Mako Coaster Construction Update – Full Track and New Area Theming

The Mako hyper coaster track’s full circuit is complete at SeaWorld Orlando, but they’re not quite ready to open this new attraction just yet. UPDATE: Mako is planned to open June 10th! The surrounding area theming is starting to take shape. When complete the new “Shark’s Realm” themed land will look like an underwater shipwreck and include the Shark Encounter attraction, Sharks Underwater Grill, and other area shops. For now, the area is named Shark Wreck Reef, but I think that sign might be temporary until the coaster is ready to open. When I was there today there were workers all the way up at the top of the lift hill, 200 feet up. Work is also being done on the track section over the main lagoon. And it’s already listed on the park map, surfacing this Summer! Check out the video as well as snapshots below of the current progress. And stay tuned for more theme park updates coming soon!

Construction Screenshots

200 feet tall lift hill

Coaster track flowing over lagoon

Underwater shipwreck theming taking shape around the area

Sign says Wreck Reef for now

Shark’s Realm Concept Art

More theming by Underwater Grill

New Mako Coaster branching over the area

Mako seen here behind green Kraken track

Workers up 200 feet in the air

Crazy job to have

Green Kraken track on left. Mako, purple on right and behind

Approaching the area from the right

Tracks crossing over pathway

Track leading into load platform

Track over load building

Safety net attached to track over pathways

Wall being built around track over lagoon

Perhaps these poles will hold a shipwreck set-piece?

Track over lagoon with new posts in front

Workers working

Track all looks incredible

View from the street of one of the incredible banked turns on the coaster

View from inside the park. Kraken loop in front, Mako lift hill in back

Mako on the park maps!

View from across the water on our way out

That’s all for this update. Check out our last Mako update, with info and concept art!

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Alicia Stella

Alicia Stella has been covering new attractions since 2015, with her work cited by The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, and more. She specializes in reporting on new attraction development, and always looks forward to upcoming changes to the Orlando theme parks. She is also co-author of The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando.