Big Dipper vs Spinball Whizzer
card comparison
| Stat | Big Dipper | Spinball Whizzer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 65 ft | 56 ft | |
| Speed | 40 mph | 37 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 900 rph | 950 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.1 $m | 6.4 $m | |
| Vintage | 1923 | 2004 |
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
Big Dipper shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
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). Spinball Whizzer is a steel Spinning Coaster (pinball theme) coaster at Alton Towers, GB, built by Maurer Rides.
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 56 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Big Dipper at 40 mph against 37 mph — clearly ahead.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to Spinball Whizzer at 950 rph against 900 rph — ahead by a whisker.
- Build Cost goes to Spinball Whizzer at 6.4 $m against 0.1 $m — in another class entirely.
- Big Dipper predates Spinball Whizzer by 81 years — 1923 against 2004 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.