Dragon Khan vs Montu
card comparison
| Stat | Dragon Khan | Montu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 148 ft | 150 ft | |
| Speed | 65 mph | 60 mph | |
| Inversions | 8 | 7 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1710 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 8 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 1995 | 1996 |
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
Honours end even at 3–3, which is the awkward kind of matchup: whoever calls the stat decides the round.
Dragon Khan is a steel Sitting Looping Coaster coaster at PortAventura Park, ES, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Montu is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, 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 1996 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Montu at 150 ft against 148 ft — all but dead level.
- Speed goes to Dragon Khan at 65 mph against 60 mph — clearly ahead.
- Dragon Khan takes Inversions 8 to 7.
- Throughput goes to Montu at 1,710 rph against 1,200 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Montu at 20 $m against 8 $m — more than double.
- Dragon Khan (1995) beats Montu (1996) to Vintage by a single season.