Mantis (roller coaster)

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Mantis

119 foot loop on Mantis
Location Cedar Point
Type Steel - Stand-up
Status Open
Opened May 11, 1996
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Stand-up roller coaster
Track layout Twister roller coaster
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height 145 ft (44 m)
Drop 137 ft (42 m)
Length 3,900 ft (1,200 m)
Max speed 60 mph (97 km/h)
Inversions 4
Duration 2:40
Max vertical angle 52°
Capacity 1,800 riders per hour
Cost US$ 12,000,000
Height restriction 4 ft 6 in (140 cm)
Mantis at RCDB
Pictures of Mantis at RCDB

Mantis is a steel stand-up roller coaster at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio. It set several stand-up coaster records, including height (145 feet), speed (60 mph), steepest (52°), and inversions (four). Its four inversions are, in order: 119-foot tall loop, 103-foot tall diving loop, the world's first ever inclined loop, which is 83 feet tall, and a corkscrew after the mid-course brake run.

The original name for this ride was to be "Banshee". The name was quickly changed when the Cedar Point realized the full negative connotations of the word 'banshee' and all 'Banshee' stickers, pins and other promotional materials that had been released were recalled. Many of the original souvenirs and materials were burned or destroyed. Shortly after dropping the Banshee name, Cedar Point renamed the coaster Mantis. As the coaster's name was changed, so was its logo; Dorney Park adopted the Banshee logo for its hypercoaster Steel Force, which opened in 1997.[1]

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[edit] Ride Images

Track view from train

Mantis loop

Mantis bank

[edit] Ride Elements

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Mantis", Roller Coaster Database, 2007-12-07. Retrieved on 2007-12-24. 

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