SheiKra vs Wildfire
card comparison
| Stat | SheiKra | Wildfire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 200 ft | 120 ft | |
| Speed | 70 mph | 66 mph | |
| Inversions | 1 | 5 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1024 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 13.5 $m | 14 $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
Honours end even at 3–3, which is the awkward kind of matchup: whoever calls the stat decides the round.
SheiKra is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Wildfire is a steel Sitting Looping Coaster coaster at Silver Dollar City, 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 120 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to SheiKra at 70 mph against 66 mph — clearly ahead.
- Wildfire takes Inversions 5 to 1.
- Throughput goes to SheiKra at 1,200 rph against 1,024 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Wildfire at 14 $m against 13.5 $m — ahead by a whisker.
- Vintage is reversed, so Wildfire's 2001 takes it from SheiKra's 2005 — 4 years in it.