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Mantis
A
standing ovation!
Cedar Point
amusement park/resort, home to the largest collection of rides and roller
coasters on Earth, is also home to Mantis, one of the tallest, steepest and
fastest stand-up roller coasters in the world.
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Possible Wait Times |
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For
whatever reason, Mantis usually has one of the longest waits in the
park, usually all day long. The waits are usually 45 minutes-1 hour on a
busy day, but can exceed one hour. |
Towering a whopping 145 feet above the ground, this gigantic steel scream
machine takes its passengers along 3,900 feet of twisting, turning track at
a hair-raising top speed of 60 mph! Passengers board high-tech trains that
send them upside down four times - all while standing up! |
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Statistics |
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Length (m): |
1188.7 |
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Height (m): |
44.2 |
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Drop (m): |
41.8 |
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Inversions: |
4 |
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Speed (kph): |
96.6 |
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Duration (m:ss): |
2:40 |
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Angle Of Descent (degrees): |
52 |
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Capacity (riders per hour): |
1800 |
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Vehicles |
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Arrangement: |
3 trains
with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for
a total of 32 riders per train. |
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Restraints: |
Shoulder harness. |
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Height restriction: |
Riders
must be 137.2cm or taller to ride. |
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Mantis
would be interesting enough if you were sitting down because of the unique
loop elements that run the entire length of the track. The first hill aside,
there really are no straight-aways on the entire ride. As soon as you come
out of one turn or inversion, you're into the next one. Most of the turns
are extremely tight. It's hard to believe that the entire track rests on
such a small footprint of land.
It is really
important that you relax on this ride, so as not to create undue pressure on
your legs. Be sure to keep your legs as far back as possible. Don't lean
into the seat, as you would against a wall, but stand up totally straight.
When you go flying through the turns in the second half of the ride, it can
actually hurt your legs if you try to lift them up as the centrifugal force
pulls them into the floor. We've found that actually leaning forward in to
the harness, feet all the way back, is most comfortable.
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 Features:
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Six
elements: 119-foot-tall vertical loop,
103-foot-high dive loop,
heavily banked 360-degree turn,
83-foot-tall inclined loop,
360-degree flat spin and a figure-eight finale. |
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