Rank the 9 roller coasters at Walt Disney World

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

The Barnstormer

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Slinky Dog Dash

Space Mountain

TRON Lightcycle / Run

 

[MickeyLuv'r]

GoG 1
BTMRR - 2, though I liked it better before the recent re-do.
Slinky - 3
SM - 4
RNRC - 5
EE - 6- Rode this last month, and it stopped twice (one ride).
7D - 7
TRON- 8
Barnstormer - 9


For me, EE, RNRC, and 7D all rank about the same. I'm not willing to wait 45+ for 7D, nor am I willing to pay extra to ride it. TRON is not at all worth the LL upcharge. The long uphill entrance of TRON doesn't help it.

EE has seen better days.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Forcing me to pick one, for me, Expedition Everest

 

[WilliamPage]

Below is my ranking!

1. Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
2. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
3. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
4. Slinky Dog Dash
5. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
6. TRON Lightcycle / Run
7. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
8. Space Mountain
9. The Barnstormer

I love TRON, but it's too short to rank higher imo.

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[Disstevefan1]

Mine in order of preference -

Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
TRON Lightcycle / Run
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
Space Mountain
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Slinky Dog Dash
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
The Barnstormer

 

[UNCgolf]

I think it depends on if you're ranking it solely as a roller coaster (i.e. thrills) or if you're ranking it as an overall themed attraction. I care about them as themed attractions rather than simply coasters, so:

Expedition Everest
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Space Mountain
Cosmic Rewind
Rock N Roller Coaster
TRON
Slinky Dog Dash
The Barnstormer

They're basically groups of three. I think there's a big gap between the first three and the second three (the second three are basically tied at 4), and then another big gap between the second three and the final three.

 

[JIMINYCR]

GotG... Nothing at WDW is touching this
EE
BTMRR
SM
Tron
RnRC
7DMT
Slinky
Barnstormer

 

[Coaster Lover]

Amongst Disney coasters (not against the greater coaster collection worldwide), here is my tier list...

S Tier: Guardians (1); Expedition Everist (2)
A Tier: Tron (3)
B Tier: Thunder Mountain (4), Space Mountain (5), Rock N' Rollercoaster (6), Seven Dwarves Mine Train (7)
C Tier: Slinky Dog Dash (8)
D Tier: Barnstormer (9)

 

[vikescaper]

#1 and #9 are easy for me. The rest rank based on my mood.

1. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. This is an easy Lightning Lane Single Pass purchase for us. Plus, my 74 year old mother loves it.
2. Big Thunder Mountain. Absolutely love the new track! Still as fun as it used to be minus the roughness.
3. Expedition Everest.
4. Rock n Roller Coaster.
5. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
6. Space Mountain. Love the theming, but the ride has become very rough for me.
7. Tron. I am torn on this one, as I love the launch but wish it was a tad longer.
8. Slinky Dog Dash
9. The Barnstormer

 

[AndrewWasHere]

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
2. Expedition Everest
3. Big Thunder Mountain
4.Rock n Roller Coaster
5. Seven Dwarf Mine Train
6. Slinky Dog Dash
7. Tron (It's too uncomfortable on my shoulders to be enjoyable)
8. Space Mountain
9. The Barn Stormer

 

[Centauri Space Station]

1. Everest
2. Big thunder mt
3. Cosmic rewind
4. TRON
5. 7DMT
6. Slinky
7. Space Mt
8. RNRC (i don’t like going upside down)
9. Barnstormer

 

[Tiny Tim!]

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
2. Expedition Everest
3. Rock n Roller Coaster
4. Big Thunder Mountain
5. Slinky Dog Dash
6. Space Mountain
7. Seven Dwarf Mine Train
8. TRON
9. Barnstormer

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Big Thunder and Everest are definitely the 2 best in my book if we are judging everything including story, immersive theming, etc.

 

[DisneyDoctor]

1. Guardians - the story is original and the ride feels novel.
2. Everest - that queue is mesmerizing and the ride is fantastic.
3. Rock N Rollercoaster - will always be nostalgic for Aerosmith, but the Muppets are great too.
4. Big Thunder - love it.
5. Slinky - great for the whole family.
6. 7DMT - love the mixture of coaster and dark ride.
7. Space Mountain - so much nostalgia.
8. Tron - beautiful and thrilling, but so short.
9. Barnstormer - someone has to be last.

