The 2012 Golden Ticket Awards were hosted at RiverStone Resort & Spa, Dollywood (Tennessee).

Best New Ride for 2012 (Amusement Park)
Wild Eagle	Dollywood	30%
Radiator Springs Racers	Disney California Adventure	15%
Leviathan	Canada’s Wonderland	14%
Verbolten	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	7%
Ozlris	Parc Asterix	6% tie
Skyrush	Hersheypark	6% tie
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Best New Ride for 2012 (Waterpark)
Mammoth	Splashin’ Safari	54%
King Kaw Rapids River	Schlitterbahn Kansas City	11%
King Cobra	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (N.J.)	7%
The Lost City	Mount Olympus Theme Park	4% tie
Walhalla Wave	Aquatica (San Antonio)	4% tie
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Best Park 2012
Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	21%
Europa-Park	Rust, Germany	14%
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	13.5%
Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	9%
Disneyland	Anahiem, Calif.	8%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	7%
Magic Kingdom	Orlando, Fla.	6% tie
Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	6% tie
Tokyo DisneySea	Tokyo, Japan	4.5%
Pleasure Beach, Blackpool	Blackpool, England	4%
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Best Waterpark 2012
Schlitterbahn	New Braunfels, Texas	53%
Splashin’ Safari	Santa Claus, Ind.	15%
Blizzard Beach	Orlando, Fla.	7%
Dollywood’s Splash Country	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	6%
Aquatica	Orlando, Fla.	5% tie
Noah’s Ark	Wisconsin Dells, Wis.	5% tie
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Best Childern’s Park 2012
Idlewild & SoakZone	Ligonier, Pa.	31%
Legoland California	Carlsbad, Calif.	18%
Fårup Sommerland	Saltum, Denmark	12%
Legoland Florida	Winter Haven, Fla.	7%
Sesame Place	Langhorne, Pa.	6%
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Best Marine Life Park 2012
SeaWorld Orlando	Orlando, Fla.	55%
SeaWorld San Diego	San Diego, Calif.	11%
SeaWorld San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	10%
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Vallejo, Calif.	8%
Discovery Cove	Orlando, Fla.	6%
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Best Seaside Park 2012
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	Santa Cruz, Calif.	34%
Pleasure Beach Blackpool	Blackpool, England	20%
Gröna Lund	Stockholm, Sweden	19%
Morey’s Piers	Wildwood, N.J.	16%
Galveston Island Pleasure Pier	Galveston, Texas	4%
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Best Indoor Waterpark 2012
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island	Galveston, Texas	33%
Kalahari Resort	Sandusky, Ohio	18%
Kalahari Resort	Wisconsin Dells, Wis.	17%
World Waterpark	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	12%
Splash Landings	Staffordshire, England	8%
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Friendliest Park 2012
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn	46%
Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	25%
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	7%
Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	6%
Beech Bend	Bowling Green, Ky.	4% tie
Magic Kingdom	Orlando, Fla.	4% tie
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Cleanest Park 2012
Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	29%
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	16%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	14%
Disneyland	Anaheim, Calif.	13%
Magic Kingdom	Orlando, Fla.	8%
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Best Shows 2012
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	45%
Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas	15%
Disney’s Hollywood Studios	Orlando, Fla.	8%
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	7%
SeaWorld Orlando	Orlando, Fla.	6%
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Best Food 2012
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	27%
Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	20%
Epcot	Orlando, Fla.	18%
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	13%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	6%
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Best Water Ride (Park) 2012
Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	26%
Valhalla	Pleasure Beach, Blackpool	17%
Splash Mountain	Magic Kingdom	11%
Mountain Slidewinder	Dollywood	10%
Pilgrim’s Plunge	Holiday World	8%
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Best Waterpark Ride 2012
Wildebeest	Splashin’ Safari	26%
Master Blaster	Schlitterbahn	23%
The Falls	Schlitterbahn	12%
Congo River Expedition	Schlitterbahn	7%
Zoombabwe	Splashin’ Safari	5%
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Best Kids’ Area 2012
Kings Island	Kings Mills, Ohio	31%
Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	15%
Nickelodeon Universe	Bloomington, Minn.	13%
Efteling	Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands	9%
Knott’s Berry Farm	Buena Park, Calif.	6%
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Best Dark Ride 2012
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	24%
Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	18%
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror	Disney’s Hollywood Studios	13%
Haunted Mansion	Knoebels Amusement Resort	10%
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye	Disneyland	6%
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Best Outdoor Show Production 2012
Epcot	Orlando, Fla.	42%
Disney California Adventure	Anaheim, Calif.	17%
Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas	13%
Magic Kingdom	Orlando, Fla.	11%
Disney’s Hollywood Studios	Orlando, Fla.	10%
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Best Landscaping 2012
Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	36%
Gilroy Gardens	Gilroy, Calif.	13.5%
Efteling	Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands	13%
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	8%
Tivoli Gardens	Copenhagen, Denmark	7%
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Best Halloween Event 2012
Universal Orlando Resort	Orlando, Fla.	35%
Knott’s Berry Farm	Buena Park, Calif.	26%
Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	13%
Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	11%
Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	4%
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Best Christmas Event 2012
Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	33%
Disneyland	Anaheim, Calif.	13%
Magic Kingdom	Orlando, Fla.	10% tie
Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	10% tie
Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	4%
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Best Carousel 2012
Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	44%
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	Santa Cruz, Calif.	18%
Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Ga	8%
Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	7%
Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	6%
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Best Indoor Coaster 2012
Revenge of the Mummy	Universal Studios Orlando	30%
Space Mountain	Disneyland	16%
Black Diamond	Knoebels Amusement Resort	10%
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster	Disney’s Hollywood Studios	9%
Space Mountain	Magic Kingdom	8.5%
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Best Funhouse / Walk-Through Attraction
Noah’s Ark	Kennywood	30%
Frankenstein’s Castle	Indiana Beach	25%
Lustiga Huset	Gröna Lund	14%
Gasten Ghost Hotel	Liseberg	12% tie
Ghost Ship	Morey’s Piers	12% tie
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PUBLISHER’S PICKS:
Park of the Year: Disney California Adventure finally gets its icon in $1.1 billion makeover

