Diamondback vs Manta
card comparison
| Stat | Diamondback | Manta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 230 ft | 140 ft | |
| Speed | 81 mph | 56 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1620 rph | 1500 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 22 $m | 50 $m | |
| Vintage | 2009 | 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
Diamondback shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
Diamondback is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at Kings Island, 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.
They are near-contemporaries — 2009 and 2009 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Diamondback at 230 ft against 140 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Diamondback at 81 mph against 56 mph — a long way clear.
- Manta inverts 4 times against nothing at all from Diamondback — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Diamondback at 1,620 rph against 1,500 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to Manta at 50 $m against 22 $m — more than double.
- Both opened in 2009, which makes Vintage a dead heat.