Twisted Colossus vs Zadra
card comparison
| Stat | Twisted Colossus | Zadra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 121 ft | 206 ft | |
| Speed | 57 mph | 75 mph | |
| Inversions | 2 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 1400 rph | 1050 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 16.9 $m | |
| Vintage | 2015 | 2019 |
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
Honours end even at 3–3, which is the awkward kind of matchup: whoever calls the stat decides the round.
Twisted Colossus is a hybrid IBox Track (Colossus conversion) coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, US, built by Rocky Mountain Construction. Zadra is a hybrid IBox Track (ground-up) coaster at Energylandia, PL, built by Rocky Mountain Construction.
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 2019 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Zadra at 206 ft against 121 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Zadra at 75 mph against 57 mph — well clear.
- Zadra takes Inversions 3 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Twisted Colossus at 1,400 rph against 1,050 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Twisted Colossus at 20 $m against 16.9 $m — well clear.
- Vintage is reversed, so Twisted Colossus's 2015 takes it from Zadra's 2019 — 4 years in it.