New Texas Giant vs Wildfire
card comparison
| Stat | New Texas Giant | Wildfire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 153 ft | 184 ft | |
| Speed | 65 mph | 71 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 1400 rph | 1000 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 10 $m | 12.9 $m | |
| Vintage | 2011 | 2016 |
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
Wildfire takes it 4–2, and the 2 New Texas Giant does win are the whole of its case.
New Texas Giant is a hybrid IBox Track (Texas Giant conversion) coaster at Six Flags Over Texas, US, built by Rocky Mountain Construction. Wildfire is a wooden Topper Track (ground-up) coaster at Kolmården Wildlife Park, SE, 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.
They are near-contemporaries — 2011 and 2016 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Wildfire at 184 ft against 153 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Wildfire at 71 mph against 65 mph — clearly ahead.
- Wildfire inverts 3 times against nothing at all from New Texas Giant — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to New Texas Giant at 1,400 rph against 1,000 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Wildfire at 12.9 $m against 10 $m — well clear.
- Vintage is reversed, so New Texas Giant's 2011 takes it from Wildfire's 2016 — 5 years in it.