SheiKra vs Silver Star
card comparison
| Stat | SheiKra | Silver Star | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 200 ft | 240 ft | |
| Speed | 70 mph | 79 mph | |
| Inversions | 1 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1750 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 13.5 $m | 12 $m | |
| Vintage | 2005 | 2002 |
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
Silver Star takes it 4–2, and the 2 SheiKra does win are the whole of its case.
SheiKra is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Silver Star is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at Europa-Park, DE, 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.
They are near-contemporaries — 2002 and 2005 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Silver Star at 240 ft against 200 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Silver Star at 79 mph against 70 mph — clearly ahead.
- SheiKra turns upside down once; Silver Star never does, so Inversions is a shut-out.
- Throughput goes to Silver Star at 1,750 rph against 1,200 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to SheiKra at 13.5 $m against 12 $m — clearly ahead.
- Vintage is reversed, so Silver Star's 2002 takes it from SheiKra's 2005 — 3 years in it.