Steel Vengeance vs Storm Chaser
card comparison
| Stat | Steel Vengeance | Storm Chaser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 205 ft | 100 ft | |
| Speed | 74 mph | 52 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 950 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 10 $m | |
| Vintage | 2018 | 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
Steel Vengeance takes it 5–1, and the 1 Storm Chaser does win is the whole of its case.
Steel Vengeance is a hybrid IBox Track (Mean Streak conversion) coaster at Cedar Point, US, built by Rocky Mountain Construction. Storm Chaser is a hybrid IBox Track (Twisted Twins conversion) coaster at Kentucky Kingdom, 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.
Both are hybrid-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 2016 and 2018 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Steel Vengeance at 205 ft against 100 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to Steel Vengeance at 74 mph against 52 mph — a long way clear.
- Steel Vengeance takes Inversions 4 to 3.
- Throughput goes to Steel Vengeance at 1,200 rph against 950 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Steel Vengeance at 20 $m against 10 $m — more than double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Storm Chaser's 2016 takes it from Steel Vengeance's 2018 — 2 years in it.