Icon vs Wicker Man
card comparison
| Stat | Icon | Wicker Man | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 89 ft | 72 ft | |
| Speed | 53 mph | 43 mph | |
| Inversions | 1 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1000 rph | 952 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 21.6 $m | 21.3 $m | |
| Vintage | 2018 | 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
Icon sweeps every comparable stat. There is no line on the card where Wicker Man is the better pick, so the only way this duel turns is on who calls the stat.
Icon is a steel Double Launch Coaster coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, GB, built by Mack Rides. 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.
They are near-contemporaries — 2018 and 2018 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Icon at 89 ft against 72 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Icon at 53 mph against 43 mph — well clear.
- Icon turns upside down once; Wicker Man never does, so Inversions is a shut-out.
- Throughput goes to Icon at 1,000 rph against 952 rph — ahead by a whisker.
- Build Cost goes to Icon at 21.6 $m against 21.3 $m — all but dead level.
- Both opened in 2018, which makes Vintage a dead heat.