Wicked Cyclone vs Zadra
card comparison
| Stat | Wicked Cyclone | Zadra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 109 ft | 206 ft | |
| Speed | 55 mph | 75 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 3 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1050 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 10 $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
Zadra shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
Wicked Cyclone is a hybrid IBox Track (Cyclone conversion) coaster at Six Flags New England, 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 109 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Zadra at 75 mph against 55 mph — a long way clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 3.
- Throughput goes to Wicked Cyclone at 1,200 rph against 1,050 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to Zadra at 16.9 $m against 10 $m — nearly double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Wicked Cyclone's 2015 takes it from Zadra's 2019 — 4 years in it.