SeaWorld San Diego | Emperor | B&M Dive Coaster | 2022

[roomraider]

I quite like the name but if you were going to take just the first name of a marine animal for the coaster there is a much better choice.

I mean Sperm Whales are are literally renowned for their ability to dive

 

[CanobieFan]

Word is Mako is actually gonna be named Abyss

Well, I got it half right? Mako was indeed on it's way out as the name. Wonder why they went with the penguin theme.

 

[Hixee]

Nice cropping of Yukon Striker there, B&M

Point of clarity - that's actually good timing by Ian who took the photo, that was video footage from their promo reel.

 

[Kw6sTheater]

Well, I got it half right? Mako was indeed on it's way out as the name. Wonder why they went with the penguin theme.

I do wonder if Abyss will be used in any of SeaWorld's future projects...

 

[bob_3_]

Wonder why they went with the penguin theme.

Penguin theme is perfect! They dive off cliffs into the sea and then swim about under water. In terms of mimicking a penguin's movement, this layout is perfect. I'm excited to see some nice theming to it.

 

[davidm]

No-one posted this yet?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1196876044248190976

 

[Crazycoaster]

Is that a cutback on a B&M??

 

[Lofty]

Not as much as Hyperion's overbank is a cutback.

 

[Crazycoaster]

So what’s the difference then between a cutback and an overbanked turn, oh wise one?

The steepness, shaping, and how much it’s overbanked, is why I questioned it.

 

[Lofty]

Oh wise one?

Cutbacks have more extreme banking, to the extreme of being an inversion, whereas overbanked turns don't really invert. Hope @furie doesn't get his graph out for us all again ?

 

[Crazycoaster]

The element looks to have pretty extreme banking wise from the render?

 

[Fluorineer]

The beginning reminds me of Valkyria but on steroids, I think these extremely overbanked turns work really well with the wide dive coaster trains.

 

[Antinos]

I know Drachen Fire's cutback was a full 180 degrees of rotation...same with Wonder Woman's and Railblazer's. The renders are pretty grainy but it certainly looks to have enough rotation to consider it an inversion/cutback.

I guess we'll find out sooner or later.

 

[Jcoasters]

Looks like a pretty awesome layout!

 

[MLDesigns]

Frickin nailed ittttt

 

[AirtimeFreak]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Matt N]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Wow; that is one snappy inversion! Could B&M potentially be going a little RMC-style and trying to integrate some inverted airtime in there?

 

[Fluorineer]

trying to integrate some inverted airtime in there?

In B&Ms shoes, I would not make the second step before the first and maybe fix the lack of upright airtime with the vest restraints before working on the inverted counterpart

Nah, enough of the salt, actually looks like a sexy transition and is exactly what I have been missing from the overgrown Cedar Fair dive machines.

 

[Matt N]

In B&Ms shoes, I would not make the second step before the first and maybe fix the lack of upright airtime with the vest restraints before working on the inverted counterpart

Nah, enough of the salt, actually looks like a sexy transition and is exactly what I have been missing from the overgrown Cedar Fair dive machines.

Apparently Valkyria's vests don't actually lock, so I think B&M may have rectified that issue!

 

[cookie]

From my experience, you only feel Valkyria's vest while sitting in the station and they're much more flexible while riding.