Storm Chaser vs Wicked Cyclone
card comparison
| Stat | Storm Chaser | Wicked Cyclone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 100 ft | 109 ft | |
| Speed | 52 mph | 55 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 950 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 10 $m | 10 $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
Wicked Cyclone sweeps every comparable stat. There is no line on the card where Storm Chaser is the better pick, so the only way this duel turns is on who calls the stat.
Storm Chaser is a hybrid IBox Track (Twisted Twins conversion) coaster at Kentucky Kingdom, 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 2016 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Wicked Cyclone at 109 ft against 100 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to Wicked Cyclone at 55 mph against 52 mph — ahead by a whisker.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 3.
- Throughput goes to Wicked Cyclone at 1,200 rph against 950 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost splits them not at all: both read 10 $m.
- Wicked Cyclone (2015) beats Storm Chaser (2016) to Vintage by a single season.