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 Review of Mantis @ Cedar Point
1 Rating Posted by: Scott on 2/9/2005 9:33:00 PM
Arrrgh! This is probably the most disappointing B&M Ive ever had the misfortune of riding. I had really looked forward to riding this. Sadly, this only brought pain to me The line was extremely annoying. I had to wait an hour in the sun, thanks to only one train running. The B&M Roar got extremely annoying and country music was played the whole time. After my quite long wait, I made it into the station. I chose the 3rd row, figuring that it would be a pretty smooth spot. After the lift, we went into the first drop. Right after the turnaround I heard a quiet scraping sound. I figured it was trim brakes. At first I was upset, but then I realized that I needed them. The first loop, although smooth, really did nothing for me. After that, we hit the dive loop. This is where the pain began. Once we hit the ending twist my head was banged against the hard restraints. What followed was extremely disorienting. I believe we hit the dive loop, followed by the corckscrew and helices. I really cant remmember. My head was being banged around violently and my legs were in alot of pain. This is where the trim brake came in handy. If the train was going any faster, I wouldve had an anurism. My legs were tingling, my head was banging around while trying to keep my head back. By the end of the ride, I was holding my legs in severe pain. Then, We hit the brake run. I slammed into the ersatz bike seat type - thing. So, after thinking about my rating, Im gonna leave it at 6. It lacks the consistency that Ive come to expect from B&M. Sadly, this ride ruined my day. I had an extremely bad headache after this ride.
 

Review Comments

BobFunland on 2/10/2005 1:46:31 AM said:
Good review, and that screeching sound was hideous, though I still would have prefered riding without it, to really see some forces. Now that I think about it, there was a lot of boxing, but I guess not enough (for me, that is) to really kill the ride. Good job :thumbsup:
m311ton on 2/10/2005 7:00:55 PM said:
The ride was probably just punishing you for being such a pussy. FEAR THE MANTIS
BobFunland on 2/11/2005 1:20:28 AM said:
What!?! That was kind of random, unless I missed something LOL
Chet on 2/11/2005 3:35:57 PM said:
I dont see how poeple can think this is rough, unless they have really weak legs and dont hold on... if you put your hands up on this ride, goodbye. I tried and it hurt, but i went on again and i was fine.
BobFunland on 2/11/2005 4:35:06 PM said:
I actually still enjoyed it, but I am in what seems to be the minority of people who like Stand-ups. Mantis wasnt the smoothest of B&Ms, partially because it is pretty old (comparitively), so that probably hurts its reputation. My biggest complaint was the German-speaking ride op who treated me as if I didnt know how to get in the seats, pushed the OTSR on top of my head, and didnt give me enough time to adjust my seat, so one of my rides was like riding a bicycle, which got fairly painful "down there" as the ride progressed. However, my second ride was much better, which saved it from what I would have probably given a 6 after the first ride.
coaster05 on 2/12/2005 8:06:12 AM said:
I liked it just like I also liked Chang but I do understand where he comes from. On most standups, other then the Georgia Scorcher, I feel very lightheaded and get tunnel vision. On chang I have even had my vision go 80% white so I do know where he is coming from.
m311ton on 2/12/2005 12:59:04 PM said:
Youll get that on most B&Ms. Any one Ive been on gives you that "black out" feeling where everything goes blur for a short time. Its not because the ride sucks, its because of physics and so forth.
coaster05 on 2/12/2005 9:55:28 PM said:
I only get it on stand ups though. Nitro, Raging buul etc Im ok. I have felt it on batman the ride also. Not complaining but it is definately a unique experience.
Chet on 2/12/2005 11:01:06 PM said:
I only got that sensation on Laser @ Dorney Park...
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