Silver Star vs Wildfire
card comparison
| Stat | Silver Star | Wildfire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 240 ft | 120 ft | |
| Speed | 79 mph | 66 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 5 | |
| Throughputest. | 1750 rph | 1024 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 12 $m | 14 $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. Wildfire is a steel Sitting Looping Coaster coaster at Silver Dollar City, 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 120 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Silver Star at 79 mph against 66 mph — well clear.
- Wildfire inverts 5 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 1,024 rph — nearly double.
- Build Cost goes to Wildfire at 14 $m against 12 $m — well clear.
- Wildfire (2001) beats Silver Star (2002) to Vintage by a single season.