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Mantis
1996 - 2014

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    In 1995 Cedar Point announced it was going to build its new stand-up roller coaster and call it the Banshee! When the ride would open in the Spring of 1996, it would be different than any other roller coaster at Cedar Point!

    The name Banshee didn't last very long. A Banshee is a female spirit that proclaims death. Due to that connotation, in 1995 Cedar Point didn't think it was appropriate for its new coaster. The name was quickly changed to Mantis. The name Banshee was finally used in 2014 on Kings Island's new inverted roller coaster.

    Construction began on the new roller coaster in the fall and continued thru the spring. Mantis was built in the middle of the park near the Iron Dragon, Giant Wheel, WildCat on the  Frontier Trail.

    In order to build Mantis, Cedar Point had to fill in part of the lagoons and remove trees.

    When Mantis opened in May 1996 it would be a very unique ride for Cedar Point. At the time it was Cedar Point's 12th roller coaster.

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Mantis Opened on May 11, 1996 as the tallest, fastest, steepest stand up coaster in the world! It was also the Stand-UP coaster with the most inversions at that time!

Mantis was built by Bollinger & Mabillard from Switzerland.

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Mantis starts out with a 145 foot lift hill. After a 180 degree turn to the right, Mantis then dives down 137 feet over the Cedar Point Lagoons! Mantis is the only roller coaster at Cedar Point that goes over another! Mantis goes right over top of the Iron Dragon!
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 After the 137 degree plunge to the bottom, Mantis then sent its riders into a huge 119 foot tall vertical loop! 
When Mantis Opened in 1996 it had the world's largest vertical loop! Mantis held the tittle of Worlds Tallest Loop until Chang opened at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in May 1997.
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Mantis then sent its riders into a huge 103 foot tall Dive Loop!
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The Turn was a heavily banked 360 degree turn!
After the Dive loop Mantis then took its riders into a really cool turn that went over top of the station!
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When Mantis opened in 1996 it was the world's largest stand up roller coaster!
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Mantis then sent its riders into a vertical loop that was on an angle. When Mantis first opened in 1996, this was an element that had never before been seen! The ride was only used a few times after it was used! After the Vertical loop the ride then goes thru a mid-course break run. 
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After Droping from the Mid Course Break Run Mantis then turned its riders upside down for its final time with a Corkscrew element. 
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Then the ride goes into a double figure 8 helix that is really close to the ground. After that the ride then goes into the final break run ending the rides 3,900 foot long course. 

When Mantis opened in 1996, It opened to very mixed reviews. As time went on, It was less rode by park guest. 
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During the summer of 2014, This spot of green stuff appeared on Mantis Track. While never confirmed by the park this is believed to be one of two things. 


1) Test paint. They many have tried to test paint Mantis to see what the color would look like on Mantis Track. 


2) The Green represents some kind of Welding/Maintenance that the track had revived. 
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On September 2, 2014 Cedar Point announced that riders would get to take the last stand on Mantis on October 19,2014.
After Cedar Point released the Video of Darkness Falling, Rumors were swirling on what would happen to Mantis!
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During Halloweekends, Cedar Point put a  Grave for the 18-Year old Stand Up Coaster in the Centenary. The Park also started advertising to its guests that Mantis would close on October 19, 2014. 