When Disney California Adventure opened across the front gate from its big brother Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. in 2001, it had big shoes to fill.

While the original park design, rides and other attractions were enjoyed by the average guests, true Disney fans knew the park was lacking what they called the ‘Disney Magic.’ Less than stellar attendance in the following years would prove the die-hard fans were right.

The decade following would see the addition of more Disney-branded rides, shows and parades, but despite the efforts, DCA just couldn’t get over the hump to the next level.

That was until June 15, 2012.

That’s the day the park reopened to the public showcasing its new front gate entry area, new Buena Vista Street and new industry-icon Cars Land. The $1.1 billion makeover of DCA was complete, and now little brother had its own star attraction with the Radiator Springs Racers car ride.

As this publisher witnessed first-hand, the Disney fandom came by the thousands, camping out all night on the sidewalks just outside the front gate hoping to have a chance to be among the first to enter the new Cars Land. No, this wasn’t a line for tickets to a hot concert or to game one of the World Series, it was a line to get into a theme park. Every park operator dreams of this. When I asked one family of four why they spent the night on the sidewalk, their reply was typical of any fan saying, “We love Disney and we buy passes every year. We had this day on our calendar from the very moment it was announced.”

Cars Land and the Radiator Springs Racers is the real deal. Every attention to detail that could be thought of is in play in this new section. Rides, signage, concrete rock formations, food, clothing, neon and of course audio tracks all come together to make this the mega-hit of the year.

And the general public is noticing as DCA is enjoying sell-outs on a regular basis, and Radiator Springs Racers is seeing a two-hour wait on most days.

DCA has just hit this one of out the park for their grand slam.

Amusement Today salutes Disney California Adventure, its thousands of cast members, Imagineers and it management, for showing the imagination and the creativity needed to make this park the hottest must visit facility of the year, and thus making it AT’s choice for 2012 Park of the Year.

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Supplier of the Year: RWS rises to the challenge, delivers blockbuster show on tight schedule

I must confess, I would have never believed it, so I had to go see it in person, live.

When Cedar Point informed Amusement Today they were putting in a big nighttime show on its main midway that would include a huge cast of live performers, LED’s and other state of the art lights, video boards, pyrotechnics and much more, my first reaction was that’s a nice way to fill in a season until the next big attractions arrives.

Then the calls started coming in: Gary, you’ve got to see that show at Cedar Point. OK, now you have my attention. So, I booked a flight to Ohio.

What I witnessed that night on Cedar Point’s main midway was unbelievable for any regional park to even attempt to pull off, but CP did just that.

When Ryan Stana and his RWS team received the call from Cedar Fair they were less than six months out from the project’s opening day. They wanted RWS to deliver the biggest, grandest and most expensive night show in Cedar Point’s history, a show that would come in well in excess of $1 million.

