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Below are the photos from June and July 2008 construction photo updates.

Photos of the construction of Manta at Sea World in Orlando, Florida.

Construction Update July 6th, 2008!
Time again for another update from Sea World's Manta construction site. A pond liner has gone in this week and lots more concrete walls have been worked on. More prep work has been done for future footer pours with lots of steel grids being prepared.

This set of photos were taken July 6th, 2008.
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Construction Update July 20th, 2008!
What's new out at Sea Worlds Manta site. The large tank area that got a liner last week has been filled with dirt and they are working on the plumbing and drainage pipes. Lots more footer work has gotten done with new footers getting poured soon, more walls and more prep work has gotten done.

This set of photos were taken July 20th, 2008.
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Construction Update August 3rd, 2008!
What's new out at Sea Worlds Manta site. Lots of new footers have been installed over the last few weeks. Lots more work has been done on the walls of the tank and station house. Looks like more plumbing and electrical work has been getting installed.

This set of photos were taken August 3rd, 2008.
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This set of photos were taken August 17th, 2008.
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Construction Update August 17th, 2008!
Footers are everywhere as this week tons of new footers have gone in. More work on the station area and one of the tanks. Lots of new machinery has shown up and lots of concrete forms have arrived. Something of interest is there are footers going in the entrance area of the Blue Horizons stadium.

Construction Update September 7th, 2008!
Sorry no sky tower photos this week as it was under repair. Got some cool photos from Sea World from the fabrication plant of Manta getting made. Lots more footers getting done this week and looks like more work on the buildings getting done.

This set of photos were taken September 7th, 2008.
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Construction Update September 20th, 2008!
Huge update this week. Lots of track, rails and supports are in the holding area. We have the first signs of vertical construction happening this week with the dual station structure going up and the first support going up. Lots of walls going up in the tank area and lots more footers getting done.

This set of photos were taken September 20th, 2008.
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This set of photos were taken September 28th, 2008.
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Construction Update September 28th, 2008!
The first track segments went up this week with final turn and the split off to the dual station track all installed. More work on the station house electrical and more foundation work on the tank areas. More footer work happening and looks like a few more track pieces arrived in the off site lot.