This is still a small enough community that I think we can get away with this discussion without a ton of replies that no one reads ;)
What’s everyone’s top 10 list for coasters? Here’s my current top 10:
#1 - Voyage - Holiday World
#2 - VelociCoaster - Universal Studios Islands of Adventure
#3 - Mystic Timbers - King’s Island
#4 - El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure
#5 - Iron Gwazi - Busch Gardens Tampa
#6 - Ravine Flyer II - Waldameer
#7 - Skyrush - Hersheypark
#8 - Twisted Timbers - King’s Dominion
#9 - Intimidator 305 - King’s Dominion
#10 - Phantom’s Revenge - Kennywood
Before anyone asks, yes, I’ve been to Cedar Point… SteVe doesn’t appear until 22 in my list…
It’s part echo chamber and part a form of self affirming bias. In large enthusiast groups you often end up with certain coasters that are cool to hate on for one reason or another. You might have one coaster that a small group of vocal people dislike and they’ll start explaining all these bad things but then people who haven’t rode it prior will now look for those bad things and dislike the ride despite those things either being made up or being minor that you wouldn’t have even noticed if someone didn’t point it out. The frustrating part is it’s nearly impossible to distinguish from actual popular opinion.
Hopefully that description makes sense 😀
Oh, yeah. It’s why I don’t hang around Star Trek fandoms, despite loving it. I don’t need to hear why I’m wrong for liking this series or whatever. It’s not enough that they don’t like it;they actively tell you you’re wrong for having a different opinion.
No one hates Star Trek more than Star Trek fans. (I stole that from Star Wars fans, but it’s true for Trek fans too.)