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Riders on the notorious intense last row feel the full impact on the Manta flying coaster attraction at SeaWorld, in Orlando, Wednesday, May 13, 2009. The ray-themed coaster and aquarium is scheduled to open May 22.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Riders on the notorious intense last row feel the full impact on the Manta flying coaster attraction at SeaWorld, in Orlando, Wednesday, May 13, 2009. The ray-themed coaster and aquarium is scheduled to open May 22.
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This coaster puts you facing the ground while you navigate 3,359 feet of track, all while viewing sealife in between four inversions. It’s the only flying steel coaster of its kind in the Orlando area, so if you’re looking for unique thrills, this coaster is for you.

Opened: 2009

Track: Flying steel

Designer: Bolliger and Mabillard

Duration: 2:35

Train/car capacity: 32 passengers

Top speed: 56 mph

Inversions: 4

Max height: 140 feet

Total distance: 3,359 feet

Ride Height Limit: 54 inches

Theme: Travel in a horizontal “flying” position where your spine is parallel to the track while viewing sealife throughout.

Theme Park Rangers rating: 4.9

More Roller Coasters:
Disney:
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Expedition Everest | Goofy’s Barnstormer | Primeval Whirl | Rock ‘n Roller Coaster | Seven Dwarfs Mine Train | Space Mountain
Universal: Dragon Challenge | Flight of the Hippogriff | Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit | Incredible Hulk | Pteranodon flyers | Revenge of the Mummy | Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse
SeaWorld: Journey to Atlantis | Kraken | Mako | Manta | Shamu Express
Legoland: Coastersaurus | Dragon | Flying School | Project-X
Busch Gardens: Air Grover | Cheetah Hunt | Cobra’s Curse | Kumba | Sand Serpent | Scorpion | SheiKra