Grand National vs Wicker Man
card comparison
| Stat | Grand National | Wicker Man | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 62 ft | 72 ft | |
| Speed | 45 mph | 43 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 720 rph | 952 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 0.2 $m | 21.3 $m | |
| Vintage | 1935 | 2018 |
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
Wicker Man shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
Grand National is a wooden Möbius-loop racing wooden coaster coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, GB, built by Charlie Paige (in-house). Wicker Man is a wooden Wooden coaster with fire-effect pass-throughs coaster at Alton Towers, GB, built by Great 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 Wicker Man at 72 ft against 62 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Grand National at 45 mph against 43 mph — ahead by a whisker.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to Wicker Man at 952 rph against 720 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Wicker Man at 21.3 $m against 0.2 $m — in another class entirely.
- Grand National predates Wicker Man by 83 years — 1935 against 2018 — and on the one stat where old beats new, that is decisive.