On September 18, 2014, Cedar Point announced that Mantis would be closing early to be transformed into the floor less- style coaster, Rougarou!
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 On September 19, 2014, Cedar Point had a closing Ceremony for the roller coaster. In addition everyone who rode the ride during its last day of operation was given a special pin to wear. 
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      • Monster
      • Ocean Motion
      • Sky Ride
      • Snake River Expedition
      • Super Himalaya
      • Troika
      • Wave Swinger
    • Children's Areas >
      • Kiddy Kingdom >
        • 4X4's
        • Dune Buggies
        • Helicopters
        • Kiddy Kingdom Carousel
        • Motorcycles
        • Mustanges
        • Rock Spin and Turn
        • Police Cars
        • Roto Whip
        • Sky Fighters
        • Space Age
      • Planet Snoopy >
        • Flying Ace Balloon Race
        • Joe Cool's Dodgem School
        • Kite Eating Tree
        • Peanuts Road Rally
        • Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers
        • Snoopy's Express Railroad
        • Snoopy's Space Race
        • Woodstocks Whirlybirds
      • Camp Snoopy >
        • Balloon Race
        • Camp Bus
        • Charlie Brown's WInd Up
        • Linus' Beetle Bugs
        • Red Baron
        • Peanuts 500
        • Woodstock's Airmail
        • Wilderness Run
        • Woodstock Express
    • Water Parks >
      • Castaway Bay Indoor Waterpark >
        • Cargo Crossings
        • Castaway Bay Wave Pool
        • Creature Cove
        • Grotto Spa
        • Lookout Lagoon
        • Rendezvous Run
        • Toddler's Tide Pool
        • Tropical Tube Slides
      • Cedar Point Shores >
        • Breakwater Bay
        • Cedar Creek
        • Crosscurrent
        • Great Lakes Cove
        • Lake Erie Nor'eastern
        • Lakeslide Landing
        • Lemmy's Lagoon
        • Lilly Pad Walk
        • Perch Plunge
        • Point Plummet
        • Portside Plunge
        • Riptide Raceway
        • Runaway Rapids
        • SplasH20
        • Storm Surge
        • The Sandlot
        • Waterin' Hole
        • Wild Walleye
        • Mufflehead's Pool & Bar
  • Shows
    • BackBeat Patio Stage
    • Bluegrass Jamboree
    • Camp Snoopy Theatre
    • Celebration Showplace >
      • Vertical Impact
      • Peanuts Perfect Day
      • Peanuts Celebration at the Point
      • Luminosity 2012
    • Jack Aldrich Theatre >
      • Beach Blanket Beagle
      • Lights Camera Action
      • Bandstand USA
    • Red Garter Saloon >
      • Totally Live- This Country Rocks
    • Lusty Lil's Palace Theatre >
      • Lusty Lil's French Revue
      • Lusty Lil’s Wild West Revue
      • Lusty Lill's Revue
    • Planet Snoopy Gazebo
  • Shops
    • Airbrushed Apparel
    • Beagle Bay Outfiters
    • Build A Bear Workshop
    • Candy Shoppe
    • Caricatures & Portraits
    • Cedar Creeek Trading Company
    • Cedar Point Corner Store
    • China Shop
    • CP Ride Shop
    • Emporium
    • Frontier Craft Co
    • Fort Sandusky Mining Company
    • GateKeeper Gifts
    • Gateway Gifts
    • General Store
    • Glass Blowing Experience
    • Henna & Tattoos
    • Hitchin' Post
    • Kaman's Art Shoppes
    • Millennium Force Exit Cart
    • Olde Time Photo
    • Pagoda Gift Shop
    • Peanuts @ The Point
    • Photo Memories
    • Point Plaza
    • Rental Center
    • Sign Maker
    • Speed Freaks
    • Speed Zone
    • Sweet Spot
    • The Button Stop
    • Thunder Canyon Dry Goods
    • Valravn Gifts
  • POI
    • 150 Sign
    • Boardwalk Sign
    • Addington Grist Mill
    • Cedar Creek Hollow
    • Chamberlain Bank
    • Legacy Walk
    • Frontier Trail >
      • Frontier Jail
      • Pony Rides
      • Stocks
      • The Barnyard
    • Twin Arrow Acres
    • Celebration Plaza
    • Corkscrew Midway
    • Gemini Midway
    • The Boardwalk
    • Watkins Horse & Hatchery
  • Foods
    • Auntie Anne's
    • BackBeatQue
    • Bar 1870
    • Chickie's & Pete's
    • Cinnabon / Auntie Ann's
    • Coca-Cola Fountain & Floats
    • Coca-Cola Freestyle Cafe
    • Coca-Cola Marketplace
    • Coca-Cola Refrsh Station
    • Coasters Diner
    • Derby Dogs
    • Dragon's Inn
