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04-01-2010, 08:50 AM
By Robert Niles: You've voted in the 2010 Best Theme Park Attraction Tournament (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/tournament/), and now it's time to pick the Best Roller Coaster in America.
Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201003/1758/)
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/art/news/bgw-apollo.jpg (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201003/1758/)

Apollo's Chariot represents the Mega Coaster model from Swiss coaster masters Bolliger & Mabillard (http://www.bolliger-mabillard.com/index_en.aspx). Debuting in 1999 in an infamous manner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7w4dpxgSWA & feature=player_embedded), Apollo's Chariot won praise throughout the tournament for its smooth ride, speed, visuals and airtime.
The Voyage at Holiday World (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201002/1719/)
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/Holiday%20World%202008%20(29).jpg (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201002/1719/)

Holiday World's The Voyage comes from The Gravity Group (http://www.thegravitygroup.com/), a relatively new Cincinnati-based wooden coaster company that's winning praise for its innovative blending of wooden and steel coaster technology.

Please tell us in the comments why you voted the way you did.
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