Dæmonen vs Diamondback
card comparison
| Stat | Dæmonen | Diamondback | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 92 ft | 230 ft | |
| Speed | 48 mph | 81 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1620 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 12.5 $m | 22 $m | |
| Vintage | 2004 | 2009 |
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
Diamondback takes it 4–2, and the 2 Dæmonen does win are the whole of its case.
Dæmonen is a steel Floorless Coaster coaster at Tivoli Gardens, DK, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Diamondback is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at Kings Island, 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.
They are near-contemporaries — 2004 and 2009 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Diamondback at 230 ft against 92 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to Diamondback at 81 mph against 48 mph — nearly double.
- Dæmonen inverts 3 times against nothing at all from Diamondback — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Diamondback at 1,620 rph against 1,200 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Diamondback at 22 $m against 12.5 $m — nearly double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Dæmonen's 2004 takes it from Diamondback's 2009 — 5 years in it.