Iron Gwazi vs Zadra
card comparison
| Stat | Iron Gwazi | Zadra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 206 ft | 206 ft | |
| Speed | 76 mph | 75 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1050 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 30 $m | 16.9 $m | |
| Vintage | 2022 | 2019 |
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 Zadra 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. Zadra is a hybrid IBox Track (ground-up) coaster at Energylandia, PL, built by Rocky Mountain Construction.
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 — 2019 and 2022 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height splits them not at all: both read 206 ft.
- Speed goes to Iron Gwazi at 76 mph against 75 mph — all but dead level.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 3.
- Throughput goes to Iron Gwazi at 1,200 rph against 1,050 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to Iron Gwazi at 30 $m against 16.9 $m — nearly double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Zadra's 2019 takes it from Iron Gwazi's 2022 — 3 years in it.