SeaWorld San Antonio will add unique Journey to Atlantis for 2007

Neat! I've never been to SeaWorld San Antonio before, I'll have to stop by next time I visit my relatives out there. Can't wait to read some ride reviews on this one :)

Judging by the concept picture in the press relese (you can find it on SeaWords website) the ride doesn't look to be as heavily themed as the Florida version. This is the first JtA to feature rotating tables and a reverse ride experience though.

So are all three totally different rides?

http://www.rcdb.com/ig2928.htm

it's a mack supersplash. now if only most american parks could live up to the theming mack puts in their own park..............

The Florida version is awesome. The San Diego version sucks and is a cheap shot at the reputation of the original. I'll let you know about San Antonio's version once I ride it! :)

The Florida version is fun and the theming is great, but doesn't make a whole lot of sense story wise (they want to hurt us why?).

More Mack Supersplash info.

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Its a clone of the Europa Park Atlantica Supersplash. I hope they at least try to theme it, cause it sounds pretty bare bone.

Lame! That looks like a slight upgrade to Dive To Atlantis at Mt.O.

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The Florida version is fun and the theming is great, but doesn't make a whole lot of sense story wise (they want to hurt us why?).

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I thought the playfull little water sprite that leads us into the temple, knocks over and breaks a piece of pottery and that angers one of the gods. At least that's what I was able to make of it.

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The Florida version is fun and the theming is great, but doesn't make a whole lot of sense story wise (they want to hurt us why?).

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After untold eons, Atlantis rises in the harbor of a quaint Greek fishing village, spurring a modem, full-scale media invasion. Spanning an area the size of nearly six football fields and towering taller than a 10-story building, the ancient city radiates anew, revealing glorious Greek temples and rolling Mediterranean hills. The main temple looms large, crowned with a radiant dome that shines like a beautiful blue beacon. But inside, dark secrets dwell within the mysterious maze. The magnificent building surges with water and shakes with unearthly sounds. Guests soon plunge into the middle of a fierce battle for the lost city of Atlantis. Eight riders at a time will encounter the Sirens—Atlantis’ wicked spirits who fight to keep the city their own—and bone-chilling temperatures, a dangerous swirling vortex, blasting fountains and two of the steepest, wettest, fastest drops to be found at any theme park.

So there you have it, I guess. Atlantis has risen and the Sirens inhabiting the city wish to keep it their own. You (as a rider) are intruding and a threat.

Strike anyone else as odd that the best of the SW parks, ride-wise, is getting more? Not putting SWF down, but SWSA already has a B:TR, one of the better Morgan hypers, and a very good rapids ride. At least the day we were there, the park was PACKED to the gills. Thank goodness for morning ERT, and granted it was a Saturday, but I don't recall EVER seeing a line aof cars THAT long to get into any park.

I guess I'm *thniking* that SWSD or SWF could have gotten a better return from a new ride (obviously not THIS ride though, hehe).

Is anyone else kinda bored with it? I mean, SWO got the best, SWSD, got a cheap version, and now we just get a shute the shutes ride? I'm hoping there is an indoor section as well to this 3.5 minuete ride.

--cofan101

I love how it hasn't been built and everyone is already convinced it's going to suck.

Enthusiasses are not, sadly, an endangered species.

I expect to ride the Europa Park version in about a month, and will report back at that time.

Without seeing any pictures of the ride, the decription makes it sound similar to SFA's trouble-plagued Typhoon SeaCoaster, at least a more modern version. Maybe SFA needs to replace TSC with one of these...

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I love how it hasn't been built and everyone is already convinced it's going to suck.

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Not everyone... it's at a Busch park so that means only 37.5% think it will suck.

Now if it were at a SF park, then 78.2% would think it would suck.

If it were at CF, then only 12.8% would think it would suck. (However, if it were at any other CF park other than CP, then that number increases to 15.5%)

If it were at Holiday world, then only 1.2% would think it would suck.

No matter where it was, if the cameras are rolling, Mr.Rubens would think it was the greatest ride ever built.

Well Jeff, its a clone of an existing ride. Even with some theming, the existing ride is not that great and is basically a very expensive Shoot the Chutes. They should have went with the Supersplash at Plopsaland instead. It features a vertical lift (easy to theme to Atlantis!), the lift flips the boat around and then does the drop. That would make it unique for North America.

Ha! Loved that one, SLFAKE.

If it were built at a 'traditional' park, 19.2% would call it a great family ride that offered lots of value.

I haven't been to SWSD, but SWSA in my opinion is miles better than SWO as a park. The shows are better. (Much better). The park is cleaner. It doesn't feel so packed in. That having been said, Kraken is a good ride, and Atlantis was fun. (We went on both about 5 times each). Even if this is a clone, I think it'll be a good addition to an already exciting mix. A B:TR Clone, A Morgan Hyper (which was quite good), a couple of good water rides and a water park that is above average (not for its size, but for its quality).