2010 Wood Coaster Poll

ZzZzz, got around to doing/finishing my 2010 Wood Coaster Poll ballot. ( http://www.ushsho.com/bestrollercoasterpoll.htm ) Might as well post it here so people can LOL or bash it... Ahaha, as if people even read this.
Anyways... here's the ballot..
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Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,4
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,5
COASTER NAME        PARK                LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel   Anypark Anywhere     **,y,y,5
Boulder Dash        Lake Compounce       CT,y,n,1
El Toro             SFGAd                NJ,y,n,2
Lost Coaster of SM  Indiana Beach        IN,y,n,3
Cornball Express    Indiana Beach        IN,y,n,4
Thundercoaster      Tusenfryd            NO,y,n,5
Troy                Toverland            NL,y,n,6
Kentucky Rumbler    Beech Bend           KY,y,n,7
Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City     MO,y,n,8
Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach          FL,y,n,9
The Legend          Holiday World        IN,y,n,10
Renegade            Valleyfair!          MN,y,y,11
Cyclone   (SBNO)    Williams Grove       PA,y,n,12
Yankee Cannonball   Canobie Lake Park    NH,y,y,13
Hell Cat            Clementon Lake       NJ,y,n,14
Comet               Great Escape         NY,y,n,15
Ravine Flyer II     Waldameer            PA,y,n,16
Silver Comet        Martin's Fantasy Is. NY,y,n,17
Terminator Salvatio S. F. Magic Mountain CA,y,n,18
Thunderbolt         Kennywood            PA,y,n,19
Avalanche           Timber Falls         WI,y,n,20
Cheetah             Wild Adventures      GA,y,y,21
Thunderhead         Dollywood            TN,y,n,22
Cyclops             Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,23
Hades               Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,24
Zippin' Pippin (S)  Libertyland          TN,y,n,25
Predator            Darien Lake          NY,y,n,26
Wild Mouse          Blackpool            UK,y,n,27
Balder              Liseberg             SE,y,n,28
Roller Coaster      Blackpool            UK,y,n,29
Le Monstre          La Ronde             QU,y,n,30
Cyclone             SF New England       MA,y,n,31
Excalibur           Funtown USA          ME,y,n,32
Wild One            SF America           MD,y,n,33
Thunder Run         Kentucky Kingdom     KY,y,n,34
Starliner (SBNO)    Cypress Gardens      FL,y,n,35
Viper               SFGAm                IL,y,n,36
Hullamvasut         Vidam                HU,y,n,37
Roar                SF America           MD,y,n,38
Racer               Kennywood            PA,y,n,39
The Grizzly         Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,40
Phoenix             Knoebel's            PA,y,n,41
Shivering Timbers   Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,42
Skyliner            Lakemont             PA,y,n,43
Thunderbolt         SF New England       MA,y,n,44
High Roller         Valleyfair!          MN,y,y,45
Tornado             Stricker's Grove     OH,y,n,46
Hochschaubahn       Prater Park          AT,y,n,47
Rollo Coaster       Idlewild             PA,y,n,48
Dragon Coaster      Playland             NY,y,n,49
Jack Rabbit         Kennywood            PA,y,n,50
Blue Streak         Cedar Point          OH,y,n,51
Big Dipper          Camden Park          WV,y,n,52
Hurler              Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,53
Big Dipper  (SBNO)  Geauga Lake          OH,y,n,54
Jack Rabbit         Seabreeze            NY,y,n,55
Kingdom Coaster     Dutch Wonderland     PA,y,n,56
Comet               Hersheypark          PA,y,n,57
GhostRider          Knott's Berry Farm   CA,y,n,58
Comet               Waldameer            PA,y,n,59
Scooby Doo          Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,60
Zach's Zoomer       Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,60
Fairly Odd Coaster  Carowinds            NC,y,y,60
Lil' Dipper         Camden Park          WV,y,n,60
Ghoster Coaster     Canada's Wonderland  ON,y,n,60
Fairly Odd Coaster  Kings Island         OH,y,n,60
Tree Topper         Upper Clements Park  NS,y,n,61
Rebel Yell          Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,62
Hurler              Carowinds            NC,y,y,63
Racer               Kings Island         OH,y,n,64
Great White         Wild Wheels Pier     NJ,y,n,65
Triple Hurricane(S) Cypress Gardens      FL,y,n,66
Thunder Road        Carowinds            NC,y,y,67
Tomahawk            Port Aventura        ES,y,n,68
Pegasus             Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,69
Antelope            Gulliver's World     UK,y,n,70
Leap the Dips       Lakemont             PA,y,n,71
Zipper Dipper       Blackpool            UK,y,n,72
Swamp Fox           Family Kingdom       SC,y,n,73
American Eagle      SFGAm                IL,y,n,74
Megafobia           Oakwood              UK,y,n,75
Big Dipper          Blackpool            UK,y,n,76
Wilde Beast         Canada's Wonderland  ON,y,n,77
Wolverine Wildcat   Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,78
Cannonball          Lake Winnepesaukah   GA,y,n,79
Hoosier Hurricane   Indiana Beach        IN,y,n,80
Thunderhawk         Dorney Park          PA,y,n,81
Teddy Bear          Stricker's Grove     OH,y,n,82
Twister             Knoebel's            PA,y,n,83
Grand National      Blackpool            UK,y,n,84
Colossus            S.F. Magic Mountain  CA,y,n,85
Wildcat             Hersheypark          PA,y,n,86
Grt Am Scrm Mach    SFoG                 GA,y,n,87
Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom     KY,y,n,88
Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom     KY,y,n,88
Roller Coaster      Great Yarmouth       UK,y,n,89
M.Can.Mine Buster   Canada's Wonderland  ON,y,n,90
Magnus Colossus     Terra Mitica         ES,y,n,91
Screamin' Eagle     Six Flags St Louis   MO,y,n,92
Rolling Thunder     SFGAd                NJ,y,n,93
Mean Streak         Cedar Point          OH,y,n,94
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark          PA,y,n,95
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark          PA,y,n,95
Georgia Cyclone     SFoG                 GA,y,n,96
Coaster-Express     Parque Warner Madrid ES,y,n,97
Stampida            Port Aventura        ES,y,n,98
Zeus                Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,99
The Boss            Six Flags St Louis   MO,y,n,100
Gwazi-Tiger         Busch Gardens-Tampa  FL,y,y,200
Gwazi-Lion          Busch Gardens-Tampa  FL,y,y,200
Cyclone             Astroland            NY,y,n,300
Wildcat             Lake Compounce       CT,y,n,400
Raven               Holiday World        IN,y,n,400
The Beast           Kings Island         OH,y,n,500
Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island         OH,y,n,500

