SheiKra vs Talon
card comparison
| Stat | SheiKra | Talon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 200 ft | 135 ft | |
| Speed | 70 mph | 58 mph | |
| Inversions | 1 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 13.5 $m | 13 $m | |
| Vintage | 2005 | 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
SheiKra shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
SheiKra is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Talon is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, 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 — 2001 and 2005 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to SheiKra at 200 ft against 135 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to SheiKra at 70 mph against 58 mph — well clear.
- Talon takes Inversions 4 to 1.
- Throughput splits them not at all: both read 1,200 rph.
- Build Cost goes to SheiKra at 13.5 $m against 13 $m — ahead by a whisker.
- Vintage is reversed, so Talon's 2001 takes it from SheiKra's 2005 — 4 years in it.