Corkscrew vs X2
card comparison
| Stat | Corkscrew | X2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 85 ft | 175 ft | |
| Speed | 48 mph | 76 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 2 | |
| Throughputest. | 1800 rph | 1600 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 1.8 $m | 45 $m | |
| Vintage | 1976 | 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
Honours end even at 3–3, which is the awkward kind of matchup: whoever calls the stat decides the round.
Corkscrew is a steel Corkscrew with vertical loop coaster at Cedar Point, US, built by Arrow Development. X2 is a steel 4th Dimension Coaster (opened 2002 as X, relaunched as X2 in 2008) coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, US, built by Arrow Dynamics.
Both are in US, 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 X2 at 175 ft against 85 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to X2 at 76 mph against 48 mph — a long way clear.
- Corkscrew takes Inversions 3 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Corkscrew at 1,800 rph against 1,600 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to X2 at 45 $m against 1.8 $m — in another class entirely.
- 26 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Corkscrew (1976) that banks the point, not X2 (2002).