Alpengeist vs Montu
card comparison
| Stat | Alpengeist | Montu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 195 ft | 150 ft | |
| Speed | 67 mph | 60 mph | |
| Inversions | 6 | 7 | |
| Throughputest. | 1820 rph | 1710 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 1997 | 1996 |
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
Alpengeist shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
Alpengeist is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Montu is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
Both are in US, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
They come from the same drawing office: Bolliger & Mabillard. 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 — 1996 and 1997 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Alpengeist at 195 ft against 150 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Alpengeist at 67 mph against 60 mph — clearly ahead.
- Montu takes Inversions 7 to 6.
- Throughput goes to Alpengeist at 1,820 rph against 1,710 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost splits them not at all: both read 20 $m.
- Montu (1996) beats Alpengeist (1997) to Vintage by a single season.