RWS met with Cedar Fair’s VP of Entertainment, Charles Bradshaw, at Cedar Point to discuss the goals of the project and specific requests that came from Matt Ouimet, the newly appointed CEO. The goal was to produce a spectacular show that would keep guests in the park later in the evening, provide a live club atmosphere after the show and would be interesting and exciting enough to bring guests back night after night. Once the goals of the project were established, RWS worked with Cedar Fair executives for three solid days to begin to create, from the ground up, an elaborate performance space from a currently vacant midway.

Stana and the RWS crew, as well as countless other supporting companies, delivered a smashing hit. The installation took four months, the rehearsal process took three weeks and the project, which featured 23 dancers, 4 singers, 3 drummers and 2 cirque performers and 10 technical staff members, is now a show that has garnered critical acclaim throughout the amusement industry and was enjoyed by up to 5,000 guests staying at the park later to see Luminosity.

One word to Cedar Point for 2013, you now need a bigger midway!

Amusement Today salutes RWS and Associates Entertainment, Inc. for its high-octane energy and drive that made the vision of Luminosity at Cedar Point a huge show success this year and making RWS AT’s choice for 2012 Supplier of the Year.

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Person of the Year: Tilman J. Fertitta’s love affair with Galveston goes back to childhood

As a kid, Tilman J. Fertitta grew up just blocks away from the Galveston Island Pleasure Pier. Then as a teenager, he enjoyed the summer sights as a lifeguard at the pool for the Flagship Hotel located on the Pleasure Pier.

Tilman’s career path would take him into the restaurant business of which he would have much success. Today, as President & CEO of Landry’s, Inc., this Houston-based company operates more than 400 properties in 34 states and 30 international properties. The company has more than 50,000 employees and combined revenues and assists totaling in excess of $5 billion.

While historical records are not clear, it is known that the last of the local amusement parks closed around 1960. Galveston Island had a rich history of amusements with parks named Electric Park, Chutes Park, Joyland Park and Pleasure Park. With its collection of parks, rides and the Mountain Speedway roller coaster, Galveston Island became known as the “Coney Island of the South.”

Tilman and the Landry’s chain first got their feet wet in amusements when they added a few amusement rides to their popular Kemah Boardwalk, a small property on the Texas Gulf coast made up of restaurants, shops and a hotel. That success led to additional rides, and later adding rides and attractions at other Landry’s restaurant properties where needed.

As a major player in the Galveston tourism market with restaurants, hotels and attractions, Tilman purchased the Flagship Hotel with the idea of bringing the old girl back to her grand star-studded life. That was until Hurricane Ike wrecked the greater Galveston coast and damaged the hotel beyond repair. That’s when Tilman had the vision to demolish the hotel and bring state-of-the-art amusements to the historic pier. With an investment of $60-plus million, the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier opened in time for this year’s summer tourism season marking the return of amusements to the city.

The entire Landry’s team did an amazing job of transforming an eyesore into a pier that is now active with food, fun and the making of new memories.

Amusement Today salutes Tilman J. Fertitta for stepping up to the challenge of contributing to the rebuilding of Galveston Island and its historic pier following Hurricane Ike by returning amusements to the area following a 50-plus year absence. Amusement Today is honored to name Tilman J. Fertitta as our choice for 2012 Person of the Year.

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Turnstile Award: SeaWorld San Diego’s vision for family, capacity was realized with new Manta

Today’s technology can make visions never achieved in past decades a reality and do it with ease and grace.

SeaWorld San Diego, the nation’s first SeaWorld park, has limitations when it comes to adding new attractions. Leased land, the environment and height are but a few of the many obstacles this marine-life park must overcome before it can move forward on any new capital expenditure.

The park knew it had an aging area of the park that needed to be redeveloped from the ground up. The new attraction needed to be thrilling enough to gain interest from the teen market, but it also had to have the family-appeal as the family market is the backbone of the park. The new attraction needed to have interaction with the guests and it must have a high capacity.

Already having a great relationship with Germany-based Mack Rides on previous attractions, SeaWorld turned to them for help. The end result was a four-train family coaster featuring a height of just 30 feet above ground, two-LSM launches, once of which is centered around a 30-second, 22 projector pre-show film on a 270-degree wrap around screen from Falcon’s Treehouse.With a top speed of 43 mph, SeaWorld had their perfect family coaster.

