Silver Star vs Talon
card comparison
| Stat | Silver Star | Talon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 240 ft | 135 ft | |
| Speed | 79 mph | 58 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1750 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 12 $m | 13 $m | |
| Vintage | 2002 | 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.
Silver Star is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at Europa-Park, DE, 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.
They are near-contemporaries — 2001 and 2002 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Silver Star at 240 ft against 135 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Silver Star at 79 mph against 58 mph — a long way clear.
- Talon inverts 4 times against nothing at all from Silver Star — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Silver Star at 1,750 rph against 1,200 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Talon at 13 $m against 12 $m — clearly ahead.
- Talon (2001) beats Silver Star (2002) to Vintage by a single season.