January 9, 20169 yr comment_225862 When it says it will open in summer does that mean June, July or August?
January 9, 20169 yr comment_225864 Could be May. Manta was summer 09 and opened on May 31st. They will be aiming for before July as that's when the big summer crowds hit, so sometime in June is most likely.
January 9, 20169 yr comment_225867 Could be May. Manta was summer 09 and opened on May 31st. They will be aiming for before July as that's when the big summer crowds hit, so sometime in June is most likely. Well I'm jetting out around late July so it'll be in good time.
January 9, 20169 yr comment_225881 I get to ride before both of you lol! This will be my second B&M hyper I've ridden on its opening year!
January 9, 20169 yr comment_225883 I get to ride before both of you lol! This will be my second B&M hyper I've ridden on its opening year! Good for you!
January 10, 20169 yr comment_225893 (#sarcasm) Did you know Adam loved Gwazi? He said it was a ride that actually impressed him and he said that he is a difficult person to impress.
January 10, 20169 yr comment_225894 Adam didn't even like even like Baron and that's a ride that's received mostly positive feedback (including myself). I'm still get to do a B&M (PMBO being the only one I've done yet), but should hopefully be getting Silver Star later which would be. Y first. One day I'll do Mako (it's all in the CTDP).
January 10, 20169 yr comment_225895 All of this over me liking Gwazi? Jeez that will get some heavy criticism as so many people disliked that ride I like lots of rides. Having never ridden a hyper I don't know what to expect but I'm open minded and will be doing Silver Star in April. So Mako won't be my first one. Let's look at this to get back on topic.
January 10, 20169 yr comment_225898 Oh lord I don't even know if I'll be going to SeaWorld this year but Mako is pretty much the point of temptation! It looks great!
January 10, 20169 yr comment_225901 (To SCB) You'll absolutely love Silver Star, I swear you've ridden PMBO.Its like PMBO (I've ridden it) but smoother, more freedom and more twisty.Silver Star you definitely feel freedom because you go outside the park into the car park and an area of just grassland so you're completely free.Glad Mako's coming along quickly, so nice to see fresh new B&M track which I know is going to be part of a roller coaster I know I'm going to ride. Edited January 10, 20169 yr by pluk Merged. Please do not double post.
January 13, 20169 yr comment_226072 Mako update! More photos found here: https://www.facebook.com/MakoMadness/posts/1682838298628448
January 17, 20169 yr comment_226341 This photo is B&M love in a nutshell. Such a lovely contrast of colours
January 17, 20169 yr comment_226352 They've placed their two B&Ms similarly to how PortAventura placed their B&Ms (apart from the fact these lift hills aren't interlocking). Just wondering, is Mako pronounced 'mack-o' or 'make-o'. I personally prefer calling it 'mack-o' because it just sounds cooler and seems to reflect the ride more.
January 18, 20169 yr comment_226619 I'm quite happy with the park's ride line-up - we have a water coaster, flyer, floorless and now a hyper coaster. For their next expansion, after this hyper, I'd love for a rapids ride or some form of launch ride, like the Jetski ride at the other park.
January 19, 20169 yr comment_226635 I love seeing B&M's being close together. I also love purple and light blue track. The next addition after Mako by the way will be some form of dark ride. Mako sure looks to be another great coaster in the east coast and I hope it helps Sea World considering visitor numbers are still falling.
January 19, 20169 yr comment_226646 In my opinion, the more B&Ms the better. I'd love a park with a hyper, floorless, dive, stand up, invert and a flyer. Sea world has 3 of the above!
January 19, 20169 yr comment_226668 More track rising. Speedy air time hill before MCBR Station and maintenance bays being worked on. Journey To Atlantis is currently receiving annual maintenance. This usually takes at most 2 weeks but this year it is down for around a month. With Manby now as CEO of the parks, hopefully he's realised how much work the dark ride segment needs and all the effects will be freshened up and in working order. Regarding future attractions. A rapids would have been a great thing to tie in with Mako, shark has destroyed a ship, you could essentially base it off of shipwreck rapids in San Diego. A rapids would also work great in Orlando because it's hot so regularly, and is a possible way to develop the Mako area in the future (especially if they don't end up reusing the Nautilus theatre on a regular basis). Nothing regarding the dark ride has actually come about for Orlando, and it is rumoured that San Antonio will get the coaster, San Diego the dark ride and Orlando something else. Orlando needs to be careful not to compete with Disney and Uni unless it can succeed. If they think their best route is to build coasters, flats, etc with animal exhibits linked in then that's the way they should go. Especially as so many locals go to SeaWorld compared to Disney and Uni, whereas with tourists it's the other way round. SeaWorld also recently opened this store. Apparently, some of the wooden planks used are from Gwazi! Little Easter egg for you.
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