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A B&M dive coaster themed to emperor penguins with a beyond-vertical drop along the park's waterfront.
Specifications
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Ride profile
Scaled against SeaWorld San Diego's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
153 ft
Tallest at SeaWorld San Diego
Ride experience
- Dive
- Steel
Specs from seaworld.com
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Dive coasters
A held moment on a vertical edge, then a steep release — signature B&M dive machines.
Held drops and dive moments
When the train pauses before the fall, anticipation becomes part of the element.
Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)
Swiss manufacturer known for smooth inverts, hypers, dives, and wing coasters.
Centripetal force in loops
Loops are engineered so the track pushes you into the seat — not so you “hold on by gravity.”
History
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Timeline
2022
Emperor opens
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Sources & official links
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- SeaWorld San Diego — official siteseaworld.com(opens in a new tab)
- SeaWorld San Diego on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourceseaworld.com(opens in a new tab)
- Bolliger & Mabillard — manufacturerbolliger-mabillard.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 — Official park YouTubeWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)