Storm Chaser vs Twisted Timbers
card comparison
| Stat | Storm Chaser | Twisted Timbers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 100 ft | 111 ft | |
| Speed | 52 mph | 54 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 950 rph | 1150 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 10 $m | 12 $m | |
| Vintage | 2016 | 2018 |
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 Timbers takes it 4–1, 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 Timbers is a hybrid IBox Track (Hurler conversion) coaster at Kings Dominion, 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 Twisted Timbers at 111 ft against 100 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to Twisted Timbers at 54 mph against 52 mph — ahead by a whisker.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 3.
- Throughput goes to Twisted Timbers at 1,150 rph against 950 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Twisted Timbers at 12 $m against 10 $m — well clear.
- Vintage is reversed, so Storm Chaser's 2016 takes it from Twisted Timbers's 2018 — 2 years in it.