Goliath vs Steel Dragon 2000
card comparison
| Stat | Goliath | Steel Dragon 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 154 ft | 318 ft | |
| Speed | 66 mph | 95 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1050 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 10.8 $m | 61.6 $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
Steel Dragon 2000 takes it 4–1, and the 1 Goliath does win is the whole of its case.
Goliath is a steel Mega Coaster coaster at Walibi Holland, NL, built by Intamin. Steel Dragon 2000 is a steel Hyper Coaster (giga) coaster at Nagashima Spa Land, JP, built by D. H. Morgan Manufacturing.
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 Steel Dragon 2000 at 318 ft against 154 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to Steel Dragon 2000 at 95 mph against 66 mph — a long way clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to Goliath at 1,200 rph against 1,050 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to Steel Dragon 2000 at 61.6 $m against 10.8 $m — in another class entirely.
- Vintage is reversed, so Steel Dragon 2000's 2000 takes it from Goliath's 2002 — 2 years in it.