Ride Profile
Wave Breaker
The Rescue Coaster debuts at SeaWorld San Antonio
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attraction represents what SeaWorld is all about – it brings together the best of SeaWorld in one thrilling ride, and carries a message that leaves guests feeling inspired.
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ave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster, an LSM launched roller coaster, has opened at Sea World, San
Antonio, Texas. Manufactured by Intamin, it launches guests into an adrenaline-pounding mission inspired by the heroics of the SeaWorld animal rescue team. Wave Breaker’s jet-ski style car is the first of its kind in North America. The coaster’s unique design hugs riders in a straddled position as they grip the handle bars and race through a series of high-speed maneuvers, steeply banked turns, and a pair of launches over water. “Wave Breaker is an exciting and novel coaster for
families to ride together, and adds to SeaWorld’s strong lineup of top-rated coasters,” said SeaWorld San Antonio Park President Carl Lum. “But what truly delights me is that this attraction best represents what SeaWorld is all about – it brings together the best of SeaWorld in one thrilling ride, and carries a message that leaves guests feeling inspired.”
Guests board Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster in a queue line located across from Penguin Plaza. The queue is themed with stories from some of the more than 30,000 rescues by the SeaWorld rescue team over the past 50 years. Before launch, riders are assigned a mission – a sea turtle, dolphin or sea lion rescue. After the mission briefing, riders grip the handlebars and prepare to race into action covering 2,600 feet (792 m) of track. The ride launches directly over the water, creating the sensation that riders are racing across the park’s lake. Each rescue mission takes a train of 16 riders through a three-minute ride, reaching speeds of up to 44 mph (71 kph) and heights up to 61 feet (19 m). “Wave Breaker provides a coaster experience unlike
anything in the current theme park landscape,” said SeaWorld Vice President of Theme Park Development Mike Denninger. “While other coasters feature dramatic changes in speed, once you hit Wave Breaker’s first launch you are moving fast throughout the entire ride. When you combine that consistent high speed with the banked and serpentine turns throughout the ride track that is 90 percent over the surface of the water, you get an unparalleled ride experience.”
30 AUGUST 2017
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