Icon vs Stealth
card comparison
| Stat | Icon | Stealth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 89 ft | 205 ft | |
| Speed | 53 mph | 80 mph | |
| Inversions | 1 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1000 rph | 1000 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 21.6 $m | 22.1 $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
Stealth takes it 4–1, 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. Stealth is a steel Accelerator Coaster coaster at Thorpe Park, GB, built by Intamin.
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 Stealth at 205 ft against 89 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to Stealth at 80 mph against 53 mph — a long way clear.
- Icon turns upside down once; Stealth never does, so Inversions is a shut-out.
- Throughput splits them not at all: both read 1,000 rph.
- Build Cost goes to Stealth at 22.1 $m against 21.6 $m — ahead by a whisker.
- 12 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Stealth (2006) that banks the point, not Icon (2018).