Colossus vs Hyperia

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

Honours end even at 3–3, which is the awkward kind of matchup: whoever calls the stat decides the round.

Colossus is a steel 10-Inversion Coaster coaster at Thorpe Park, GB, built by Intamin. Hyperia is a steel Hypercoaster coaster at Thorpe Park, GB, built by Mack Rides.

Both live at Thorpe Park, so this is a comparison you can settle on foot in an afternoon — and one the park itself has to answer every time someone asks which to queue for first.

Both are steel-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.

Stat by stat

• Height goes to Hyperia at 236 ft against 98 ft — more than double.
• Speed goes to Hyperia at 81 mph against 45 mph — nearly double.
• Colossus takes Inversions 10 to 2.
• Throughput goes to Colossus at 1,300 rph against 1,000 rph — well clear.
• Build Cost goes to Hyperia at 22.4 $m against 20.3 $m — clearly ahead.
• 22 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Colossus (2002) that banks the point, not Hyperia (2024).