Top 10 Wooden Roller Coasters in the World
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Күн бұрынThere's a lot of fantastic rides out there, but it doesn't get more classic than a good ole wooden roller coaster. Thanks to modern innovation, manufacturers can design them to do things wooden coasters never could before. These are the 10 craziest wooden roller coasters I've ever done!
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@clevelandbci9562 2 жыл бұрын
The Beast was my first coaster, and still my favorite. That second lift hill where the drop is gradual but feels like a freight train building up speed at night is incredible.
@lifthill3819 2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully they haven't ruined that effect with the recent work done on it
@SplitXero119 2 жыл бұрын
I am really looking forward to riding it this season. I rode the Racer for the first time, probably since it got turned back around, during this last season and oh man was that a nice ride again. Gives me hope. I know The Beast will still beat the daylights out of you but hopefully bring back some riders that have quit riding it since it has really become unbearably rough.
@richardclark1127 2 жыл бұрын
KI is my home park, the Beast night rides are great. I love most coasters where you can fly through the woods at night (see also the Voyage and Outlaw Run night rides)...but day rides bore me now. Side note, if you like the helix on The Beast, you should get a night ride on the Legend...it too has a strong helix
@lifthill3819 2 жыл бұрын
@@richardclark1127 oh yes, the Legend is on my list. Heard so much about it. And though it's much smaller than these others, I was surprised at how awesome a night ride was on the Phoenix at Knoebels
@Vengeance_Productions 2 жыл бұрын
The beast is my number one wooden coaster.
@Onoitsbroko 2 жыл бұрын
I've only been to Holiday World one time back when Pilgrim's Plunge was still in operation and it was a crazy slow day. I rememeber marathoning the CRAP out of Voyage. I left with the worst migraine of my life, but it was totally worth it. I think I rode it at least 40 times just in that day alone. I was addicted. I need to take my son there now!
@mitchellries256 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite is Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce. Some of my other favorites include The Beast at Kings Island, American Eagle and Goliath at Six Flags Great America, Renegade at Valleyfair, Colossus and Apocalypse at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Hades at Mt. Olympus, The Wild One at Six Flags America, Grizzly at Kings Dominion and Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa.
@kevingreen5793 2 жыл бұрын
Boulder Dash is also my favorite between that and El Toro! Love how Boulder Dash uses the mountain there's not too many like it and it's also at my home park! FYI Gwazi isn't there anymore at Busch Gardens Tampa it's now Iron Gwazi and I can't wait to ride it!
@mitchellries256 2 жыл бұрын
@@kevingreen5793 I know that. I was talking about back when the ride was just Gwazi.
@Redfoot138 2 жыл бұрын
Gwazi obviously had a bad reputation but I liked it when I rode it in 2006.
@mitchellries256 2 жыл бұрын
@@Redfoot138 Same here. The roughness never truly got to me and when they added the Millennium Flyers to it, I noticed nothing personally.
@TB_2006 2 жыл бұрын
The only one on hear I've ridden is Grizzly, and it's insanely underrated. Cool to see someone else who appreciates it.
@mateokuntz2108 2 жыл бұрын
Taylor: Shivering Timbers is probably the only coaster that has a chance of making this list Python in Bamboo Forest and T Express: Am I a joke to you?
@sprawlz6466 2 жыл бұрын
Or that huge GCI in China that’s literally built on the side of a mountain
@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037 2 жыл бұрын
@@sprawlz6466 There’s a lot of really crazy GCIs in China that would probably be on this list.
@leanen6424 2 жыл бұрын
T-Express first half is probably really cool, but since the rest is basically Balder it wouldn't be up there for me
@upsidedown_ 2 жыл бұрын
@@sprawlz6466 Wood coaster?
@sprawlz6466 2 жыл бұрын
@@upsidedown_ yeah
@matthewpolsgrove8267 2 жыл бұрын
Am I crazy or was Son of Beast the first wooden roller coaster to go upside down?
@astheniceel13 2 жыл бұрын
I believe it was
@joshsabbert9522 2 жыл бұрын
The loop and it's supports were all steel, so I believe that disqualifies it. Outlaw Run is all wood, with a steel topper track. Similar nature to other wooden coasters.
@tacobob3953 11 ай бұрын
@@joshsabbert9522the loop wasn’t originally steel it was changed to that after maintenance issues
@amberh9515 10 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, but weren't the loops those old fashioned steel tracks?
