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Postby JimPanky on August 19th, 2013, 8:48 am
What is your must ride short list?
For me its:
B&M's: BTR, RB, XF, SUF
V2
Flats: giant drop, king chaos, American revolution
Basically the most intense rides.
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Postby CoasterMike on August 19th, 2013, 11:11 am
Coasters
1. American Eagle
2. X Flight
3. Raging Bull

Flat Rides
1. Giant Drop
2. King Chaos
3. Condor
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Postby Viper 88 on August 19th, 2013, 11:58 am
COASTERS: Viper, Whizzer, DEMON, Cajun

FLAT: STT, ERC, Triple play, Chubasco, Roarin Rapids, and Loggers
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Postby JimPanky on August 19th, 2013, 9:47 pm
After this topic slows down I'll total up how many times each ride was chosen.
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Postby kossdude1 on August 19th, 2013, 10:10 pm
COASTERS: Superman, Batman, V2, American Eagle, Demon, X-Flight, Viper, Raging Bull

FLATS: Orbit, Fiddler's Fling, King Chaos, Revolution

TOWER RIDES: Sky Trek Tower, Giant Drop
Consecutive Trips Riding X Flight: 92
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Postby BBH on August 19th, 2013, 11:25 pm
For flats, it's King Chaos and Giant Drop.
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Postby GoBears on August 20th, 2013, 10:58 am
American Eagle, X-Flight, and Viper.
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Postby PfightingPolish on August 20th, 2013, 12:37 pm
Been thinking and thinking about this and my answer is: Nothing.

Considering we go about once a month, nothing has a line so long that it's worth waiting too long for. If we don't get it one trip, we get it another.

Granted, Pam will always want to ride Bull and Viper and I will always want to ride X-Flight, Superman and Eagle. But I'm not afraid to skip Superman if the line sucks and Pam is the same way about Bull.

So ... nothing.
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Postby RollingCoasting on August 20th, 2013, 10:17 pm
Coasters: Raging Bull, Superman: UF, American Eagle, X-Flight

Flats: King Chaos, Fiddler's Fling, Ricochet, Orbit (When it's open)
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Postby JimPanky on August 23rd, 2013, 1:24 pm
kossdude 1 has the largest list at 14
PfightingPolish and DeathbyDinn have the shortest lists at 0
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Postby JimPanky on August 23rd, 2013, 1:29 pm
1. X-Flight 11
2. American Eagle 9
3. King Chaos and Viper 8
5. Batman: The Ride 7
6. Raging Bull 6
7. Giant Drop and American Revolution 5
9. Superman Ultimate Flight 4
10. Whizzer, Vertical Velocity, Triple Play, Orbit, and Fiddler's Fling 3
14. Demon and Sky Trek Tower 2
16. Rue Le Dodge, Condor, Ragin Cajun, East River Crawler, Chubasco, Rapids, Loggers Run, and Ricochet 1
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Postby AirTimeDaz on August 23rd, 2013, 1:50 pm
Coasters: X-Flight, Raging Bull, Eagle, Viper, B:TR

Flats: Triple Play, Giant Drop, Ricochet, (Must ride Chaos & Revolution, but haven't yet!)
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Postby coasterkidd100 on August 23rd, 2013, 2:20 pm
Roller coasters: Raging Bull, X Flight, Viper and American Eagle

Flats: River Rocker, Condor and Whirligig
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Postby Paradise on August 23rd, 2013, 6:22 pm
I log onto this site almost every day. I don't think I've posted in months. Rarely do I see a good topic or discussion. But this, this is good. :)

