Manta vs Patriot
card comparison
| Stat | Manta | Patriot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 140 ft | 149 ft | |
| Speed | 56 mph | 60 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1500 rph | 1160 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 50 $m | 14 $m | |
| Vintage | 2009 | 2006 |
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
Patriot shades it 3–2. Close enough that calling the wrong stat hands the round over.
Manta is a steel Flying Coaster coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Patriot is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Worlds of Fun, 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 — 2006 and 2009 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Patriot at 149 ft against 140 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to Patriot at 60 mph against 56 mph — clearly ahead.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 4.
- Throughput goes to Manta at 1,500 rph against 1,160 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Manta at 50 $m against 14 $m — in another class entirely.
- Vintage is reversed, so Patriot's 2006 takes it from Manta's 2009 — 3 years in it.