Mako (roller coaster)

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Mako is an upcoming steel hypercoaster to be constructed at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. Touted as the tallest, longest and fastest roller coaster in the Orlando theme-park market, Mako is scheduled to open on June 10, 2016.

History

In April 2015, SeaWorld officials began teasing the upcoming announcement of a new thrill ride for their flagship park in Orlando, Florida.[1] At the time, the only detail revealed was that the roller coaster would be 200 feet in height and would become the longest, tallest and fastest roller coaster in the city.[1] On May 27, 2015, SeaWorld officially announced the construction of Mako, which is named after the mako shark, considered the fastest species of shark in the oceans.[2][3]

Mako will become the anchor attraction to a new park area themed to sharks in general, and will be located adjacent to SeaWorld's existing shark attractions, such as the Shark Encounter aquarium and its attached "Sharks Underwater Grill" restaurant.[2] It is the first new attraction added to SeaWorld Orlando since "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin" opened in 2013, and the first new roller coaster since Manta opened in 2009.[2] Mako has 9 designed airtime moments. On February 16, 2016, the first car of the train was shipped and revealed with a front train with a face of a mako shark. In April, SeaWorld began showing a presentation called "mako Rising" previewing the upcoming hypercoaster in their Nautilis Theater.[4]

Ride experience

After leaving the station, the train makes a small right turn to a 200-foot (61 m) lift hill that is right next to Kraken's dive loop to begin its ascension. After reaching the top, the train begins to drop at a top speed of 73 miles per hour (117 km/h). Then, the train makes a tall, overbanked turn before it goes to large airtime hill. After the moment of weightlessness, Mako enters its unique element, the Hammerhead turn, a tight U-turn to the right. Traveling over another camelback hill, Mako makes an airtime turn and goes into a small airtime hill. After it makes its mid-course brake run, Mako makes a small left turn under the lift hill and goes into another airtime hill. After it makes an airtime turn, Mako goes to a left turn over the water and back into the station. (information removed because it is inaccurate. there was no source cited)

References

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  3. ↑ FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Shortfin Mako. Flmnh.ufl.edu. Retrieved on May 27, 2015.
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