This Spring another big fish,” SeaWorld San Diego (seaworld.com) splashes with MANTA, the newest launch coaster at the theme park. Seamlessly transitioning guests from watching rays in underwater flight, into the sensation of actually being one during an exhilarating ride on a coaster shaped like a giant manta ray as it glides, passengers fly and dive through more than a dozen twists and turns.
The journey starts at a unique launch station where passengers experience larger-than-life images of manta rays projected on a 270-degree enveloping screen in a tunnel. Incorporated as part of Manta, SeaWorld guests will be able to interact with 65 bat rays, 10 guitar fish and hundreds of other species.