The Golden Ticket Awards

[Rollercoaster RiderI own the website www.donkey.com]

I Forgot to mention one last thing.

Blue Streak at Conneaut Rating in the Top 100 of "Best Anything" is Laughable. THAT RIDE SUCKS.
Skyliner @ Lakemont Park is 10,000x better and I Don't think that was Nominated in the Top 50


Edited Cause I'm An Idiot.

[robbalveySite Admin]

And Valhalla craps all over both of them, but Valhalla will never win.

I thought Valhalla actually did win a few years ago.

[larrygatorObsessive Overlord of the TPR Park Index]

And Valhalla craps all over both of them, but Valhalla will never win.

I thought Valhalla actually did win a few years ago.

I stand corrected Valhalla won in 2005, Dudley Do-Right has won every year since.

[Rollercoaster RiderI own the website www.donkey.com]

Anyone find it really Interesting that 3 out of the 5 Winners for Best Water Ride were All in Florida?

Stuff that Strikes Me As Odd.

[TmcdllrWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

This whole thing strikes me as odd!

It just seems really skewed.

MF as #1? You mean there is NO OTHER STEEL COASTER ANYWHERE that is better than that? I305 comes to mind. In fact didn't someone say "it craps all over MF" and I believe that person knows what he is talking about!

Expedition GeForce at #7? Something seems off here. I've never ridden it but from what people on here say and the fact that usually it is consistently ranked very high makes this seem even more screwed up.

[Wood Dragon 1988DelGrosso's Sauce + Enterprise = VOMIT!]

The one number that really jumps out at me is 66% of voters said Schlitterbahn was the best waterpark. Schlitterbahn is, by far, my favorite waterpark, but I like it in a Knoebels kind of way. It's cute, traditional, and one-of-a-kind. And I'm an old school, Knoebels, Schlitterbahn, Kennywood, Lake Compounce type person. But 66% of voters picked Schlitterbahn?! I know those well-themed water parks in Florida have TONS of fans...what about the Wet N Wilds, or those crazy looking waterparks in Italy and Spain? Your telling me 2/3 of voters prefer Schlitterbahn to all of those parks?! I mean Cedar Point, the darling baby of the Golden Ticket's only got 23% of voters. Crazy numbers like that make me lose confidence in this poll.

Trying not to rant to much, but I had to just a little

[Wes.]

I don't know what's more grating, the award results or people complaining about the award results.

[beatle11I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

MF as #1? You mean there is NO OTHER STEEL COASTER ANYWHERE that is better than that? I305 comes to mind. In fact didn't someone say "it craps all over MF" and I believe that person knows what he is talking about!

I believe the quote was that it "eats Millennium Force and craps it all over Cedar Point."

Seems like the Golden Ticket awards are just a popularity contest, and I don't care much for those.

[robbalveySite Admin]

I don't know what's more grating, the award results or people complaining about the award results.

[RastusoA zonkey is a cross between a zebra and a donkey.]

So, the best new water ride was actually ridden by what percentage of voters? 5 or 6? And Schlitterbahns crappy little indoor park is the best?

Golden Tickets are purely an industry thng. I never was asked to vote, when I had a subscription, probably because I wasnt in the "in" crowd.

-RO