Kraken gives this ride such a gorgeous panoramic view. Especially that dive loop, which is actually very awkward looking from riders' view. But it is such a good looking ride in all ways possible.
Speaking of panoramic.
Manta gives the second aesthetic impression, being quite near the front of the park. The screams are honestly obnoxious on this ride. You turn the first corner about a hundred feet in and are confronted with the splash and the final elements, and they are MUCH bigger than I expected them to be...
Beauty. This ride interacts with so much scenery and much more wildlife than one expects... Superman - Ultimate Flight is a mere prototype compared to this ride experience. All of the interaction, the forces, WOW. Plus the queue line is a separate aquarium in itself, with epic string music playing the entire time. I honestly wish the wait was longer so I could experience it slowly and in full... but....
I was excited! Only 10 minutes! When actually...
It was not 10 minutes... Lol, I waited 3 minutes for the front row. That dual station load really has it down.
Man, this pretzel loop is ridiculous.
The drop is great as well.
This little soaring turn is really rather fun.
This ride has such a steep lift LOL. It kinda feels like you're almost right-side up going up it.
One of my favorite water rides around. As you can see, no riders lol. I got all 10 rides with boats to myself except for 1, in which I rode with a pair of gentlemen from Paraguay who only spoke Spanish. Thankfully I speak it too, haha. It has a great first water drop followed by a pretty cool roller coaster sequence. The story however... lol, I remember it being more magical and epic as a young one. It makes no sense. It begins with some beautiful mermaids, and then Medusa appears for whatever reason and SCREAMS at you. And the score from Beetlejuice is featured on this ride...?
The most crowded Kraken ever got!
That drop from the MCBR is beautiful and huge.
This ride is really a lot taller than I expected, with an awesome first drop view in the front row.
The most circular B&M loop ever, and powerful. This ride's post-MCBR rides how Montu's SHOULD. Awesome second loop with a very powerful turn into an awesomely powerful corkscrew. Montu just gets the crap trimmed out of it; Kraken hardly does, and obviously has plenty of punch packin' left.
This corkscrew is retarded. So crazy...
I like this transition. And the tunnel.
Manta
This ride was much more than I expected. It's much MUCH faster than POVs make it appear. Right off the bat I knew I was getting more than I bargained for. You leave the station and enter that huge lift and for those who have been on Superman- LOL there is NO comparison. Manta is simply HUGE. That pretzel loop is black out material, and that high-up roll with the turning drop is awesome. You pick up so much speed, pulling down very near the ground and then flying into that great big corkscrew which is also crazy fantastic. You fly into the MCBR with a lot of speed and it hardly trims you. The drop into the marine dip gives you a lot of speed to fly into that hammerhead-ish element. I was discouraged that this ride didn't seem to have any hammerhead type element like Superman has, but that turn on Manta is comparable. It dips by a cliff that is very close to your face and then rolls one last time, followed by a powerful pull-up into the brakes. They stopped using the dual station halfway through the day because there was nobody there, so on the second half of the day, I was finding the train waited on the brakes for about 4 minutes, which kinda sucks on a flyer. But oh well, this ride is a solid A. Definitely going to find a way on my top ten somewhere.
Kraken
WHAT. THE. HELL. THIS RIDE IS SUCH A GEM. I have been on so many B&M multi-loopers in my time but none of them are like Kraken. Kraken might be better than Kumba... It is so intense I couldn't even believe it. There was one point in the day that I didn't wanna ride it, but then I got drunk and rode in the front row 11 times in a row in the last few hours of the day. It is SUCH an experience. This will be in my top 5 for sure. It's the best B&M multi-looper I have been on, and my first floorless. I tell you that floorless experience really makes a difference especially in the front row. The ride is all yours, flying beneath your feet. With your arms and legs out, the awesome huge vertical loop with perfect forces at the peak- the dive loop that is quicker and more powerful than any dive loop- the zero g roll that starts with like 45 degrees banking and still rolls faster than any I've ever been on- the cobra roll WTF- that turn after the cobra roll into the MCBR is soooooo powerful and aggressive. I love the drop out of the MCBR into an awesome finale loop, tight turn and cork. All in all, Kraken is an A++.
Much to my surprise, I spent 8 hours randomly at SeaWorld, never ran out of anything to do with only 3 rides to be ridden, and SeaWorld is now one of my favorite parks. Those rides have so much to offer, and everything was walk on status. I had such a great day on Monday!
I go to Islands of Adventure tomorrow, from 8 to 9. A full 11 hours. Expect a full trip report sometime after that! Thanks for reading guys!