Coaster awards

[Rob Coasters]

Something I have been growing increasingly fond of is something I've named "the coaster awards" where I look at my coaster list and think to myself "what does this coaster do better or worse than anything else in my entire list?". I wanted to share my progress with what I have been doing behind the scenes. My Captain Coaster profile has me writing extensively about these award winners and why exactly they won that award.

Here are my award winners in full.

Alpenfury @ Canada's Wonderland - best launch
Aquila @ Mandoria - smoothest
Atlantica Supersplash @ Europa Park - most pointless
Balder @ Liseberg - best airtime
Batman Gotham City Escape - worst onboard audio
Big One @ Blackpool Pleasure Beach - best first drop
Big Thunder Mountain @ Disneyland Park Paris - best tunnel
Calamity Mine @ Walibi Belgium - loudest
Crush's Coaster @ Walt Disney Studios Paris - worst queue
Fenix @ Toverland - worst station
FLY @ Phantasialand - best night ride
Fury @ Bobbejaanland - most frustrating
Galactica @ Alton Towers - "why am i riding this"
Grand National @ Blackpool Pleasure Beach - most subverted expectations (complimentary)
Hyperia @ Thorpe Park - most inconsistent
Hyperion @ Energylandia - best sense of speed
Iron Claw @ Movie Park Germany - worst smelling
Junker @ PowerPark - most barebones
Kopermijn @ Drievliet - most painful
Mighty Canadian Minebuster @ Canada's Wonderland - funniest
Munchen Looping @ Hyde Park Winter Wonderland - biggest fall from grace
Naga Bay @ Bobbejaanland - most boring
Nemesis Reborn @ Alton Towers - biggest redemption arc
Neo's Twister @ PowerPark - loudest lift
Odyssey @ Fantasy Island - most visually intimidating
Pitts Special @ PowerPark - worst capacity
Revolution @ Bobbejaanland - most whimsical
Ride to Happiness @ Plopsaland Belgium - best onboard audio
Rutschebanen @ Bakken - worst restraints
Rutschebanen @ Tivoli Gardens - most rerideable
Schwur des Karnan @ Hansa Park - most unique
Shark Coaster @ Pavilion Fun Park - won the wheel spin
Speed Monster @ Tusenfryd - worst launch
Star Trek Operation Enterprise @ Movie Park Germany - worst "down there" pain
Storm - The Dragon Legend @ Tusenfryd - most unpopular opinion
Stunt Fall @ Parque Warner Madrid - scariest
Taron @ Phantasialand - best rain ride
Th13teen @ Alton Towers - worst first half
Thundercoaster @ Tusenfryd - roughest
Tonnerre 2 Zeus @ Parc Asterix - most chaotic
Toutatis @ Parc Asterix - best vibes
Untamed @ Walibi Holland - best inversion
Vampire @ Ronde - most intense inversion
Vindfald @ Tivoli Friheden - biggest bag fumble
Vliegende Hollander @ Efteling - biggest tease
Voltron @ Europa Park - best queue
Wild Train @ Fantasiana - strongest airtime
Wildfire @ Kolmarden - best location
Wonder Mountain's Guardian @ Canada's Wonderland - stupidest
The YoYs @ Walibi Holland - best "people watching" ride

I wonder if I can inspire anyone to do the same. At the same time, if anyone would like me to clarify on my reasoning for any awards, do let me know!

 

[James F]

Okay I'll bite.

Hyperion @ Energylandia - Best First Drop
Thunderbolt @ Luna Park - Most Confusing (The best & worst coaster at the same time)
Euro Mir @ Europa Park - Most Banging Tune
Wildcat's Revenge @ Hersheypark - Biggest Locker Faff
El Toro @ Six Flags Great Adventure - Most Diabolical
Taiga @ Linnanmäki - Best Night Ride (Helix close #2)
Untamed @ Walibi Holland - Achievement Award: World's first coaster themed to gentrification
Schwur Des Karnan @ Hansa Park - Scariest
Bandit @ Movie Park Germany - "Why is This Popular?"
The Smiler @ Alton Towers - Worst Queue
Expedition Everest @ Animal Kingdom - Best Queue
Helix @ Liseberg - Best Soundtrack
Gemini @ Cedar Point - Least Reliable
Icon @ Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Most Underrated
Flucht Von Novgorod @ Hansa Park - Most Overrated
Magnum XL-200 @ Cedar Point - "It was acceptable in the 80s"
Batman: Gotham City Escape @ Parque Warner Madrid - Sexiest Train
Hyperia @ Thorpe Park - Most Obvious Budget Cut
Steel Vengeance @ Cedar Point Most Unrelenting
Wildfire @ Kolmarden - Most Scenic
Zadra @ Energylandia - Best Paced
Voltron @ Europa Park - Best Operations
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster @ Hollywood Studios - most unpopular opinion (amongst enthusiasts)
Junior Dragon Coaster @ Camelot - Lowest effort in coaster design
Taron @ Phantasialand - Best coaster noise