SeaWorld Flyer 2009 - Manta Testing Debut - Page 6

Yeah it does sound like it will look amazing!!! Cant wait to see more! I wish they had some more renderings!

[coolbeans326]

Originally posted by SFMM homie

Wow, thats 2 B&Ms for the park now. SeaWorld San Diego needs some more love!

I guess there's a rumor going around the SW employee's is that some time in the near future SW is supposed to get a dark ride probably similar to Darkastle, and then the following year they're supposed to recieve a major roller coaster.

But who knows, either way that's good news for SWSD, but I'm liking this ride, its yet another reason for me to get back to Florida for next year.

[gouldy]

Is this really all they've done?

[hyyyper]

Damn, that's high... I hope they put in a pretzel loop.

Manta has been topped off;



More: http://www.johnnyupsidedown.com/manta.html

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! Awsome first drop. Looks like you will start to pick op some speed and then wham! suddenly you pull out to the right and probably have a nice dive effect. Also it looks smooth as glass.

[Turbo]

cant wait to see it finished. looks really really fun. do they know when it is expected to be done?

Pretty fast

See, i knew it would be a nice dive. Compare that to the drop of any flyer ever built. Aergh! Now i want to go to Florida realy bad.

I'm not totally sure, but Tatsu's looks about on par with it.

http://rcdb.com/ig3305.htm?picture=13

I think Tatsus is quite a bit steeper.

Yeah, I think Tatsu's drop is steeper. This one seems pretty relaxing though, I bet it'll be much more of a zen part-of-the-ocean experience than an exciting coaster.

Lame...

That's the whole ride? Why the block brakes?

I just hope the rolls are more like Tatsu's first roll instead of the flat roll like at the end of a S:UF clone. I think that could make or break it, because it looks a little on the boring side...

aw cmon, give the ride a chance, it doesnt look that bad. A couple of nice rolls here and there, a good pretzel, and 2 wing dips, this looks pretty fun. Again, does anaybody know when or estimated when the ride is going to be opened? hopefully by march 2009?

[hyyyper]

Looks like a half Tatsu with a MCBR, I like it

The picture of the lift and drop looks pretty exciting to me..."More relaxing than exciting"?? "Boring"?? What?...The ride is not even 30% done yet and you can't base the ride off that crummy cartoon-like picture...wait for the computer renderings...hell, wait for the ride itself. Also just my opinion, but I hope they don't put in a pretzel loop...need something different or more exciting...all B&M fliers except Air has a pretzel loop...throw in a sea serpent or something.

^They're building (or built?) the pretzel already, and I'm just basing my opinion on the layout, height and length of the ride. I obviously don't know what the actual experience is going to be like, but the layout sounds pretty tame to me.

I wish B&M would learn how to build with the riders on their back. Vekoma can do flyers better than B&M, in my opinion, but they just haven't had the chance to build a large scale one.

i think that the ride looks really fun actually. ^ really? i actually kind of hate vekoma, rides are way to rough, Viper at SFMM? ow... Besides, I think that the B&M ones look better also, those vekoma's look like crap... I am DYING to see what those cars are going to look like, DYING I TELL YOU!

Well, for one, Viper at SFMM is an Arrow coaster and Vekoma has greatly improved their designs and smoothness. This can be witnessed on the newer SLC and motorbike roller coasters.

[coolbeans326]

I dunno. I think it'll be fun and a solid addition to Sea World's line up of attractions, but as far as flyers go, it looks like another generic flyer experience... All hail Tatsu