 

[LittleMerman]

My ranking:

1. TRON Lightcycle / Run
2. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
3. Slinky Dog Dash
4. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
5. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
6. Space Mountain
7. Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
8. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
9. The Barnstormer

 

[ParkMan73]

1. Guardians of the Galaxy
2. Expedition Everest
3. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (Aerosmith version)
4. Space Mountain
5. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
6. TRON Lightcycle
7. Slinky Dog Dash
8. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
9. The Barnstormer

 

[SyracuseDisneyFan]

Thunder Mountain

 

[Touchdown]

Legitimately Good Coasters (4 stars)
1. Guardians of the Galaxy

Fun Coasters (3 stars)
2. Big Thunder Mountain
3. Expedition Everest
4. Space Mountain
5. Tron
6. Rockin Roller Coaster
7. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
8. Slinky Dog Dash

Credit Coasters (only need to be ridden once to get the credit, 2 stars)
9. Barnstormer

Universal Coasters

Excellent Coasters (5 stars)
1. Veliciocoaster
2. Stardust Racers
-Dueling Dragons (RIP)

Legitimately Good Coasters (4 stars)
3. Hagrids Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
4. The Incredible Hulk

Fun Coasters (3 stars)
5. Revenge of the Mummy
6. Hiccups Wing Gliders
7. Donkey Kong Mine Kart Madness
8. Harry Potter and the Escape From Gringots

Credit Coasters (2 stars)
-Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
9. Flight of the Hippogriff
10. Curse of the Werewolf
11. Troller Coaster

(I have never ridden the JP Pterodactyl Flyers)

 

[The Empress Lilly]

Legitimately Good Coasters (4 stars)
1. Guardians of the Galaxy

Fun Coasters (3 stars)
2. Big Thunder Mountain
3. Expedition Everest
4. Space Mountain
5. Tron
6. Rockin Roller Coaster
7. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
8. Slinky Dog Dash

Credit Coasters (only need to be ridden once to get the credit, 2 stars)
9. Barnstormer

Universal Coasters

Excellent Coasters (5 stars)
1. Veliciocoaster
2. Stardust Racers
-Dueling Dragons (RIP)

Legitimately Good Coasters (4 stars)
3. Hagrids Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
4. The Incredible Hulk

Fun Coasters (3 stars)
5. Revenge of the Mummy
6. Hiccups Wing Gliders
7. Donkey Kong Mine Kart Madness
8. Harry Potter and the Escape From Gringots

Credit Coasters (2 stars)
-Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
9. Flight of the Hippogriff
10. Curse of the Werewolf
11. Troller Coaster

(I have never ridden the JP Pterodactyl Flyers)

You sound like you know coasters. What's the case against RRR? Universally loathed, it seems. When personally I loved that thing. Mayhem from start to finish.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

1 Space. Just about every aspect has seen better days. Still it has tremendous atmosphere. It's sense of place is an idea more than a location. I ride it as if in a dream. And is there any better queue music than SM? Dreamy, nostalgic and futuristic at once.

2 Thunder. Once again, great placemaking. You are somewhere. The ride is long and just plain fun. Gorgeous sight and sights too. And a superb integration of coaster and mountain that feels completely natural...

Gap

3 Everest. ...as opposed to Everest, which is poorly integrated with the mountain. The scale is off, particularly the bit with the temple and bridge coming out of it.
Still, fabulous placemaking, sense of adventure, and just enough coaster with the backwards, drop and long curve bits. The queue is like a museum, sadly, you are mostly rushed past the good parts or avoid them altogether.

4 RnRC. Good overall vibes, superb launch, ride peters out a bit. Being front heavy is a general coaster issue, and very much this one. Didn't do Muppets yet, don't hate it but don't need it either.

Gap

5 Tron. What's there is good, just can't get over how short it is.

6 7Dwarf. What's there is good, just can't get over how short it is. It's a family coaster, but that's fine. Or would be, if it would have had a few more show scenes then. This ride should've been a Splash Mountain level all-time classic. Instead its average as a coaster and mediocre as a dark ride. Built with too little ambition and budget.

No 8 and 9. Barnstormer has no place in a Disney park and that other one desacrates my beloved EPCOT and Universe of Energy.