    • Engine Company No 3 Spirits
    • French Quarter Confections
    • Frontier Inn
    • Happy Friar
    • Hot Potato
    • Hugo's Italian Kitchen
    • Lakeside Express
    • Last Chance Saloon
    • Melt Bar & Grilled
    • Miss Keat’s Smokehouse
    • Panda Express
    • Pretzel Fillers
    • Provisions
    • Sidewinder Sue’s
    • Starbucks
    • Stockade Refreshments
    • The Corral
    • The Farmhouse Kitchen and Grill
    • Tofts Ice Cream Parlor
    • Toot Sweets
    • Trail Tavern
    • Wagon Wheel Pizza
    • Yogurt Plus
    • Wagons
  • Games
    • 3 Point Challenge
    • Coliseum Arcade
    • Main Midway Games Area
    • Funway Arcade
    • Guessing Game
    • Ladder Climb
    • Plinko
  • Resorts
    • Castaway Bay
    • Lighthouse Point >
      • Lighthouse Point Store
      • Cabins and Cottages
      • RV's
      • Lighthouse
      • Lighthouse Point Pool
      • Lighthouse Point History
  • Halloweekends
    • Mr. Midnight's Fear Emporium
    • Shows
    • Zones >
      • Banished
      • Blood on the Bayou
      • Cornstalkers
      • Cut Throat Cove
      • Harvest Fear
      • Tombstone Terror-tory
    • Houses >
      • Blood Bath
      • Freak Show
      • Hexed
      • Slaughter House
      • The Haunting of Erie Estates
  • Point of the Past
    • Park History
    • Rides of the Past >
      • Antique Cars
      • Avalanche Run
      • Challenge Park >
        • Challenge Golf
        • Challenge Racing
        • Rip Cord
        • Skyscraper
      • Chaos
      • Demon Drop
      • Disaster Transport
      • Frontier Lift
      • Gemini's Children's Area >
        • Bumper Boats
        • Frog Hopper
        • Jr. Gemini
        • Rock Spin and Turn 1979-2013
        • Space Age 1979-2013
      • Hot Rods
      • Jumbo Jet
      • Kid Arthur's Court
      • Lolli Swing
      • Mantis
      • Mean Streak
      • Mill Race
      • Noah's Ark
      • Old Timers
      • Paddlewheel Excurcions
      • Pirate Ride
      • Schwabinchen
      • Satellite Jets
      • Scrambler
      • Shoot The Rapids
      • Sir Rub a Dub's Tub
      • Sky Slide
      • Snoopy Bounce
      • Soak City >
        • Adventure Cove
        • Breakers Bay Wave Pool
        • Erie Falls
        • Main Stream
        • Splash Zone
      • Space Spiral
      • Switchback Railway
      • Tilt-A-Whirl
      • The Cyclone
      • Top Thrill Dragster
      • Turnpike Cars
      • White Water Landing
      • Wicked Twister
      • WildCat
      • Witches' Wheel
    • Food of the Past >
      • Arctic Junction
      • Bayou Refreshments
      • Buckaroo's Burritos (2017)
      • Buckaroo’s Burrito's 2018-2019
      • Chick-fil-a (2007-2015)
      • Chick-fil-A
      • Chuck Wagon
      • Cinnabon
      • CJ's Provisions
      • Coasters Drive-In
      • Coke Oasis
      • Corral
      • Cotton Candy Creations
      • CP Juice Company
      • Custard Creamery
      • Famous Dave's BBQ Shack
      • Dive In
      • Fountain Custard
      • Frontier Foldovers
      • Frontier Inn 2016
      • Gazebo
      • Grandstand Refreshments
      • Gristmill Refreshments
      • Gristmill Wild Eats
      • Joe Cool Cafe
      • Johnny Rockets
      • Los Gatos Cafe
      • Mac Shack
      • Midway Market
      • Mr. Potato
      • Number 3 Engine Company
      • Pink's
      • River's Run Refreshments
      • Round Up
      • Senor Vargas Walking Tacos
      • Sky Ride Refreshments
      • Subway
      • Sweets N Treats
      • The Roost
      • Wild Turnip
    • Stores of the Past >
      • Attitudes
      • CP Shop
      • Dinostore
      • Erie County Custom Jewelers
      • Frontier Studio
      • Fort Sandusky Leather Shop
      • Glass Blowing Shop and Theater
      • Hat Rack
      • Joe Cool's Corner Store
      • Park Plaza
      • Paul's Wood Shop
      • Rose's Candle Shop
      • Snoopy Boutique
    • Stages of the Past >
      • Extreme Sports Stadium >
        • All Wheels Extreme
      • Good Time Theatre
    • Dinosaur's Alive >
      • Dinostore
    • Forbidden Frontier on Adventure Island
    • Games of the Past >
      • Jitney Arcade
    • Haunt of the Past >
      • Blood on the Bayou 2011-2019
      • Deprivation
      • Eerie Estate
      • Trail of the Forsaken
      • Zombie High