![]() The boats drop down a 70-foot, 270° curved drop and rise element, followed by a small block brake section. The elevator stops to reach the maximum height position on the ride's course. The elevator rocks from side to side while traveling up, as though being pushed by an ocean current. The boats roll out of the room into the darkness and onto a special track that works like an elevator, carrying two boats simultaneously. (Water comes through crevices in the wall to achieve the effect). The boats enter a room which lights up dimly and begins to flood. The boat then enters the plunge tower building at the base. The boat then makes a left-handed U-turn in the water pool and meanders through the pond gently. ![]() During the plunge, photos are taken of riders. The boats slip under, plunging down a 60-foot (18 m) flume channel into a pool of water. The boat heads toward the 83 foot tall plunge tower, which bares an arched portico with fountain pouring down directly onto the tracks. ![]() This turn offers the riders a view of the main roller coaster portion and parts of the park, in which boats emerge above the U-turn. ![]() At the top of the lift hill, riders make a full U-turn on a roller coaster track, which wraps around the elevator tower which stands at a height of 95 feet, while traversing a small hump. Riders advance out of the station slowly onto the chain lift hill that is covered in fog machines, which give the illusion of climbing up water. Also, the boats on this version have individual lap-bars. This version lacks the large interior scenes that the Orlando version includes but makes up for it with the addition of a much larger roller coaster ride. The second Atlantis opened in 2004 at SeaWorld San Diego. The boat makes one final U-turn to the right before returning to the station. The boat escapes from the siren into the darkness, down a spiraling drop to the left before swooping up and landing in a final splash-down pool. At the top of this lift hill, the boat is now on a roller-coaster-type track. The boat makes a right-hand U-turn leading to a short drop with a large splash and a final lift hill that leads back into the temple for one final encounter with the siren. The attraction's on-ride camera captures the boat's photograph as it slides down to the water below. After a left-hand U-turn the boat starts up a second lift hill, entering a dry flume at the top of the hill that carries the boat to the large splash-down drop. The boat enters the city and all appears well, but soon the siren's true form is revealed, and the boat is carried up and out of the temple on a roller coaster chain lift hill. A siren beckons the boat closer until the mythical realm of Atlantis comes into view. Journey to Atlantis begins as the boat is propelled via friction drives into a water flume meant to resemble an underwater canal. Two lap bars secure both passengers in the row. Each boat carries eight passengers, arranged into four rows with two passengers each. The ride vehicles on Journey to Atlantis are boats with wheels on the bottom sides. The ride was sometimes criticized for its intensity - much like the Magic Kingdom's " Snow White's Adventures," at Walt Disney World. The original version of the ride received mixed reviews, including complaints from parents that some scenes frightened small children and may have been too dark and scary for a family-friendly attraction. The musical score and sound effects that once narrated the emotional arc of the ride disappeared too, and the ride's score was replaced with a continuous loop of Rick McKee's original score (borrowed from the park's former cirque-style show, A'lure – Call of the Ocean) with celebratory exterior music. Inside, guests will find aquaria built into the floor and the ceiling of the exhibit, along with more traditional aquaria.ĭuring its seasonal maintenance in March 2017, SeaWorld greatly altered the ride's theme all effects featuring Allura the Evil Mermaid and Hermes the Fiber-Optic Seahorse (audio and lighting) were removed. Journey to Atlantis features a small aquarium exhibit, "Jewels of the Sea", in its gift shop exit area. The four other roller coasters came after: Super Grover's Box Car Derby in 2006, Manta in 2009, Mako in 2016, and Ice Breaker in 2022. Along with Wild Arctic, it was one of the park's only thrill rides until the arrival of Kraken in 2000. It is one of the six roller coasters at the park. The original Journey to Atlantis made its debut on Apat SeaWorld Orlando.
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