Rougarou (roller coaster)
| Mantis | |
|---|---|
 119 foot loop on Mantis | |
| Cedar Point | |
| Location | Cedar Point |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 11, 1996 |
| Cost | US$ 12,000,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Stand-up |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Stand-up roller coaster |
| Track layout | Twister roller coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 2:40 |
| Capacity | 1,800 riders per hour |
| 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 (143 feet), speed (60 mph) 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 marketing department realized the full negative connotations of the word 'banshee' and all 'Banshee' stickers, pins and other promotional materials that had been given to employees were recalled. Many of the original souvenirs and materials were burned or destroyed. Two months after dropping the Banshee name, Cedar Point renamed the coaster Mantis (but the sound the coaster makes as the cars roll, originally intended to sound like a wailing banshee, remains). 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.
Ride Elements
- 119 foot loop
- 103 foot diving loop
- 83 foot inclined loop
- Corkscrew