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2022

Top 6 Things to do at SeaWorld San Diego

SeaWorld San Diego, the original SeaWorld park, opened way back in 1964 as a marine animal park and aquarium. While San Diego’s SeaWorld primarily focuses on animals, they’ve added multiple roller coasters over the last...

Apr 26, 2022

2017

Ocean Explorer Debuts at SeaWorld San Diego

Back in September 2016, SeaWorld San Diego announced that an all-new realm would be added to the park in Summer 2017. This area, aptly named Ocean Explorer, would feature five new family attractions, as well as...

Jun 2, 2017

2015

Trip Report: SeaWorld Orlando 1/19/2015

For the first ten years of my life, I lived in South Florida. A drive up Florida’s turnpike made SeaWorld Orlando a very reasonable and easy day trip. We regularly visited SeaWorld once or twice a...

Jan 23, 2015

2014

B&M Manta Clone for Japan in 2015

Nagashima Spa Land recently announced they’re building a clone of Sea World’s Manta, a B&M flying coaster. Acrobat will be the Japanese park’s first major roller coaster since the record breaking Steel Dragon 2000 opened in,...

Aug 19, 2014

2012

Manta Opens at SeaWorld San Diego

Eight years have passed since SeaWorld San Diego opened its last (and first) coaster, Journey to Atlantis, but this past weekend saw the official opening of Manta, a family launched Mack coaster. Nearly a year...

May 29, 2012

Manta at SeaWorld San Diego Completed

SeaWorld San Diego posted the following photo on their Facebook page with the caption: “Woohoo! We installed the 98th and final section of track this morning!! Looking good!! May 26, here we come!” The park...

Mar 5, 2012

2011

Manta track arrives at SeaWorld San Diego

SeaWorld San Diego posted photos of Manta’s track arriving at the park yesterday. The family-sized Mack launched coaster is expected to open in 2012. Once the trackwork is complete work will begin filling in the...

Oct 25, 2011

Which coasters are too intense to ride again?

There are coasters out there that I can only ride once in a day. Perhaps I have a weak head, but I have to hold back on riding this select numbers of coasters multiple times, or...

Feb 15, 2011

SeaWorld San Diego Announces ‘Manta’ for 2012

SeaWorld San Diego is excited to announce that in 2012, the park will unveil its new launch coaster, Manta — a new mega-attraction that will seamlessly transition guests from the awe of watching rays in...

Feb 9, 2011

2010

Photo of the Week: Manta skims the water

Manta at Seaworld Orlando is once again featured in the Photo of the Week. This photo shows Manta’s train skimming the water, giving onlookers the illusion that the train is actually touching the water. Don’t...

Nov 29, 2010

Photo of the Week: Sunset over Manta

I’d like to welcome a new feature to Coaster101: “Photo of the Week” will, obviously, take place every week and will showcase one photo that was submitted by you! The submission process is easy. Click...

Oct 30, 2010

Orlando 2010: SeaWorld Park Video

Here is the final update from our trip to Orlando this past week. See below to watch our video from SeaWorld Orlando! It features the park’s main attractions such as Kraken and Manta, plus a...

Jun 4, 2010