Coaster Rankings

Okay, so yesterday, my dad and I thought of an idea to help rank our coasters, instead of a Top 5.

In the past few days, I've visited Disneyland Resort (Space Mountain, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and California Screamin') and Six Flags Magic Mountain (Revolution, X2, Viper, Tatsu, Riddler's Revenge, Goliath, Scream, and Batman: The Ride), and tonight, I present to you...

Kyle's Authoritative Ratings of Coasters:

I will state what the rankings mean:

0-Star - Kiddie Coasters, Okay Coasters, or "Meh..." Coasters
1-Star - Good Coasters
2-Star - Very Good Coasters
3-Star - Great Coasters
4-Star - Mind-Blowing Coasters
5-Star - Mind-Wrecking Coasters
6-Star - Mind-Crushing Coasters

So now, here is the rankings (along with the park name and type of coaster, with the manufacturer):

6-Star:

- Kingda Ka (Six Flags Great Adventure) - Intamin Strata Coaster
- Top Thrill Dragster (Cedar Point) - Intamin Strata Coaster
- X2 (Six Flags Magic Mountain) - S&S 4D
- Millennium Force (Cedar Point) - Intamin Giga Coaster
- Intimidator 305 (Kings Dominion) - Intamin Giga Coaster

5-Star:

- SheiKra (Busch Gardens Tampa) - B&M Dive Machine
- El Toro (Six Flags Great Adventure) - Intamin Plug n' Play Wooden Coaster
- Goliath (Six Flags Magic Mountain) - Giovanola Hyper Coaster
- Manta (SeaWorld Orlando) - B&M Flying Coaster
- Skyrush (Hersheypark) - Intamin Winged Hyper Coaster
- Tatsu (Six Flags Magic Mountain) - B&M Flying Coaster
- Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure) - B&M Hypercoaster
- Nighthawk (Carowinds) - Vekoma Flying Dutchman
- Intimidator (Carowinds) - B&M Hypercoaster
- Maverick (Cedar Point) - Intamin LSM Blitz
- Fahrenheit (Hersheypark) - Intamin Vertical Lift
- Volcano: The Blast Coaster (Kings Dominion) - Intamin Launched Invert
- Blue Fire (Europa Park) - MACK LSM Launch Coaster
- Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia) - B&M Hypercoaster

4-Star:

- Incredible Hulk Coaster (Islands of Adventure) - B&M Sit-Down Coaster (Launched)
- Montu (Busch Gardens Tampa) - B&M Inverted Coaster
- Silver Star (Europa Park) - B&M Hypercoaster
- Mantis (Cedar Point) - B&M Stand-Up Coaster
- Raptor (Cedar Point) - B&M Inverted Coaster
- Dragon Challenge (Islands of Adventure) - B&M Inverted Coaster (Dueling)
- Afterburn (Carowinds) - B&M Inverted Coaster
- Storm Runner (Hersheypark) - Intamin Accelerator
- Sidewinder (Hersheypark) - Vekoma Boomerang
- Carolina Cobra (Carowinds) - Vekoma Boomerang
- Wicked Twister (Cedar Point) - Intamin Impulse
- Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit (Universal Studios Florida) - Maurer X-Car Coaster
- Bizarro (Six Flags Great Adventure) - B&M Floorless Coaster
- Superman: Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Great Adventure) - B&M Flying Coaster
- Green Lantern (Six Flags Great Adventure) - B&M Stand-Up Coaster
- Cheetah Hunt (Busch Gardens Tampa) - Intamin LSM Blitz
- Magnum XL-200 (Cedar Point) - Arrow Hypercoaster
- Dominator (Kings Dominion) - B&M Floorless Coaster
- Viper (Six Flags Magic Mountain) - Arrow Mega-Looper
- Shockwave (Kings Dominion) - TOGO Stand-Up Coaster

3-Star:

- Expedition Everest (Animal Kingdom) - Vekoma Custom Coaster
- Revenge of the Mummy (Universal Studios Florida) - Premier Rides Launch Coaster (Indoors)
- California Screamin' (Disney California Adventure) - Intamin Looping Coaster (Launched)
- Great Bear (Hersheypark) - B&M Inverted Coaster
- Riddler's Revenge (Six Flags Magic Mountain) - B&M Stand-Up Coaster
- Scream (Six Flags Magic Mountain) - B&M Floorless Coaster
- Kumba (Busch Gardens Tampa) - B&M Sit-Down Coaster
- Kraken (SeaWorld Orlando) - B&M Floorless Coaster
- Mean Streak (Cedar Point) - Dinn Wooden Coaster
- Batman: The Ride (Six Flags Magic Mountain) - B&M Inverted Coaster
- Batman: The Ride (Six Flags Over Georgia) - B&M Inverted Coaster
- Batman: The Ride (Six Flags Great Adventure) - B&M Inverted Coaster

2-Star:

