Talk:Manta (SeaWorld Orlando)

Attraction's opening date
It's been widely reported that Manta began test operations the weekend of May 2-3, with a preview event on the evening of May 4 and the official "soft-open" planned for Tuesday, May 5. However, using the conventions of the Roller Coaster DataBase, which is sourced in all coaster-related articles, an attraction's status does not change from "under construction" to "open/operating" until the grand opening. This would include any soft-open days between this past weekend and the announced May 22 opening. Yes, you can ride it, but it's not open, if that makes any sense. To that end, I'm proposing revising the article to discuss the various events so far, then followed by its grand opening. Opinions? --McDoobAU93 (talk) 02:38, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * They are having a press event today, and it will be open for riding everyday until grand opening at noon.Kurt (talk) 14:09, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The attraction website refers to today's event as a "preview," so apparently the grand opening is still set for May 22. Using the WPRC convention of sourcing to RCDB, the attraction is definitely previewing, but it's not open. Admittedly, this issue will be resolved one way or the other in a couple of weeks, so it's not worth getting into an edit war over. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 16:12, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Citations needed
There are three areas which I have not been able to find reliable sources for. Two of them relate to the construction milestones, with a third relating to a quote about the specific colour of the ride. If anyone can find citations for these, please add them in the article. Themeparkgc  Talk  01:37, 10 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Hey Themeparkgc! I did a lot of the early work on this article when the attraction was announced (I was living in Orlando at the time), and I thought I had provided a lot of sources for these statements. I did locate a statement covering when the land clearing had commenced in an existing source, so I copied that over. I'm working through to find the color scheme, as that too was announced. Admittedly, this was still early in my Wiki-career, and I've changed how I've done things since then. I'll track down the other statements you're looking for! :) -- McDoob  AU93  03:49, 10 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, you really did do a good job for a new article. I looked back at the state it was a year before the attraction opened and I was amazed at what it covered. Thanks for the assistance in finding sources. Themeparkgc   Talk  03:53, 10 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Got all your tags replaced with reliably-sourced data. -- McDoob  AU93  04:07, 10 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Good job. Thanks again for your assistance. Themeparkgc   Talk  04:17, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Manta (SeaWorld Orlando). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-bk-seaworld-roller-coaster-052908%2C0%2C2551436.story
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090414172211/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2008/11/manta-on-demand.html to http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2008/11/manta-on-demand.html

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 17:54, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 8 external links on Manta (SeaWorld Orlando). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090208143930/http://www.seaworld.com/sitepage.aspx?PageID=598 to http://www.seaworld.com/sitepage.aspx?PageID=598
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20080407014105/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2008/04/new-seaworld-or.html to http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2008/04/new-seaworld-or.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090417015810/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/01/seaworlds-manta-set-to-be-born-sometime-in-may.html to http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/01/seaworlds-manta-set-to-be-born-sometime-in-may.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090504075442/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/04/seaworld-orlando-manta-roller-coaster-sneak-preview-may-5.html to http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/04/seaworld-orlando-manta-roller-coaster-sneak-preview-may-5.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090615071807/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/03/manta-roller-coaster-seaworld-orlando-construction-florida.html to http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/03/manta-roller-coaster-seaworld-orlando-construction-florida.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090429024523/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2008/05/details-on-mant.html to http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2008/05/details-on-mant.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20101026180128/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2008/09/seaworld-releas.html to http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2008/09/seaworld-releas.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090710015438/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/07/disney-universal-seaworld-epcot-manta-les-chefs-de-france-portofino.html to http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/07/disney-universal-seaworld-epcot-manta-les-chefs-de-france-portofino.html

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 05:54, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Manta (SeaWorld Orlando). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100327005406/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/orl-bk-manta-roller-coaster-seaworld-on-track,0,4731496.story to http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/orl-bk-manta-roller-coaster-seaworld-on-track,0,4731496.story
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090703032017/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/orl-universal-roller-coaster-o62709,0,6748181.story to http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/orl-universal-roller-coaster-o62709,0,6748181.story

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 19:50, 15 January 2018 (UTC)