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It's been widely reported that Manta began test operations the weekend of May 2-3, with a preview event on the evening of May 4 and the official "soft-open" planned for Tuesday, May 5. However, using the conventions of the Roller Coaster DataBase, which is sourced in all coaster-related articles, an attraction's status does not change from "under construction" to "open/operating" until the grand opening. This would include any soft-open days between this past weekend and the announced May 22 opening. Yes, you can ride it, but it's not open, if that makes any sense. To that end, I'm proposing revising the article to discuss the various events so far, then followed by its grand opening. Opinions? --
McDoobAU93 (
talk) 02:38, 5 May 2009 (UTC)reply
They are having a press event today, and it will be open for riding everyday until grand opening at noon.
Kurt (
talk) 14:09, 5 May 2009 (UTC)reply
The attraction website refers to today's event as a "preview," so apparently the grand opening is still set for May 22. Using the
WPRC convention of sourcing to RCDB, the attraction is definitely previewing, but it's not open. Admittedly, this issue will be resolved one way or the other in a couple of weeks, so it's not worth getting into an edit war over. --
McDoobAU93 (
talk) 16:12, 5 May 2009 (UTC)reply
Citations needed
There are three areas which I have not been able to find reliable sources for. Two of them relate to the construction milestones, with a third relating to a quote about the specific colour of the ride. If anyone can find citations for these, please add them in the article. Themeparkgc Talk 01:37, 10 February 2013 (UTC)reply
Hey Themeparkgc! I did a lot of the early work on this article when the attraction was announced (I was living in Orlando at the time), and I thought I had provided a lot of sources for these statements. I did locate a statement covering when the land clearing had commenced in an existing source, so I copied that over. I'm working through to find the color scheme, as that too was announced. Admittedly, this was still early in my Wiki-career, and I've changed how I've done things since then. I'll track down the other statements you're looking for! :) --McDoobAU93 03:49, 10 February 2013 (UTC)reply
Yeah, you really did do a good job for a new article. I looked back at the state it was a year before the attraction opened and I was amazed at what it covered. Thanks for the assistance in finding sources. Themeparkgc Talk 03:53, 10 February 2013 (UTC)reply
Thanks! Got all your tags replaced with reliably-sourced data. --McDoobAU93 04:07, 10 February 2013 (UTC)reply
Good job. Thanks again for your assistance. Themeparkgc Talk 04:17, 10 February 2013 (UTC)reply
"Manta's rails, supports, and track are filled with sand to reduce noise and to fit the theme of a manta ray gliding silently through the water" advert (and inconsistent use of italics).
"Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll (Steel)" is referenced to an award about "Steel Roller Coaster Poll" and I'm not even sure about the reliability of that website.
On hold, pending those issues noted above. The most troubling are the neutral tone/borderline advert issues.
The Rambling Man (
talk) 16:26, 30 June 2013 (UTC)reply
Firstly, thanks for the review. Secondly, I believe I have resolved your concerns. If there are any other advert concerns, please highlight them so that I can address them. Themeparkgc Talk 23:45, 30 June 2013 (UTC)reply
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