Lightning Rod vs Outlaw Run
card comparison
| Stat | Lightning Rod | Outlaw Run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 206 ft | 107 ft | |
| Speed | 73 mph | 68 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 1250 rph | 1000 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 22 $m | 10 $m | |
| Vintage | 2016 | 2013 |
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
Lightning Rod takes it 4–2, and the 2 Outlaw Run does win are the whole of its case.
Lightning Rod is a hybrid Topper Track (partially retracked with IBox) coaster at Dollywood, US, built by Rocky Mountain Construction. Outlaw Run is a wooden Topper Track (ground-up) coaster at Silver Dollar City, 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.
They are near-contemporaries — 2013 and 2016 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Lightning Rod at 206 ft against 107 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Lightning Rod at 73 mph against 68 mph — clearly ahead.
- Outlaw Run inverts 3 times against nothing at all from Lightning Rod — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Lightning Rod at 1,250 rph against 1,000 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Lightning Rod at 22 $m against 10 $m — more than double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Outlaw Run's 2013 takes it from Lightning Rod's 2016 — 3 years in it.