Welcome to the inaugural results of Vote Coasters, the representative,
inclusive, and easy roller coaster poll. The idea behind Vote Coasters is simple:
find the world’s best roller coasters by asking as many people as possible to rank the roller
coasters they’ve ridden. After over a month of voting, close to 2700 people ranked more
than a combined 115,000 roller coasters. These incredible numbers make Vote Coasters one of,
if not the, largest rank-based roller coaster poll ever conducted.
But, how did the process actually work? Firstly, using our drag and drop system,
people found the roller coasters they’ve ridden, and ordered them from best at the top, to worst
at the bottom. By ranking roller coasters, instead of scoring them, Vote Coasters avoids
the inherently biased nature of point based polls, which often become a popularity contest. Instead,
it compares every roller coaster against every other roller coaster, to see which one appears
highest in each ranking, for all rankings. Roller coasters are then ranked by their win percentage,
out of all the roller coasters it was compared against, what proportion of times did it win?
A 50% win rate means a ride is better than half of the roller coasters it was compared against,
and worse than the other half. This system means that even obscure and
lesser known roller coasters can do well if the people think they’re good!
Within this video we’ll be counting down the world’s top 25 roller coasters according
to the results of this year’s Vote Coasters poll. If you want to view the full rankings,
including 500 different roller coasters from across the world, click the i button
or visit the link in the description. With that being said, let's take a look at the results:
25 - T Express, Everland 24 - Taiga, Linnanmaki
23 - Der Schwur des Kärnan, Hansa Park 22 - Wicked Cyclone, Six Flags New England
21 - Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion 20 - Twisted Timbers, Kings Dominion
19 - Storm Chaser, Kentucky Kingdom 18 - Outlaw Run, Silver Dollar City
17 - Twisted Colossus, Six Flags Magic Mountain 16 - Helix, Liseberg
15 - Shambhala, PortAventura Park 14 - Skyrush, Hersheypark
13 - Expedition GeForce, Holiday Park
12 - DC Rivals HyperCoaster, Warner Bros. Movie World
11 - Hakugei, Nagashima Spa Land
And now for the top 10:
10 - Taron - the famous rockwork entwined multi-launch coaster at Phantasialand in Germany.
9 - Wildfire - Kolmarden’s hillside wooden roller coaster with impressive views ofthe Swedish landscape.
8 - Maverick - The first of Intamin’s LSM multi-lauch coasters, situated in Cedar Point, in the US.
7 - Untamed - The Netherlands first RMC roller coaster, located at Walibi Holland
6 - The Voyage - Holiday World’s fast paced, tunnel heavy wooden coaster, situated the US.
5 - Fury 325 - B&M’s most well loved ride, situated in Carowinds, in the US.
4 - El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure’s and the USA’s beloved Intamin prefabricated wooden roller.
3 - Lightning Rod - the world’s first launched wooden roller coaster, situated at Dollywood, USA.
2 - Zadra - Europe’s newest RMC hybrid roller coaster, located at Energylandia, Poland.
And finally, the world’s best roller coaster as decided by over two and a half thousand people
is Steel Vengeance. Cedar Point’s Steel Vengeance has seemingly continued to gain popularity since
its debut in 2018. Opening as the world’s tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster built by Rocky
Mountain Construction, the ride is just one of many that dominates the park’s skyline. But, it’s
long layout, countless moments of airtime, and exciting ride experience grants it the top spot.
The full rankings, featuring 500 of the world’s best roller coasters, as well as more insights
into the results, can be found over on our website - coasterbot.com. A huge thanks goes
to everyone that took part in Vote Coasters this year, as well as all those that shared the poll.
I’d also like to thank Andrew for helping to produce the database of coasters for the poll;
and Jami for building the awesome drag and drop ranking tool and the system that calculates the
results. Without those two people, and all of you, the poll wouldn’t be what it is today!
Join us next year in November, as we conduct the 2021 Vote Coasters poll.
The more people that enter the poll the better the results will be.
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can let you know when voting opens next year. We’d love to hear your thoughts on
this year’s results too. Let us know what you think, as well as your own rankings,
within the comments down below. Thank you for watching, and I’ll see you all next time.