Kraken Roller Coaster (SeaWorld Orlando)

Kraken is situated on the Seaworld Attraction Park in Orlando, Florida and can be seen from the main road and approach to the park. It is very large and lasts a great amount of time, which is great in comparison to some UK rides such as Oblivion for example. The rollercoaster itself I found to be very similar to Nemesis. The seating and approach being very similar. The rollercoaster reaches good speeds, though I found it to be a bit bumpy with my head being rattled from side to side at times. It is located to the rear of the park and is clearly signposted and easily accessible. It is, in my opinion, an 'ok' rollercoaster which was probably amazing ...  Read the complete review

Kraken is a steel floorless roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando. The coaster opened in 2000 and was the first floorless roller coaster in the Southern United States. The ride also held the record as the longest roller coaster in the state of Florida at 4,177 ft until the completion of Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The ride is placed and the back left hand side of the park and can be seen from anywhere in the park. Also when driving towards the park you can see the first hill from the interstate. Kraken is named after a mythological sea monster. SeaWorld's pictured the kraken as a giant dragon eel. Sea world created a giant sculpture of the kraken as ...  Read the complete review

Kraken is a floorless steel rollercoaster that has cemented itself within my heart as one of my favourite rollercosters of all time. Originally opened in 2000 and created by the legendary Bollinger and Mallibard, (creators of rides such as Nemesis and SheiKra) I first rode Kraken in the summer of 2005. I have rode many floorless coasters before, but this one stood out to me for a number of reasons. Firstly it is still one of the smoothest rides I have been on (last rode August 2009) and this really does add to the overall riding experience, giving you more time to marvel over the different parts of the ride as opposed to worrying about your head rattling all ...  Read the complete review

I first went on this coaster back in 2003, with my eldest last time we were in Florida, and again this time in 2009. I didn't have to wait very long at all to get onto this one. As a single rider it was fairly easy to get onto the back row of the coaster, the position of choice for the true coaster-fan. Kraken Vital Statistics * Type of ride: Steel 'floorless' coaster * Height: 149 feet * First drop: 145 feet * Top speed: 65 mph * Track length: 4177 feet * Riders: 32 (8 rows of 4 seats) * Ride time: 2:02 minutes** * Inversions: 7 * Max G:Force: 3.9 * ...  Read the complete review