Big Dipper vs Vampire
card comparison
| Stat | Big Dipper | Vampire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 65 ft | 69 ft | |
| Speed | 40 mph | 45 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 900 rph | 720 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.1 $m | 9 $m | |
| Vintage | 1923 | 1990 |
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
Vampire 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). Vampire is a steel Suspended Swinging Coaster (Vekoma floorless trains since 2002) coaster at Chessington World of Adventures, GB, built by Arrow Dynamics.
Both are in GB, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Vampire at 69 ft against 65 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to Vampire at 45 mph against 40 mph — clearly ahead.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to Big Dipper at 900 rph against 720 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Vampire at 9 $m against 0.1 $m — in another class entirely.
- Big Dipper predates Vampire by 67 years — 1923 against 1990 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.