Theme_Park_Insider
12-21-2009, 06:10 PM
By Robert Niles: SeaWorld Orlando's Kraken (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/seaworld_orlando/kraken/) joins the Best Theme Park Attraction tournament field as the 15th seed in the Best Roller Coaster bracket.
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An aerial view of SeaWorld's Kraken
This Bolliger & Mabillard Floorless model features a 144-foot drop, as well as two loops, a dive loop, a zero-G roll, a cobra roll and a corkscrew.
And did we mention the underground trench? Let's take a virtual ride, thanks to this on-ride video prepared by SeaWorld for Theme Park Insider:
Themed to a legendary sea serpent kept by ocean god Poseidon, Kraken the coaster got a bit of an unlikely publicity boost from a theme park rival when Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" featured the legendary Kraken the sea beast throughout.
Other popular B & M Floorless coasters include Six Flags Great Adventure's Bizarro (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/six_flags_great_adventure/bizarro/), Six Flags Magic Mountain's Scream (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/six_flags_magic_mountain/scream/) and Kings Dominion's Dominator (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/kings_dominion/dominator/). We'll find out how Kraken fares when voting begins in the 2010 Best Theme Park Attraction tournament in March.
Let's hear your thoughts about Kraken, in the comments.
More... (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/200912/1601/)
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/Florida%20228.jpg
An aerial view of SeaWorld's Kraken
This Bolliger & Mabillard Floorless model features a 144-foot drop, as well as two loops, a dive loop, a zero-G roll, a cobra roll and a corkscrew.
And did we mention the underground trench? Let's take a virtual ride, thanks to this on-ride video prepared by SeaWorld for Theme Park Insider:
Themed to a legendary sea serpent kept by ocean god Poseidon, Kraken the coaster got a bit of an unlikely publicity boost from a theme park rival when Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" featured the legendary Kraken the sea beast throughout.
Other popular B & M Floorless coasters include Six Flags Great Adventure's Bizarro (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/six_flags_great_adventure/bizarro/), Six Flags Magic Mountain's Scream (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/six_flags_magic_mountain/scream/) and Kings Dominion's Dominator (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/kings_dominion/dominator/). We'll find out how Kraken fares when voting begins in the 2010 Best Theme Park Attraction tournament in March.
Let's hear your thoughts about Kraken, in the comments.
More... (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/200912/1601/)