Emperor (roller coaster)
| Emperor | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Mako | |
| SeaWorld San Diego | |
| Location | SeaWorld San Diego |
| Park section | Emperor Pavilion (East) |
| Coordinates | 32°45′50″N 117°13′21″W / 32.7640°N 117.2224°WCoordinates: 32°45′50″N 117°13′21″W / 32.7640°N 117.2224°W |
| Status | Finished |
| Soft opening date | March 2, 2022 |
| Opening date | March 12, 2022 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Dive Coaster |
| Height | 153 ft (47 m) |
| Drop | 143 ft (44 m) |
| Length | 2,411 ft (735 m) |
| Speed | 63 mph (101 km/h) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 1:10 |
| Max vertical angle | 90° |
| Capacity | ~700 riders per hour (Estimated) riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 52–78 in (132–198 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 6 across in a single row for a total of 18 riders per train. |
| Emperor at RCDB Pictures of Emperor at RCDB | |
Emperor is an upcoming Bolliger & Mabillard Dive Coaster originally planned for a 2020 opening at SeaWorld San Diego. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, plans for opening the coaster were pushed back to 2021[1] before a final opening date of March 12, 2022 was announced.[2]
History[]
On January 5, 2019, SeaWorld San Diego announced that a new Bolliger & Mabillard Dive Coaster would be coming to the park. The ride would be named Mako.[3]
At IAAPA, it was announced that Mako would be changed to Emperor. Instead of being themed to sharks, the ride would now be themed to penguins.[4]
Emperor is the first floorless Dive Coaster in California and the second Dive coaster in California after HangTime at Knott's Berry Farm. Emperor is located on the East side of SeaWorld San Diego and its Ride pavilion will be accessible via pathways that would normally bring you to Journey to Atlantis.
On August 25th, 2021, SeaWorld announced that Emperor would open sometime in March 2022. On January 20th, 2022, SeaWorld announced that Emperor would open on March 12, 2022.
Track Layout[]
The Track layout for Emperor is simple. Guests will leave from the station and begin the 150ft lift hill climb and turn to its drop where it will hold riders for 3.5 - 4 seconds. It will then drop riders 60 ft at a 90 degree angle into its first inversion, a 123ft dive loop which over laps the drop and then flows into its 2nd inversion, a hard over banked turn that will turn riders upside town as they go into another element which can be classified as an inversion but will not entirely invert riders, this element flows into the last element of the ride which is a corkscrew which then leads into a turn and then into a ramp to the station where the train repeats this cycle over again. The ride time estimation of each cycle from leaving and returning to the station is approximately 1 minute and 10 seconds though this is estimated and not confirmed by the park.
References[]
- ^ "SeaWorld San Diego says new 'Mako' coaster coming in 2020". KGTV. January 7, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "Emperor Opening March 12, 2022". YouTube.com. SeaWorld San Diego. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Breaking News: ALL NEW "Mako" Dive Coaster Coming To Sea World San Diego in 2020".
- ^ "SeaWorld San Diego reveals new penguin-themed dive coaster for 2020".
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