Coasters would have to be Bull, X-Flight, and Eagle.
Flats would have to be Revolution, Bumper Cars, and Fiddlers
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Postby JimPanky on August 23rd, 2013, 8:54 pm
1. X-Flight 15
2. American Eagle 13
3. Viper and Batman: The Ride10
5. Raging Bull and King Chaos 9
7. Giant Drop 7
8. American Revolution 6
9. Superman Ultimate Flight and Triple Play 4
11. Whizzer, Vertical Velocity, Orbit, and Fiddler's Fling 3
15. Demon, Sky Trek Tower, Condor, and Ricochet 2
19. Rue Le Dodge, Ragin Cajun, East River Crawler, Chubasco, Rapids, Loggers Run, Whirligig, and River Rocker 1
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Postby DeathbyDinn on August 24th, 2013, 12:21 am
I'm in the same boat was PfightingPolish, my must ride list is nothing.
That being said, I would say for most of my visits I ride, or try to ride Batman, X Flight and AE Red, but have no problem skipping them for whatever reason.
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Postby tribar on August 24th, 2013, 8:17 am
^I agree as well. Nothing in the park is worth a full queue.
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Postby DejaVu2001 on August 24th, 2013, 8:26 am
^ I used to wait in a full queue for Whizzer back when it had a decent crew and the line only took 45 minutes with 3 trains. Now, not so much :lol:
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Postby SFGAm#1Fan on August 24th, 2013, 11:11 am
Must rides for me are...
Coasters: RB, X-Flight, BTR, AE (preferably Red)
Flats: Drop, KC, Revalution
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Postby CoasterNick3157 on August 26th, 2013, 12:44 pm
Must Rides with minimal wait.

Coasters: X-Flight, American Eagle Red, Raging Bull.

Flat Rides: Fiddlers Fling, Condor, Revolution
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Postby ihauntu2 on August 26th, 2013, 5:50 pm
Coasters: Raging Bull, Demon, Viper, X-Flight

Flats: Condor, King Chaos, Revolution, East River Crawler & Rue le Dodge

Don't Judge me, after 4 hours on the road including the full pain of 294, I have some road rage issues. That & my daughter is very competitive at bumper cars. Plus Rue is the only setup where you can make a car skip with a well placed hit.
It's the most fun in the park when your laughing in the dark.
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Postby JimPanky on August 26th, 2013, 7:27 pm
1. X-Flight 17
2. American Eagle 14
3. Viper 12
4. Raging Bull and King Chaos11
6. Batman: The Ride 10
7. American Revolution and Giant Drop 8
9. Triple Play 5
10. Superman Ultimate Flight, Vertical Velocity, Condor, Fiddler's Fling, and Triple Play 4
15. Demon, Whizzer, and Orbit 3
18. Sky Trek Tower, Rue Le Dodge, East River Crawler and Ricochet 2
22. Ragin Cajun, Chubasco, Rapids, Loggers Run, Whirligig, and River Rocker 1
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Postby Ilovthevu' on August 27th, 2013, 3:42 pm
I love Sharpiro's creation: Bench the Ride... Gotta get on that everytime at the park. lol :lol:
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Postby RollerCoasterFanatic on August 28th, 2013, 5:08 pm
I'd have to say...

Coasters:
Raging Bull, Viper, V2.

Flats: Giant Drop, King Chaos, Triple Play.
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Postby JimPanky on September 29th, 2013, 2:39 pm
1. X-Flight 17
2. American Eagle 14
3. Viper 12
4. Raging Bull and King Chaos11
6. Batman: The Ride 10
7. American Revolution and Giant Drop 8
9. Triple Play 5
10. Superman Ultimate Flight, Vertical Velocity, Condor, Fiddler's Fling, and Triple Play 4
15. Demon, Whizzer, and Orbit 3
18. Sky Trek Tower, Rue Le Dodge, East River Crawler and Ricochet 2
22. Ragin Cajun, Chubasco, Rapids, Loggers Run, Whirligig, and River Rocker 1

So X-Flight topped the list; no surprise there.
Our woodies took 2nd and 3rd.
Raging Bull and King Chaos tied for 4th. King Chaos is one of the best flat rides. Im surprised so many people in the next-to-go poll think it is on it's way out.

No mention of Scenic Railway, Columbia Carousel, Yankee Clipper, Little Dipper, or Spacely's Sprocket Rockets.
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