Colossus vs Grand National
card comparison
| Stat | Colossus | Grand National | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 98 ft | 62 ft | |
| Speed | 45 mph | 45 mph | |
| Inversions | 10 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1300 rph | 720 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20.3 $m | 0.2 $m | |
| Vintage | 2002 | 1935 |
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 takes it 4–1, and the 1 Grand National does win is the whole of its case.
Colossus is a steel 10-Inversion Coaster coaster at Thorpe Park, GB, built by Intamin. Grand National is a wooden Möbius-loop racing wooden coaster coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, GB, built by Charlie Paige (in-house).
Both are in GB, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Colossus at 98 ft against 62 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed splits them not at all: both read 45 mph.
- Colossus inverts 10 times against nothing at all from Grand National — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Colossus at 1,300 rph against 720 rph — nearly double.
- Build Cost goes to Colossus at 20.3 $m against 0.2 $m — in another class entirely.
- Grand National predates Colossus by 67 years — 1935 against 2002 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.