Cobra vs Colossus
card comparison
| Stat | Cobra | Colossus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 56 ft | 98 ft | |
| Speed | 31 mph | 45 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 10 | |
| Throughputest. | 400 rph | 1300 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 4.6 $m | 20.3 $m | |
| Vintage | 2006 | 2002 |
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
Colossus sweeps every comparable stat. There is no line on the card where Cobra is the better pick, so the only way this duel turns is on who calls the stat.
Cobra is a steel Bobsled Coaster coaster at Paultons Park, GB, built by Gerstlauer. Colossus is a steel 10-Inversion Coaster coaster at Thorpe Park, GB, built by Intamin.
Both are in GB, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Both are steel-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 2002 and 2006 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Colossus at 98 ft against 56 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Colossus at 45 mph against 31 mph — a long way clear.
- Colossus inverts 10 times against nothing at all from Cobra — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Colossus at 1,300 rph against 400 rph — in another class entirely.
- Build Cost goes to Colossus at 20.3 $m against 4.6 $m — in another class entirely.
- Vintage is reversed, so Colossus's 2002 takes it from Cobra's 2006 — 4 years in it.