@nicskite214 10 ай бұрын
@@tacobob3953it was always steel
@TheJaxDoesGames 2 жыл бұрын
I was blessed to grow up with both Holiday World and Kings Island as my home parks so I absolutely adore The Voyage, Legend, The Raven, and Mystic Timbers. The Beast is The Beast and nothing will ever be like it and I appreciate it immensely for that reason, although I do not consider as amazing as the four previously mentioned coasters. Shouts out to Goliath at SFGA, Viper at SFGA, and Outlaw Run which are all also fantastic.
@TimHam 2 жыл бұрын
Call it home park bias, but I absolutely love Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce. Nothing else like it, especially with that setting racing through the secluded Connecticut mountainside
@kevingreen5793 2 жыл бұрын
Boulder Dash is also my favorite between that and El Toro! Love how Boulder Dash uses the mountain there's not too many like it and it's also at my home park!
@mattt5212 2 жыл бұрын
Same. It's mine too. It has the best night ride. Better than toro and voyage in my opinion.
@kevingreen5793 2 жыл бұрын
@@mattt5212 I’ve never been on Voyage but I love El Toro don’t know which one I like better lol!
@mattt5212 2 жыл бұрын
I like bdrs night ride way more and when it's running well you get insane lats and airtime floater and ejector. That's what puts it up for me. When bd is going slower and it's not night I would put toro as #1.
@kevingreen5793 2 жыл бұрын
@@mattt5212 yeah I agree Boulder Dash has the best night rides!
@mediocreangler5924 9 ай бұрын
The Twister at knoebels ...a hidden gem
@CEWThree 2 жыл бұрын
As someone who's ridden the Boardwalk Bullet, it's a weird addition to this list-- but so deserving. You don't go in expecting much, but it's a wild, long ride with more near-miss moments than any other coaster I can think of (I think when it opened it held the world record for number of times a coaster crosses over its own track). Side recommendation: if you go to ride the Bullet, go to Tookie's for burgers. It's within walking distance of the Boardwalk and maybe the best burger in Texas.
@ardiabaker147 Жыл бұрын
The voyage def deserves #1 spot!!
@fervalencia30 2 жыл бұрын
Boardwalk Bullet was the first coaster I rode in the US and it blew my mind. Loved it. Got both day and night rides and I just couldn’t get enough.
@ajhummel9187 2 жыл бұрын
My personal top ten wood: 1. El Toro 2. Outlaw Run 3. Voyage 4. Goliath 5. Phoenix 6. Ravine Flyer II 7. GhostRider 8. Mystic Timbers 9. Boulder Dash 10. Texas Stingray I also agree that Lightning Rod would be #1 prior to the conversion to a steel coaster.
@RevNoch Ай бұрын
I finally got to Holiday World and ride the Voyage a couple of weeks ago. What a magical day that was. It was the first weekend of their water park being open so the coasters were wide open. My friend and I got three rides Raven in a row without even having to stand up. We ended up with 12 laps on Voyage and a total of 31 coaster rides. Probably the greatest coaster day I've ever had.
@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan 2 жыл бұрын
Phoenix, Thunderbolt, White Lightning, and Twister are so good.
@nickwerner7983 2 жыл бұрын
I love Blue Streak at Cedar Point! #NotFirst
@Cje_-yj8ov 2 жыл бұрын
My fav woodie was also Lightning Rod until the retracking #rip. Also idk if I’m weird but I actually prefer Gold Striker to Mystic Timbers (by a very slim margin), it’s the only wooden coaster I’ve ridden where I actually think the roughness adds to the experience.
@kylebetz9684 2 жыл бұрын
That’s what I thought about thunderhead, thought that it added to the aggression
@christianmosqueda5492 2 жыл бұрын
Absolute classic video, just perfection
@Nicklmeyer 2 жыл бұрын
Beast and Lightning Rod are crying rn
@coasterbreakdown 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Btw, you work at my home park. 👍
@thecoasterman682 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite wooden rollercoasters are Mystic timbers, el Toro, voyage, Wildfire, Troy, gold Striker, outlaw run, lightning Rod, Wodan, colossos kampf der giganten, Heidi the ride, Joris en de draak, Hades 360 and cu chullain.
