Manta Coaster and SeaWorld Orlando
Posted by Omar Rodriguez on Tue, Jun 02, 2009 @ 07:42 PM
Manta is scheduled open in the summer of 2009 and has already started test runs.
The Manta flying coaster will create a new level of immersion into the animal world - in a way only SeaWorld can do - enveloping riders in a sensation of oneness with the ocean's most powerful and graceful creature as they soar, dive and plummet through the air . . . and at times within inches of the sea.
The attractions starts with the first step into the waiting line. Anticipation builds as guests wind through caverns adorned with ray-inspired art in marble, jewels and mosiacs, all hand-created and left behind by artists who were moved to pay tribute to the beauty, grace and intrique of these animals. Floor-to-ceiling windows create mesmerizing face-to-fin encounters with 300 rays, as well as thousands of fish and mysterious creatures native to oceans all over the world. Shark rays, spotted eagle rays, leopard rays, cownose rays and oscillate river rays float past guests with fluidity and grace in a view new to SeaWorld Orlando. Enhancing the feeling of awe, elaborate lighting, sound and rushing waterfalls further submerge guests into this underwater universe.
Inspired by the underwater flight of these powerful creatures, the Manta Roller-coaster will have guests flying face-down, in a horizontal position, underneath the belly of a coaster train shaped as a giant manta. Gliding, swooping and diving up to nearly 60 miles per hour, through four inversions on 3,359 feet of track, riders will feel as if they are a ray, taking flight effortlessly from sky to sea - so close at times that the Manta's wings skim the waves.
Watch the ride in action below.
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