Goliath vs X2
card comparison
| Stat | Goliath | X2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 154 ft | 175 ft | |
| Speed | 66 mph | 76 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 2 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1600 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 10.8 $m | 45 $m | |
| Vintage | 2002 | 2002 |
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
X2 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. X2 is a steel 4th Dimension Coaster (opened 2002 as X, relaunched as X2 in 2008) coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, US, built by Arrow Dynamics.
Both are steel-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 2002 and 2002 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to X2 at 175 ft against 154 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to X2 at 76 mph against 66 mph — well clear.
- X2 inverts 2 times against nothing at all from Goliath — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to X2 at 1,600 rph against 1,200 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to X2 at 45 $m against 10.8 $m — in another class entirely.
- Both opened in 2002, which makes Vintage a dead heat.