Manta was born on May 26, 2012. Theming elements are found with manta art and manta ray pools throughout the ride entry area, and a massive manta ray interaction pool awaits riders just outside the exit area. A gift shop and small food facility were also part of the overall Manta themed experience.

With Mack’s technical support, the coaster continues to deliver as promised. Since its opening on May 26, 2012, Manta has delivered more than 900,000 rides, it has seen 15,628 guests ride in a single day, is riding 1,200 passengers per hour on a regular basis and has seen as many as 66 trains launch in one hour.

Amusement Today salutes the entire team at SeaWorld San Diego for its vision to bring a high-tech thrill ride to this marine-life park. One that kept the park’s theme in mind, one that reached a broad demographic of riders, and one that would also deliver the capacity demands placed on a year-round destination park. AT is honored to present the first ever Turnstile Award to SeaWorld San Diego, for the job done in moving the turnstile in 2012, both at the front gate and at the ride.

2012’s Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters

RANK	NAME	PARK	LOCATION	YEAR	SUPPLIER	POINTS
1	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2000	Intamin	1272
2	Bizarro	Six Flags New England	Agawam, Mass.	2000	Intamin	946
3	Nitro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, N.J.	2001	B & M	650
4	Apollo’s Chariot	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	1999	B & M	597
5	New Texas Giant	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas	2011	Rocky Mountain	564
6	Expedition GeForce	Holiday Park	Hassloch, Germany	2001	Intamin	537
7	Intimidator	Carowinds	Charlotte, N.C.	2010	B & M	520
8	Magnum XL-200	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1989	Arrow	480
9	Goliath	Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Ga.	2006	B & M	444
10	Diamondback	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio	2009	B & M	395
11	Phantom’s Revenge	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	2001	Morgan/Arrow	374
12	Intimidator 305	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Va.	2010	IntaRide	351
13	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2003	Intamin	332
14	Montu	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa, Fla.	1996	B & M	318
15	Wild Eagle	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	2012	B & M	292
16	Nemesis	Alton Towers	Staffordshire, England	1994	B & M	238
17	Behemoth	Canada’s Wonderland	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada	2008	B & M	224
18	X2	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2002	Arrow	209
19	Raging Bull	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	1999	B & M	196
20	Mind Bender	Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Ga.	1978	Schwarzkopf	195
21	Maverick	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	2007	Intamin	189
22	Leviathan	Canada’s Wonderland	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada	2012	B & M	173
23	Kumba	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa, Fla.	1993	B & M	141
24	Alpengeist	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	1997	B & M	133
25	Goliath	La Ronde	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	2006	B & M	132
26 (tie)	Griffon	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Va.	2007	B & M	124
26 (tie)	Shock Wave	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas	1978	Schwarzkopf	124
28	Tatsu	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2006	B & M	116
29	Superman Ride of Steel	Six Flags America	Largo, Md.	2000	Intamin	115
30	SheiKra	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa, Fla.	2005	B & M	113
31	Raptor	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1994	B & M	111
32	Blue Fire	Europa-Park	Rust, Germany	2009	Mack	109
33	Lisebergbanan	Liseberg	Gothenberg, Sweden	1987	Schwarzkopf	100
34	Manta	SeaWorld Orlando	Orlando, Fla.	2009	B & M	99
35	Dragon Challenge	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	1999	B & M	98
36	Titan	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas	2001	Giovanola	94
37	Piraten	Djurs Sommerland	Jylland, Denmark	2008	Intamin	93
38	Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, N.J.	2005	Intamin	91
39	Steel Force	Dorney Park	Allentown, Pa.	1997	Morgan	87
40	Volcano: The Blast Coaster	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Va.	1998	Intamin	80
41	Goliath	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2000	Giovanola	78
42	Skyrush	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pa.	2012	Intamin	77
43	Ride of Steel	Darien Lake	Darien Center, N.Y.	1999	Intamin	74
44	Storm Runner	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pa.	2004	Intamin	66
45	Afterburn	Carowinds	Charlotte, N.C.	1999	B & M	59
46	PowderKeg	Silver Dollar City	Branson, Mo.	2005	S & S	58
47	Incredible Hulk Coaster	Universal’s Islands of Adventure	Orlando, Fla.	1999	B & M	56
48	Goliath	Walabi World	Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands	2002	Intamin	55
49	Black Mamba	Phantasialand	Brühl, Germany	2006	B & M	50
50	Euro-Mir	Europa-Park	Rust, Germany	1997	Mack	49

