Kondaa vs Steel Dragon 2000
card comparison
| Stat | Kondaa | Steel Dragon 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 164 ft | 318 ft | |
| Speed | 70 mph | 95 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1080 rph | 1050 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 29.5 $m | 61.6 $m | |
| Vintage | 2021 | 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 Kondaa does win is the whole of its case.
Kondaa is a steel Mega Coaster coaster at Walibi Belgium, BE, 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.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Steel Dragon 2000 at 318 ft against 164 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Steel Dragon 2000 at 95 mph against 70 mph — a long way clear.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 0.
- Throughput goes to Kondaa at 1,080 rph against 1,050 rph — ahead by a whisker.
- Build Cost goes to Steel Dragon 2000 at 61.6 $m against 29.5 $m — more than double.
- 21 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Steel Dragon 2000 (2000) that banks the point, not Kondaa (2021).