The above-water interaction area will allow our guests more opportunities to touch and feed the rays.? ?The below-water viewing area will include eight acrylic windows and a reef design. ?With Manta, our guests will be able to see and interact with 65 bat rays, 10 guitar fish, and hundreds of fishes,? said SeaWorld San Diego curator of fishes, Thad Dirksen. Forbidden Reef, an existing SeaWorld attraction where guests can feed and touch bat rays, will be incorporated and enhanced as part of Manta. Riders and non-riders alike will enjoy the graceful beauty of bat rays and fishes. This state-of-the-art projection system will be the first of its kind in the United States. This stunning introduction to the world of the rays also will visually enhance the physical acceleration as the ride launches down the track. Manta also will feature a unique ?launch station? where the passengers will start the ride enclosed in a launch tunnel with larger-than-life images of rays projected on a 270-degree enveloping screen. Gliding, flying and diving through more than a dozen twists and turns, riders will feel as if they are a ray, taking flight from sky to sea ? so close at times that the Manta?s wings skim the waves. ?We are delighted to bring energizing new attractions to our guests year after year,? said SeaWorld park president, John Reilly, ?and Manta does just that, combining the thrill and excitement of a coaster, with the educational and entertaining value of an incredible marine-life exhibit.? Swooping over sea and sky, Manta will not only inspire riders with amazing underwater animal habitats, but take them on an exhilarating ride on a coaster shaped like a giant manta ray. SeaWorld is scheduled to break ground for Manta within a month and the ride is slated to open to the public in 2012. 9, 2011) - 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 underwater flight ? into the sensation of actually being one. SEAWORLD SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCES NEW ?MANTA? COASTERÄ«lending the exhilarating thrill of G forces with the graceful beauty of marine life, Manta is scheduled to open in 2012
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