@jappie. 2 жыл бұрын
i've only ridden 1 😭
@coasterhockygamingboy9549 2 жыл бұрын
Which one?
@coasterhockygamingboy9549 2 жыл бұрын
Joris? Because I think the coaster on your pfp is the corkscrew at Efteling
@thecoasterman682 2 жыл бұрын
@@coasterhockygamingboy9549 you mean python
@thecoasterman682 2 жыл бұрын
@@jappie. and i 2
@Coasterenthusiast94 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite wooden coaster is Shivering Timbers. It can best be described as Voyage on steroids. Prolific airtime, extreme laterals, and an insane helix finale. It is incredible.
@feedmesomeseeds6172 10 ай бұрын
It didn't even reach the top ten
@theheardtheorem 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving Boardwalk Bullet the credit it deserves! I’ve been saying it’s better than Mystic Timbers for years and people look at me like I’m crazy.
@commissaryarrick9670 2 жыл бұрын
Outlaw run is not only my favorite wooden coaster but it is my favorite roller coaster of all time. Sure other coasters are bigger and faster but there is just something about outlaw run that I love. Could be a bit of nostalgia but it really is just pure fun riding it
@iamzeiss9244 2 жыл бұрын
Calling mystic timbers' airtime ejector is a bit of a stretch. You dont hardly get any air until its warmed up imo
@IronManiac 2 жыл бұрын
Idk I get some amazing air on that ride, easily my favorite at Kings Island. Honestly would say it has notably more air then Diamondback which mostly gives light floater.
@andykillsu 2 жыл бұрын
Goliath is still now the worlds tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster. Lighting run has much more than 50% of steel track now, thus it is now not a wooden coaster anymore.
@terrancepounds1090 2 жыл бұрын
*Lightning Rod😉
@charliegriswold1445 2 жыл бұрын
What about t expess?
@KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin 2 жыл бұрын
In your opinion.
@fcwolfx7 Жыл бұрын
I gotta agree with ya on your number one pick! With over a mile of track and approaching speeds close to 60 mph, it's definitely my favorite wooden coaster! 😁
@coastaku1954 2 жыл бұрын
For Overall Wooden Coaster, El Toro is my number one, but for Traditional Wooden Coaster, it's Lighting Racer. Dualing with actual racing is literally the best feature on coasters that have it, and Lighting racer does it so well. The Trains dispatch at the exact same time, each course is slightly different but the exact same length, and because of that, you want a full train so you can win~ The ride also tells you who won with lights and a pre-recorded message, It's absolutely spectacular. It's also buttery smooth and extremely extremely re-rideable. When I get off, I instantly want to get back on. Plus you can trash talk the other side and it's so much fun
@BlizzardDaPup777 2 жыл бұрын
I love classic woodies. They're usually the ride I remember the most.
@jardins43 2 жыл бұрын
I’m excited to see my all time favorite roller coaster at #1! I can’t get enough of The Voyage. I enjoy Raven as well. Legend took a while for me to like. The only other rides I’ve ridden that were mentioned are Goliath, Mystic Timbers, Lightning Run and Outlaw Run. Goliath surprised me! Nice review!
@ThemeParkAvenue 2 жыл бұрын
Lightning Rod decided it didn’t want to be the best wooden coaster anymore.
@dutty721307 2 жыл бұрын
Always great to hear Lightning Racer come up on the lists. Such a great and fun woody to marathon at Hersheypark. I hate when people bring up RMCing when that should clearly be Wildcat at HP
@zacharyfaunce5072 2 жыл бұрын
I cheered out loud when I found out Voyage was number 1!!!! My 2nd favorite ride of all time.
@ThemeParkAvenue 2 жыл бұрын
Im happy GhostRider made the cut! It is literally Wood Vengeance for me with its airtime.
@nathanthomlison7285 2 жыл бұрын
Screamin’ Eagle at SFSTL, the last John Allen PTC Woodie! It was my first coaster EVER and will always hold the #1 place in my heart for all the amazing memories I shared on it with my family.
@raptorvloges2286 2 жыл бұрын
Again taylor amazing video.
