Roller Coaster Travel: Manta Coming to SeaWorld in 2009
SeaWorld Orlando has unveiled renderings of its newest roller coaster, Manta, set to open next summer. The ride will include live rays, flying upside-down and speeds of up to 60 mph.
It starts with a ray-filled aquarium that also showcases other marine life. Once through the line, you'll be strapped into a 12-person car, face-down. Along the 3,300 feet of track, you'll come so close to the water that your manta ray-shaped carriage will "skim the waves."
World famous coaster firm Bolliger & Mabillard designed Manta, which will tower 140 feet above SeaWorld. If you can't stand the wait, you can try another of their brand new rides in South Carolina: B&M put together Led Zeppelin: The Ride at the Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach.
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