Manta vs Wildfire
card comparison
| Stat | Manta | Wildfire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 140 ft | 120 ft | |
| Speed | 56 mph | 66 mph | |
| Inversions | 4 | 5 | |
| Throughputest. | 1500 rph | 1024 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 50 $m | 14 $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
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. Wildfire is a steel Sitting Looping Coaster coaster at Silver Dollar City, 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 120 ft — well clear.
- Speed goes to Wildfire at 66 mph against 56 mph — well clear.
- Wildfire takes Inversions 5 to 4.
- Throughput goes to Manta at 1,500 rph against 1,024 rph — a long way clear.
- Build Cost goes to Manta at 50 $m against 14 $m — in another class entirely.
- Vintage is reversed, so Wildfire's 2001 takes it from Manta's 2009 — 8 years in it.