- Gwazi (Busch Gardens Tampa) - GCI Wooden Coaster (Dueling)
- Lightning Racer (Hersheypark) - GCI Wooden Coaster (Dueling)
- Wildcat (Hersheypark) - GCI Wooden Coaster
- Euro Mir (Europa Park) - MACK Spinning Coaster
- Flight of Fear (Kings Dominion) - Premier Rides Launched Coaster (Indoors)
- Hurler (Kings Dominion) - ICI Wooden Coaster
- Hurler (Carowinds) - ICI Wooden Coaster
- Grizzly (Kings Dominion) - PTC Wooden Coaster
- Gemini (Cedar Point) - Arrow SCS (Hybrid)
- Blue Streak (Cedar Point) - PTC Wooden Coaster
- Vortex (Carowinds) - B&M Stand-Up Coaster
- Rock 'n Rollercoaster (Disney's Hollywood Studios) - Vekoma LSM Launch Coaster (Indoors)
- Rebel Yell (Kings Dominion) - PTC Wooden Coaster (Racing)
- Mindbender (Six Flags Over Georgia) - Schwarzkopf Looping Coaster
- Sooperdooperlooper (Hersheypark) - Schwarzkopf Looping Coaster
- Carolina Cyclone (Carowinds) - Arrow Custom Looping Coaster
- Poseidon (Europa Park) - MACK Water Coaster
- Atlantica Supersplash (Europa Park) - MACK Supersplash
- Revolution (Six Flags Magic Mountain) - Schwarzkopf Looping Coaster
- Iron Dragon (Cedar Point) - Arrow Suspended Coaster
- Corkscrew (Cedar Point) - Arrow Custom Looping Coaster

1-Star:

- Scorpion (Busch Gardens Tampa) - Schwarzkopf Looping Coaster
- Backlot Stunt Coaster (Kings Dominion) - Premier Rides Family Launch Coaster
- Journey to Atlantis (SeaWorld Orlando) - MACK Water Coaster
- Eurosat (Europa Park) - MACK Custom Coaster
- Dark Knight (Six Flags Great Adventure) - MACK Wild Mouse (indoors) (well, for theming 1, ride 0-Star)
- Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom) - Vekoma Indoor Coaster
- Space Mountain (Disneyland) - Vekoma Indoor Coaster
- Thunder Road (Carowinds) - PTC Wooden Coaster (Racing)
- Skull Mountain (Six Flags Great Adventure) - Intamin Custom Family Coaster (indoors)
- Giant Dipper (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk) - Arthur Looff Wooden Coaster

- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom) - Vekoma Mine Coaster
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Disneyland) - Arrow Mine Coaster
- Cedar Creek Mine Ride (Cedar Point) - Arrow Mine Coaster
- Matterhorn Bobsleds (Disneyland) - Arrow Bobsled Coaster
- Hurricane (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk) - SDC Hurricane (DEFUNCT)
- Flight of the Hippogriff (Islands of Adventure) - Vekoma Kiddie Coaster
- Alpenexpress (Europa Park) - MACK Powered Coaster
- Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster (Universal Studios Florida) - Vekoma Roller Skater
---------------BAD COASTERS BELOW---------------

- Anaconda (Kings Dominion) - Arrow Looping Coaster (awful. Visually impressive, but is slow, rough, and just not a decent ride)
- Rolling Thunder (Six Flags Great Adventure) - Rosser/Cobb Wooden Coaster (only thing I liked was the restraints. With them not touching you, you might feel some vulnerability. Otherwise "blah" ride!)
- Python (Busch Gardens Tampa) - Arrow Corkscrew Coaster (DEFUNCT)
- Disaster Transport (Cedar Point) - Intamin Swiss Bob (Indoors) (DEFUNCT, and good riddance)

0-Star:

- Sand Serpent (Busch Gardens Tampa) - MACK Wild Mouse Coaster
- Matterhorn Blitz (Europa Park) - MACK Wild Mouse Coaster (with elevator)
- Primeval Whirl (Animal Kingdom) - MACK Spinning Coaster
- Swiss Bob Run (Europa Park) - MACK Bobsled Coaster
- Goofy's Barnstormer (Magic Kingdom) - Vekoma Roller Skater
- Air Grover (Busch Gardens Tampa) - Zierer Kiddie Coaster
- Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train (Six Flags Great Adventure) - Zierer Kiddie Coaster

So here it is! =) BTW, I count water coasters, bobsled coasters, and defunct coasters.

UPDATED: 6/17/2011 - I have been to Carowinds and I updated my rankings.
UPDATED: 8/7/2011 - I have been to Kings Dominion and Cedar Point. I also rode Cheetah Hunt recently.
UPDATED: 11/24/2011 - I visited Six Flags Over Georgia as part of a band trip at the end of October. I only rode 3 coasters though (I also rode Acrophobia).
UPDATED: 7/15/2012 - I visited Hersheypark and Six Flags Great Adventure just recently (Skyrush, Kingda Ka, El Toro, Fahrenheit, and Nitro all rock BTW). Also, new Cedar Point credit (Cedar Creek Mine Ride). Also, Disaster Transport and Hurricane (SCBB) are going to be removed (and good riddance to the former).