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SeaWorld Orlando's Manta

Brian Morrow, design director, talks about Manta-shaped coaster cars (left) as <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLENT000232" title="SeaWorld" href="/topic/economy-business-finance/tourism-leisure-industry/amusement-theme-parks/seaworld-PLENT000232.topic">SeaWorld</a> officials and media tour the construction site of the 'Manta' roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Currently strapped into the seats of the cars are the white, plastic test-ride dummies. The coaster is scheduled to open in May and will feature a Manta-ray theme coaster in which guests wil fly face-down in horizontal position.<br/>
<a href="/orl-manta-roller-coast-seaworld-orlando-photos,0,4613317.photogallery"><img height="105" hspace="3" width="187" align="left" src="http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/photogallery/2009-07/45391084-01205428.jpg" border="0" /><font size=3><b>-- See more images of Manta</b></font></a><br/>
<a href="/orl-best-roller-coasters-pg,0,2224817.photogallery"><font size=3><b>-- Theme Park Rangers rates the roller coasters</b></font></a><br/>
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<a href="/orl-new-orlando-attractions-photos,0,5953744.photogallery"><font size=3><b>-- Orlando's newest attractions</b></font></a><br/>
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( Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel / March 4, 2009 )

Brian Morrow, design director, talks about Manta-shaped coaster cars (left) as SeaWorld officials and media tour the construction site of the 'Manta' roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Currently strapped into the seats of the cars are the white, plastic test-ride dummies. The coaster is scheduled to open in May and will feature a Manta-ray theme coaster in which guests wil fly face-down in horizontal position.
-- See more images of Manta
-- Theme Park Rangers rates the roller coasters

-- Orlando's newest attractions

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