| Roller Coaster: | Mantis |
| Amusement Park: | Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio 44870 USA) |
| Classification: | Roller Coaster |
| Type: | Steel - Stand Up |
| Status: | Operating since 5/11/1996 |
| Make / Model: | Bolliger & Mabillard / Stand-Up Coaster |
| Designer: | Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Cost: | $12,000,000 USD |
| Capacity: | 1800 riders per hour |
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| Length: | 3900' | |
| Height: | 145' | |
| Drop: | 137' | |
| Inversions: | 4 | |
| Speed: | 60 mph | |
| Duration: | 2:40 | |
| Max Vertical Angle: | 52 Degrees | |
| Elements: | 119' tall Loop
103' tall Dive Loop
83' tall Inclined Loop
Corkscrew (Flat Spin)
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| Trains: | 3 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. |
| | Riders must be 54" or taller to ride. |
| | Restraints: Shoulder harness. |
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| Notes: | Initially, Mantis was to be named "Banshee." In Irish folklore, a banshee was a female spirit whose wail was said to foretell a death in the family. After this definition was printed in a local newspaper, Cedar Point felt uncomfortable with it in its patrons' minds in association with the new coaster. For sensitivity reasons, the name was changed to Mantis, which was on a short list of names for the coaster. The original logo would come to be that of Dorney Park's Steel Force. |
