Georgia Scorcher vs Manta
card comparison
| Stat | Georgia Scorcher | Manta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 107 ft | 140 ft | |
| Speed | 54 mph | 56 mph | |
| Inversions | 2 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1300 rph | 1500 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 11 $m | 50 $m | |
| Vintage | 1999 | 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
Manta takes it 5–1, and the 1 Georgia Scorcher does win is the whole of its case.
Georgia Scorcher is a steel Stand-Up Coaster coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, 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 Manta at 140 ft against 107 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Manta at 56 mph against 54 mph — ahead by a whisker.
- Manta takes Inversions 4 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Manta at 1,500 rph against 1,300 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Manta at 50 $m against 11 $m — in another class entirely.
- 10 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Georgia Scorcher (1999) that banks the point, not Manta (2009).