Patriot vs SheiKra
card comparison
| Stat | Patriot | SheiKra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 149 ft | 200 ft | |
| Speed | 60 mph | 70 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 1 | |
| Throughputest. | 1160 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 14 $m | 13.5 $m | |
| Vintage | 2006 | 2005 |
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
SheiKra 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. SheiKra is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, 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 — 2005 and 2006 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to SheiKra at 200 ft against 149 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to SheiKra at 70 mph against 60 mph — well clear.
- Patriot takes Inversions 4 to 1.
- Throughput goes to SheiKra at 1,200 rph against 1,160 rph — ahead by a whisker.
- Build Cost goes to Patriot at 14 $m against 13.5 $m — ahead by a whisker.
- SheiKra (2005) beats Patriot (2006) to Vintage by a single season.