Big Dipper vs Nemesis Reborn
card comparison
| Stat | Big Dipper | Nemesis Reborn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 65 ft | 43 ft | |
| Speed | 40 mph | 50 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 900 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.1 $m | 15.2 $m | |
| Vintage | 1923 | 2024 |
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
Nemesis Reborn takes it 4–2, and the 2 Big Dipper does win are 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). Nemesis Reborn is a steel Inverted Coaster (full retrack of 1994 Nemesis) coaster at Alton Towers, GB, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
Both are in GB, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Big Dipper at 65 ft against 43 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to Nemesis Reborn at 50 mph against 40 mph — well clear.
- Nemesis Reborn inverts 4 times against nothing at all from Big Dipper — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Nemesis Reborn at 1,200 rph against 900 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Nemesis Reborn at 15.2 $m against 0.1 $m — in another class entirely.
- Big Dipper predates Nemesis Reborn by 101 years — 1923 against 2024 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.