Icon vs Vampire
card comparison
| Stat | Icon | Vampire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 89 ft | 69 ft | |
| Speed | 53 mph | 45 mph | |
| Inversions | 1 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1000 rph | 720 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 21.6 $m | 9 $m | |
| Vintage | 2018 | 1990 |
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 Vampire 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. Vampire is a steel Suspended Swinging Coaster (Vekoma floorless trains since 2002) coaster at Chessington World of Adventures, GB, built by Arrow Dynamics.
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 69 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Icon at 53 mph against 45 mph — well clear.
- Icon turns upside down once; Vampire never does, so Inversions is a shut-out.
- Throughput goes to Icon at 1,000 rph against 720 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Icon at 21.6 $m against 9 $m — more than double.
- 28 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Vampire (1990) that banks the point, not Icon (2018).