The Big One vs Vampire
card comparison
| Stat | The Big One | Vampire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 213 ft | 69 ft | |
| Speed | 74 mph | 45 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1650 rph | 720 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 18.4 $m | 9 $m | |
| Vintage | 1994 | 1990 |
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
The Big One takes it 4–1, and the 1 Vampire does win is the whole of its case.
The Big One is a steel Hypercoaster coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, GB, built by Arrow Dynamics. Vampire is a steel Suspended Swinging Coaster (Vekoma floorless trains since 2002) coaster at Chessington World of Adventures, GB, built by Arrow Dynamics.
Both are in GB, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
They come from the same drawing office: Arrow Dynamics. That makes the gaps below a question of brief and budget rather than engineering house style.
Both are steel-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 1990 and 1994 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to The Big One at 213 ft against 69 ft — in another class entirely.
- Speed goes to The Big One at 74 mph against 45 mph — nearly double.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to The Big One at 1,650 rph against 720 rph — more than double.
- Build Cost goes to The Big One at 18.4 $m against 9 $m — more than double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Vampire's 1990 takes it from The Big One's 1994 — 4 years in it.