El Toro vs Loup-Garou
card comparison
| Stat | El Toro | Loup-Garou | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 181 ft | 92 ft | |
| Speed | 70 mph | 50 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1500 rph | 1080 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 28 $m | 8 $m | |
| Vintage | 2006 | 2001 |
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
El Toro takes it 4–1, and the 1 Loup-Garou does win is the whole of its case.
El Toro is a wooden Prefabricated Wooden Coaster (Plug & Play) coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure, US, built by Intamin. Loup-Garou is a wooden Vekoma wooden coaster coaster at Walibi Belgium, BE, built by Vekoma.
Both are wooden-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 2001 and 2006 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to El Toro at 181 ft against 92 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to El Toro at 70 mph against 50 mph — a long way clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to El Toro at 1,500 rph against 1,080 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to El Toro at 28 $m against 8 $m — in another class entirely.
- Vintage is reversed, so Loup-Garou's 2001 takes it from El Toro's 2006 — 5 years in it.