Goliath vs Millennium Force
card comparison
| Stat | Goliath | Millennium Force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 154 ft | 310 ft | |
| Speed | 66 mph | 93 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1300 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 10.8 $m | 25 $m | |
| Vintage | 2002 | 2000 |
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
Millennium Force sweeps every comparable stat. There is no line on the card where Goliath is the better pick, so the only way this duel turns is on who calls the stat.
Goliath is a steel Mega Coaster coaster at Walibi Holland, NL, built by Intamin. Millennium Force is a steel Giga Coaster coaster at Cedar Point, US, built by Intamin.
They come from the same drawing office: Intamin. 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 — 2000 and 2002 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Millennium Force at 310 ft against 154 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to Millennium Force at 93 mph against 66 mph — a long way clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to Millennium Force at 1,300 rph against 1,200 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to Millennium Force at 25 $m against 10.8 $m — more than double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Millennium Force's 2000 takes it from Goliath's 2002 — 2 years in it.