SeaWorld San Antonio · Operating · 1999

Steel Eel

150 ft · 65 mph

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Thrill rideSeaWorld San Antonio Official park siteSteel Eel PlazaD.H. Morgan Manufacturing150 ft · 65 mph

A D.H. Morgan hyper coaster with a 150-foot drop and long floater hills along the park lake.

Specifications

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Ride profile

Scaled against SeaWorld San Antonio's operating coasters

HyperSteel

Park intensity

Height

150 ft

Tallest at SeaWorld San Antonio

Height150 ft

Speed65 mph

Length5,200 ft

InversionsNone

Ride experience

Hyper
Steel

Specs from seaworld.com

Learn more

All guides

Airtime hills explained

Shaped hills that pull you out of the seat — the heart of hyper and many modern layouts.

Giga vs hyper — what changes at 300 feet?

Giga coasters push height even further. The feel is still about speed and airtime, not inversion tours.

Tubular steel track basics

Round rail stacked and welded — the default modern coaster structure.

What is a hypercoaster?

A coaster focused on speed and airtime — usually 200+ feet tall with a lift hill, not a looping marathon.

History

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Timeline

1999
Steel Eel opens
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SeaWorld San Antonio — official siteseaworld.com(opens in a new tab)
SeaWorld San Antonio on Coaster AtlasPark page
Ride specifications sourceseaworld.com(opens in a new tab)
Hero photo (See Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
Official POV — Licensed POVWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)