Baron 1898 vs Wildfire
card comparison
| Stat | Baron 1898 | Wildfire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 98 ft | 120 ft | |
| Speed | 56 mph | 66 mph | |
| Inversions | 2 | 5 | |
| Throughputest. | 1000 rph | 1024 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 14 $m | |
| Vintage | 2015 | 2001 |
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
Wildfire takes it 5–1, and the 1 Baron 1898 does win is the whole of its case.
Baron 1898 is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Efteling, NL, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Wildfire is a steel Sitting Looping Coaster coaster at Silver Dollar City, 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 Wildfire at 120 ft against 98 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Wildfire at 66 mph against 56 mph — well clear.
- Wildfire takes Inversions 5 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Wildfire at 1,024 rph against 1,000 rph — ahead by a whisker.
- Build Cost goes to Baron 1898 at 20 $m against 14 $m — a long way clear.
- 14 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Wildfire (2001) that banks the point, not Baron 1898 (2015).