Dragon Khan vs Georgia Scorcher
card comparison
| Stat | Dragon Khan | Georgia Scorcher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 148 ft | 107 ft | |
| Speed | 65 mph | 54 mph | |
| Inversions | 8 | 2 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1300 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 8 $m | 11 $m | |
| Vintage | 1995 | 1999 |
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
Dragon Khan takes it 4–2, and the 2 Georgia Scorcher does win are the whole of its case.
Dragon Khan is a steel Sitting Looping Coaster coaster at PortAventura Park, ES, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Georgia Scorcher is a steel Stand-Up Coaster coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, 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 — 1995 and 1999 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Dragon Khan at 148 ft against 107 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to Dragon Khan at 65 mph against 54 mph — well clear.
- Dragon Khan takes Inversions 8 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Georgia Scorcher at 1,300 rph against 1,200 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to Georgia Scorcher at 11 $m against 8 $m — a long way clear.
- Vintage is reversed, so Dragon Khan's 1995 takes it from Georgia Scorcher's 1999 — 4 years in it.