The Great White (SeaWorld San Antonio)

The Great White
The Great White
SeaWorld San Antonio
LocationSeaWorld San Antonio
Coordinates29°27′08″N 98°41′47″W / 29.452270°N 98.696517°W / 29.452270; -98.696517
StatusOperating
Opening dateFebruary 1997
CostUS$21,000,000
General statistics
TypeSteel – Inverted
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelInverted Coaster - Batman
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height108 ft (33 m)
Drop81.2 ft (24.7 m)
Length2,562 ft (781 m)
Speed50 mph (80 km/h)
Inversions5
Duration2:00
Capacity1400 riders per hour
G-force4.6
Height restriction54 in (137 cm)
Trains2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Quick Queue available
The Great White at RCDB

The Great White is an inverted roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio,[1] and the first roller coaster to be built at a SeaWorld park. It is not only the first inverted roller coaster in Texas, but also the first one in the state to be built by Bolliger & Mabillard.[2]

  1. ^ Fodor's (2008). Fodor's Texas. Fodor's travel guides (1st ed.). New York: Fodor's Travel. ISBN 978-1400007196.
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "SeaWorld San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas, USA)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 16, 2018.