Mantis (roller Coaster)
Mantis is a steel stand-up roller coaster, manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. When it opened on May 11, 1996, It set several stand-up roller coaster records and firsts when opened, including height 145 feet (44 m), speed 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), and steepness 52°. When the coaster was announced, the ride was going to be named Banshee. However after many people spoke out about its negative connotations, the name was changed to Mantis.
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Famous quotes containing the word mantis:
“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole lurking behind it.”
—Chinese proverb.