SWO Manta Construction Report & Video

[Westcot]

Hey everyone! I'm finally back with that trip report that I promised... even though it is 2 days later than I wanted to post it. :bulb:

Anyways, Manta is coming along great! Most of the track and supports (minus the final swoop and splashdown) are up, and I believe that the brake run is just about finished. I saw a few supports and track off of the main road in front of SeaWorld, and I'll try to get some pictures of that up soon.

Yesterday, I got to witness part of the "A-frame" brake run supports going up. I also saw Brian Morrow (one of the people in charge of the Manta project) exiting one of the construction gates. I wanted to ask a few questions, but I forgot his name.

Anyways, without further ado...

Manta Construction Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSsWIieb38)

PS: I apologize for the crappy quality of the video, but YouTube always seems to make a high-quality video look like crap.

[-LiLDaReDeViL5-]

Very well done!

The ride looks like it's going up fast.

Thanks for sharing!

[Westcot]

^ Thanks! Looking at the current progress, I can expect that the track will be completed around December 10-20. :)

Here's the track photos that I got. I know that they're kind of blurry and pointless in all reality, but I posted them anyways just to show how much track was left...

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p227/WFTSfan/manta.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p227/WFTSfan/manta2.jpg

[Alpengeist]

Nicely done Westcot. The video quality wasn't bad at all.:up:

I'm hoping to head over to Seaworld sometime in late December. I'm sure the track will be completed by then.:)

[Westcot]

^ Thanks! I guess the "full quality" option helps. ;)

Hopefully they'll have the cars on-site when you're there in December.