Storm Chaser vs Twisted Colossus
card comparison
| Stat | Storm Chaser | Twisted Colossus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 100 ft | 121 ft | |
| Speed | 52 mph | 57 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 2 | |
| Throughputest. | 950 rph | 1400 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 10 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 2016 | 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
Twisted Colossus takes it 5–1, and the 1 Storm Chaser does win is the whole of its case.
Storm Chaser is a hybrid IBox Track (Twisted Twins conversion) coaster at Kentucky Kingdom, 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 2016 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Twisted Colossus at 121 ft against 100 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Twisted Colossus at 57 mph against 52 mph — clearly ahead.
- Storm Chaser takes Inversions 3 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Twisted Colossus at 1,400 rph against 950 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Twisted Colossus at 20 $m against 10 $m — more than double.
- Twisted Colossus (2015) beats Storm Chaser (2016) to Vintage by a single season.