
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL n n 0
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL n n 0
Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA n n 0
Timber Terror Silverwood ID n n 0
Tremors Silverwood ID n n 0
Raven Holiday World IN n n 0
Comet (SBNO) Lincoln Park MA n n 0
Riverside Cyclone Riverside MA n n 0
Roar Adventure World MD n n 0
Wild One Adventure World MD n n 0
Excalibur Funtown USA ME n n 0
Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI n n 0
Timberwolf Worlds of Fun MO n n 0
Cyclone Astroland NY n n 0
Comet Great Escape NY n n 0
Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY n n 0
Wildcat (SBNO) Idora Park OH n n 0
Leap the Dips Lakemont PA n n 0
Phoenix Knoebel's PA n n 0
Twister Knoebel's PA n n 0
Wildcat Hersheypark PA n n 0
Thunderbolt Kennywood PA n n 0
Texas Giant SFoT TX n n 0
Cyclops Big Chief WI n n 0
Roller Coaster Playland BC n n 0
Screechin' Eagle Americana OH n n 0
Serpiente de Fuego La Feria MX n n 0
King Kobra Great Adventure BR n n 0
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR n n 0
Wild Wild West Warner Bros. Movie W GY n n 0
Aska Nara Dreamland JA n n 0
Stampida Port Aventura SP n n 0
Grand National Blackpool UK n n 0
Megafobia Oakwood UK n n 0
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