Blue Streak vs El Toro
card comparison
| Stat | Blue Streak | El Toro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 78 ft | 181 ft | |
| Speed | 40 mph | 70 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1400 rph | 1500 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.2 $m | 28 $m | |
| Vintage | 1964 | 2006 |
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
El Toro takes it 4–1, and the 1 Blue Streak does win is the whole of its case.
Blue Streak is a wooden John Allen out-and-back coaster at Cedar Point, US, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company. El Toro is a wooden Prefabricated Wooden Coaster (Plug & Play) coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure, US, built by Intamin.
Both are in US, 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 El Toro at 181 ft against 78 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to El Toro at 70 mph against 40 mph — nearly double.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to El Toro at 1,500 rph against 1,400 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to El Toro at 28 $m against 0.2 $m — in another class entirely.
- Blue Streak predates El Toro by 42 years — 1964 against 2006 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.