Diamondback vs Talon
card comparison
| Stat | Diamondback | Talon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 230 ft | 135 ft | |
| Speed | 81 mph | 58 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1620 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 22 $m | 13 $m | |
| Vintage | 2009 | 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
Diamondback takes it 4–2, and the 2 Talon does win are the whole of its case.
Diamondback is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at Kings Island, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Talon is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, 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.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Diamondback at 230 ft against 135 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Diamondback at 81 mph against 58 mph — a long way clear.
- Talon inverts 4 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 13 $m — nearly double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Talon's 2001 takes it from Diamondback's 2009 — 8 years in it.