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Looks like a new exciting tour for those of you that are interested in roller coasters!

 

http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/05/02/new-roller-coaster-experience-tour-available-at-busch-gardens-tampa/

 

It appears that Sea Worlds manta Roller Coaster is now testing using “Water Dummies” to add weight. It is due to open on May 22nd the weekend before Memorial Day.

Here are some stats on Manta

Top speed: 56 mph

3 trains seating 32 people each.

4 inversions.

Max drop: 113 feet. Max height: 140 feet.

Ride length: 2 minutes, 35 seconds. Track length: 3,359 feet.

Wing span: 12 feet.

Construction is well under way for Manta the new Roller Coaster at Sea World. The ride looks really thrilling as it swoops down over water with the guest lying face down in a flying position. The initial climb takes you 130 ft up to the first drop. There are some construction photos here. http://www.johnnyupsidedown.com/manta6.html

Here is a Riders Tye View from Sheikra at Busch Gardens Florida.

 

From the Orlando Sentinel 29th May 2008

For its next big attraction, "Manta," SeaWorld Orlando intends to mix 184,000 gallons of water, 3,000 sea animals and a roller coaster that puts riders in a prone position, then takes them through four inversions and as high as 140 feet and as fast as 56 mph.

"You say, 'Hey, you're putting as much emphasis on the animals as on the ride.' Absolutely. That's who we are. This is uniquely SeaWorld. We don't want to just put in a ride," said Joseph Couceiro, chief marketing officer for SeaWorld's parent company, Busch Entertainment Corporation.

SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Entertainment officials today announced details today for the new Manta roller coaster, which they said will seamlessly take guests from the awe of encountering rays in underwater flight into the sensation of actually being one.

Swooping over water and sky, Manta will show riders underwater animal habitats, then soar them face-down aboard a manta-inspired flying coaster, donned in hues of dark purple, ultramarine blue and cobalt.

(Courtesy Universal Orlando.)

Universal Studios has announced a new roller coaster for its Orlando theme park. Here's the press release.

ORLANDO, FL (March 19, 2008) - Adrenaline pumping and music thumping, you find yourself heading straight toward the sky. Suddenly, you are doing 65 mph, 17 stories over Universal Studios. Gasping with excitement, you rock out to a song you picked before strapping in. And, it's all on video. Once the adventure is over, you edit the video to send to your friends.

This is true high-tech, customizable, multi-sensory entertainment. Scheduled to open in spring 2009, Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit will stake its claim as the most technologically advanced roller coaster in the world. The Universal Creative team is combining audio and special effects engineering, sophisticated on- and off-board video and one-of-a-kind guest personalization to create a roller coaster experience unlike any other.

"This is the perfect intersection of the digital age and theme park entertainment," said Mark Woodbury, President of Creative for Universal Parks & Resorts. "Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit blends roller coaster intensity and guest interaction in a way where no two experiences will be the same."

Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit touts six near-miss moments and first-ever thrills including a record-breaking loop. Ride vehicles feature the brightest and most innovative color changing LEDs in the world. High-energy visual displays fill the queue line. With up to four ride vehicles on the tracks at any given time, and with concert lighting and special effects mixed in, Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit will be a true high-intensity, multi-sensory experience that is unmatched.

Guests can customize their ride experience by choosing what song will play while they're on the roller coaster. LED boards in the queue lines will display song options from five genres (classic rock, rap, country, pop and disco). Once on-board, guests can choose their song or let the coaster's digital sound system choose for them. When the ride is over, guests will be able to customize footage from their experience and compile it into a take-home music video.

Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit will be located near the Jimmy Neutron attraction traveling the southern perimeter of the Universal Studios theme park, over to the CityWalk lagoon and back.


Rumour has it that it will feature the first "non-inverting loop." Most coaster loops involve turning you upside down, on this one, the track will twist on the way up, then twist again on the way down so that riders are always right side up relative to the ground. Sounds Good!