Comments on: SeaWorld Orlando 2012 Trip Report

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 07:21:23 +0000

I haven't been, but check back for an awesome guest review from Aric this Monday. Thanks for reading!

By: Gearhart

Gearhart — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:27:03 +0000

Seaworld is such a great, laid back park and any park with penguins is cool in my book. I'm gonna have to go back when the Antarctica exhibit/attraction opens. The one time I went JTA was in rehab unfortunately. But Manta was amazing and Kraken was pretty good as well although I experienced the same shakiness you described sitting in the front and was wondering why everyone raved about it so much. I'll have to give it another go and maybe try a different seat.

By: Alex Fahner

Alex Fahner — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:58:03 +0000

I love the Kraken! It's such a great coaster! The line for it was do short when I headed down to Florida!

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:30:18 +0000

I did ride in the front seat because there was no one in line. Maybe the front is shakier when it's empty. It was crazy. Very un-B&M.

That's cool that you're coming up to check out Carowinds. We've got 13 roller coasters (two of which are world-class in my opinion) and 20 inversions (3rd most inversions of any park in the World). There's also a pretty large water park. I'll have to write up an overview of Carowinds sometime for visitors.

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:33:16 +0000

Maybe there's a big enough difference (when you consider weight distribution) between 2 and 10 people. Just a guess.

By: Prof.BAM

Prof.BAM — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:18:48 +0000

I went back in 2010. I waited in line for Kraken for nearly an hour due to rain when i went, when I eventually got on, I experienced some of the roughness but I think it was lessened due to the speed that the rain brought. I loved Manta. One of my favorite coasters so far. On my one ride on Journey to Atlantis, some non-riding members of my party took a picture of a car coming down the main drop. It wasn't until later that they realized that the car they took a picture of was the one I was riding in. :^)

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:23:13 +0000

Kraken's probably been my most ridden (and favorite) coaster here in Orlando. I don't think I've ever experienced any roughness on it, even when I rode it one day after work right before closing with almost nobody on it. Maybe seat position has something to do with it? Besides the one time I rode front seat, I've almost always ridden Kraken in the last two rows (more airtime) and it has always been buttery smooth. Maybe the extra airtime cancelled out any roughness I would have experienced when I rode the empty train? At any rate, the wifey and I still plan on taking the same 8-9 hour drive up to your neck of the woods to visit Carowinds sometime this summer. I've got great expectations for that park!

By: Dillon

Dillon — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:54:06 +0000

That really shocks me, because I rode Kraken last year and it felt smooth, powerful, intense, but not rough. And one of the rides had a very small amount of people on-board (Maybe 10?) But, rides can run differently every day, so you can't tell for sure if Kraken is losing it's comfort.

By: Aric

Aric — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:02:30 +0000

My last couple rides on Kraken-about a year ago-were oddly rough, and my only ride on Dominator a week ago was REALLY rough. Total bummer too, I love floorless coasters, and neither of those were much fun at all.

By: Aric

Aric — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:00:53 +0000

You know, I think I wrote a review of this a year or so ago…