No other wooden roller coaster has held the Golden Ticket title ... Phoenix has made the top 10 each year for more than 25 years, Knoebel said. Phoenix opened in 1948 as the Rocket at Playland ...
It opened to the public on May 6, 2006. It is widely considered one of the best wooden roller coasters ever built, and was awarded by TIME Magazine as the Best Roller Coaster in the world in 2013.
stating that the ride is "often cited as one of our country's best designed roller coasters" and was one of fewer than 100 wood-track roller coasters remaining in the U.S. Three years later ...