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Mantis
Website: Cedar Point Homepage
Ride Type: Standing Steel Coaster
Ride Status: Running
Average Rating: 3.7800
TPC Overall Rank: #223 out of 2933 rides.
Reviews: 172
Last Review: 7/8/2013 11:33:00 PM
In User Top 10: 137 times.
User Tracker Count: 531 times.
 


Mantis w Millenniem Force

Mantis Back

Mantis Dropping

Mantis Dropping II

Mantis Dropping III

Mantis I

Mantis First Drop

Mantis Loop

Mantis Sign

Mantis Start

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5 Rating
-2 Rating Rate Down Rate Up JONNYUTZ on 6/7/2002 12:10:00 AM - User's Top Ride #7
GREAT RIDE!!!!! Love it! THe flips are awesome. The inversions from left to right make u like almost fly out of the seat, and its just flat out fun. Went on it 5 times and loved each time. Never gets old!

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up CrystaCstr on 6/6/2002 6:56:00 PM
Mantis was such a disappointment to me after we had such a wonderful ride on Chang the week before, but I hear the ride is so much slower than it used to be since it has some new brakes on the first drop or something. Its still not fun at all to wait in such a long line and it really hurts my legs and shins at the bottom of the drops. Some of CPs coasters I just love, but some are downright painful at times! This is one of them, but maybe when Im taller Ill like the ride more and maybe try to stand straighter or bend more next time whichever one will help. Its really fun to watch to coaster ride overhead, but I could do without it and easily skip it at the park.

2 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up tpcommando on 5/29/2002 8:19:00 PM
I had high hopes for the Mantis, having satisfactorily ridden a number of other B&M coasters over the years. I thought that the stand-up approach might offer a unique perspective much like the floorless and inverted designs that I had experienced. To say that I was disappointed, would be an understatement--I HATED this ride. The Mantis delivered the most oppressive G forces that I have ever experienced--and that is not a complement. Perhaps it was where I was sitting (toward the middle of the train) or the speed of the coaster on that day, but Mantis made me feel awful from beginning to end. Bear in mind that on this same trip, I had thoroughly enjoyed trips on Raptor, Millenium Force, and Wicked Twister, so its not that Im totally averse to positive Gs. The Mantis simply put a few too many fingers on the scale for my taste. I can only assume that I am not the first to complain about this, either--I couldnt help by notice the trim brake on the first descent. Im afraid that it didnt trim enough for me.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up bb_dg on 5/28/2002 6:39:00 PM
I have been trying really hard to like this ride, but I just cant seem to do it. Its a great layout and visually appealing, but the stand-up part is very very uncomfortable. Like KKing said, dont wait for it unless there is a short wait or if you have time. Ride MF again instead of this.UPDATE: I rode this coaster again and actually enjoyed it. Im not sure what happened in those 2 years since I rode it last but I found Mantis to be fun and thrilling. I bump the rating from a 5 to an 8. Maybe I just had a bad ride on her last time.

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up KKingDanny on 5/19/2002 4:16:00 PM
One of the least comfortable of B&Ms coasters, but has some great twists and inversions through the layout. Not worth the wait and overall slow and unenthusiastic crew, but good if you have time. For me, the park offers a lot better thrill rides and even the more relaxing experiences such as Cedar Downs and the Skyway and better worth my time. Slightly overrated from my point of view, but an essential part of the park nonetheless. Personally, it would improve 100% if it was a normal sitdown or floorless since Ive never been impressed by stand-ups overall. I hope Georgia Scorcher and Riddler can change that, but I give the thumbs down to Chang as well.

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up oldman on 5/18/2002 1:52:00 PM
Nothing special. Im not into head banging on the restraints used on standups. By the end of the ride it was getting boring.

4 Rating
-1 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Shawn0605 on 5/18/2002 7:43:00 AM
Stand up roller coaster arent my favorite but this is the best one I have ridden.

4 Rating
-1 Rating Rate Down Rate Up meowmix123 on 5/12/2002 2:11:00 PM
Best stand-up coaster in my book. Great ride. I love how they twisted the track tightly into the small space they had. I loved the drop and the giant loop. This ride looks very sweet and is very intimidating while waiting in line. You hear the loud roar of it running the whole time. The station moved very slow, but all stand ups do. Defenatly wait for the front seat on this ride! It is by far the best and worth a little extra wait.

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up mmiddleton on 4/21/2002 12:52:00 AM
Yes, this is a beautiful coaster to look at. I apparenly dont like stand ups that much though, because this is probably one of my least favorites at CP.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up bboynfuel on 4/10/2002 11:30:00 PM
This is an excellent stand-up. I love how it was built over the water. In addition, it is jam packed with elements and gives a great ride. It is also very smooth.

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