Manta • SeaWorld San Diego

Airtimes Theming Fun

This ride is outstanding. The theming is great. The entrance sign is beautiful, and you can’t get any better than an aquarium with rays in the queue. The station also has rays painted on the ceiling. Operations are always on point. The trains are also beautiful and extremely comfortable. The best seat for airtime is Row 9 (least obstructed view in the back) and the best for the launch is the front. The lap bars do come down but are not noticeable until you hit the final brakes. The pre show tunnel is cool and immersive with upbeat music. The launches have some punch. There are several ejector moments, notably the first drop after the launch, the first camelback, and the two last twists in the second half. The biggest downsides are the brakes. They are oddly forceful and mess up the pacing. Other than that, this is a fantastic coaster.

Airtimes Launch Duration

This thing is a great family-thrill type ride! There's that one S-hill with some really wild whip for no reason (and the turn after the second launch is also very whippy) and the launches are surprisingly punchy, but other than that, the coaster maintains its pace nicely for a family coaster. You get some very light float, and the ride is just plain fun! Great addition to this park.

Airtimes Fun Duration

One of the most fun and enjoyable rides that I've ridden, and this ride also has a really great S hill, giving great ejector and snap simultaneously.

Airtimes Nice surprise! Layout

This ride is so good. The first launch is great, more intense then I had thought. The rest of the ride is just full of great pops of airtime, another launch, an insane switchback hill, which also delivers great lateral ejector. This makes me very excited about other MACK launch coasters like Copperhead Strike. This is a must-do ride at Seaworld.

Airtimes Nice surprise! Fun Intensity

This ride may not look like much but it’s super fun! This ride is not the most intense, it’s just pure fun! It has great airtime moments and is glass smooth aswell.

Airtimes Nice surprise! Smoothness

This unassuming Mack multilaunch coaster is one of the stars of the park as it currently stands. Some great laterals. Several strong pops of airtime. A super smooth ride. Some fun theming. I had a blast on Manta.

Airtimes Launch Ejectors Rattle

It has some great ejector airtime and has a very forceful launch, but it did have a little rattle, still fun though.

Airtimes Theming Launch

Smooth as butter. Extremely comfy seats and restraints. Great launches. Nice curves. Unexpected big airtime moments. Beautifully themed. Mack rides, please build more awesome launch coasters like this stateside.

Theming Fun Launch

The S hill provides great ejector. However, the rest of this ride is just meandering turns with weak positive g moments sprinkled in... not much sense of speed cuz it only goes 40 mph. I appreciate the theming though. As a family coaster though, this is definitely perfect. However, if you want thrills, just go ride Electric Eel in the same park

Airtimes Comfort Launch Dead spots

Fun family coaster. A bit overhyped, but overall really enjoyed. Ranks number 2 in the park, and number 19 in my rankings.

Theming Nice surprise! Intensity

This is a great family launch coaster and a great fit for the park. The layout, including the launch, was not very forceful, but that was to be expected. One thing that stood out is the "open-air" feeling to the seating position, which adds to the fun factor. The theming around the launch area is nice, and expected for SeaWorld Standards. This is a solid addition to the lineup.

Airtimes Nice surprise! Fun

Super fun and decently forceful especially for a family coaster. I find the front seat has better airtime than the back surprisingly and is just all around a fun ride.

Theming Launch

Really chill and fun launch coaster

Theming Fun Smoothness

Pace Fun Intensity

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Airtimes Theming Launch Rattle

Theming Nice surprise! Fun

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