Mako (SeaWorld Orlando)

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Mako

SeaWorld Orlando
Location	Orlando, Florida, USA
Coordinates	28°24′35″N 81°27′33″W / 28.409593°N 81.45915°W / 28.409593; -81.45915
Status	Operating since June 10, 2016
Rider height	54 inch minimum

Statistics

Manufacturer

Bolliger & Mabillard

Product

Custom Hyper Coaster

Type

Steel - Hyper

Track layout

L-Shaped Out and Back

Riders per train

28

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

200 feet

Drop

200 feet

Top speed

73 mph

Length

4760 feet

Inversions

0

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Mako is a steel hyper roller coaster located at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida, USA. It is 200 feet tall and has a top speed of 73 mph. SeaWorld billed it as Orlando's tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster.

History

SeaWorld Orlando announced the addition of Mako on May 27, 2015.^[1]

The highest point was topped off in January 2016.^[2]

On April 14, 2016, the coaster began testing.^[3] Mako then opened on June 10, 2016.^[4]

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Stengel dive Hill Horseshoe Hill Hill Hill Block brake Hill Hill Helix

Mako has magenta track and teal supports. It has an L-shaped out and back layout that circles around a lake.

Trains

The ride has 3 7-car trains with clamshell lap bar restraints, similarly to the restraints on other Bolliger & Mabillard hyper roller coasters. Mako uses the older-style hyper train as opposed to the stadium seating seen on newer B&M hyper coasters. SeaWorld said that Mako has 7 cars per train because they wanted the ride to be as close to replicating the Mako shark's real movements as possible.

3 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 28 riders per train.

Theme

Mako is the signature attraction of SeaWorld Orlando's new Shark Wreck Reef themed area. As the name suggests, it is themed around the Mako shark. The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation contributed to the ride's artwork by painting shark-themed murals on the walls and selling SeaWorld-exclusive merchandise in the ride's shop.