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Post September 10th, 2016, 8:27 pm
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Best New Ride: Lightning Rod - Dollywood
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Best Wooden Coaster: Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce
Best Steel Coaster: Fury 325 - Carowinds
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I'm a bit surprised that Lightning Rod won best new ride since I've heard the GTA voters had to submit their ballots in or near June, when most still hadn't ridden it yet, but I'm still glad it won.

Glad to see Millennium Force finally dethroned for Best Steel Coaster. Fury 325 definitely deserves it. ;)
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Post September 10th, 2016, 8:28 pm
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Boulder Dash was the only good roller coaster.

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Post September 10th, 2016, 8:32 pm

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Impossible - Millennium Force loses?! In the Golden Ticket Awards?!
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Post September 10th, 2016, 8:33 pm
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Boulder Dash and Fury are my two favorite coasters of all time respectively. I'm so happy they won!
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Post September 10th, 2016, 9:22 pm
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Fury? More like in a HURRY to be a bad ride.
Boulder Dash was the only good roller coaster.

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Post September 10th, 2016, 9:45 pm

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Jesus Christ how pathetic is this poll getting. Lightning Rod Winning Best new Coaster?? How?!?! it barely even opened, and i can guarantee it had more votes than actual riders. Fury is way overrated. Its just millenium with a worse drop, less G-forces and the worlds worst helix. (not saying Millenium should've won, just that fury shouldn't) Noah's Ark probably shouldn't have one anything, only got votes because nostalgia and stuff. Same with ToT.
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Post September 10th, 2016, 10:10 pm

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Yeah, I'm not sure I'm buying the whole "Fury is great" thing... I mean B&M hypers are generally not good rides, and if Fury is anything like Leviathan, it would be mediocre at best.

But Boulder Dash is ok.
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Post September 10th, 2016, 10:12 pm
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I rode Fury this year and I can say that a POV does not do this ride justice at all! There is actually a lot of airtime on this ride, there's some ejector on the treble cleff that really caught me off guard. Overall Fury is my #1 steel and just edges out I305, which in my opinion MF can't even come close to.
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Post September 10th, 2016, 11:02 pm

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I can see the airtime in the POV. Leviathan had airtime too and it was still pretty meh. Sorry I'm not convinced
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Post September 11th, 2016, 1:13 am
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Valhalla :D Pretty much the only current reason to endure Blackpool and it's weather :P
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Post September 11th, 2016, 9:21 am
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I can see the airtime in the POV. Leviathan had airtime too and it was still pretty meh. Sorry I'm not convinced

The POV does not do the ride justice at all. I've also ridden Leviathan and I can tell you that Fury is a completely different and much better ride. The best seat is the 4th seat of any row as you also get some airtime on the banked turns.
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Post September 11th, 2016, 5:41 pm

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Valhalla :D Pretty much the only current reason to endure Blackpool and it's weather :P


You will need more than one poncho. You will still get soaked. You will be confused after about how you could possibly be so wet after taking such precautions to stay dry.

Most bonkers and unexpectedly amazing ride. Couldn't stop laughing. Shivered the whole ride home, car seat still soaking wet next morning. Would've ridden again if park wasn't closed.

Post September 11th, 2016, 8:39 pm
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Cedar Point hosted and won no awards. I'm dying laughing right now.
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Post September 12th, 2016, 2:38 am
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Austin wrote:
mkingy wrote:
Valhalla :D Pretty much the only current reason to endure Blackpool and it's weather :P


You will need more than one poncho. You will still get soaked. You will be confused after about how you could possibly be so wet after taking such precautions to stay dry.

Most bonkers and unexpectedly amazing ride. Couldn't stop laughing. Shivered the whole ride home, car seat still soaking wet next morning. Would've ridden again if park wasn't closed.


Yeah - when they were forcing us onto the ride without me having fixed my poncho they had good reason - it was useless! :lol: :lol:
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Post September 12th, 2016, 3:10 pm

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Europa park wins best park again :D
You don't need the best coasters for an awesome park
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^ Exactly because... 1. Bigger is better? No. -- 2. Always have to be the best? No. -- 3. Always have to let us have fun? Yeah, our wish!

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