Dragon Khan vs Patriot
card comparison
| Stat | Dragon Khan | Patriot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 148 ft | 149 ft | |
| Speed | 65 mph | 60 mph | |
| Inversions | 8 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1160 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 8 $m | 14 $m | |
| Vintage | 1995 | 2006 |
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 Patriot 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. Patriot is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Worlds of Fun, 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.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Patriot at 149 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 4.
- Throughput goes to Dragon Khan at 1,200 rph against 1,160 rph — ahead by a whisker.
- Build Cost goes to Patriot at 14 $m against 8 $m — nearly double.
- 11 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Dragon Khan (1995) that banks the point, not Patriot (2006).