Wood Coaster Madness

EXCITING EIGHT RESULTS

Voting is now closed in the Exciting Eight of Wood Coaster Madness. For each match-up, the "non-qualified" votes were thrown out and the percentages calculated based on the total number of votes that both coasters received. Winning rides are in bold. Here's how the voting went:

MIDWEST / SOUTH

1. The Voyage, Holiday World, IN (67%)
3. Thunderhead, Dollywood, TN (33%)

WEST

1. Tremors, Silverwood, ID (36%)
2. Hades, Mount Olympus, WI (64%)

NORTHEAST

1. Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce, CT (38%)
3. Phoenix, Knoebel's, PA (62%)

INTERNATIONAL

1. Balder, Liseberg, Sweden (79%)
6. Colossos, Heide Park, Germany (21%)

Congratulations to regional champions The Voyage, Hades, Phoenix, and Balder! We're just two more ballots away from crowning a grand champion. Here are the match-ups for the...

FRIGHTENING FOUR (aka REGIONAL PLAYOFFS)

MIDWEST / SOUTH 1. The Voyage, Holiday World, IN (Gravity Group)
WEST 2. Hades, Mount Olympus, WI (Gravity Group)

INTERNATIONAL 1. Balder, Liseberg, Sweden (Intamin [Prefab])
NORTHEAST 3. Phoenix, Knoebel's, PA (PTC/Schmeck)

The ballot for these two match-ups should be posted within the next 48 hours (probably sooner, possibly much sooner).