Dragon Khan vs Manta
card comparison
| Stat | Dragon Khan | Manta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 148 ft | 140 ft | |
| Speed | 65 mph | 56 mph | |
| Inversions | 8 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1200 rph | 1500 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 8 $m | 50 $m | |
| Vintage | 1995 | 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
Dragon Khan takes it 4–2, and the 2 Manta does win are the whole of its case.
Dragon Khan is a steel Sitting Looping Coaster coaster at PortAventura Park, ES, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Manta is a steel Flying Coaster coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
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 Dragon Khan at 148 ft against 140 ft — ahead by a whisker.
- Speed goes to Dragon Khan at 65 mph against 56 mph — well clear.
- Dragon Khan takes Inversions 8 to 4.
- Throughput goes to Manta at 1,500 rph against 1,200 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Manta at 50 $m against 8 $m — in another class entirely.
- 14 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Dragon Khan (1995) that banks the point, not Manta (2009).