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SeaWorld Orlando reopens Mako after temporary closure following Six Flags death

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM · 1 min read
SeaWorld Orlando reopens Mako after temporary closure following Six Flags death — FOX 35 Orlando, Lake Mary Sports news
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SeaWorld Orlando has reopened its popular Mako roller coaster after temporarily closing it following a deadly incident at Six Flags Over Georgia.Mako reopened Tuesday and "resumed normal operations," a SeaWorld spokesperson told FOX 35 in an email.SeaWorld did not say if any modifications were or will be made to the coaster.Mako closes "out of an abundance of caution"Mako closed as a precaution on Oct. 13, a day after a man died after falling from the Goliath coaster at Six Flags.Both Mako and Goliath were designed by the Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, and the coasters have similar ride restraints.Mako opened at SeaWorld in 2016. It reaches a height of 200 feet and speeds of up to 70 mph, according to the park's website.B&M has manufactured several coasters at Florida parks, including a few others at SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Universal Islands of Adventure.Those coasters were not closed following the Six Flags incident.Six Flags Over Georgia deathOn Oct. 1

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