Manta Soars on Test Flights at SeaWorld Orlando

[920roxy]

i love this ride

[hellyolly]

best roller coaster in USA

[soccerlc3337373]

I went on that ride last summer and it was really fun

[DotCmaker01]

i simply LOVE the plastic dummy's, they aren't scared of ANYTHING

[AreYouSureShazmin]

great ride :)

[SweetIceCream09]

Went to Sea World last year when i was in florida and seen the track it was fully up but was not open :( Was a bit dissapointed but good news from my mam she booked a trip for 17days to florida again at Christmas best time to go ever!! Already been there twice at crimbo and once in feb which was last yr :)

[TwilightLiveForeverx]

i love this ride :)

Me & My Brother was one of the first people 2 ride it, it was 2 weeks before it opened :) IT WAS AWESOME!

[lee250893]

mate, that ride is awesome, Shiekra is better at Busch gardens and Kraken is better! but still awesome!

[whoawow22]

thatwas the fucking most awsome ride ever i rode it the day it opened its fucking awwsome

[immaqtguit4rpl4yer]

i went on thAT!

[TheRealGirl96]

how are you sitting ? . i cant really tell by the vid but other than that great video (:! xxx

[musicalmusicianguy]

youll never know unless you ride it..its crazy

[rollercoasterfan97]

your in the flying position.

like tatsu at six flags magic mountain and air at alton towers

[teapot139627]

i was at sea world 10 months ago.. on my first visit (went 3 times in 2 weeks) there was nothing built .. just signs.. a week later the station was up and some track. by the end of my hols there was a good bit of track going up!!! havent stopped talking about my visit to florida since i came back! really really want to go again!

[MyzBubbleszBaybee]

I love the Manta.. It Was Kewl.. :PP

[jtw123123123]

cheers mate ya im jus guna go on it too long of a journey not to!!!yaa kracken luks dead scary!!

[EimearProductions]

This Is Actualy Not Scary, Its Good, But Not Ass Good As he Other Ones, Go To Busch Gardends, Its The Best For Rolercoasters !:)

[jtw123123123]

havent been on an upside down coaster but really wan2 go on this goin n 8 days will i b realllllllly scared?

[Phatchick2008]

i went on the kcacken i thnk its called at sea world i thought tht was amazing nt been on this but looks mint so dnt b scared !!

[ReflectionStudios]

It will be awesome. I was freaking out the first time I rode it.

[fruitbat2907]

just got back july 30th Wife and Daughter rode it, loved it !!

[flightfreak827]

this isnt scary at all, kraken is scarier

[MiiNamiiOriio]

12 and OLDER

[kagomehey]

on a scale of one to ten, how thrilling and scary was it? :D

[LvIsNickJonas]

Um... 9 or 8, but it's SO AWESOME!

[John30214]

wow...it is SILENT. That's hard to do on a roller coaster...

[Zurinae]

Its a shame they were building this when i went last august, it looks amazing. :(

[choocolatosaa]

i'm gonna go next febraury :)

i'm sooooo excited

[yodog876]

omg cant wait to go on this im going there in 1 day!!!!!!!!!

[firewind2544]

manta can kick tatsus small ass u dumb ass!!!

[samuh4864]

TATSU  IS WAY BETTER!!!!!!

[chongolicous]

tatsu is the same ride! it was even designed by the same guy!

[bluevans15]

tatsu is better...

[kenny964]

that i ride was awesome i rode it monday

[bzrkur]

omg me too is so bad ass

[Cherry12312425467457]

This is sooooooooo kewl

[SaRaH6575]

my brother went on, he said its pretty cool. cant wait when i go in a few weeks

[scottishsenorita]

going . back to orlando next year for the 6th time. seaworld is already my fave park, cant wait to ride this

[hbkcool45]

do they only take a picture of the people in the front row or on every row

[xoxoCobraChickaxoxo]

every row! Its really wicked!!!

[AttractionsMagazine]

They take pics of every row.

[TotalLooserJK]

I went on Manta yesterday. It was pretty good, but its not like "OMG THAT WAS THE BEST ROLLER COASTER EVER!".

The only bad thing about it is the position. When your doing the loop, you feel alot of pressure in your heart and like you cant breathe, but other than that its a great ride. It feel like your flying lol.

[cherycienta300]

OMG! a wanna go on that ride, it looks so cool :D

[PiratePrincessx3]

It was actually open for the first day on May 6 for a soft opening, and now its officially open, come early though with rains we shut down alot.

[FrEdKeWl2]

its already opened on may 22 so ya its already open i am going tomorrow with my friend:)

[CooCooTv]

im going to orlando!!!!!!!!

[harley5000cp]

im going tomorrow for a feild trip with my class!!!!! me and my best friend are goin on it

[katie34phitt]

i wud luv to go to go there for a field trip, u r sooo lucky to live near it. i live in england and we hardly go anywhere! lol. ive been there 3times and going for a 4th and i cant wait to go on this ride!

[0Chelle0]

It's just like Air at Alton Towers!

