Patriot vs Shambhala
card comparison
| Stat | Patriot | Shambhala | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 149 ft | 249 ft | |
| Speed | 60 mph | 83 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1160 rph | 1680 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 14 $m | 32 $m | |
| Vintage | 2006 | 2012 |
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
Shambhala takes it 4–2, and the 2 Patriot does win are the whole of its case.
Patriot is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Worlds of Fun, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Shambhala is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at PortAventura Park, ES, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
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.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Shambhala at 249 ft against 149 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Shambhala at 83 mph against 60 mph — a long way clear.
- Patriot inverts 4 times against nothing at all from Shambhala — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Shambhala at 1,680 rph against 1,160 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Shambhala at 32 $m against 14 $m — more than double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Patriot's 2006 takes it from Shambhala's 2012 — 6 years in it.