Alpengeist vs Manta
card comparison
| Stat | Alpengeist | Manta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 195 ft | 140 ft | |
| Speed | 67 mph | 56 mph | |
| Inversions | 6 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1820 rph | 1500 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 20 $m | 50 $m | |
| Vintage | 1997 | 2009 |
Vintage is the reversed stat — the older ride wins. Every number here is the same one printed on the card; see /methodology for how Build Cost and Throughput are sourced.
The verdict
Alpengeist takes it 5–1, and the 1 Manta does win is the whole of its case.
Alpengeist is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Manta is a steel Flying Coaster coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
Both are in US, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
They come from the same drawing office: Bolliger & Mabillard. That makes the gaps below a question of brief and budget rather than engineering house style.
Both are steel-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Alpengeist at 195 ft against 140 ft — a long way clear.
- Speed goes to Alpengeist at 67 mph against 56 mph — well clear.
- Alpengeist takes Inversions 6 to 4.
- Throughput goes to Alpengeist at 1,820 rph against 1,500 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Manta at 50 $m against 20 $m — more than double.
- 12 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Alpengeist (1997) that banks the point, not Manta (2009).