Baron 1898 vs Montu
card comparison
| Stat | Baron 1898 | Montu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 98 ft | 150 ft | |
| Speed | 56 mph | 60 mph | |
| Inversions | 2 | 7 | |
| Throughputest. | 1000 rph | 1710 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 2015 | 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
Montu sweeps every comparable stat. There is no line on the card where Baron 1898 is the better pick, so the only way this duel turns is on who calls the stat.
Baron 1898 is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Efteling, NL, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Montu is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, US, 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.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Montu at 150 ft against 98 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to Montu at 60 mph against 56 mph — clearly ahead.
- Montu takes Inversions 7 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Montu at 1,710 rph against 1,000 rph — nearly double.
- Build Cost splits them not at all: both read 20 $m.
- 19 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Montu (1996) that banks the point, not Baron 1898 (2015).