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My updated list of my top five Steel, Wood and, Inverted/Looping coasters. Any surprises? :-)
If you have any ideas or thoughts about my web page feel free to e-mail me at: icebnice@aol.com
Welcome to my web page where I will give my thoughts on amusement parks and rides I have experienced throughout the year. I humbly apologize for the delay in pictures and reviews but traveling to so many parks can be time-consuming as well as fun! I have added pictures of all the coasters in my top five list except Ghostrider of which I will be visiting again in December and will have pictures then. I visited 18 parks in 1998 of which I have supplied links to their official web sites
IMPORTANT!: For parents of small children, please read.
I have visited 32 parks this year. I have
listed the date I visited the park in parentheses and multiple
visits to a park are denoted as well. I've completed my traveling
for '99 but I plan on starting again in January :-) During the
"off season" I will begin adding pictures of coasters
from other parks not on my top 5 list to give you an idea of
other exciting rides.
Coaster count: 134
| Paramount's Kings Island (4/17) (2) | Universal Studios Islands of Adventure(4/24) | Six Flags Over Georgia (4/29) |
| Visionland (5/1) (2) | Cedar Point (5/8) (3) | Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom (5/14) |
| Paramount's Canada's Wonderland (5/22) | Six Flags Darien Lake (5/23) (2) | Worlds of Fun (5/30) |
| Six Flags St. Louis (5/31) | Holiday World (6/11) | Six Flags over Texas (6/18) |
| Six Flags Fiesta Texas (6/20) | Sea World San Antonio (6/23) | Six Flags Astroworld (6/24) |
| Michigan's Adventure (7/4) | Six Flags Great America (7/11) (2) | Kennywood (8/15) |
| Geauga Lake (8/22) | Big Chief (Wisconsin Dells) (8/29) | Six Flags America (9/4) |
| Paramount's Kings Dominion (9/5) | Busch Gardens Williamsburg (9/6) | Six Flags Great Adventure (9/12) |
| Dorney Park (9/13) | Knoebel's (10/9) | Lakemont Park (10/10) |
| Six Flags Marine World (10/22) | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (10/23) | Paramount's Great America (10/24) |
| Knott's Berry Farm (12/10) | Six Flags Magic Mountain (12/11) |
I am a member of ACE (American Coaster Enthusiasts) and have attended the following events:
ACE Day at Islands of Adventure
(Universal Studios Florida) April 25
ACE Spring Convention (Visionland and Six Flags over Georgia)
April 30-May 2
Coastermania (Cedar Point) June 4
Stark Raven Mad (Holiday World) June 11
Lone Star Coasterthon (Six Flags over Texas) June 18-19
CoasterCon XXII (Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Sea World) June 20-24
Coaster Palooza (Six Flags Great America) August 27-29
Coaster Celebration IV (Six Flags Great Adventure) Sept.11/12
Phoenix Phall Phunfest (Knoebel's Amusement Park) October 9
Rip Roaring Rampage (VisionLand) October 16-17
ACE Fall Convention (Six Flags Marine World, Paramount's Great
America, and Santa Cruz Boardwalk) October 22-24
Considering buying
a season pass at your favorite park? Here are some items to
consider.
Here is the list of my top
five Steel, Wood, and Inverted/Looping coasters.
Remember it's just my opinion :-) Any coaster that's underlined
has a picture; click on the link to view it.
Steel
1. Magnum
XL-200, Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH
2. Superman
Ride of Steel, Six Flags Darien Lake, Buffalo, NY
3. Medusa,
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ
4. Raging
Bull, Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL
5. Apollo's
Chariot, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
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Wood
1. The
Beast, Paramount's Kings' Island, Cincinnati, OH
(tie)Shivering
Timbers, Michigan's Adventure, Muskegeon, MI
3. Ghost Rider, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Vista, CA
4. Raven,
Holiday World, Santa Claus, IN
5. Rampage,
Visionland, Birmingham, AL
(tie)Texas
Giant, Six Flags over Texas, Arlington, TX
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Inverted/Looping
1. Medusa, Six
Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ
2. Alpengeist, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
3. Raptor, Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH
4. Incredible
Hulk, Islands of Adventure, Orlando, FL
5. Dueling Dragons, Islands of Adventure, Orlando, FL
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This
list becomes more and more difficult to make!
Here are
some very informative sites about rollercoasters and amusement
parks:
Thrillride.com
World of Coasters