Twisted Colossus vs Twisted Timbers
card comparison
| Stat | Twisted Colossus | Twisted Timbers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 121 ft | 111 ft | |
| Speed | 57 mph | 54 mph | |
| Inversions | 2 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 1400 rph | 1150 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 12 $m | |
| Vintage | 2015 | 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 Colossus takes it 5–1, and the 1 Twisted Timbers does win is the whole of its case.
Twisted Colossus is a hybrid IBox Track (Colossus conversion) coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 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 — 2015 and 2018 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Twisted Colossus at 121 ft against 111 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to Twisted Colossus at 57 mph against 54 mph — ahead by a whisker.
- Twisted Timbers takes Inversions 3 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Twisted Colossus at 1,400 rph against 1,150 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Twisted Colossus at 20 $m against 12 $m — nearly double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Twisted Colossus's 2015 takes it from Twisted Timbers's 2018 — 3 years in it.