Lightning Rod vs Untamed
card comparison
| Stat | Lightning Rod | Untamed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 206 ft | 120 ft | |
| Speed | 73 mph | 57 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 5 | |
| Throughputest. | 1250 rph | 1100 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 22 $m | 13.9 $m | |
| Vintage | 2016 | 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
Lightning Rod takes it 5–1, and the 1 Untamed does win is 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. Untamed is a hybrid IBox Track (Robin Hood conversion) coaster at Walibi Holland, NL, 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 — 2016 and 2019 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Lightning Rod at 206 ft against 120 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Lightning Rod at 73 mph against 57 mph — well clear.
- Untamed inverts 5 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 1,100 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to Lightning Rod at 22 $m against 13.9 $m — a long way clear.
- Vintage is reversed, so Lightning Rod's 2016 takes it from Untamed's 2019 — 3 years in it.