@MattMcIrvin 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't ridden a huge number of woodies, and have ridden none of the ones in your list, but here are my personal favorites: 1. Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce (giant CCI terrain coaster mentioned by many people in these comments, for all the reasons they give) 2. Roar-O-Saurus, Story Land (tiny Gravity Group junior woodie that is an ejector machine) 3. Mr. Twister, Elitch Gardens (original location) (a massive defunct 1960s PTC; Twister at Knoebels and Twister II at Elitch's are both tributes to it) 4. Yankee Cannonball, Canobie Lake Park (well-kept 1930s PTC, possibly one of the earliest coasters to be relocated)
@edvaira6891 2 жыл бұрын
Ahh…that’s why no LIGHTNING ROD! Thought you’d gone a bit barmy there, Taylor!
@drdewott9154 2 жыл бұрын
I mean I haven't ridden a lot of wooden coasters and most of the ones I've managed to ride are really old ones like the Blackpool woodies or something like Tivoli Gardens and Bakkens 2 scenic railways, but I will say there are a few rides I've ridden which are really solid and memorable. Those include Thundercoaster at Tusenfryd in Norway, a Vekoma woodie which a few years ago got new Timberliner trains. Not the smoothest thing in the world but not uncomfortable at all. A ride with some really good pacing, good use of terrain, and really good airtime and turns. Alongside that there's one you also have ridden, Joris en de draak at Efteling. Their duelling low to the ground GCI over the wetlands. This ride and its snappy transitions, solid airtime and unexpected twists were amazing and was my favorite ride at the park. I rode it like 5 times in a row just before the park closed. And those are the 2 most destinctive to me. I have ridden a few other notable ones like the Coney Island Cyclone, and Balder at Liseberg, but at the same time then I remember Thunderbolt at Coney island much more vividly and more positively. Plus I even preferred Kanonen over Balder at Liseberg as crazy as it sounds. Rutschebanen at Tivoli is really solid, especially for its age, but something like Joris en de draak simply offers so much more.
@williamkowarik840 Жыл бұрын
You need to ride T Express in South Korea. Definitely in this top 10. Classic and honestly pretty smooth. Super steep drops and lots of banks
@LiamA2007 2 жыл бұрын
you should do a top ten WORST wooden roller coasters
@StatixVr. 2 жыл бұрын
my home park is holiday world and im so thankful of that because it has so many amazing rides. My first roller costers where the raven, legend, amd the VOYAGE. all of them where so fun and i cant wait to ride the voyage again
@FunboxKaraoke 2 жыл бұрын
I have to give a shoutout to Switchback at ZDT's. It's my #14/253 and my #4 woodie after Voyage/Toro/GhostRider. Everything Gravity Group does is so creative. This thing is in the middle of a residential neighborhood and it goes backwards in a former grocery store. It is SO COOL and there's nothing anywhere like it. I rode it 28 times in one day when I first had the privilege to ride that marvel of engineering.
@RangersFanTexTV 2 жыл бұрын
I am absolutely HYPED for April. Our school is going on a field trip to Houston for NASA, you know, whatever. But the insane part is, we all get to go to Kemah Boardwalk as a part of the trip! I am hyped for Boardwalk Bullet. Only heard good things about it, and now number 5 wood coaster in the world? So glad my school is doing this.
@JulianDale94 2 жыл бұрын
I could see T Express making this list someday
@MrSpecificity Жыл бұрын
You’re great at explaining this stuff
@mehdogrulez1555 2 жыл бұрын
Im actually very glad The Bullet is getting noticed! It's my home coaster along with iron shark
@BloodCyl 2 жыл бұрын
100% my favourite wooden coaster and my overall favourite coaster is Troy at toverland the insane airtime and the smoothness is something and also colossos is insane in heidepark!!
@Redfoot138 2 жыл бұрын
In no particular order-- 10 Shivering Timbers 9 Ravine Flyer II (surprised to see Boardwalk Bullet on this list and not RFII-- guess the retrack worked wonders-- it was pretty damn rough when I rode it in 2009) 8 El Toro (my favorite coaster overall) 7 Phoenix 6 Outlaw Run 5 Boulder Dash 4 Hades 360 3 Goliath 2) Beast (had a great night time ERT session on this one back in 2014) 1) Kentucky Rumbler Either Renegade,Prowler, or American Thunder could ride out this last spot as well (they kind of melt together for me). Voyage gets honorable mention but it was pretty damn brutal when I rode it in 2014. Mystic Timbers, GhostRider, and Gold Striker are the main American woodies I still need to ride.
