• lyd lydian

    Inversions Intensity

    Manta is a fantastic ride, even if only for the pretzel loop! The rest of the ride doesn't particularly standout, but the usual fair for a B&M flying coaster is fun given your position. Great ride! Just pray the ops are fast enough for you not to be stuck on the brake run at the end (they won't be)!

  • lyd lydian

    Inversions Intensity

    I don't remember any discomfort with the ride system when I rode, but I do remember the great inversions and forces, as well as a very fun first drop! Getting to stand-up on an old-school B&M is truly something else, and as long as you find a way to get somewhat comfortable on these trains this ride is a hidden gem in such a stacked park!

  • lyd lydian

    Inversions Intensity

    This thing is very forceful! I don't recall personally being uncomfortable with the stand-up seating (although, of course, I understand if others find that problem), and getting the strength of an old-school B&M while sitting-up is genuinely unhinged. Great ride! Also shoutouts to that corkscrew at the end that catches everyone off guard, it's such a great element!

  • lyd lydian

    Inversions Intensity

    This thing is wildly intense, all the inversions and forceful helices, and the whip on that zero-g roll, as is tradition with old school B&M was absolutely fantastic! There's a reason they cloned this layout so much!

  • lyd lydian

    Inversions Intensity

    This thing is wildly intense, all the inversions and forceful helices, and the whip on that zero-g roll, as is tradition with old school B&M was absolutely fantastic! There's a reason they cloned this layout so much!

  • lyd lydian

    Inversions Intensity Layout

    This thing was sublime, the image of every single near missed is etched in my mind and I'm sure it forever will be. On top of the fantastic dueling elements, this ride was also batshit intense. RIP, Dragons, and fuck JK Rowling

  • lyd lydian

    Inversions Intensity Layout

    This thing was sublime, the image of every single near missed is etched in my mind and I'm sure it forever will be. On top of the fantastic dueling elements, this ride was also batshit intense. RIP, Dragons, and fuck JK Rowling

  • lyd lydian

    Airtimes Duration

    This thing was fun! I don't remember getting *too* much airtime, but there was some and it was a nice ride!

  • lyd lydian

    Rattle Discomfort

    When I visited BGT I believe only the lion side was open and it wasn't duelling. So there went this coaster's only chance for salvation. I'm sure the duelling elements on this would have been fantastic, but without that, all I was left with was a very rough ride, with nothing standout about it. A shame :( glad some of its structure got to live on as one of the best roller coasters in the world!

  • lyd lydian

    Layout Hangtime Rattle Discomfort

    I really wanted to like this thing, but the ride itself didn't want to be liked. This thing jackhammers like hell and back, it felt like the ride wanted to rip my legs out of my body. Which is a shame, because the inversion is very fun, and you can 100% feel the "woodyness" of it while being upside down, it's a sublime moment. But then you hit every single valley and it's just, ugh, awful... I'm so glad this ride is getting retracked, because it needs it bad!