Growing up in the San Diego area, I visited Sea World often. The attractions centered around Shamu, dolphins and the Sea Lion shows. For kids, they had Captain Kids World, a safe haven for littles to run around while not complaining about being tired. Fast forward to today.... Sea World still has animal attractions and a kids play area, but they've also introduced roller coasters. BIG ONES! Meet Emperor, the latest juggernaut of roller coasters which recently opened this year.
Emperor, along with fellow roller coasters Electric Eel and Atlantis, are located on the east side of the park. They've brought a whole new dimension to what Sea World was growing up. So glad they've opted to added them to the mix of attractions.
The ride begins with a slow ascent, 14 stories up. A slight left turn and you get a great view of the rest of the park. That's all short lived as you find yourself hanging forward, looking straight down for a brief moment before plunging 90 degrees to the first floor then continue up into a loop at about 60 MPH. The g-force is significant before you turn about and twist the opposite direction and zip around for another minute or so with additional twists and turns until coming to a halt prior to disembarking.
The thrill level is amazing and you'll likely have tears running along your temples from the wind zipping by at a high rate of speed. Remove whatever you have in your pockets prior to entering the ride along with hats and glasses. You'll thank me later. There's a display of broken phones and go pros that have been recovered from below the ride after others failed to heed that advice.
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