@sbv6493 8 ай бұрын
oh kentucky rumbler for SURE. my first rollercoaster, it’ll always have a special place in my heart
@mftcmsal8072 11 ай бұрын
If you guys went to Everland in South Korea and rode the T-express Wooden Coaster, you will easily put it into first place, at first I thought only the first drop would be cool, but the facts is that literally every single uphill has insane airtime, and the whole roller coaster is more thrill, you will know what I mean if you tried it!
@triple7marc 9 ай бұрын
Nothing can beat The Voyage.
@rodneyp9590 2 жыл бұрын
Shivering Timbers is my number 1 but I’ll be more sure after my Midwest road-trip this summer
@sbv6493 8 ай бұрын
IMO the most underrated woodies are kentucky rumbler and thunderhead. however, lightning rod and voyage will always be my number ones 🙂
@Gaming56456 Жыл бұрын
Wow that’s amazing bro
@nickbaldwin8189 2 жыл бұрын
Yup. I have the same #1 as well. Pretty phenomenal.
@JFM_Dimes 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@kylebetz9684 2 жыл бұрын
GOLIATH AND BOARDWALK BULLET FINALLY GETTING THE LOVE THEY DESERVE
@ConqueringCoasterz 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite wooden coaster is Lightning Rod since I rode it when it was fully wooden in 2017. My other favorites are Mystic Timbers, Thunderhead, The Racer (Kings Island), and Mine Blower.
@foggy561 17 күн бұрын
Predator in Darian Lake. Only ride I've been on where I actually thought we might not make it to the end without catastrophe. A very rough ride that I assume all the old wooden roller coasters had as well. Feels nostalgic in a way.
@alexbrown2696 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite woodie is El Toro and has been for a long time. I'm sure Sarah will 100% agree with me on that. El Toro was my #1 overall until 2018 when I rode I305 and Steel Vengeance for the first time. Fury 325 also surpassed Toro so now it's my #4. The main reason I dropped El Toro in my rankings was because I rode it more than any coaster. The Voyage is currently my #1 bucket list coaster and maybe one day I'll go during Holiwood Nights and ride it when the trims are off. Also props to The Voyage for still running PTC trains. PTC by far makes the best wooden coaster trains imo.
@triple7marc 2 жыл бұрын
The Voyage is best woodie in the world even with the trims on full blast.
@adamhelfrich8100 2 жыл бұрын
I live close to holiday world but I’ve been on so many woodies in my life, nothing like the voyage, it’s a great experience!
@shaodynasty1017 2 жыл бұрын
Thunder Road is my favorite wooden coaster. I know it is not the best, and is replaced by Copperhead Strike now but I have SO many memories riding that ride. Forwards and backwards. We used to bring pennies on the ride like 20 years ago and watch them levitate in our laps from each airtime hill. Believe it or not, Hurler used to even give amazing airtime on those 3 camel backs and it wasn't unbearably rough. Wooden coasters have so much character. Hate to see them as a dying breed.
@PerroV 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you made Voyage and El Toro 1-2. They are my exact 1-2. While I think El Toro is the wooden Millennium Force, Voyage just kicks so much butt. It lives up to its namesake - it truly is a voyage.
@aaronkuphall8719 2 жыл бұрын
Mystic Timbers is my favorite with The Beast a close second. I'm hoping to get on the Voyage in the near future. Also Zipping Pippin is better than Hades any day of the week.
@riparianlife97701 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite is the Boardwalk Bullet in Kemah, but I haven't ridden any of your top 4.
@tsbs7909 2 жыл бұрын
Family Reunion every year at Knoebles and Pheonix never lets me down.
@njt002 2 жыл бұрын
Thx for putting Hades 360 in the top ten. This monster has dominated my mind for best coaster I've ridden for awhile. Ride at night is f*&king terrifying.
@austintayloradt 2 жыл бұрын
Good list, I've only ridden 6 of those but they are my top 6 in this order: El Toro, Voyage, Outlaw Run, GhostRider, Mystic Timbers, Goliath. I prefer El Toro to Voyage just for the massive ejector airtime moments, GhostRider and Mystic Timbers are extremely close for me and I feel like I go back and forth, I give GhostRider an edge for a little more intense airtime but it's really a toss up, they're right next to each other in my overall rankings. Shivering Timbers was nowhere near this caliber for me, but I only got one ride in the morning and a bit stapled, so take that for what it's worth, I still think it's a fun ride.
