Youngster Joey
Strata Poster
Doesn't BGW not usually open until March or April? It's the worst weather park of all the major ones in the chain.
SeaWorld San Diego | Emperor | B&M Dive Coaster | 2022
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Doesn't BGW not usually open until March or April? It's the worst weather park of all the major ones in the chain.
davidm
Strata Poster
Oh, right, I could have sworn it opened last year or the year before or something. Oh well, it'll probably be a neat addition to the park nonetheless. Good to see it open.
Sad that they'll wait until December 3, though [/s]
Sad that they'll wait until December 3, though [/s]
Youngster Joey
Strata Poster
Glad it's opening, bummed I'm going to miss it by a week.
looks like a fun ride.
looks like a fun ride.
CanobieFan
Strata Poster
Whats the Coaster Enthusiast version of 'first world problems'? Flew right past SeaWorld this morning leaving San Diego heading to Honolulu.
Got to see Emperor in all it's mini glory.
Got to see Emperor in all it's mini glory.
Fluorineer
Mega Poster
I absolutely loathe it when parks plaster their logo over the POV before the train is even fully on the brake run. It's like radio stations blabbing over the ending of a song.
oriolat2
Giga Poster
There is something "off" about this ride. I know it's objectively a good ride. I mean, it has a good panoramic turn at the top, three inversions and a couple of nice transitions but it feels and looks so bland. Heck, it doesn't even have a proper station. I feel like Sea World is starting to become Six Flags, just plonking coasters without putting that much detail into them, in terms of landscaping or theming.
Hutch
Strata Poster
Yeah there's been a certain theme among the 2022 additions with their lack of landscaping/theming, and this appears to be the worst offense of them.
Dive coasters aren't super exciting to me anymore, but at least you could count on them to have great interaction and landscaping design. This has none of that.
Dive coasters aren't super exciting to me anymore, but at least you could count on them to have great interaction and landscaping design. This has none of that.
rideguy70
Mega Poster
I felt the same way about the landscaping (feels like it's just sitting in a pile of dirt), but they still have over three weeks before it officially opens. I'm guessing the final phase will be to add it in.
I was there for the media day for Manta, and it simiarily had a lot of landscaping to do with a lot of dirt hills. But weeks later, they did add it in, and now it looks great.
I was there for the media day for Manta, and it simiarily had a lot of landscaping to do with a lot of dirt hills. But weeks later, they did add it in, and now it looks great.
SilverArrow
Certified Ride Geek
Rode this the other week and it was one of the most rerideable coasters on the California trip. The view of the bay and park from the top is spectacular. The ride is fun, smooth and has some unique elements for a B&M dive that make it a bit different. Nothing earth-shattering for a seasoned enthusiast but then not everything needs to be. It's a really solid addition as you'd expect with B&M and I think it will be a hit. Many passholders were loving it and were riding over and over again. One guy was riding it 100 times. 