The downside? Well, see these things:ĭirty feet. The upside? It’s an original take on a familiar thrill ride trajectory, adding a level of surprise that keeps the event fresh and exciting. For the Orlando area, this is a first, as well as my introduction to this sort of coaster architecture. Unlike most roller coasters that feature the riders in a sitting position, Manta clamps down on prime body parts and maneuvers guests to a face down position. I wish more rides provided the same visual effort to help distract guests when lines grow to absurd lengths.Īfter snaking through the immersive and creative Manta queue, the actual ride is more of a blunt-edge experience than expected. The maze of brightly lit aquariums is the cherry on top, making extended wait times painless with the abundance of eye candy about.
The godsend here is that the majority of the Manta delay is kept indoors, with air conditioning blasting to swat away the demonic Florida summer heat.
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Once inside the queue, the guest is confronted with a series of aquariums teeming with fanciful sea life. Unlike the decidedly more barren home for neighboring thrill ride Kraken, Manta maintains a lush atmosphere, making entrance into the ride nearly impossible to resist. Still, the ride is beautifully themed, turning the front end of the park (typically reserved for shopping and Shamu photo ops) into a sparkling Manta Ray oasis, with the queue exterior resembling a high-end tropical resort covered in tasteful rockwork and inviting waterfalls. Not angry or crushingly disappointed, but oddly deflated, like I missed the bullet points of ecstasy the towering Manta vistas secretly promise at the front gate. However, riding Manta during its vulnerable soft-opening period left me underwhelmed.
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It’s park jewelry of the highest order, and a needed reinforcement of crowd-luring potential for Sea World now that, ya know, all the free beer is gone.
Manta is a splendid statement of design creativity and lavish landscaping detail that is sure to please bustling summer crowds, likely leading to massive word-of-mouth lines during the off season this coming autumn. Situated near the entrance of the underdog Orlando fish park, Manta is a stunning, eye-catching new roller coaster looking to boldly step up Sea World’s game as Universal fills time before unleashing Harry Potter in 2010, and Disney commits suicide by refusing to approve any new builds.
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