Diamondback vs SheiKra
card comparison
| Stat | Diamondback | SheiKra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 230 ft | 200 ft | |
| Speed | 81 mph | 70 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 1 | |
| Throughputest. | 1620 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 22 $m | 13.5 $m | |
| Vintage | 2009 | 2005 |
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 SheiKra does win are the whole of its case.
Diamondback is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at Kings Island, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. SheiKra is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
Both are in US, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
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 — 2005 and 2009 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Diamondback at 230 ft against 200 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to Diamondback at 81 mph against 70 mph — well clear.
- SheiKra turns upside down once; Diamondback never does, so Inversions is a shut-out.
- 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 13.5 $m — nearly double.
- Vintage is reversed, so SheiKra's 2005 takes it from Diamondback's 2009 — 4 years in it.