SeaWorld’s Mako, Aquatica water park win 10best titles
Aquatica water park and Mako, the fastest roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, were top winners of their 10Best categories in contests voted on by the public.
Other Central Florida attractions fell short of victory. Silver Dollar City of Branson, Missouri, was voted the nation’s best theme park.
Aquatica topped the field of outdoor water parks, with Island H2O water park of Kissimmee finishing in fourth place.
Aquatica Orlando was voted the top outdoor water park in a 10Best poll. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
SeaWorld’s Mako, which won the coaster category, was one of two Florida thrill rides in the top 10 along with Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, which landed in fourth place. Busch Gardens is also part of the SeaWorld Parks corporate family.
Pipeline, SeaWorld’s next roller coaster, is scheduled to open to the public May 27. Aquatica also plans to open Kid Cove, a revamped kiddie area, this month.
Tidal Surge at SeaWorld San Antonio took first place for the best non-roller coaster ride. (A similar attraction called Serengeti Flyer, opened this year at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.) Central Florida runners-up in the category include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in third, Avatar Flight of Passage at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in fourth, Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios (fifth), Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts at Universal Studios (sixth), Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Islands of Adventure (seventh), Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride at IOA (eighth) and Epcot’s Soarin’ Around the World at No. 10.