Kraken is a "floorless" mega-coaster – seats are open-sided and ride on a pedestal, high above the track. Riders’ feet dangle and no coaster car surrounds them – there’s nothing below and nothing in front of them. Above their heads is nothing but sky. During each of the coaster’s seven high-speed loops, the only thing above is the ground.

Designers say this about Kraken’s extreme design: Imagine sitting in your favorite chair. Going 65 mph. While you’re upside-down.

Design: Bolliger and Mabillard, Monthey, Switzerland

Theme: SeaWorld Orlando’s Kraken mega-coaster is based on an ancient myth – The Kraken was a massive, mythological underwater beast kept caged by Poseidon. The terrifying sea serpent has been unleashed at SeaWorld Orlando – and it’s very, very angry.

Details

• Length: 4,177 feet
• Height: 149 feet
• First drop: 144 feet
• Top speed: 65 mph
• Ride time: 3 minutes, 39 seconds
• Capacity: 1,500 bgph (brave guests per hour) in three 32-passenger trains – each train has eight cars of four passengers each

SeaWorld Twists: A good portion of Kraken is over water. The coaster plunges underground three times, once where riders unexpectedly dive deep into the lagoon, entering the serpent’s underwater lair at full speed, huge plumes of spray drenching bystanders.

Guests also come face-to-face with live eels – the fearsome serpent’s young – within her lair.

7 Inversions: Including a Cobra roll, Zero Gravity Roll, several vertical loops and flat spins.

G-Forces: Extreme – both positive and negative (weightlessness).

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