[katie34phitt]

ive been on that but years ago,

i can hardly remember it!

i hope manta is better though!

[WarriorCatsUnited]

this is newly made, you cant of!

[Cherry12312425467457]

IT JUST CAME LAST WEEK DUMBO!

[soccersebas21]

i was at sea world this saturday may 2 and they opened manta for test rides. people who were there got to ride it and i also had a chance soon before i left that day. it's great!

[chickenfootou81]

amazing news! been following progress since october last year. thought it was only open for employees and relatives from midday for this week with the official opening to the public on 22nd. my youngest has finally stretched to the 54" required height and can't wait! we're excited can you tell hee hee! MANTAWHEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[chickenfootou81]

really hope to have a chance to get on this ride. our kids won a holiday to orlando and its our first time to america . but manta doesn't open until the day we fly back so hoping the queues aren't too long. ride looks awesome!

[AttractionsMagazine]

Good news! Manta is opening early. It'll be open as on noon on May 5, 2009.

[confidentialNM]

looks fun ^^

[pdpj435]

it's Opening on may 22nd 2009. I think they gonna have a soft opening for the pass holders. As for me? i'm an employee. i already ride it twice, and we gonna have a family and friends nights before the official opening day.

[pdpj435]

ha ha. I already ride it. why? because i'm an employee. they had us test riding it last week. it's awesome except the part when you go down the circle. you won't be able to say any words if you try to talk

[sharkbay1]

is it this year may 22nd? or is it opened already and is this in orlando Fl?

I hope So:(

[neopet2267]

it opens may 22nd, and im gonna be there and im gonna ride it because its my birthday yeah!!!!!! i love this ride it looks soooooooooooooooooo amazing

[Frogki1]

I'm going this summer! I love the looks of it I think it looks like it will feel like your really flying!

Frog

[DeanGaryCox]

Looks Good, But Its Probably Like Air At Alton Towers (UK) Which Is Slow And Boring.

[nemosowner]

its fast for the first minute or so but then i belive it just it beautuful scenery of the park

[ceesieboy1]

is there a soft opening??? I go 25nd April till 10nd May

[AttractionsMagazine]

There probably will be a soft opening, but I doubt it'll be that soon.

[LHSdrmr]

well it opens on memorial day! =) thats not to far away. and hey atleast its finally testing, hollywood rip, ride and rockit isn't even finished and its supposed to open in "spring 2009" but the still need to finish the station, que line, lift hill, and a few fails, (dont ask, lol) but theres a problem with something (dont want to say what) but its delaying construction of the lift. =( but all they said for an opening date is "spring 2009". so im not sure when its going to open.

[AlmostHuman102]

@ceesieboy1 actually, soft opening was May 5th

[codythered95]

when will that open

[IndianaSPEED]

May 22nd.

[animalloverclm]

this looks like its going to be cool im going there in a week for a few days (ahh the joy of living so close) i wonder if they will be doing a soft opening where they open it for a few hours every day like they did with everest

[IndianaSPEED]

It won't be out until May 22nd. You won't be able to ride it if you go this coming up week!

[dizneluver]

is this ride in the back of teh park near Kracken???

[AttractionsMagazine]

No. It's right up front.

[SailorMoon1808]

Nop at the moment you enter the part u can already see the ride.

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

It's basically the closest you can get to riding an actual Manta ray without having a poisoned barb up your ass.

[cedarpoint310]

LOL

[HellsingFan410]

Holy crap, this looks cool!!

Similar to Dueling Dragons at Islands of Adventure...a little.

[cedarpoint310]

not really similar at all, just the same creators B&M

[SailorMoon1808]

Dude how can it be similar if Dueling Dragons is and INVERTED roller coaster and Manta is a FLYING roller coaster.

[HellsingFan410]

What I meant is that the top is on the track, not the bottom. Okay? Good. I was never saying it was inverted. Plus, in my comment, I said "a little".

PS- LOL, Sailor Moon's cool.

[a1q2s3]

Actually B&M flyers are a sub-category of inverted coasters. This roller coaster is truly inverted being that the cars are under the track, just imagine the seats not tilting back and it would be identical to a standard B&M invert like Montu or Dueling Dragons. We call it a flying coasters because this inverted coasters seat tilt back giving the sensation of flying, hence the term. Though it should be understood Vekoma, a different manufacture makes flying coasters above the track.

[jamesdowell09]

I came bk from ornado last week an tha ride looked rele awsome ! - i rele enjoyed KRAKEN and journey to atlantis which is very cloe to this ride !! if u go u will have a class time! shamu rocks !!

[bwayguy17]

wow, it sounds really smooth!!

[krazykobra29]

oooh i really like it! :)

[mulacbogie]

:P look cool

[tonitayelliot]

Cool, I have season passes and cant wait til this opens

[Normandithebest]

Sweet

[CoasterChick22]

second, can't wait to ride this coaster!

[jogirl08]

id like to go there=)

[ariguanabense25]

You should if you get the chance it's really amazing.