Talon vs Wildfire
card comparison
| Stat | Talon | Wildfire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 135 ft | 120 ft | |
| Speed | 58 mph | 66 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 5 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1024 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 13 $m | 14 $m | |
| Vintage | 2001 | 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
Wildfire shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
Talon is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, 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 2001 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Talon at 135 ft against 120 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to Wildfire at 66 mph against 58 mph — clearly ahead.
- Wildfire takes Inversions 5 to 4.
- Throughput goes to Talon at 1,200 rph against 1,024 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Wildfire at 14 $m against 13 $m — clearly ahead.
- Both opened in 2001, which makes Vintage a dead heat.