Icon vs Spinball Whizzer
card comparison
| Stat | Icon | Spinball Whizzer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 89 ft | 56 ft | |
| Speed | 53 mph | 37 mph | |
| Inversions | 1 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1000 rph | 950 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 21.6 $m | 6.4 $m | |
| Vintage | 2018 | 2004 |
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
Icon takes it 5–1, and the 1 Spinball Whizzer 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. Spinball Whizzer is a steel Spinning Coaster (pinball theme) coaster at Alton Towers, GB, built by Maurer Rides.
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 Icon at 89 ft against 56 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to Icon at 53 mph against 37 mph — a long way clear.
- Icon turns upside down once; Spinball Whizzer never does, so Inversions is a shut-out.
- Throughput goes to Icon at 1,000 rph against 950 rph — ahead by a whisker.
- Build Cost goes to Icon at 21.6 $m against 6.4 $m — in another class entirely.
- 14 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Spinball Whizzer (2004) that banks the point, not Icon (2018).