I know we see these posts at least twice a year, but a conversation with a friend has lead me to ask.

what is your favourite Aussie coaster?

(I've deliberately left out MDMC for obvious reasons)

I take it that you read the article on Our Worlds?

I'm pretty sure we know what number 1 will be but it is interesting to find out what it number 2 and so on.  

I like that we can see who votes what.

iwerks broke the rules already, voting other and then not commenting...

Yeah, I pressed the button to see what happened and I couldn't revote. 

Does that mean I get to vote for MDMC?

1 minute ago, iwerks said:

Yeah, I pressed the button to see what happened

Hope no one ever lets you near any important machinery... You'd get alone well with my 3 year old though..

2 minutes ago, iwerks said:

Does that mean I get to vote for MDMC?

Well I guess you could vote for Eureka given its technically still there...

@TAPR @Theme Park Girl - Why AA? What does it for you on that one compared to SE or GL? Because it's inverted or something else?

My vote would have to be Top Thrill Batster when it opens

AA is my clear second. 

I love the height and initial descent after the lift fill, and the intensity of the ride overall. To be honest I probably prefer the ride experience on AA to SE but 'best' goes to SE purely on the dark ride element and launch 

I'm saving mine for SuperBatman, which I've been assured is the correct title on the new duelling coasters.

@reanimated35 argh. I remember being questioned about this last time round when I said it was my fave  Here was my response because I'm too lazy to post it again 

1-Scooby (i have a soft spot for anything Scooby related [excludes current series Be Cool Scooby Doo])
2-LPS Wildmouse (Local coaster)
3-Corkscrew/Viper
4-Scenic Railway (LPM)
5-Superman
 

5 hours ago, Zanstabar said:

I take it that you read the article on Our Worlds?

What a co-incedence.

300-odd reviews from you guys and this is what you came up with as the answer to this question:

http://www.parkz.com.au/search/rides/ride_type/1/location/country-AU/sort/rating

The ranking algorithm takes into account how many reviews a ride has, and balances that against the average of all reviews. So every single review has an impact on every other ride rating to some extent... it gets smarter and more accurate with more reviews. The more reviews an individual ride has, the more the algorithm will trust that ride's average, while a ride with only one or two reviews will be more conservatively weighted (up or down depending on where it sits in relation to the average of all rides).

 

(Disclaimer: I just gave Surfrider what I'd consider a fair 5/10 review to bump it out of the top 10.)

Sounds a lot like the old Mitch Hawker polls. This I like!

SuperBatman for the win.

Can I also include the coasters I pretend I'm riding while on the LPS Wild Mouse lol?

@downunderdo you have to go to every topic and speak shit?   We are having a grownup poll here.  Got nothing to add?

I picked Scooby because it's a well-rounded ride.

Edited July 19, 201610 yr by skeetafly

Not quite as sophisticated as Mitch Hawker's @Slick, but I think a reasonably sound method for ranking. It's a modified version of the algorithm used on the IMDb Top 250 list... scaled down for the size of this site.

Glad to see Abyss getting some love from those that have ridden. By all accounts it's worthy of a higher spot than it currently has, even if it's probably not the best-in-Australia that some proclaimed when it opened.

@skeetafly Superman Escape - happy now backseat moderator? Like the actual moderators have stated, they have a pretty good set-up for ranking coasters based on reviews, and the number one result is going to be pretty obvious anyway.

Why don't you a have a go at the other non-serious replies while you're at it keyboard warrior? Ooops I fed a troll, no more from me.

  

@RichardIs there a way to show existing rides only?  It's ok, I just worked that part out.  If I put in Australia it shows me everything.

Edited July 19, 201610 yr by skeetafly

2 hours ago, Richard said:

300-odd reviews from you guys and this is what you came up with as the answer to this question:

http://www.parkz.com.au/search/rides/ride_type/1/location/country-AU/sort/rating

The ranking algorithm takes into account how many reviews a ride has, and balances that against the average of all reviews. So every single review has an impact on every other ride rating to some extent... it gets smarter and more accurate with more reviews. The more reviews an individual ride has, the more the algorithm will trust that ride's average, while a ride with only one or two reviews will be more conservatively weighted (up or down depending on where it sits in relation to the average of all rides).

 

(Disclaimer: I just gave Surfrider what I'd consider a fair 5/10 review to bump it out of the top 10.)

I just tried to add a review for MDMC (purely because it wouldn't really affect anything so I could see what it asked on this page http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Dreamworld/ride/286-Mick_Doohans_Motocoaster

but when I click 'add review' the page refreshes, but nothing else. Am I missing something?

Supes is definitely top for me, but ToT is very close behind, especially when it's running well...

SE is mine, but JR is awesome and a close second. Surprised it wasn't the second most popular.

20 hours ago, reanimated35 said:

@TAPR @Theme Park Girl - Why AA? What does it for you on that one compared to SE or GL? Because it's inverted or something else?

@Bailz I pose this question to you too  

JR was my pick, unique and fun. The second section with the tight banking is what tips it over the accelerators for me.