Alpengeist vs Silver Star
card comparison
| Stat | Alpengeist | Silver Star | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 195 ft | 240 ft | |
| Speed | 67 mph | 79 mph | |
| Inversions | 6 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1820 rph | 1750 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 12 $m | |
| Vintage | 1997 | 2002 |
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 takes it 4–2, and the 2 Silver Star does win are the whole of its case.
Alpengeist is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Silver Star is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at Europa-Park, DE, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
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 — 1997 and 2002 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Silver Star at 240 ft against 195 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Silver Star at 79 mph against 67 mph — well clear.
- Alpengeist inverts 6 times against nothing at all from Silver Star — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Alpengeist at 1,820 rph against 1,750 rph — ahead by a whisker.
- Build Cost goes to Alpengeist at 20 $m against 12 $m — nearly double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Alpengeist's 1997 takes it from Silver Star's 2002 — 5 years in it.