Sea World: MANTA “ride the flying ray
This project consisted of adding a new rollercoaster ride Manta in Sea World’s Orlando Theme Park. Included in this project were sea themed facilities to enhance the ride experience. Some of these facilities included gift shops, restaurants, ride support facilities, sea life aquariums, pedestrian walkways, bridges, a themed cave, and themed beach trails. Edwards Concrete’s scope of work included providing 6,200sf of themed beach paths, 35,000sf of exposed river rock pedestrian paths, 800sf of stamped stonework, 15,657sf of stamped wood planks, 3,800lsf of curbs, and 6,000sf of sidewalks. In the construction of this project, we used 1,522 cubic yards of concrete, 12,000 board feet of lumber, and 5,565 person hours. We started this project in January of 2009 and completed our work on April 30,2009. During the construction of this project, we had no safety violations, injuries, or accidents. The unique characteristics of this project and Wharton-Smiths management style made this a fun project to work on. We were able to achieve the schedule that was maintained by SeaWorld in order for the rollercoaster to open on time and SeaWorld was very happy with the results.
This project won The Eagle Award, 2009 with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Central Florida Chapter.
