Montu vs Wildfire
card comparison
| Stat | Montu | Wildfire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 150 ft | 120 ft | |
| Speed | 60 mph | 66 mph | |
| Inversions | 7 | 5 | |
| Throughputest. | 1710 rph | 1024 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 14 $m | |
| Vintage | 1996 | 2001 |
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
Montu takes it 5–1, and the 1 Wildfire does win is the whole of its case.
Montu is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Wildfire is a steel Sitting Looping Coaster coaster at Silver Dollar City, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
Both are in US, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
They come from the same drawing office: Bolliger & Mabillard. 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 — 1996 and 2001 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Montu at 150 ft against 120 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Wildfire at 66 mph against 60 mph — clearly ahead.
- Montu takes Inversions 7 to 5.
- Throughput goes to Montu at 1,710 rph against 1,024 rph — nearly double.
- Build Cost goes to Montu at 20 $m against 14 $m — a long way clear.
- Vintage is reversed, so Montu's 1996 takes it from Wildfire's 2001 — 5 years in it.