MARKET REPORT: NORTH AMERICA


series of exciting twists, turns, and airtime hills. The coaster’s theme helped refresh and expand the Wild Arctic section of the park complete with rethemed food and beverage outlets, Glacier Bar and Altitude Burgers. SeaWorld San Diego welcomed


California’s first floorless dive coaster with Emperor. Designed to mimic the smooth, fast, underwater diving maneuvers of the Emperor Penguin, the sleek steel coaster was developed by Bolliger and Mabillard. The first of its kind trains in North


America seat 18 riders at a time as they experience inversions, hammerhead turns and barrel rolls, in just two and a half minutes. Strictly by the numbers, Emperor rises 14-stories, features a 90-degree drop, three thrilling inversions, and top speeds of 60 miles per hour (96 kmh). Busch Gardens Tampa opened the


much-anticipated Iron Gwazi in March. The steel track hybrid coaster from Rocky


Ice Breaker at SeaWorld Orlando


Mountain Construction reaches a top speed of 76 mph (122 kmh) and features an incredible 206-foot drop at a 91° angle. For almost two minutes, guests fly through 4,075 feet (1242 metres) of smooth track. The tallest hybrid coaster in North America, Iron Gwazi is the fastest and steepest hybrid coaster in the world with its three inversions and 12 incredible airtime moments. Fun fact: approximately 25% of Gwazi’s original wood was used to create Iron Gwazi.


Entertainment added 11 rides and attractions across 10 parks this year. The first new experience brought a chill in the air when the long-awaited Ice Breaker opened at SeaWorld Orlando. The new coaster features four airtime filled launches, both backwards and forwards, that culminates in a reverse launch into the steepest beyond vertical drop in Florida - a 93-feet tall spike with 100-degree angle. The Premier Rides designed and built ride’s custom design provides a near- vertical tophat maneuver, along with a


Iron Gwaz


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