Manta vs Silver Star
card comparison
| Stat | Manta | Silver Star | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 140 ft | 240 ft | |
| Speed | 56 mph | 79 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 0 | |
| Throughputest. | 1500 rph | 1750 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 50 $m | 12 $m | |
| Vintage | 2009 | 2002 |
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
Silver Star takes it 4–2, and the 2 Manta does win are the whole of its case.
Manta is a steel Flying Coaster coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, US, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Silver Star is a steel Hyper Coaster coaster at Europa-Park, DE, 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 Silver Star at 240 ft against 140 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Silver Star at 79 mph against 56 mph — a long way clear.
- Manta inverts 4 times against nothing at all from Silver Star — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to Silver Star at 1,750 rph against 1,500 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Manta at 50 $m against 12 $m — in another class entirely.
- Vintage is reversed, so Silver Star's 2002 takes it from Manta's 2009 — 7 years in it.