You hop into the mid-course and then begin the second half which is full of near misses. You then go through an inline twist which is a unique and fun feeling while flying and then traverse a tight turn that also has plenty of positives, You go through a zero-g roll which is similar to the inline twist in how it's just a really weird feeling while flying. You dive into a pretzel loop that crushes you with positive G's. The first drop is fun and then comes the most intense part of the ride. The entrance looks good with the rock work and awesome signage, plus the queue line is good as well as it also functions as an aquarium. The color scheme is pretty, the train looks great, and the landscaping around the ride is top tier. The ride itself looks beautiful, especially the second half. The location and setting create so many great interactions. I think it has a compact, action-packed, and intense layout that features several fantastic near misses that make the ride. SeaWorld is working with the renowned Swiss coaster design company, Bolliger & Mabillard for the design of Manta.Manta is my current favorite flying coaster. Towering over SeaWorld's 200-acres, the manta-themed coaster – cloaked in hues of dark purple, ultramarine blue, and cobalt – will lure guests into the world of the mysterious ray. The 4-acre, 140-ft tall attraction will be located inside the main entrance to SeaWorld, and become an icon in the park with its unique design. "No one but SeaWorld can unite thrills and ocean animals into such a unique experience.†"The sensation of Manta also will be like none other in the world – guests will be inspired by the grace and power of live rays, then feel as if they, themselves, are gliding through air and water,†said Joseph Couceiro, Chief Marketing Officer for SeaWorld's parent company, Busch Entertainment Corporation. "SeaWorld is famous for connecting guests with the sea and its amazing creatures, and Manta does this in a way that has never been done before, creating a true sense of oneness between human and animal. "This ride is uniquely SeaWorld,†said Dan Brown, Vice President and General Manager of SeaWorld Orlando. Gliding, swooping and diving up to nearly 60 mph, 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. With a wing span of 12 feet, the giant manta will soar over sea and sky in the most graceful flying coaster ever created. Inspired by the underwater flight of these powerful creatures, guests will fly face-down, in a horizontal position, underneath the belly of a coaster train shaped as a giant manta. Enhancing the feeling of awe, elaborate lighting, sound and rushing waterfalls further submerge guests into this underwater universe. Shark rays, spotted eagles rays, leopard rays, cownose rays, and oscillate river rays float past guests with fluidity and grace in a view new to SeaWorld. 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. Whether guests choose to ride or not, the attraction is a world unto itself. Anticipation builds as guests wind through caverns adorned with ray-inspired art in marble, jewels, and mosaics, all hand-created and left behind by artists who were moved to pay tribute to the beauty, grace and intrigue of these animals. No ordinary queue line – the attraction starts with the first step inside. The journey begins the second guests enter a mythical village filled with artisan-created engravings and artwork that celebrate ray legend and lore. 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. Swooping over sea and sky, Manta will inspire riders with amazing underwater animal habitats, then soar them face-down, in a horizontal position, aboard a manta-inspired flying coaster. SeaWorld Orlando announced today the next generation of SeaWorld thrills with Manta - a new mega-attraction which will seamlessly transition guests from the awe of encountering rays in underwater flight… into the sensation of actually being one. SeaWorld Orlando Announces New Mega-Attraction Coming In 2009
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