Icon vs Kumali
card comparison
| Stat | Icon | Kumali | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 89 ft | 118 ft | |
| Speed | 53 mph | 55 mph | |
| Inversions | 1 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1000 rph | 1125 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 21.6 $m | 11 $m | |
| Vintage | 2018 | 2006 |
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
Kumali takes it 5–1, and the 1 Icon does win is the whole of its case.
Icon is a steel Double Launch Coaster coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, GB, built by Mack Rides. Kumali is a steel Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC) coaster at Flamingo Land, GB, built by Vekoma.
Both are in GB, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Both are steel-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Kumali at 118 ft against 89 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Kumali at 55 mph against 53 mph — ahead by a whisker.
- Kumali takes Inversions 4 to 1.
- Throughput goes to Kumali at 1,125 rph against 1,000 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to Icon at 21.6 $m against 11 $m — nearly double.
- 12 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Kumali (2006) that banks the point, not Icon (2018).