NewsPlusNotes: SeaWorld San Diego's Emperor Dive Coaster Track is Complete

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

SeaWorld San Diego's Emperor Dive Coaster Track is Complete

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Exciting news from SeaWorld San Diego, which just recently completed all track and support instillation for Emperor, the park's new B&M dive roller coaster. Seen above in its completed status, Emperor is now another impressive addition to the theme park's skyline.

Emperor towers 153 feet over SeaWorld San Diego, and features a vertical, 143 foot first drop. With a top speed of 60 miles per hour, the trains will encounter three inversions along the 2,411 feet of track.

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As is common in the industry, members of the construction team got a chance to sign the final piece of track before it was lifted into place. It's a nice way to let the crew who built the ride forever be a part of the attraction!

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The final piece was located in what appears to be the ride's 3rd inversion, a corkscrew near the end of the ride. You could easily argue that Emperor has four inversions, as the ride's second element is a very highly banked turn that is indeed counted as an inversion on other rides. No matter the final number, all the elements will be a blast so who cares!

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And just like that the final piece was bolted in place and the Emperor track was complete. The coaster is the only B&M dive coaster in California and one of only a handful in North America.

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Not long after the track was completed the park reached another milestone - they placed the first Emperor floorless coaster train on the track! With how quickly the park is making progress on Emperor I wouldn't be at all surprised to see testing start soon. Stay tuned!

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