Seaworld laat van zich horen.Ik zeg even doorbouwen en enkele weken te vroeg openen.... 
Aquatica will be home to a new ride by March 2010, SeaWorld officials confirmed today. Omaka Rocka, which will feature half-pipe maneuvers through three funnels (think extreme sports/skateboarding), will be the water park’s first expansion since it opened in early 2008.
Here are some details about Omaka Rocka:
+ It will share a platform with Whanau Way, on the wave-pool side of the park.
+ There will be two slides with three funnels each.
+ The name comes from South Seas and means “rocking river.”
+ The half-pipe element will provide “near weightlessness,” says Aquatica vice president Rick Beddow.
+ Guests will ride in two-seater floats like those currently found in the park.
+ There will be no height restriction, although you must be able to hold onto the grips and maintain the riding position throughout.
+ Although portions of the Omaka Rocka will be enclosed, the tubing will be “semi-transparent,” allowing more light in — and allowing landlubbers to see folks sliding through, says Brian Morrow, director of design and engineering. (As opposed to some of the very dark entrances of other Aquatica attractions.)
+ Morrow says SeaWorld has always had an expansion master plan — the Whanau Way tower was built with another ride in mind for the future. But Omaka Rocka is not the ride that was originally planned for that spot.
+ Construction is under way, and passersby should be able to see the tubing go up during the first half of January, Morrow says.
+ Despite reports to the contrary, this is the only expansion planned for Aquatica in 2010, SeaWorld officials say.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/feature...t-by-march.htmlEn hier nog een mooi verhaaltje
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/at...0,2204112.story
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