Manta vs Oblivion
card comparison
| Stat | Manta | Oblivion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 140 ft | 65 ft | |
| Speed | 56 mph | 68 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1500 rph | 1900 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 50 $m | 20 $m | |
| Vintage | 2009 | 1998 |
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
Honours end even at 3–3, which is the awkward kind of matchup: whoever calls the stat decides the round.
Manta is a steel Flying Coaster coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Oblivion is a steel Dive Coaster coaster at Alton Towers, GB, 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 Manta at 140 ft against 65 ft — more than double.
- Speed goes to Oblivion at 68 mph against 56 mph — well clear.
- Manta inverts 4 times against nothing at all from Oblivion — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Oblivion at 1,900 rph against 1,500 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Manta at 50 $m against 20 $m — more than double.
- 11 years separate them, and because Vintage rewards age it is Oblivion (1998) that banks the point, not Manta (2009).