Cobra vs Icon
card comparison
| Stat | Cobra | Icon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 56 ft | 89 ft | |
| Speed | 31 mph | 53 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 1 | |
| Throughputest. | 400 rph | 1000 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 4.6 $m | 21.6 $m | |
| Vintage | 2006 | 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
Icon takes it 5–1, and the 1 Cobra does win is the whole of its case.
Cobra is a steel Bobsled Coaster coaster at Paultons Park, GB, built by Gerstlauer. Icon is a steel Double Launch Coaster coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, GB, built by Mack Rides.
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.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Icon at 89 ft against 56 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to Icon at 53 mph against 31 mph — nearly double.
- Icon turns upside down once; Cobra never does, so Inversions is a shut-out.
- Throughput goes to Icon at 1,000 rph against 400 rph — more than double.
- Build Cost goes to Icon at 21.6 $m against 4.6 $m — in another class entirely.
- 12 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Cobra (2006) that banks the point, not Icon (2018).