SeaWorld San Diego plans to unveil a $10 million manta-themed ride and animal exhibit for 2012, according to construction documents. The marine park had been keeping the project under wraps until Web snoops discovered an online bid invitation for a “Sea World Manta Exhibit & Ride Attraction 2012” posted to the McGraw-Hill Construction website. The bid request seeks a general contractor for a “recreational” construction project built from “structural steel” in San Diego. McGraw-Hill’s “recreational” category includes casinos, theaters, athletic facilities and - wait for it - roller coasters. Swooping over sea and sky Manta combines amazing underwater animal habitats with an exhilarating launched family coaster. SeaWorld San Diego officials declined to comment except to say that they plan to make an announcement in early February about a new attraction for 2012. The ride experience begins in a show building with a 270-degree projection show featuring animated scenes. From here riders are launched out of the building to ascend to coaster's maximum height 30. Manta at SeaWorld San Diego This Mack ride is a wonderful family coaster, that uses state of the art technology, launches riders twice, and is surrounded by sea-life and birds. The news comes a few days after the Screamscape theme park news website published blueprints and drawings showing a track layout and “Manta-style sting ray” train design for a roller coaster reportedly coming to SeaWorld San Diego in 2012. Manta Launch out on an undersea adventure.
It’s one heck of a great ride Let’s start looking at this beauty right from the entrance to the ride. Manta Hugging close to the ground for most of its circuit, Manta is a launched rollercoaster at SeaWorld San Diego. The ride is a Mack Rides Launch Coaster and was the second installation following the prototype Blue Fire at Europa Park in Germany. The plans bear a striking resemblance to a Mack launched megacoaster called BlueFire at Europa Park in Germany, according to Screamscape. Manta is a steel launched roller coaster at SeaWorld San Diego in San Diego, California, United States. Manta is a steel launched roller coaster at SeaWorld San Diego in San Diego, California. SeaWorld’s sister park in Orlando, Fla., opened a similarly themed Manta flying coaster in 2009 that features a wing dip splashdown across a shallow lake. The ride was manufactured by MACK Rides and opened to the public on May 26, 2012. It utilizes the same ride system that was used in Blue Fire which opened in 2009 at Europa Park. Riders reach speeds of up to 43 miles per hour on the two-minute, 2,800-foot long ride. (View a Manta photo gallery by the Orlando Sentinel).
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The SeaWorld San Diego ride will likely be located in a relatively unused back corner of the marine park near the Skyride and Flamingo Cove, according to Screamscape.įor 2011, SeaWorld San Diego will install a sea turtle exhibit, add the Riptide Rescue spinning boat ride and update the Shamu killer whale show.
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