Manta

[Scarletwebslingr]

Courtesy of SeaWorld

I think I enjoyed the ray tanks almost as much as the coaster itself. I'm kind of a sucker for animals. I still can't get over how cool this ride is!

 

[snoman]

Was the non-rider portion of the aquarium open today? I hear it is supposed to be open now. Did you see the octopus? We need to get some pics of it!

 

[SplashMountain]

anybody try to do the ridetheflyingray.com contest to win the front of the line passes? i completed all the activities but havent recieved the pass yet

 

[Sledge]

Today we had the opportunity to sit down with SeaWorld’s Director of Design and Engineering, Brian Morrow, as well as visit the Underwater Viewing area for the first time.

http://orlandounited.com/news/mantamedia1.html

 

[some random guy]

the aquarium looks great i really would like to see that octopus squeeze threw that little tube

 

[Brian G.]

We will hopefully have our On-Ride video of Manta later tonight or tomorrow. :thumbs:

 

[snoman]

That was a fantastic update guys, great job! Really enjoyed the video too!

 

[Beachgurl]

Did I miss something? I can't find the on-ride video.

 

[Brian G.]

It actually is at your house. The flash drive wasn't working on my computer and would not let me download the video off of it. Jason was gonna try to see if he can get it off. But yea, that's why it hasn't been put up.

 

[Drew]

Nice Media Day update.

The new aquarium looks amazing. I love that little spot where you can go up into the water. Such an awesome idea. It's going to lead to alot of cool pictures and alot of stupid poses by people in there, haha.

 

[Brian G.]

POV is now up. :thumbs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrcTIzAoJuU

 

[Sledge]

For the record, we only got one microphone. Personally, I think we should have sang a song during the ride. :shrug:

 

[disneyfan168]

For the record, we only got one microphone. Personally, I think we should have sang a song during the ride. :shrug:

You definitly should have. Great Video. Will you be taking a video of the aquarium too?

 

[some random guy]

great video. man i really need get to orlando

 

[knokout1]

Sounds like a great ride and looks like a lot of fun can anyone tell me the top speed and the biggest drop height?

 

[giant4203]

Sounds like a great ride and looks like a lot of fun can anyone tell me the top speed and the biggest drop height?

Highest drop- 113'
Max Speed- 56 mph

 

[Chris]

Highest drop- 113'
Max Speed- 56 mph

It's worth mentioning, if someone is newer and just getting into coasters, www.rcdb.com is a fantastic resource for all of that type of information. You can pretty much find accurate stats on any coaster currently in operation, as well as past rides and even future coasters under construction. I find it to be one of the most useful websites out there, period. GREAT resource to aid in trip planning as well.

 

[knokout1]

Highest drop- 113'
Max Speed- 56 mph

thx for the info! i just recently found out im going to seaworld soon and im pretty excited :happy:

 

[Dr. Emmett Brown]

Ok, so this was a pretty awesome ride. Doesn't beat Tatsu though IMO. I sat in row 7 on the outside and did get pretty wet in the splashby. The pretzel loop was intense, but practically all flying coasters have them. It was a cool ride, but nothing cool and unique. I think I liked Kraken more than Manta.

 

[d a n n y]

Btw guys, ALWAYS ask for first-row, the most extra you'd wait is a train or two, it really is much more enjoyable IMO.