Dæmonen vs Wildfire
card comparison
| Stat | Dæmonen | Wildfire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 92 ft | 120 ft | |
| Speed | 48 mph | 66 mph | |
| Inversions | 3 | 5 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1024 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 12.5 $m | 14 $m | |
| Vintage | 2004 | 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 Dæmonen does win is the whole of its case.
Dæmonen is a steel Floorless Coaster coaster at Tivoli Gardens, DK, 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.
They are near-contemporaries — 2001 and 2004 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Wildfire at 120 ft against 92 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Wildfire at 66 mph against 48 mph — a long way clear.
- Wildfire takes Inversions 5 to 3.
- Throughput goes to Dæmonen at 1,200 rph against 1,024 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Wildfire at 14 $m against 12.5 $m — clearly ahead.
- Vintage is reversed, so Wildfire's 2001 takes it from Dæmonen's 2004 — 3 years in it.