SeaWorld Orlando (SWO) Discussion Thread

[prozach626]

It looks like a beautiful ride but ffck all that. If Superman/Manta make me feel nauseous, I'd be miserable for hours.

[bravo]

Hello everyone!

I was thinking about Journey to Atlantis in SWO... Does anybody know if the rooftop was planned as water fonts, with waterfalls from higher ponds to lower?

Thanks!

[coasterbill]

I wouldn't think so, but looking at it that would definitely be cool.

[jedimaster1227]

^^I think the terraced design was done more so to make the show building look less blocky and help emphasize the notion that thematically, the city was rising from the sea. The only water features on the exterior of the building that I know of are the two waterfalls on either side of the arch leading into the lift hill that takes you back into the building for the final drop.

 

[bravo]

This is why I thought JTA rooftop was planned as water fountains...

See? there looks like water spouts... I wish there's a video with those features working!

[boldikus]

Posted on their socials today.

 

[SharkTums]

Ugh, that would almost look nice with out the pointless and painful 'un'Comfort Collars!!!!

[boldikus]

I don't find them painful but certainly pointless. Those Premier trains are hard enough to get in and out of, the collars just turn the whole affair into absolute comedy.

[Canobie Coaster]

^ I agree. I don't notice them during the ride, but they really slow the dispatch speed.

 

I have nightmares getting in and out of those Premier trains. Especially the back row of the cars where there's no room beneath the seat due to that metal plate.

[coasterbill]

Well luckily it's at SeaWorld Orlando and it's a coaster so wait times won't be an issue.

[jedimaster1227]

I have nightmares getting in and out of those Premier trains. Especially the back row of the cars where there's no room beneath the seat due to that metal plate.

 

Tigris and Tempesto were my first Premier launched coasters with the comfort collars, and I was surprised at how inconvenient they were for the load/unload process... Not to mention how narrow the foot-space is when trying to get in and out of the seat. The rides are quite fun, except for this part of the experience.

[KarlaKoaster]

Premier's trains are just about the worst in the business at the moment, but these at least look quite pretty, especially as they don't have those ugly shield things on the side (yet?). Maybe it's like Stockholm Syndrome where I've seen so many of their trains lately I'm starting to fall in love.

[boldikus]

What's especially funny about the collars on this ride is that it doesn't even invert at all.

[A.J.]

What's especially funny about the collars on this ride is that it doesn't even invert at all.

That's exactly what baffles me. I feel like for this ride, they don't even need the shin guards either (except for the front seats of each car).

[Canobie Coaster]

The only argument I've heard for the collars is that it's a redundant safety system that can be checked after a lap bar has been lowered, as opposed to a seat belt that can't be checked after someone lowers their restraint.

[boldikus]

But Phobia Phear has neither comfort collars nor a seatbelt.

 

[bgtlover]

[Canobie Coaster]

Are the only remaining US parks that haven't announced a closure yet the indoor Nickelodeon Universe parks?

[AmyUD06]

Perhaps. However, their PR teams are, how should I say it....lackluster. At least for the NJ park.

[pianojohn]

More pictures from the past!

 

Here are a few of Kraken under construction in spring 2000

[ytterbiumanalyst]

Looks fantastic! Can't wait to get down there and ride it when it reopens.

[Condor]

Nice photos! Kraken was my original #1 coaster starting in 2001 once I began to travel to parks outside my home base of Southern California. At that time it was the smoothest coaster I could remember riding although it's roughened a bit with age. My tastes in coasters have changed a lot since then but Kraken is still my favorite floorless and will always have a spot in my "sentimental top 10."

[cal1br3tto]

^I have a similar story with Medusa at SFDK. Still one of my favorite coasters.

 

I haven't ridden Kraken too many times, but it's a solid, fun ride.

[thrillseeker4552]

Kraken is the only B&M floorless coaster in the US that I have not ridden yet. Given that the other 3 floorless coasters that opened in 2000 are my three favorite ones, I imagine Kraken is just as good. One day I will finally get down to Florida.

[A.J.]

Kraken is great. The cobra roll is snappy and the zero-G is really fun in the back.