20. Inside Track "Top Coasters" Readers Survey

20. Inside Track "Top Coasters" Readers Survey

Many people want to know which is the best/wildest/awesomest/scariest coaster in the world (or at least US). We can't answer that for you, but we can pass on to you the results of the Inside Track magazine reader's survey. This is an annual survey, the most recent version of which was published in the August 1993 issue of Inside Track. Just because a coaster is highly-ranked on this list doesn't mean *you* will think it's best, but it does mean that lot of coaster enthusiasts like it, and you probably will too. Rankings from past years are given as well, to give you some idea of how things change from year to year. If a column contains '-', it indicates that coaster didn't place in the rankings for that year, for whatever reason (it was new, it didn't get enough votes, etc.). Also note that the 1992 and 1993 surveys list the top 50, 1991 listed the top 40, and 1990 listed the top 20.

 +--------------------------------------- 1993 Rank
 |   +----------------------------------- 1993 Vote Total
 |   |     +----------------------------- 1992 Rank
 |   |     |  +-------------------------- 1991 Rank
 |   |     |  |  +----------------------- 1990 Rank
 |   |     |  |  |  +-------------------- Ride name, Park, Location
 V   V     V  V  V  V
 
 1 (2169)  2  2  4  Magnum XL-200, Cedar Point, OH
 2 (2104)  1  3  3  Texas Giant, Six Flags over Texas, TX
 3 (1729)  3  5  1  The Beast, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
 4 (1667)  5  7  5  Phoenix, Knoebel's, PA
 5 (1650)  4  1  2  Timber Wolf, Worlds of Fun, MO
 6 (1407)  6  -  -  Batman -- The Ride, SF Great America, IL (New in '92)
 7 (1382)  7  6  6  Cyclone, Coney Island, NY
 8 (1379)  8 10  7  Thunderbolt, Kennywood, PA
 9 (1335) 15 34  -  Mean Streak, Cedar Point, OH
10 (1261) 14 13 11  Big Bad Wolf, Busch Gardens, VA
11 (1214) 10  -  -  The Rattler, Fiesta Texas (New in '92)
12 (1187) 12 16 14  Grizzly, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA
13 (1178) 11 16  -  Steel Phantom, Kennywood, PA (New in '91)
14 (1157)  -  -  -  Batman -- The Ride, SF Great Adventure, NJ (New in '93)
15 (1083)  -  -  -  Kumba, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, FL (New in '93)
   (1083) 13  9  8  Mister Twister, Elitch Gardens, CO
16 (1082) 32 33 15  Mindbender, Six Flags over Georgia, GA
17 (1080) 42 25  -  Loch Ness Monster, Busch Gardens, VA
18 ( 979) 17 35 19  Georgia Cyclone, Six Flags over Georgia, GA
   ( 979) 31 22 12  Riverside Cyclone, Riverside Park, MA
   ( 979) 26  -  -  Drachen Fire, Busch Gardens, VA (New in 92)
19 ( 971) 28 20  -  Iron Wolf, Six Flags Great America, IL
20 ( 965) 41  -  -  Vortex, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
21 ( 867) 20  - 20  Wild One, Wild World, MD
22 ( 832)  9  4  -  Thunder Run, Kentucky Kingdom, KY
23 ( 810) 48  -  -  Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, PA
24 ( 808) 16 11 18  Giant Dipper, Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA
25 ( 805) 24  -  -  Arkansas Twister, Magic Springs, AK (New in 92)
26 ( 798) 23 11 10  Hercules, Dorney Park, PA
27 ( 742) 27 19 13  Viper, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
28 ( 720) 22 12 12  Mindbender, Fantasyland, Alberta
29 ( 603) 38 32  -  Big Dipper, Geauga Lake, OH
30 ( 591) 49 39  -  Thunderhawk, Dorney Park, PA
   ( 591) 22 23 16  Racer, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
31 ( 414) 21 14  -  Blue Streak, Cedar Point, OH
32 ( 334) 23 17  -  Vortex, Paramount's Canada's Wonderland, Canada
33 ( 262) 19 24  -  Blue Streak, Conneaut Lake, PA
   ( 262) 27 14  -  Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, CA
34 ( 250) 25 22  -  Ninja, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
35 ( 219)  -  -  -  G.A.S.M., Six Flags over Georgia, GA
36 ( 202) 29 30  -  Yankee Cannonball, Canobie Lake, NH
37 ( 135) 27  -  -  Screamin' Eagle, Six Flags over Mid-America, MO
   ( 135) 12  8  9  Predator, Darien Lake, NY
   ( 135) 30 21 18  G.A.S.M., Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ
38 ( 101)  -  -  -  Outlaw, Adventureland, IA (New in '93)
39 (  96) 50  -  -  Le Monstre, La Ronde, Canada
40 (  92)  -  -  -  Top Gun, Paramount's Great America, CA (New in '93)
41 (  83) 18 29  -  Roller Coaster, Playland, BC
42 (  82) 33 40  -  Space Mountain, Walt Disney World, FL
   (  82) 44  -  -  Rebel Yell, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA
43 (  80) 45 28  -  La Montana Rusa, Chapultapec Park, Mexico City
44 (  77)  - 38  -  Gemini, Cedar Point, OH
45 (  74) 39 31 17  Shockwave, Six Flags Great America, IL
46 (  70) 36 18  -  Screechin Eagle, Americana, OH
47 (  65)  -  -  -  Racer, Kennywood, PA
48 (  63)  -  -  -  Batman The Escape, Six Flags AstroWorld, TX (New in '93)
49 (  61) 47 39  -  Grand National, Blackpool, UK
50 (  54) 47  -  -  Thriller, European Fairs, Germany
   (  54)  -  -  -  Space Mountain, Disneyland, CA
       -  20 32  -  Cyclone, Lakeside, CO
       -  30  -  -  Swamp Fox, Family Kingdom, SC (New in 92)
       -  30 30  -  Matterhorn Bobsled, Disneyland, CA
       -  34  -  -  Ultra Twister, Six Flags AstroWorld, TX
       -  35 29  -  Anaconda, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA
       -  35  -  -  Adventure Express, Paramount's Kings Island, OH (New in 91)
       -  37 38  -  Big Thunder Mtn Railroad, Disney, FL
       -  37 36  -  Comet, Hersheypark, PA
       -  38  -  -  Vortex, Carowinds, NC (New in 92)
       -  40  -  -  Greezed Lightnin, Six Flags AstroWorld, TX
       -  41 33  -  Colossus, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
       -  43 40  -  Roller Coaster, Arnolds Park, IA
       -  45 33  -  Montezooma's Revenge, Knott's, CA
       -  46  -  -  Wildcat, Elitch Gardens, CO
       -  46  -  -  Tornado, Adventureland, IA
       -  47 26  -  Texas Tornado, Wonderland, TX
       -  50  -  -  Big Dipper, Blackpool, UK
       -  50  -  -  Sea Serpent, Wildwood, NJ
       -  50  -  -  Excalibur, Valleyfair!, MN
       -   - 15  -  Revolution, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
       -   - 33  -  Dragon Mountain, Marineland, Canada
       -   - 37  -  Wildcat, Lake Compounce, CT
       -   - 39  -  Space Center, Phantasialand, Germany
       -   - 40  -  Bandit, Yomiuriland, Tokyo, Japan
       -   - 40  -  Psyclone, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
       -   - 40  -  Sidewinder, Hersheypark, PA


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