by The following ballot contains wooden tracked rollercoasters
that operated worldwide in 2001. 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:
PLEASE NOTE: If you are copying and pasting to e-mail you must
ensure that all spacings within a line of the ballot are preserved.
Using a straight text editor (such as notepad) and sending the ballot
as an attachment is the most foolproof way of doing that.
TYPOS/CORRECTIONS: If you find one, by all means let me know so
that it can be fixed for the future but DO NOT fix it yourself in
your ballot as doing so will prevent that coaster from being recognized
on your ballot by the vote counting program.
Step 1: Put your email address on line 1 of the ballot
Step 2: Mark The Coasters That You Have Ridden
Please delete all lines from the ballot except those that contain
coasters 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 2001. It is important that you mark ALL
coasters you have ridden.
Please try to keep each line 'as is' except for the aforementioned
changes. You may change the ordering of the lines if that makes it
easier for you to complete the ranking.
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.
The idea is just to see where the average poll respondant 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 '175'(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: if using 'reply' from r.r-c you must remove "DELETE" from my
address.
As well as posting the results to r.r-c, I will e-mail a copy of the
results (using bcc: for privacy) to all those who took the poll unless
they indicate on their ballot that they do not wish to receive the
results
via e-mail.
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:
Ballots will be accepted until the end of November, results will be
posted
very soon thereafter. 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
NOTES: (S) or (SBNO) indicates coasters that did not operate in 2001.
If you are updating your ballot from a previous year:
- You may find last year's ballots at
http://SportToday.org/
- You may use decimals to make reranking easier.
- Also please be aware that the following lines have changed on the
ballot and the new lines must be used:
Thunderbolt SF New England MA n n 0
Riverside Cyclone SF New England MA n n 0
King Kobra Hopi Hari BR n n 0
Pegasus de Efteling NL n n 0
Wild Mouse Southport UK n n 0
Removed:
Texas Tornado Frontierland UK n n 0
Thunderbolt (SBNO) Coney Island NY n n 0
Added:
Cheetah Wild Adventures GA n n 0
Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN n n 0
Colossos Heide Park DE n n 0
Thundercoaster Tusenfryd NO n n 0
Loup Garou SF Belgium BE n n 0
Those of you with websites can help 'get out the vote' by posting a
link to the ballot http://SportToday.org/
on your site. The results become more meaningful with each additional
person's ballot that goes into them.
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COASTER NAME PARK LOC <--Please leave this line in
My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere ** n n 0
Rampage Visionland AL n n 0
Cannonball Waterville USA AL n n 0
Arkansas Twister Magic Springs AR n n 0
Giant Dipper Belmont Park CA n n 0
The Grizzly Great America CA n n 0
Roar Marine World CA n n 0
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk CA n n 0
Devil's Coach (S) J's Amu***ts CA n n 0
GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm CA n n 0
Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain CA n n 0
Psyclone S.F. Magic Mountain CA n n 0
Twister II Elitch Gardens CO n n 0
Cyclone Lakeside CO n n 0
Boulder Dash Lake Compounce CT n n 0
Wildcat Lake Compounce CT n n 0
Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL n n 0
Gwazi-Lion Busch Gardens-Tampa FL n n 0
Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach FL n n 0
Starliner Miracle Strip FL n n 0
Grt Am Scrm Mach SFoG GA n n 0
Georgia Cyclone SFoG GA n n 0
Cannonball Lake Winnepesaukah GA n n 0
Cheetah Wild Adventures GA n n 0
The Legend Arnolds Park IA n n 0
Tornado Adventureland IA n n 0
Outlaw Adventureland IA n n 0
Underground Adventureland IA n n 0
Timber Terror Silverwood ID n n 0
Tremors Silverwood ID n n 0
American Eagle SFGAm IL n n 0
Viper SFGAm IL n n 0
Little Dipper Hillcrest IL n n 0
Little Dipper Kiddieland IL n n 0
The Legend Holiday World IN n n 0
Raven Holiday World IN n n 0
Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN n n 0
Hoosier Hurricane Indiana Beach IN n n 0
Roller Coaster Joyland KS n n 0
Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom KY n n 0
Twist Sist - Lola Kentucky Kingdom KY n n 0
