Balder vs El Toro
card comparison
| Stat | Balder | El Toro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 118 ft | 181 ft | |
| Speed | 56 mph | 70 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1500 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 12.4 $m | 28 $m | |
| Vintage | 2003 | 2006 |
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
El Toro takes it 4–1, and the 1 Balder does win is the whole of its case.
Balder is a wooden Prefabricated Wooden Coaster (Plug & Play) coaster at Liseberg, SE, built by Intamin. El Toro is a wooden Prefabricated Wooden Coaster (Plug & Play) coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure, US, built by Intamin.
They come from the same drawing office: Intamin. That makes the gaps below a question of brief and budget rather than engineering house style.
Both are wooden-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 2003 and 2006 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to El Toro at 181 ft against 118 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to El Toro at 70 mph against 56 mph — well clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to El Toro at 1,500 rph against 1,200 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to El Toro at 28 $m against 12.4 $m — more than double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Balder's 2003 takes it from El Toro's 2006 — 3 years in it.