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SeaWorld Orlando | Mako | B&M Hyper Coaster

Yeah what Ethan said, Shambhala is my number 1 and many others number 1 too. Tbh, I can't see it being beating for a long time to.
 
The first piece of track is en route - and it looks stunning! (Or at least I think it does)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ-4dsXV0Eg[/youtube]

I love the way they only manage to fit one piece on the truck ;)

And here's the current state of construction for anyone interested:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEHxVbH6bes[/youtube]
 
That two-toned purple/grey color sure is sharp in person!
 
So the park released an official POV:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfbq8xXmbGI[/youtube]

I gotta say, this looks awesome! The snap before the 'splashdown' looks really intense!
 
nadroJ wrote:
> When do we think it will open?
SeaWorld says it will open in summer, but due to the speedy construction (see what I did there?), and the fact SeaWorld said manta would open in summer even though it opened in spring I'd say somewhere around march-may.
 
Well I just learned something about mako! The max g force will be 4 g's (about the same as Apollo's Chariot), the speed hill will provide -1 g's, and the rest of the hills will provide somewhere between negative .5 g's to negative .7 g's. There will also be nine airtime moments, and about 3 moments of lateral airtime.
Edit: They're will also be a 75 degree drop which will be the steepest drop on a b&m hyper.
 
Ayy Lmao said:
nadroJ wrote:
> When do we think it will open?
SeaWorld says it will open in summer, but due to the speedy construction (see what I did there?), and the fact SeaWorld said manta would open in summer even though it opened in spring I'd say somewhere around march-may.
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Yeah, I got to ride Manta in its soft opening in May of 09. Sea SeaWorld is good about having their new rides open by Memorial Day weekend. Although Atlantis was ready in April of 98 the year it opened.
 
CanobieFan said:
Ayy Lmao said:
nadroJ wrote:
> When do we think it will open?
SeaWorld says it will open in summer, but due to the speedy construction (see what I did there?), and the fact SeaWorld said manta would open in summer even though it opened in spring I'd say somewhere around march-may.
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Yeah, I got to ride Manta in its soft opening in May of 09. Sea SeaWorld is good about having their new rides open by Memorial Day weekend. Although Atlantis was ready in April of 98 the year it opened.
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Yeah I'm excited to see the reviews of this and storm chaser (mainly because they're the 2 most hater coasters of 2016)!
 
CanobieFan said:
Ayy Lmao said:
nadroJ wrote:
> When do we think it will open?
SeaWorld says it will open in summer, but due to the speedy construction (see what I did there?), and the fact SeaWorld said manta would open in summer even though it opened in spring I'd say somewhere around march-may.
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Yeah, I got to ride Manta in its soft opening in May of 09. Sea SeaWorld is good about having their new rides open by Memorial Day weekend. Although Atlantis was ready in April of 98 the year it opened.
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Yeah I'm excited to see the reviews of this and storm chaser (mainly because they're the 2 most hater coasters of 2016)!
 
Re: SeaWorld Orlando | Mako | B&M Hyper Coaster

I don't get why some people (not aimed at anyone in particular) have moaned about Mako. It seems like they would only be happy with one or two specific types of coaster at one or two specific heights or specs otherwise they think it's a waste of space. Hate when people are snobby because they've ridden a few "amazing" rides and then everything "below" it suddenly becomes awful. Luckily this forum avoids most of that kind of talk.

It looks like a great addition which will be a good all rounder and a solid investment for the park.
 
SilverArrow said:
I don't get why some people (not aimed at anyone in particular) have moaned about Mako. It seems like they would only be happy with one or two specific types of coaster at one or two specific heights or specs otherwise they think it's a waste of space. Hate when people are snobby because they've ridden a few "amazing" rides and then everything "below" it suddenly becomes awful. Luckily this forum avoids most of that kind of talk.

It looks like a great addition which will be a good all rounder and a solid investment for the park.
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That's the coaster enthusiast community for you. Complaining about rides when they're first announced even though nobody has ridden it yet.
Remember coaster designers, once the park announces their ride that you designed, and no coaster enthusiasts have complained you're doing something wrong.
 
^ To some extent I agree with you but on the other hand, some well-travelled enthusiasts can get an idea of what makes a good coaster by looking at the facts and layout available. That's not to say that they are right, but that experience of riding similar rides, knowing how each manufacturer and park operates, what their target market is and so on can help to form an opinion. To put it in other terms, if you have have had a lot of sexual partners, then when you sleep with somebody new, you will have a good idea of what techniques are good and be able to pre-empt how they might respond. Here the key point: Every partner - and coaster - is different, you'll never know for sure until you've ridden it but you can get a good idea from what's presented beforehand.

I love your cynicism, Ayy Lmoa! That's a true enthusiast right there. Please stick around <3
 
Ian said:
^ To some extent I agree with you but on the other hand, some well-travelled enthusiasts can get an idea of what makes a good coaster by looking at the facts and layout available. That's not to say that they are right, but that experience of riding similar rides, knowing how each manufacturer and park operates, what their target market is and so on can help to form an opinion. To put it in other terms, if you have have had a lot of sexual partners, then when you sleep with somebody new, you will have a good idea of what techniques are good and be able to pre-empt how they might respond. Here the key point: Every partner - and coaster - is different, you'll never know for sure until you've ridden it but you can get a good idea from what's presented beforehand.

I love your cynicism, Ayy Lmoa! That's a true enthusiast right there. Please stick around <3
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Thanks! :--D
I'll stay here in between getting my IP banned on tpr (you can never go wrong with websites that allow you to use another IP then getting banned on another IP) looking at mako updates, and laugh at everybody judging a coaster before the coaster has even been built. Also anybody else find it anybody funny how coaster enthusiasts who complained about a new announced coaster like the coaster after they ride it? And when do you think mako will start going vertical?
And why does somebody from Dollywood think lightning rod's quadruple down is the twist and shout?!?! (No offence to anyone andnif you don't get what I mean go on tpr .com forums go to the Dollywood thread and read the posts after lightning rod was announced)
 
I like how mako is the only new for 2016 coaster that hasn't gone vertical yet. Luckily it's in FL, so they don't have to deal with snow.
 
Re: SeaWorld Orlando | Mako | B&M Hyper Coaster

^Cobra's Curse, Total Mayhem, and The Joker, have yet to go vertical.

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