Megafobia vs The Swarm
card comparison
| Stat | Megafobia | The Swarm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 85 ft | 127 ft | |
| Speed | 48 mph | 59 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 850 rph | 1600 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 2.7 $m | 31.8 $m | |
| Vintage | 1996 | 2012 |
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
The Swarm takes it 5–1, and the 1 Megafobia does win is the whole of its case.
Megafobia is a wooden Wooden twister coaster at Oakwood Theme Park, GB, built by Custom Coasters International. The Swarm is a steel Wing Coaster coaster at Thorpe Park, GB, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
Both are in GB, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to The Swarm at 127 ft against 85 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to The Swarm at 59 mph against 48 mph — well clear.
- The Swarm inverts 4 times against nothing at all from Megafobia — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to The Swarm at 1,600 rph against 850 rph — nearly double.
- Build Cost goes to The Swarm at 31.8 $m against 2.7 $m — in another class entirely.
- 16 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Megafobia (1996) that banks the point, not The Swarm (2012).