Steel Vengeance vs Wicked Cyclone
card comparison
| Stat | Steel Vengeance | Wicked Cyclone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 205 ft | 109 ft | |
| Speed | 74 mph | 55 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 10 $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 takes it 4–1, and the 1 Wicked Cyclone 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. Wicked Cyclone is a hybrid IBox Track (Cyclone conversion) coaster at Six Flags New England, 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 109 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Steel Vengeance at 74 mph against 55 mph — well clear.
- Steel Vengeance takes Inversions 4 to 3.
- Throughput splits them not at all: both read 1,200 rph.
- Build Cost goes to Steel Vengeance at 20 $m against 10 $m — more than double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Wicked Cyclone's 2015 takes it from Steel Vengeance's 2018 — 3 years in it.