Georgia Scorcher vs Oblivion
card comparison
| Stat | Georgia Scorcher | Oblivion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 107 ft | 65 ft | |
| Speed | 54 mph | 68 mph | |
| Inversions | 2 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1300 rph | 1900 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 11 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 1999 | 1998 |
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
Oblivion takes it 4–2, and the 2 Georgia Scorcher does win are the whole of its case.
Georgia Scorcher is a steel Stand-Up Coaster coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Oblivion is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Alton Towers, GB, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
They come from the same drawing office: Bolliger & Mabillard. That makes the gaps below a question of brief and budget rather than engineering house style.
Both are steel-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 1998 and 1999 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Georgia Scorcher at 107 ft against 65 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Oblivion at 68 mph against 54 mph — well clear.
- Georgia Scorcher inverts 2 times against nothing at all from Oblivion — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Oblivion at 1,900 rph against 1,300 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Oblivion at 20 $m against 11 $m — nearly double.
- Oblivion (1998) beats Georgia Scorcher (1999) to Vintage by a single season.