Grand National vs Megafobia
card comparison
| Stat | Grand National | Megafobia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 62 ft | 85 ft | |
| Speed | 45 mph | 48 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 720 rph | 850 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.2 $m | 2.7 $m | |
| Vintage | 1935 | 1996 |
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
Megafobia takes it 4–1, and the 1 Grand National does win is the whole of its case.
Grand National is a wooden Möbius-loop racing wooden coaster coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, GB, built by Charlie Paige (in-house). Megafobia is a wooden Wooden twister coaster at Oakwood Theme Park, GB, built by Custom Coasters International.
Both are in GB, 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 Megafobia at 85 ft against 62 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to Megafobia at 48 mph against 45 mph — clearly ahead.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to Megafobia at 850 rph against 720 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Megafobia at 2.7 $m against 0.2 $m — in another class entirely.
- Grand National predates Megafobia by 61 years — 1935 against 1996 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.