Steel Vengeance vs Twisted Colossus
card comparison
| Stat | Steel Vengeance | Twisted Colossus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 205 ft | 121 ft | |
| Speed | 74 mph | 57 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 2 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1400 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 2018 | 2015 |
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 shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
Steel Vengeance is a hybrid IBox Track (Mean Streak conversion) coaster at Cedar Point, US, built by Rocky Mountain Construction. Twisted Colossus is a hybrid IBox Track (Colossus conversion) coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 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 — 2015 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 121 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Steel Vengeance at 74 mph against 57 mph — well clear.
- Steel Vengeance takes Inversions 4 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Twisted Colossus at 1,400 rph against 1,200 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost splits them not at all: both read 20 $m.
- Vintage is reversed, so Twisted Colossus's 2015 takes it from Steel Vengeance's 2018 — 3 years in it.