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Mako

Mako is a steel roller coaster located at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the hypercoaster opened to the public on June 10, 2016. Mako is named after the mako shark and is located in the Sea of Mystery section of the park. It reaches a height of 200

feet (61 m), maximum speeds of 73 mph (117 km/h), and features a track length of 4,760 feet (1,450 m). The roller coaster was marketed as the tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in Orlando, and has been well-received, ranking every year since its opening in the top 50 of the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from Amusement Today. It attained its highest ranking of 15 in 2019. The ride is one of eight roller coasters at SeaWorld Orlando, and was the first to be added since Manta opened in 2009. History In April 2015, SeaWorld Orlando officials began teasing an upcoming announcement for a new thrill ride at the park. At the time, the only detail publicly known was that the roller coaster would be 200 feet in height and would become the longest, tallest, and fastest roller coaster in Orlando. On May 13, 2015, SeaWorld filed a trademark for the names "Mako" and "Reef Hunter". On May 27, 2015, SeaWorld officially announced the addition of Mako, themed to the mako shark, the fastest species of shark in the ocean. Alongside the announcement, a simulated point-of-view was released depicting the ride's intended layout along the park's lagoon. On August 17, 2015, the first pie

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