Shambhala vs Talon
card comparison
| Stat | Shambhala | Talon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 249 ft | 135 ft | |
| Speed | 83 mph | 58 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1680 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 32 $m | 13 $m | |
| Vintage | 2012 | 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
Shambhala takes it 4–2, and the 2 Talon does win are the whole of its case.
Shambhala is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at PortAventura Park, ES, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Talon is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, US, 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 135 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Shambhala at 83 mph against 58 mph — a long way clear.
- Talon 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 1,200 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Shambhala at 32 $m against 13 $m — more than double.
- 11 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Talon (2001) that banks the point, not Shambhala (2012).