@johntruitt6944 2 жыл бұрын
Finally Boardwalk Bullet gets some recognition.
@hermionemouse 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, love those coasters at Holiday World. Mystic Timbers and The Beast are also insane. These five are amazing coasters. Outlaw Run is also genius. For a midsized wooden coaster, American Thunder at SFSTL is good. The Boss also has a really good layout.
@chevyeye8663 2 жыл бұрын
" Outlaw Run is the first wooden coaster go upside down " Son of Beast "am I a joke to you"
@yourexperienceguide 2 жыл бұрын
There's three wooden coasters (Voyage, Hades 360 and Goliath) in this list I'll be doing for the first time in June, can't wait to get on those.
@adamhelfrich8100 2 жыл бұрын
I live out near holiday world, hope you have a great time on the voyage, but don’t skip out on the raven and the legend, those two are also great woodies!
@yourexperienceguide 2 жыл бұрын
@@adamhelfrich8100 I will definitely be doing those :)
@PlasticCyborg Жыл бұрын
My favorite wooden coaster is definitely Phoenix at Knoebels in Elysburg, PA. Some of the best airtime hills I've ever been on. Anybody reading this comment that hasn't been on Phoenix needs to experience it. Knoebels itself is also a great park. Free admission, free parking, and pay per ride. Great rides, amazingly fast ride operations, and great food. I'd say it's worth visiting even if you're just riding Phoenix.
@triple7marc Жыл бұрын
I visited Knoebels for the first time a few months ago. I absolutely loved it!! But with that being said, Phoenix is definitely extremely overrated. It is NOT the best wooden roller coaster in the world - not even close. Twister is way better in my opinion. There's nothing wrong with Phoenix, and there's novelty in riding a roller coaster with virtually no restraint, but the airtime was floater at best - and that's only because of the restraints.
@ryanmcdonnell5988 2 жыл бұрын
Rain rides are insane on Thunderhead and Mystic has only had floater airtime when I have been on it
@SupermarketSweep777 2 жыл бұрын
Finally got back to Knoebels last week and rode Phoenix twice. (Second from back and second from front.) Oh my god, both times I think my legs spent more time floating against the buzz bars than my butt did sitting in the seat. It was just flying through the course and was a good reminder why it's one of the best wooden coasters despite its age.
@richardwillcock5768 2 жыл бұрын
Surprised Wicker Man didn't get a mention. Surely the best theming & pre-show & looks absolutely awesome in the dark.
@ToastGhost 2 жыл бұрын
As much as I hate to admit it as Towers is my home park the theming is all Wicker Man has.
@CoasterStudios 2 жыл бұрын
Wicker Man is great- might be a top 20 wooden coaster for me
@DavidSmith-rc7hs 10 ай бұрын
You did fine job here😊
@jewellchastain4244 2 жыл бұрын
I definitely haven’t ridden as many rides as you so I don’t really have a lot to pick from but my top 3 favorite wooden coasters are, 1, I have to give to my home park,Lightning Rod and DollyWood. 2. American Thunder at Six Flags St. Louis, the night ride is amazing. 3. The first roller coaster I ever rode The Zippin Pippin, I haven’t rode it since I was a kid in the early 2000s so I would love to ride it again.
@lord_beethoven1169 Жыл бұрын
Prowler at Worlds of fun was my first wooden coaster. (Second roller coaster I ever went on. Patriot being the first.) by far my favorite is Outlaw Run. And my little brother was an engineer for Outlaw Run. 😁
@midwestmadlad3397 Жыл бұрын
Let’s goooo I.N was Finally at the top of some list
@khris6690 2 жыл бұрын
Gold striker us well acclaimed and I still think it is underrated It is relentless
@hammfield1473 11 ай бұрын
Renegade at Valleyfair is by far my favorite wooden coaster.
@triple7marc 2 жыл бұрын
8:38 Three other coasters I could see being top 10 are Cú Chulainn, Wood Coaster @ Knight Valley and possibly Roaring Timbers over in Vietnam
@cherylgaston479 Жыл бұрын
My favorite is el toro ..awesome coaster
@coastersrcrazy5618 2 жыл бұрын
Really hope El Toro opens soon. It's been closed for a long time.