2012’s Top 50 Wooden Roller Coasters

RANK	NAME	PARK	LOCATION	YEAR	SUPPLIER	POINTS
1	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, N.J.	2006	Intamin	1279
2	The Voyage	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	2006	Gravity Group	1190
3	Phoenix	Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	1985	Dinn/PTC-Schmeck	1091
4	Thunderhead	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tenn.	2004	GCII	1018
5	Boulder Dash	Lake Compounce	Bristol, Conn.	2000	CCI	1009
6	Ravine Flyer II	Waldameer	Erie, Pa.	2008	Gravity Group	762
7	The Beast	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio	1979	KECO	677
8	The Raven	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	1995	CCI	385
9	Shivering Timbers	Michigan’s Adventure	Muskegon, Mich.	1998	CCI	378
10	Balder	Liseberg	Gothenburg, Sweden	2003	Intamin	364
11	Lightning Racer	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pa.	2000	GCII	351
12	Hades	Mount Olympus Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wis.	2005	Gravity Group	344
13	Prowler	Worlds of Fun	Kansas City, Mo.	2009	GCII	284
14	Cyclone	Coney Island/Luna Park	Brooklyn, N.Y.	1927	Kenan/Baker	259
15	Thunderbolt	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	1968	Vettel/Miller	228
16	Jack Rabbit	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	1920	PTC – Miller	197
17	Giant Dipper	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	Santa Cruz, Calif.	1924	Prior & Church/Looff	179
18	The Legend	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Ind.	2000	CCI	171
19	Colossos	Heide Park	Soltau, Germany	2001	Intamin	169
20	Comet	The Great Escape	Lake George, N.Y.	1994	PTC – Schmeck	161
21	Tremors	Silverwood	Athol, Idaho	1999	CCI	149
22	Kentucky Rumbler	Beech Bend	Bowling Green, Ky.	2006	GCII	147
23	GhostRider	Knott’s Berry Farm	Buena Park, Calif.	1998	CCI	142
24	Twister	Gröna Lund	Stockholm, Sweden	2011	Gravity Group	120
25	Troy	Toverland	Sevenum, the Netherlands	2007	GCII	117
26	Viper	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Ill.	1995	Starkey/Six Flags	116
27	Megafobia	Oakwood	Pembrokshire, Wales	1996	CCI	115
28	Apocalypse	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, Calif.	2009	GCII	111
29	Playland Wooden Coaster	PNE Playland	Vancouver, B.C., Canada	1958	Phare	107
30	Grand National	Pleasure Beach, Blackpool	Blackpool, England	1935	Paige	106
31	American Thunder	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Mo.	2008	GCII	104
32	Wooden Warrior	Quassy Amusement Park	Middlebury, Conn.	2011	Gravity Group	100
33	Twister	Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pa.	1999	Fetterman-Knoebels	99
34	El Toro	Freizeitpark Plohn	Lengenfeld, Germany	2009	GCII	97
35	Thunderbird	PowerLand	Alahärmä, Finland	2006	GCII	93
36	Hellcat	Timber Falls	Wisconsin Dells, Wis.	2004	S & S	90
37	Tonnerre de Zeus	Park Astérix	Plailly, France	1997	CCII	87
38	Blue Streak	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1964	PTC – Hoover	85
39 (tie)	Boardwalk Bullet	Kemah Boardwalk	Kemah, Texas	2007	M&V/Gravity Group	80
39 (tie)	Cornball Express	Indiana Beach	Monticello, Ind.	2001	CCI	80
41	Rutschebanan	Tivoli Gardens	Copenhagen, Denmark	ca. 1914	LaMarcus Thompson	79
42 (tie)	The Boss	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Mo.	2000	CCI	73
42 (tie)	Racer	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pa.	1927	PTC – Miller	73
44	Blue Streak	Conneaut Lake Park	Conneaut Lake, Pa.	1938	Vettel	65
45	Mean Streak	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio	1991	Dinn-Summers	57
46 (tie)	T Express	Everland	Yonjin-si, South Korea	2008	Intamin	55
46 (tie)	Timber Terror	Silverwood	Athol, Idaho	1996	CCI	55
48	Great American Scream Machine	Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Ga.	1973	PTC – Allen	52
49	Wild Mouse	Pleasure Beach, Blackpool	Blackpool, England	1958	Wright	50
50	Renegade	Valleyfair!	Shakopee, Minn.	2007	GCII	49