SeaWorld Orlando reopens its Mako roller coaster after a week-long precautionary closure

SeaWorld Orlando has reopened its Mako roller coaster. FOX 35 and WFTV, in stories dated Oct. 21, 2026, report it reopened "Tuesday". Mako "resumed normal operations," a SeaWorld spokesperson told FOX 35 in an email. Spectrum News 13 and ClickOrlando also report the reopening.

What changed

• The closure. Mako closed as a precaution on Oct. 13, a day after a man died after falling from the Goliath coaster at Six Flags. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, Mako was listed as temporarily closed in the SeaWorld app.
• The reason. SeaWorld confirmed to WFTV that the coaster was shut down "out of an abundance of caution" while an investigation continued into the incident in Georgia, which left one person dead and four injured. Mako and Goliath were both designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, and the two coasters have similar ride restraints.
• The reopening. The coaster resumed operations about a week after SeaWorld closed it, WFTV reports. SeaWorld did not say if any modifications were or will be made to the coaster, FOX 35 reports.

When

• Closed: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.
• Reopened: "Tuesday", in FOX 35's and WFTV's reports dated Oct. 21, 2026.
• Still open: ClickOrlando's story, updated Oct. 26, 2026, reports that SeaWorld Orlando reopened Mako.

Where

• SeaWorld Orlando.

What it means if you live here

• Mako is running again. The latest report read, ClickOrlando's Oct. 26 update, has it reopened.
• To ride: guests must be 54 inches tall. SeaWorld's own page says the coaster reaches up to 73 mph and up to 200 feet high.
• Other coasters: FOX 35 reports that other Bolliger & Mabillard coasters at SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Islands of Adventure were not closed after the Six Flags incident.
• On the day: WFTV read Mako's closure in the SeaWorld app, so the app is the place to check a ride's status before you go.