@ThrillsofColdplay 2 жыл бұрын
It will this spring
@627jace627 2 жыл бұрын
Every Gravity Group coaster I've been on has been rough as hell. And that includes The Voyage. Mine Blower is brutal.
@TriplePinesStudios 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite so far that I’ve rode is Thunderhead and Dollywood!
@rowan_8755 Жыл бұрын
Shivering timber can't be the only one. Surely T-express would make the list.
@getrightgreens4426 Жыл бұрын
Boulder Dash at lake compound is a awesome wooden roller coaster through the woods with awesome air time
@richardlashley3162 2 жыл бұрын
I live about 45 mins away from holiday world I went with my family a couple days ago and a bit biased but the voyage is amazing
@GamingEwees 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite wooden coaster is probably predator at darien lake, but i have a reason! The reason is because i have only been on 4 wooden coasters, and for predator i got to ride it so many times compared to the other wooden coasters i have ridden before. I got one of my first ever roller coaster night rides on it and i rode if as one of the first roller coaster i rode in the front. Its so fun, cant wait to try some other coasters this summer
@dutchgamerguy2446 2 жыл бұрын
my first coaster was ''Joris en de draak'' (george and teh dragon) in De Efteling, Netherlands. I still love it!
@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more about Voyage being #1
@leanen6424 2 жыл бұрын
Two really great and underappreciated rides for me in Europe are Tonerre de Zeus, which is just being retracked and will probably be better than ever, great mix of laterals and airtime and its rare to find a CCI in Europe. The other one maybe a little bit more controversial, but Loup Garou at Walibi Belgium has those amazing Vekoma-Trains that are even comfier than the millenium flyers and the ride offers really great laterals and since we rode it after the rain on a summer day, there was one insane airtime moment too.
@timdruyts5025 2 жыл бұрын
Loup Garou has become very very rough. Even Bandit (Movie Park Germany) is smoother nowadays. With Tonerre I totally agree with you.
@leanen6424 2 жыл бұрын
@@timdruyts5025 I rode it last summer and it is quite rough (which gives a great our of control feeling), but again, the trains totally save this ride. Bandit has some of the worst trains ever designed for a wooden rollercoaster.
@cheffren7011 2 жыл бұрын
@@leanen6424 I rode it last year in May and I was not a fan at all. The restraints come down on you during the ride so I got both stapled and a rough ride. The only good thing about the trains is the seat. If they'd give some of the rougher spots some titan track I would like it a whole lot more.
@97.3greensports 2 жыл бұрын
Voyage is my favorite but the Beast will always hold a special place
@paparavioli7765 2 жыл бұрын
I hope the beast retrack turns out good
@bryngrey11 2 жыл бұрын
So much pride for my janky ass home park Mt. Olympus getting number 8. Def the ride that sparked my interest in coasters.
@Spartan87667 2 жыл бұрын
Apocalypse at Six Flags Magic Mountain was a bit too rough for me to do more than one ride, but has a great layout. I love the station flyby specifically. I waved to everyone when I went through it. 😄👋🏻 I’ve never ridden any of the coasters on this list, so I can’t really comment on them.
@be7484 Жыл бұрын
El Toro easily my favorite. Went on 14 times in a row one day with my kids.
@cottoncandycat12 2 жыл бұрын
I love the Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas (tho I'm pretty sure people consider that one a hybrid now), even tho I used to absolutely hate it because it was notoriously way too rough for most people and even was noted to cause whiplash and minor concussions, but since they updated it a while ago, it's the top roller coaster at the park.
@averageenthusiast928 2 жыл бұрын
“Other than shivering Timbers, there probably isn’t anything else” (paraphrased) The one at Heid park: *exists*
@IronManiac 2 жыл бұрын
Phoenix snubbed, better than every coaster on this list. Best restraints, most out of ur seat Moments, also not rough at ALL. I love this ride. That said nice move shouting out Lightning Racer it a classic
@BlizzardDaPup777 2 жыл бұрын
For nostalgia reasons timber wolf at worlds of fun will always be my number 1 but screaming eagle at six flags st Louis is an amazing ride and boss when it's running smooth
@0z3r0 2 жыл бұрын
The "new" Tonerre de Zeus at Parc Asterix might be interesting
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