Coaster Choice Awards

Well, I did it. For the first time in years, I voted for SFMM for park of the year. (start the flaming) I based this on the fact that they added 3 coasters this year including a 200 footer that is the most innovative in the industry. So, I commend them for thier efforts. Cedar Point is, of course, always no. 1 in my heart.

Just curious.. did you ever visit the park??

If not.. how can you vote for something you have no experience with?

I KNEW I should have sent my votes in for the Oscars this year.. ;)

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82 Farewell my good friend..

*** This post was edited by Red Garter Rob on 3/26/2002. ***

i choose CP also

Call me a traitor, but I'd just assume vote for Magic Mountain as well. To me "Park of The Year" implies something extrodinary. While Cedar Point certainly maintained its high standards last year, it wasn't a "gee whiz" year for them. Nothing wrong with that at all.

Magic Mountain did open X, right on the heels of Goliath, and I personally think they've got a nice well-rounded collection there. No, I haven't been there, but you can bet I'll try to get there as soon as I can.

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Jeff
Webmaster/GTTP, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

I agree it's a great park too Jeff.. Went there and had a great time (and actually had a coaster beat out my #1 spot.. I love you Mantis. but RR is just intense).

Granted there were a few things that I noticed out of place on my trip (people holding video camera's as they dispatched Goliath while ride ops just stand there and watch) but still a great park.

You're not a traitor.. at least not untill this site dissapears and you put up GTMM. ;)
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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82 Farewell my good friend..

I guess it is eathier the fact that I am completely obsessed with CP, or that I havn't been to any other amusement park ..(besides for Six flags, and personally I hated the park. The sea life area was the only good point to it.) ... but I would vote for CP.

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Cedar Point is the best. I will never stop loving it. You gotta, You wanna, You have to hold on...Cedar point hold on!! :) :) :)

I agree with Jeff, but I wouldn't give SFMM park of the year. I would just give it best new ride or something like that. Cedar Point still is better maintained, has better operation, and I think has better rides.

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A lap bar is all you need!
My really bad website ~ www.expage.com/coasterpoint

I haven't been to SFMM either, and I still voted for it as park of the year. C'mon, they added 3 coasters. CP removed the character ride signs! ;)

Seriously, CP did everything great this past summer, just as expected, but I sort of think that the honor "park of the year" entails some sort of knock-your-socks-off addition, not just running your park well.

I'm glad to see that people can stop being a CP fan boy for a few minutes to be honest. We'll have to point this topic out next time someone on CoasterBuzz starts complaining that we're all a bunch of "biased" losers.

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Jeff
Webmaster/GTTP, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

I voted for CP, but only because I hadn't been to the other parks, and for me it's more than the rides, but the whole experience. I can't judge that without visiting. I would LOVE to go to SFMM.

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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead

More and more I'm beginning to want to visit other parks. Last year it was Cedar Point all summer long, with the one exception being Kings Island before the CP season began. But this summer I plan on going to many other parks because yes, Cedar Point may have the best "collection" of coasters according to most people, but they don't have every coaster. I've never been on a floorless, I've never been on a different inverted (Looking foreward to Talon). SFWoA, Dorney, SFGreat Adventure, SFAmerica, Kings Dominion, BG-Williamsburg, and Carowinds are on the hit-list for the summer. I can't wait to ride other coasters. Cedar Point can be the best, yes, but doesn't mean its the only park out there.

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Suddenly I feel like my vote for Williams Grove was wasted...

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Duane Cahill
Coasterbuzz Track Record - 59
CP Track Record - 13 (too tall for Jr. Gemini)

Actually even though I have only been to SF:WOA and thought it sucked that is not my overall opinion of the whole Six Flags chain.I would like to visit MM and GA one day.I also love Dorney and Kings Island they are among my favorite parks along with KennyWood and Cedar Point.To me I don't have one absolute favorite park.To me all these parks rank the same on my list.

btw BirdOfPrey Floorless coasters are sweet I highly suggest you ride one if given the chance I am just disappointd that the impulse was down all day when i went I would of loved to have ridden it now I have to wait untill May.

"At Least Look At Me When you Shoot A Bullet Through My Head."

*** This post was edited by RaptorTwister on 3/27/2002. ***

I do plan on riding Batman when I do go to SFWoA, and as far as Impulses go, I will be riding S:UE the day before Wicked Twister when I go to SFWoA's opening. These next 5 weeks will be very fun indeed. PKI in 2 weeks, SFWoA and CP back to back opening days!

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Michael McCormack CP '01: 38
Millennium Force: 49
Raptor: 58
Magnum: 124
Lifetime CP Count: 410 (374 total laps in '01)

I have to say Islands Of Adventure is a really good park also. Especially for being so new. Sure I wouldn't rate it the top park but they did an incredible job theming and I loved every ride I went on. It was nice actually having something to look at in the lines, since I'm used to being herded back and forth like sheep through the lines at CP! In ten years, that will be an awesome park.

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Brent Haley
Gemini Crew '02

*** This post was edited by Brent02 on 3/27/2002. ***

SFMM is A great park and I can not wait to get back their, hopefully soon, it's my Cedar Point of the West Coast. For what they added last year I can not argue with the choice of park of the year either.

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