Comments on: Best Steel Roller Coasters of 2008

By: OSM

OSM — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:27:52 +0000

I think it really matters what poll is conducting the rankings. While Mitch Hawker's has a very international focus, the Golden Tickets are USA-focused, and this year 9/10 steel coasters were American (with Expedition GeForce being the exception).

By: malcolm

malcolm — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:37:15 +0000

only 1 american? man that sucks now i have seen of those coasters in action on youtube man they earned a spot on that list im bummed because we only have 1 up there but it seems accurate now my problem is montu was 10th last year(yes) but this year nemesis just flys outta nowhere and takes 6th and nemesis is just as old as montu i just dont feel that it was equal treatment but the theming does blow montu out of the water

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:55:15 +0000

The blog's generating those funny looking avatars on its own. I'll make Tatsu my next coaster review. I should have it up in the next few days. Thanks for reading!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:35:23 +0000

Yeah i guess it would have been a rough barrel roll though i wish i could have tried it first . Also, may i make a coaster review request? Could you do Tatsu at SFMM for your next one? I'm not sure why the face on my last post was crazy looking, it will probably be such on this one as well lol

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:29:06 +0000

I agree Stephen, Intamin's taking over. They've been dominate on the steel poll for a while, but now their dominating both polls. Check out the wooden coaster poll results. With regards to the poll, I'm a bit surprised too. I've never ridden any coasters oversees, but I do wonder if there are Americans who go abroad and have these great experiences that might affect how great they think these rides are. We'll never know if these voters are completely objective, but I guess the same could happen here in the States. I remember seeing an animated video of Maverick before it opened with that sick barrel roll. That would've been very cool, but I can see why it was removed. You don't want to put a hurtin' on the riders.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:41:57 +0000

That's really hard to believe that we only have 1 of the top 11. When Maverick was being built, it had a barrel roll after the launch and banked turn over the water but they removed it because of excessive g-forces. I think that would have been a great place for that inversion and though Maverick is in my top 3 favorite rides (of my limited list), I think that barrel roll may have kicked it up on this list. Still a great ride though. Also, B&M better watch out because Intamin took 4 of the top 5 and B&M hypers (except Behemoth) have been moving back.