Dragon Khan vs Oblivion
card comparison
| Stat | Dragon Khan | Oblivion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 148 ft | 65 ft | |
| Speed | 65 mph | 68 mph | |
| Inversions | 8 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1900 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 8 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 1995 | 1998 |
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. Oblivion is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Alton Towers, GB, 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 1998 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Dragon Khan at 148 ft against 65 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to Oblivion at 68 mph against 65 mph — ahead by a whisker.
- Dragon Khan inverts 8 times against nothing at all from Oblivion — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Oblivion at 1,900 rph against 1,200 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Oblivion at 20 $m against 8 $m — more than double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Dragon Khan's 1995 takes it from Oblivion's 1998 — 3 years in it.