During my trip to Orlando, the final park I visited was Seaworld Orlando.
This park is absolutely beautiful, and a lot bigger than I expected. I haven't been to the park before, so it was a totally new experience for me. I had a great time at the park! The park is home to five roller coasters, with four of them being the parks main attractions. All the rides I experienced during my time at the park were great!
Mako
Mako is Seaworld Orlando's B&M Hyper Coaster. Standing 200 feet tall, Mako is the tallest roller coaster in Orlando, as well as being the longest and fastest, coming in at 4,760 feet and 73 miles per hour.
The ride is full of some amazing ejector airtime, which really took me by surprise! The only other B&M Hyper Coaster that I have ridden, Nitro, had mostly floater airtime, and that is what I was expecting from Mako!
This was definitely my favorite coaster in the park, and there were no lines all day! That made it even better as I rode it TEN TIMES!
Check out my On-Ride POV of Mako, featuring both Front Row and Back Row view.
This coaster was absolutely amazing, and has taken place as my favorite B&M Hypercoaster so far! This is definitely the star of the park!
Kraken
Kraken is the parks B&M Floorless coaster. Built in 2000, this coaster is still AMAZING! The ride traverses it's many twists, turns, and seven inversions in a smooth and graceful way, shocking for an almost 18 year old coaster.
The ride itself is great, and a ton of fun! It might be my favorite flooress coaster.
Unfortunately, this year, Seaworld added virtual reality to the coaster, causing a real mess to both the rides dispatching and queuing system. To queue for the ride, you must get a "Spot-Saver" reservation. While I was there, though, the Spot Saver kiosk was not working, causing a lot of confusion for the employee at the entrance. Now in the station, the dispatches and unloading take longer, which is kind of frustrating, as they have to tighten each headset, and then clean each headset before letting that rider off.
I did not try the VR experience while at the park, but the coaster itself was FANTASTIC!
Check out my On-Ride POV of Kraken Journey To Atlantis
Journey to Atlantis is the parks water coaster, from Mack Rides. This ride is interesting, as it's part dark ride, part flume, and part coaster.
While the dark ride portion didn't have much of a storyline, it was beautifully decorated, and was really cool to look at! The drops are also exhilarating, but you get extremely soaked where you least expect it!
Check out my On-Ride POV of Journey to Atlantis
Wild Arctic
Wild Arctic is the parks motion simulator. While the ride is dated, I found it to be entertaining, and a great way to cool off on this hot day!
The ride video could definitely use an overhaul, but it was a pretty cool experience. The movements were actually pretty thrilling at times.
The exit of the ride includes exhibits on Belugas, Sea Otters, and more in a highly themed environment. It was very cool to see them tie in these exhibits with the ride!
Manta
Manta is Seaworld Orlando's B&M Flying Coaster
This ride was AMAZING! I love flying coasters, and this is my second favorite, only behind Tatsu. The landscaping and water effects on the ride enhance the experience to another level. It is amazing!
These cool water effects go off as the trains go by, making for a very nice visual experience for those not riding.
The queue line is very well done, acting as an aquarium too, with guests being able to get a close view of real mantas and other animals.
Check out my On-Ride POV of Manta!
I absolutely loved Seaworld Orlando! Not only were the rides and attractions incredible, the animal exhibits were amazing! I hope to come back to Seaworld Orlando soon!
This is a report about the Production Tour on Revenge Of The Mummy at Universal Studios Florida. This report may contain spoilers for those who have not yet done the tour, but are planning on doing it. Disclaimer: All Backstage photos and videos were taken with permission from my tour guide. Apparently some tour guides do not allow for photos, so be sure to ask the Team Member accompanying on the tour. The Mummy Production Tour takes guests through both the overflow and regular queue, paying attention to the props and explaining everything. The overflow queue is only used during peak times, so it is not usually seen by the public. The theme of the queue is that the riders are extras for the Mummy movie, and there is a huge debate regarding if the "curse" is real or not. The first big room in the overflow queue is the "Blue Room" The "Blue Room has many blueprints of movie props and photos from the movies on the walls.
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