El Toro vs Phoenix
card comparison
| Stat | El Toro | Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 181 ft | 78 ft | |
| Speed | 70 mph | 45 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1500 rph | 720 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 28 $m | 1.5 $m | |
| Vintage | 2006 | 1985 |
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 Phoenix 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. Phoenix is a wooden Herbert Schmeck out-and-back (relocated 1947 'Rocket') coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort, US, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company.
Both are in US, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Both are wooden-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to El Toro at 181 ft against 78 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to El Toro at 70 mph against 45 mph — a long way clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to El Toro at 1,500 rph against 720 rph — more than double.
- Build Cost goes to El Toro at 28 $m against 1.5 $m — in another class entirely.
- 21 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Phoenix (1985) that banks the point, not El Toro (2006).