Manta vs Talon
card comparison
| Stat | Manta | Talon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 140 ft | 135 ft | |
| Speed | 56 mph | 58 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 4 | |
| Throughputest. | 1500 rph | 1200 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 50 $m | 13 $m | |
| Vintage | 2009 | 2001 |
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 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. Talon is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, 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 135 ft — ahead by a whisker.
- Speed goes to Talon at 58 mph against 56 mph — ahead by a whisker.
- Inversions splits them not at all: both read 4.
- Throughput goes to Manta at 1,500 rph against 1,200 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to Manta at 50 $m against 13 $m — in another class entirely.
- Vintage is reversed, so Talon's 2001 takes it from Manta's 2009 — 8 years in it.