Minor changes coming to Manta

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This was in the Orlando paper -

There’s a couple of cosmetic changes coming for Manta, the roller coaster that opened earlier this year at SeaWorld Orlando. They won’t affect the ride but improve some of the look and the traffic control in and around the ride’s aquarium.

“We’re chaning the path of travel a little bit inside the aquarium,” says Brian Morrow, one of the Manta masterminds.

“We would have done this earlier but we didn’t want to disrupt park operations right now when we’re very busy,” he says. Traffic clogs sometimes around the sea dragons, and currently there’s a dark curtain there to steer folks a certain way. “We’re going to go in January, when we’re a little slower and replace that curtain with themed, loevely doors that are very Manta-esque.”

Outside of the aquarium are what Morrow calls “poorly disguised pumps” for the water fall element. (He’s allowed to call them that because he designed the disguise.) In January, work will be done to hide them better — this time with a “boat-dock themed element,” Morrow says.