Attraction Mako

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Went to seaworld yesterday and saw that mako had its lift, bottom of first drop drop, mcbr, brake run and transfer track(with storage) is done.
Also found out where the track storage lots are. Cant wait to see mako finished.
 
Went to seaworld yesterday and saw that mako had its lift, bottom of first drop drop, mcbr, brake run and transfer track(with storage) is done.
Also found out where the track storage lots are. Cant wait to see mako finished.
 

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I know I've said this before in one way or another, but I can't wait to see the show elements on this ride. More SeaWorld rides need that type of thing. One of the companies involved (The Producer's Group) has done many ambitious multi media shows such as the famous dancing cranes. They have to nail this, because I think this will be the company's first big break in the USA.
 
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Seaworld revealed the lead Mako car today!

One thing I picked up on is that the train will only have seven rows. That seems remarkably short for a B&M hyper(especially with a 4-across seating style). For perspective, Apollo's Chariot has nine rows and Fury 325 has eight. I hope it doesn't have a huge effect on capacity. Honestly though, SWO ops need all the extra help they can get.

Also, may I ask why this video is recorded with a selfie stick? They should be discouraging the use of them, not encouraging it...
 
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Matthew said:
One thing I picked up on is that the train will only have seven rows.
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That's old news since all the image and video renderings showed a 7-car train but they never put that fact in the press release or fact sheet so it was easy to miss.
 
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Im waiting for the wild arctic to open, so why dont i share the pictures of mako i got while i wait!
 

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I'm a bit bummed by the short trains that this will have. I'm hoping for some good airtime which gets even better with longer trains. The shorter trains will make for slightly smoother transitions though. This coaster has some sweet turns considering the overall layout.
 
^Shorter trains means the train's center of mass is shifted forwards, so front of the train won't lag as much going over crests of hills, and the average airtime of the train will be more or less the same. While the back loses a bit of airtime, the front gains it.

No big issue personally with short trains.
 
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