Iron Gwazi vs Wicked Cyclone
card comparison
| Stat | Iron Gwazi | Wicked Cyclone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 206 ft | 109 ft | |
| Speed | 76 mph | 55 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 30 $m | 10 $m | |
| Vintage | 2022 | 2015 |
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 takes it 3–1, and the 1 Wicked Cyclone does win is the whole of its case.
Iron Gwazi is a hybrid IBox Track (Gwazi conversion) coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, US, built by Rocky Mountain Construction. Wicked Cyclone is a hybrid IBox Track (Cyclone conversion) coaster at Six Flags New England, 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.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Iron Gwazi at 206 ft against 109 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Iron Gwazi at 76 mph against 55 mph — a long way clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 3.
- Throughput splits them not at all: both read 1,200 rph.
- Build Cost goes to Iron Gwazi at 30 $m against 10 $m — in another class entirely.
- Vintage is reversed, so Wicked Cyclone's 2015 takes it from Iron Gwazi's 2022 — 7 years in it.