Mako, Orlando’s fastest coaster

Exclusive: Pre-opening ride of Mako, Orlando’s fastest coaster

“People are afraid of sharks,” says Kelly Rogers, supervisor of education and conservation at SeaWorld Orlando. “But they should be afraid for sharks.” That’s the essence of the message the marine life park delivers about the threatened and often misunderstood animals in its new Shark Wreck Reef realm. But there is one shark that’s likely to induce plenty of terror: Mako, the fearsome new roller coaster that is the centerpiece of the land.

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