Mine would have to be a 3 way tie.

1: Phantom of the Opera - SCV 1989
2: New World Symphony - Phantom Regiment 1989
3: Blue Devils 1989

Lol, I consider 1989 the best year in DCI.

Old School
1. Phantom Regiment 1996
2. Crossmen 1990
3. Star 1991

Modern
1. Crown 2008
2. Phantom 2004
3. Cavies 2006

That's a hard decision for me. I also have tie, between:
1. The Cavaliers 2006- Machine
2. The Bluecoats 2008- The Knockout
3. Phantom Regiment 2008- Spartacus
There are probably others old school and modern, but I can't think of them right now.

My Top 12

Phantom 08
Phantom 03
Crossmen 03
Madison 95
Madison 99
Spirit 03
Cavaliers 04
Crown 08
Crown 09
Blue Devils 03
Bluecoats 07

Blue devils 94 95 86
Madison 96

Bluecoats - The Knockout.
Bluecoats - Criminal

Too many to name them all but the shows that come to mind first are:

Cadets 84
Madison 88
Star 91
Blue Devils 94
Cavaliers 06
Bluecoats 07
Phantom 08
Crown 09

When it comes to DCI, I really can't have a favorite lol!
Cavaliers ~ Frameworks(02) Machine (06)
Carolina Crown ~ Finis (08)
Phantom Regiment ~ Defiant Heart (96),Canon In D (03) Faust (07) Spartacus (08)
Bluecoats ~ The Knockout (08) Imagine (09)
Cadets ~ Appalachian Spring (87) Our Favorite Things (03) The Zone (05)
West Side Story (09)
Magic ~ Desert Winds? (02)

The Show That Stands Out The Most - Spartacus (08)
Drill Wise - Machine (06)
Music Wise - The Knockout (08)

@ justMister Lol, I knew it was only a matter of time before some one brought up Star. I've always wished that they hadn't decided to do Brass Theatre, but had kept doing DCI.

my favorite was spartacus but i forget who did it...

seriously?? u dont know who did spartacus?? i really hope you're being sarcastic. that show was put on by the one and only Phantom Regiment

Lol, not knowing Spartacus is like not knowing who does the Bottle Dance.

SCV 1999 "Inventions for a New Millenium"

I've pretty much enjoyed every show I've seen with the exception of two or three shows.

Ummm who does the bottle dance?!?!?!

You are being sarcastic right? It's the world famous Santa Clara Vanguard of course!

I was there to see Phantom win.. Honestly wasn't too impressed with the show. The crowd loved it though, and it was a great GE show.. funny though that they lost GE on Finals night.

Definitely a crowd show though!

Anyone else here like any shows before 2000? =P

Me! I actually like very few shows from after 2000, I love the 80s and 90s shows the most.

Good. lol I was hoping I wasn't the only one!

Add me to that list too.. I liked drum corps before it was played on band instruments.