California’s first and only floorless dive coaster from SeaWorld San Diego

SeaWorld San Diego will open a new roller coaster ride called Emperor in March 2022.  The roller coaster will be the tallest, fastest, and longest dive coaster in California, as well as the only floorless dive coaster in the state. 

Named after the world’s largest penguin, the new coaster will mimic this species’ amazing underwater diving ability. Climbing to 153 feet with feet dangling in the air, riders will be suspended on a 45-degree angle at the crown of the ride before plunging down a 143-foot facedown vertical drop, accelerating to more than 60 miles per hour. Riders will also experience inversions, barrel roll, Immelmann loop, hammerhead turn and flat spin as they race along the nearly 2,500 feet of track. Each of the floorless ride cars will hold 18 riders in three, six-person rows. This is the first seating configuration of its kind in North America.