What's the Best Roller Coaster at Great America?

By Prescott Carlson in Miscellaneous on Aug 14, 2010 9:00PM

The Daily Herald attempted to tackle the question posed in the headline, and sent reporter Lee Filas heading north up I-94 to Gurnee Friday to figure it out. And guess what? As Robb Alvey, creator of Theme Park Review -- a group of coaster nuts on a whirlwind amusement park tour -- told Filas, "It really depends on who you ask."

So ask they did, and the informal survey of Great America visitors confirmed Alvey's notion, as the responses were all over the park map. The one coaster that did come up consistently as a fave, though, was the Raging Bull, Great America's tallest and fastest coaster. The nostalgic Little Dipper, which debuted this season after being moved from the now shuttered Kiddieland and restored, made Alvey's list at number five.

Naming the best of the best is all fine and good, but we want to take a little unscientific poll of our own -- which roller coaster at Great America is the worst? Six Flags has some coasters on ice after the closing of their Louisville park this year that they're looking to relocate, which Great America ride should take the hit and head to the scrap heap to make some room?