Big Dipper vs Wicker Man
card comparison
| Stat | Big Dipper | Wicker Man | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 65 ft | 72 ft | |
| Speed | 40 mph | 43 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 900 rph | 952 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.1 $m | 21.3 $m | |
| Vintage | 1923 | 2018 |
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
Wicker Man takes it 4–1, 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). Wicker Man is a wooden Wooden coaster with fire-effect pass-throughs coaster at Alton Towers, GB, built by Great Coasters International.
Both are in GB, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Both are wooden-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Wicker Man at 72 ft against 65 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to Wicker Man at 43 mph against 40 mph — clearly ahead.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to Wicker Man at 952 rph against 900 rph — ahead by a whisker.
- Build Cost goes to Wicker Man at 21.3 $m against 0.1 $m — in another class entirely.
- Big Dipper predates Wicker Man by 95 years — 1923 against 2018 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.