Twist Sist - Stella Kentucky Kingdom KY n n 0
Mega Zeph Jazzland LA n n 0
Comet (SBNO) Lincoln Park MA n n 0
Thunderbolt SF New England MA n n 0
Riverside Cyclone SF New England MA n n 0
Flyer Comet Whalom Park MA n n 0
Roar SF America MD n n 0
Wild One SF America MD n n 0
Excalibur Funtown USA ME n n 0
Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure MI n n 0
Wolverine Wildcat Michigan's Adventure MI n n 0
Zach's Zoomer Michigan's Adventure MI n n 0
High Roller Valleyfair! MN n n 0
The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO n n 0
Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO n n 0
Timberwolf Worlds of Fun MO n n 0
Hurler Carowinds NC n n 0
Scooby Doo Carowinds NC n n 0
Thunder Road Carowinds NC n n 0
Yankee Cannonball Canobie Lake Park NH n n 0
Jack Rabbit Clementon Lake NJ n n 0
Rolling Thunder SFGAd NJ n n 0
Great White Wild Wheels Pier NJ n n 0
Cyclone Astroland NY n n 0
Predator Darien Lake NY n n 0
Comet Great Escape NY n n 0
Jack Rabbit Seabreeze NY n n 0
Silver Comet Martin's Fantasy Is. NY n n 0
Dragon Coaster Playland NY n n 0
Kiddie Coaster Playland NY n n 0
Big Dipper Six Flags Ohio OH n n 0
Raging Wolf Bobs Six Flags Ohio OH n n 0
The Villain Six Flags Ohio OH n n 0
Racer Kings Island OH n n 0
Beastie Kings Island OH n n 0
The Beast Kings Island OH n n 0
Son of Beast Kings Island OH n n 0
Screechin' Eagle(S) Americana OH n n 0
Sea Dragon Wyandot Lake OH n n 0
Teddy Bear Stricker's Grove OH n n 0
Tornado Stricker's Grove OH n n 0
Blue Streak Cedar Point OH n n 0
Mean Streak Cedar Point OH n n 0
Wildcat Frontier City OK n n 0
Zingo Bell's OK n n 0
Blue Streak Conneaut Lake Park PA n n 0
Thunderhawk Dorney Park PA n n 0
Hercules Dorney Park PA n n 0
Sky Princess Dutch Wonderland PA n n 0
Comet Hersheypark PA n n 0
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark PA n n 0
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark PA n n 0
Wildcat Hersheypark PA n n 0
Rollo Coaster Idlewild PA n n 0
Jack Rabbit Kennywood PA n n 0
Thunderbolt Kennywood PA n n 0
Racer Kennywood PA n n 0
Phoenix Knoebel's PA n n 0
Twister Knoebel's PA n n 0
Leap the Dips Lakemont PA n n 0
Skyliner Lakemont PA n n 0
Comet Waldameer PA n n 0
Cyclone Williams Grove PA n n 0
Red Streaker (S) Willow Mill PA n n 0
Swamp Fox Family Kingdom SC n n 0
Hurricane Myrtle Bch Pavilion SC n n 0
Zippin' Pippin Libertyland TN n n 0
Thunder Eagle Race World TN n n 0
Judge Roy Scream SFoT TX n n 0
Texas Giant SFoT TX n n 0
Texas Cyclone SF Astroworld TX n n 0
Rattler Fiesta Texas TX n n 0
Roller Coaster Lagoon UT n n 0
Hurler Kings Dominion VA n n 0
Rebel Yell Kings Dominion VA n n 0
Scooby Doo Kings Dominion VA n n 0
The Grizzly Kings Dominion VA n n 0
Roller Coaster Puyallup Fair WA n n 0
Big Dipper Camden Park WV n n 0
Lil' Dipper Camden Park WV n n 0
Cyclops Big Chief WI n n 0
Pegasus Big Chief WI n n 0
Zeus Big Chief WI n n 0
Coaster Playland BC n n 0
Tree Topper Upper Clements Park NS n n 0
Wilde Beast Canada's Wonderland ON n n 0
Ghoster Coaster Canada's Wonderland ON n n 0
M.Can.Mine Buster Canada's Wonderland ON n n 0
Le Monstre La Ronde QU n n 0
Serpiente de Fuego La Feria MX n n 0
Medusa Six Flags Mexico MX n n 0
Hochschaubahn Prater Park AT n n 0
Beastie Australia's Wonderl. AU n n 0
Bush Beast Australia's Wonderl. AU n n 0
Scenic Railway Luna Park-Melbourne AU n n 0
Loup Garou SF Belgium BE n n 0
King Kobra Hopi Hari BR n n 0
Colossos Heide Park DE n n 0
Wild Wild West Warner Bros. Movie W DE n n 0
Rutschebanen Bakken DK n n 0
Rutschebanen Tivoli Gardens DK n n 0
Stampida Port Aventura ES n n 0
Tomahawk Port Aventura ES n n 0
Magnus Colossus Terra Mitica ES n n 0
Vuoristorata Linnamaki Park FI n n 0
Tonnerre de Zeus Parc Asterix FR n n 0
Anaconda Walibi-Schtroumpf FR n n 0
Hullamvasut Varosliget HU n n 0
Little Dipper Esselworld IN n n 0
Sierra Thunder Mirabilandia Park IT n n 0
White Cyclone Nagashima Spaland JP n n 0
Aska Nara Dreamland JP n n 0
Jupiter Nishi-Nihon Korakuen JP n n 0
Regina Tobu Zoo JP n n 0
White Canyon Yomiuriland JP n n 0
Pegasus de Efteling NL n n 0
Robin Hood Six Flags Holland NL n n 0
Thundercoaster Tusenfryd NO n n 0
Big Dipper Blackpool UK n n 0
Roller Coaster Blackpool UK n n 0
Grand National Blackpool UK n n 0
Wild Mouse Blackpool UK n n 0
Zipper Dipper Blackpool UK n n 0
Scenic Railway Dreamland UK n n 0
Wild Mouse Southport UK n n 0
Roller Coaster Great Yarmouth UK n n 0
Antelope Gulliver's World UK n n 0
Megafobia Oakwood UK n n 0
Cyclone Pleasureland UK n n 0
Runaway Coaster Rotunda UK n n 0
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