Iron Gwazi vs Steel Vengeance
card comparison
| Stat | Iron Gwazi | Steel Vengeance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 206 ft | 205 ft | |
| Speed | 76 mph | 74 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 30 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 2022 | 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
Iron Gwazi shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
Iron Gwazi is a hybrid IBox Track (Gwazi conversion) coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, US, built by Rocky Mountain Construction. Steel Vengeance is a hybrid IBox Track (Mean Streak conversion) coaster at Cedar Point, US, built by Rocky Mountain Construction.
Both are in US, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
They come from the same drawing office: Rocky Mountain Construction. That makes the gaps below a question of brief and budget rather than engineering house style.
Both are hybrid-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 2018 and 2022 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Iron Gwazi at 206 ft against 205 ft — all but dead level.
- Speed goes to Iron Gwazi at 76 mph against 74 mph — ahead by a whisker.
- Steel Vengeance takes Inversions 4 to 3.
- Throughput splits them not at all: both read 1,200 rph.
- Build Cost goes to Iron Gwazi at 30 $m against 20 $m — a long way clear.
- Vintage is reversed, so Steel Vengeance's 2018 takes it from Iron Gwazi's 2022 — 4 years in it.