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Mantis (roller coaster)

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Mantis
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The loop following the first drop
Cedar Point
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Status Operating
Soft opening date May 9, 1996
Opening date May 11, 1996
Cost US$12,000,000
General statistics
Type Steel – Stand-Up Coaster
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Stand-Up Coaster
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height 145 ft (44 m)
Drop 137 ft (42 m)
Length 3,900 ft (1,200 m)
Speed 60 mph (97 km/h)
Inversions 4
Duration 2:40
Max vertical angle 52°
Capacity 1800 riders per hour
Height restriction 54–78 in (137–198 cm)
Trains 3 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Fast Lane available
Mantis at RCDB
Pictures of Mantis at RCDB

Mantis is a stand-up roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the roller coaster opened in May 1996, and at the time was the tallest, fastest, and longest of its kind in the world. Cedar Point had planned to name the ride Banshee, but due to negative publicity following the announcement, the name was later changed to Mantis.

History

On September 8, 1995, Cedar Point announced plans to build a new roller coaster, which would open as the tallest, fastest, and longest stand-up roller coaster in the world.[1] The ride was to be named Banshee after the mythical wailing ghost in Irish folklore.[2] In the days following the announcement, there was some negative reaction from the public regarding the term Banshee, which in the dictionary is described as a female spirit that warns of an impending family death.[2][3] On November 14, 1995, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company filed a trademark for the name Mantis, which later became the ride's official name.[2][4] As a result of the name change, its logo was also changed to a resemble a mantis.[5] The discarded name would later be reused for Banshee at Kings Island which opened in 2014.[6] The discarded original logo was used by Dorney Park on its hypercoaster Steel Force, which opened in 1997.

Construction on the new roller coaster began in the off season and was completed on January 9, 1996.[7] More than 20% of the track was built over water.[2][8] Cedar Point held a "Media Day" for Mantis on May 9, 1996, and the ride officially opened to the public two days later on May 11, 1996.

Ride experience

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Mantis' 119-foot-tall (36 m) vertical loop
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Car going into corner after loop on Rougarou

Layout

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Rougarou train going through loop.

The ride starts when the train makes its way up the 145-foot (44 m) lift hill. Once the train reaches the top, it makes a littlest. And then the train comes to a complete stop dip, and then goes through a right-hand turnaround, leading into the first drop. Riders then drop 137 feet (42 m) at a 52 degree angle, reaching a top speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h). Coming out of the first drop, the train travels into the first inversion, a 119-foot (36 m) vertical loop. Next, the train rises into a 103-foot (31 m) dive loop. Following this, the train enters a non-inverting, highly banked 360 degree turn. Following the 360 degree turn, riders enter a 83-foot (25 m) inclined loop - a standard loop tilted at a 45 degree angle. From here, the ride makes an up-hand right turn into the mid-course brake run. At this point, the track drops into a Corkscrew, and finish off with a figure-eight turn. The train then enters the final brake run, and heads back into the station.[8][9][10]

Trains

The ride operates with two steel and fiberglass trains. Each train has eight cars with four seats in a single row supporting a total capacity of 32 riders.[9] Mantis originally operated with three trains but the park later reduced operation to two trains due to the trains "stacking" on the brake run.[11] Riders are secured by an over-the-shoulder harness.[9] Although Mantis is a stand-up roller coaster, there is a small bicycle seat riders can lean on.[12]

Records

Mantis set several records among stand-up roller coasters when it opened in 1996. It set the world record for height at 145 feet (44 m), speed at 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), and length at 3,900 feet (1,200 m).[1] It was also the first stand-up roller coaster to feature a dive loop and an inclined loop.[1][13][14] The record was broken the following year by Chang at Kentucky Kingdom (now Green Lantern at Six Flags Great Adventure), which is a mirror image of Mantis but is taller, faster and longer with an extra inversion. Chang's records were broken by The Riddler's Revenge which opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 1998.

References

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