| Mako | |
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| SeaWorld Orlando | |
| Location | SeaWorld Orlando |
| Park section | Sea of Mystery |
| Coordinates | 28°24′34″N 81°27′33″W / 28.40955°N 81.45915°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | June 2, 2016 |
| Opening date | June 10, 2016 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Hyper Coaster |
| Track layout | Out and back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain |
| Height | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Drop | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Length | 4,760 ft (1,450 m) |
| Speed | 73 mph (117 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Height restriction | 54[1] in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train. |
| Music | Rick McKee |
 Quick Queue available | |
| Mako at RCDB | |
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Mako is a steel roller coaster located at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida, United States. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the hypercoaster model opened to the public on June 10, 2016. Mako is named after the mako shark and is located in the Sea of Mystery section of the park. It reaches a height of 200 feet (61 m), a maximum speed of 73 mph (117 km/h), and features a track length of 4,760 feet (1,450 m).
The roller coaster was marketed as the tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in Orlando and has been well-received, ranking every year since its opening in the top 50 of the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from Amusement Today. It attained its highest ranking of 15 in 2019. The ride is one of eight roller coasters at SeaWorld Orlando and was the first since Manta opened in 2009.
- ^ Bevil, Dewayne (February 25, 2016). "Making SeaWorld's Mako Into a shark–smooth roller coaster". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Newspapers. Retrieved October 4, 2018.