Georgia Scorcher vs Montu
card comparison
| Stat | Georgia Scorcher | Montu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 107 ft | 150 ft | |
| Speed | 54 mph | 60 mph | |
| Inversions | 2 | 7 | |
| Throughputest. | 1300 rph | 1710 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 11 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 1999 | 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
Montu sweeps every comparable stat. There is no line on the card where Georgia Scorcher is the better pick, so the only way this duel turns is on who calls the stat.
Georgia Scorcher is a steel Stand-Up Coaster coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Montu is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, 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.
They are near-contemporaries — 1996 and 1999 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Montu at 150 ft against 107 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to Montu at 60 mph against 54 mph — clearly ahead.
- Montu takes Inversions 7 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Montu at 1,710 rph against 1,300 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Montu at 20 $m against 11 $m — nearly double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Montu's 1996 takes it from Georgia Scorcher's 1999 — 3 years in it.