Big Dipper vs Colossus
card comparison
| Stat | Big Dipper | Colossus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 65 ft | 98 ft | |
| Speed | 40 mph | 45 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 10 | |
| Throughputest. | 900 rph | 1300 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.1 $m | 20.3 $m | |
| Vintage | 1923 | 2002 |
Vintage is the reversed stat — the older ride wins. Every number here is the same one printed on the card; see /methodology for how Build Cost and Throughput are sourced.
The verdict
Colossus takes it 5–1, and the 1 Big Dipper does win is the whole of its case.
Big Dipper is a wooden Classic wooden out-and-back coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, GB, built by William H. Strickler & John A. Miller (extended 1936 by Charlie Paige & Joe Emberton). Colossus is a steel 10-Inversion Coaster coaster at Thorpe Park, GB, built by Intamin.
Both are in GB, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Colossus at 98 ft against 65 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to Colossus at 45 mph against 40 mph — clearly ahead.
- Colossus inverts 10 times against nothing at all from Big Dipper — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Colossus at 1,300 rph against 900 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Colossus at 20.3 $m against 0.1 $m — in another class entirely.
- Big Dipper predates Colossus by 79 years — 1923 against 2002 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.