SeaWorld San Diego New 'Manta' Coaster

[Stu]

Manta is coming to SeaWorld San Diego. The new mega-attraction, which will open in 2012, will combine the thrill of a launch coaster with an amazing marine-life exhibit.

Today marks a major milestone in the construction of Manta: the first section of track was set into place! A total of 98 sections will be placed in the coming months, with most of the sections installed by the end of the year. Manta, SeaWorld’s new double launch coaster shaped like a giant manta ray, will open to guests in spring 2012.

[Stu]

MAJOR MANTA MILESTONE: SEAWORLD SETS FIRST SECTION OF TRACK FOR NEW LAUNCH COASTER!



Remaining 97 Track Sections to be Set by End of Year

Today marks a major milestone in the construction of Manta: the first section of track was set into place! A total of 98 sections will be placed in the coming months, with most of the sections installed by the end of the year. Manta, SeaWorld’s new double launch coaster shaped like a giant manta ray, will open to guests in spring 2012.

The 98 Manta track sections will be set upon 100 columns, the tallest being more than 26 feet. The longest section of track is 36 feet and the heaviest weighs 7,700 pounds. The ride, which will last about two minutes, will include more than a ˝ mile of track.

Swooping over sea and sky, Manta will not only inspire riders with amazing underwater animal habitats, but take them on an exhilarating ride on a coaster shaped like a giant manta ray.

Gliding, flying and diving through more than a dozen twists and turns, riders will feel as if they are a ray, taking flight from sky to sea — so close at times that the Manta’s wings skim the waves. Riders and non-riders alike will enjoy the graceful beauty of more than 60 California bat rays, which will be seen through a glass window and can be touched in a shallow lagoon area. The exhibit will also feature diamond rays, guitar fish and more than 1,000 fish native to the California coast.

Manta will be located just north of Rocky Point Preserve. SeaWorld is working with German ride design company MACK, which also engineered the marine-life park’s popular ride, Journey To Atlantis. Guests at SeaWorld’s sister park in Orlando have been enjoying a similar version of Manta since it opened there in 2009.


Manta Fact Sheet

• TYPE OF RIDE: Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) Launch Coaster
• MAXIMUM LAUNCH ACCELERATION: .7 to .8 G
• MAXIMUM SPEED: 43 mph
• MAXIMUM VERTICAL G FORCE: 3 to 4 G
• MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 30 feet
• MAXIMUM DROP: 54 feet
• TRACK LENGTH: 2,835 feet
• RIDE DURATION :One minute, 56 seconds
• SEATS/TRAIN: 20 seats per train/four trains
• GUEST CAPACITY: 1,400 passengers per hour
• LOCATION: Just north of Rocky Point Preserve, SeaWorld San Diego
• MANUFACTURER: German ride engineer, MACK
• RIDER HEIGHT RESTRICTION: 48 inches

OTHER ELEMENTS:

• Exhibit water volume: 100,000 gallons
• Marine life exhibit: 65 California bat rays, 10 guitar fish and more than 400 fishes

[Mary A]

Don't know if it will be as good as the Orlando manta as it doesn't appear to be a suspended coaster so the flying effect won't be as good (that's what we thought when we saw the pictures on the boards by the new ride in august anyway)

[Guest]

Can't wait to try it and see how good it is.

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