 

And yes, I really feel as if the Beast.Raven,Wildcat... are the worst woodies in the world, deal with it.

Random hour trip to Busch Gardens...

Before going to the lovely Florida State Fair, opening day... I had to make a stop at Busch Gardens to see the latest and greatest views of Cheetah Hunt (ka,wiz,bitch,blah,whatever, get over it losers it's called Cheetah Hunt) and while there also try out awful Gwazi and see if the new flyers make the ride any better or whatever.... Oh, and I needed time for some Hippo viewing, that came with a side of ducks.

Yeah, Gwazi isn't good now....Rerideable, yes... But even with PTC's I COULD reride if needed.... Flyers did to Gwazi just as they did to Hersheypark's Wildcat.... It took a ride with a good layout that was just rough.. And turned it into a slow boring ride that does nothing.. and while it does nothing.. semismooth.... It took away pretty much all the speed and excitement. (and do to re-tracking only one side was open.)

So yeah.....you made it 'smoother' (kinda) but you lost everything else the ride had.....ZzZzz

But at least something good. I hope... Is in the works over at Busch... What is likely the only roller coaster in the world where riders will also have the chance to view Hippos from! Cheetah...thing.

 Yay

So uh, yeah.. Thats it. Gwazi sucks... Busch's Pizza Buffet is still amazing... Cheetah Hunt should be fun... I saw a Hippo... Ducks were on parade.. I fed some other ducks.. It rained.. Montu didn't seem open but I didn't care... And I left Busch Gardens only having ridden Gwazi.. Ew.... But then it was time for the State Fair!

Random ass Monorail photos... at night!

I don't know.. took a few photos last night at Epcot of the Monorail.... Here you go?

Monorail Lime

Monorail Lime as it passes over Epcot's main entrance and heads into Epcot Station... With Spaceship Earth being all pretty in back of it.

Tronorail

Monorail Coral, with its now played-out Tron warp passing over Epcot last night past the Imagination Pavilion. This photo could have come out better.. but I didn't have time to wait 15 minutes for another train to come around, so I left. 

And the full gallery - Lots of Monorail photos