Kärnan vs Steel Dragon 2000
card comparison
| Stat | Kärnan | Steel Dragon 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 240 ft | 318 ft | |
| Speed | 79 mph | 95 mph | |
| Inversions | 1 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 200 rph | 1050 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 28.9 $m | 61.6 $m | |
| Vintage | 2015 | 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 5–1, and the 1 Kärnan does win is the whole of its case.
Kärnan is a steel Infinity Coaster coaster at Hansa Park, DE, built by Gerstlauer. 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.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Steel Dragon 2000 at 318 ft against 240 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Steel Dragon 2000 at 95 mph against 79 mph — well clear.
- Kärnan turns upside down once; Steel Dragon 2000 never does, so Inversions is a shut-out.
- Throughput goes to Steel Dragon 2000 at 1,050 rph against 200 rph — in another class entirely.
- Build Cost goes to Steel Dragon 2000 at 61.6 $m against 28.9 $m — more than double.
- 15 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Steel Dragon 2000 (2000) that banks the point, not Kärnan (2015).