Yesterday I went Kennywood for my second time this year with my friend, Will (his first). I took some good pictures and posted some of them in my Flickr. My friend asked me why not I post the site of my personal favorites: Top Ten wooden/steel coasters. It sounds fun, and I decide to kick this.
I can't remember the name of coaster I ridden in last 20 years, so I went to see my personal track record in Coaster Grotto's site. This helps me to make it easier to pick the lists of two top ten wooden and steel coasters which are my favorites:
| STEEL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Rank |
Coaster |
Location |
Last Ridden |
1 |
Apollo's Chariot | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | 1999 |
2 |
Millennium Force | Cedar Point | 2005 |
3 |
Phantom's Revenge | Kennywood | 2005 |
4 |
Top Thrill Dragster | Cedar Point | 2005 |
5 |
Magnum XL 200 | Cedar Point | 2005 |
6 |
Raptor | Cedar Point | 2005 |
7 |
Steel Force | Dorney Park | 2001 |
8 |
Dominator | Geauga Lake | 2004 |
9 |
Kumba | Busch Gardens Tampa | 1996 |
10 |
Big Bad Wolf | Busch Gardens Williamburg | 1999 |
Apollo Chariot, a Greek roller coaster is one of my favorite steel hyper coaster with 210 drop and 73 MPH with tons of bunny drops. I remember the train seat is ultra comfortable to sit with seat belt and felt like it is getting loose!
| WOODEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Rank |
Coaster |
Location |
Last Ridden |
1 |
The Beast | Kings Island | 1999 |
2 |
Shivering Timbers | Michigan's Adventure | 2002 |
3 |
Thunderbolt | Kennywood | 2005 |
4 |
Racer | Paramount's Kings Island | 1999 |
5 |
Jack Rabbit | Kennywood | 2005 |
6 |
Mean Streak | Cedar Point | 2005 |
7 |
Screamin' Eagle | Six Flags St. Louis | 1993 |
8 |
Villain | Geauga Lake | 2004 |
9 |
Gemini | Cedar Point | 2005 |
10 |
Racer | Kennywoood | 2005 |
The Beast is no doubt my number one favorite wooden coaster since I first rode in 1988. Stats? The Beast have two lifts, three tunnels, 135 feet first drop, 65 MPH through terrain, 141 feet drop after second hill, 7400 feet of track length which stands as world's longest wooden coaster.
