BotanicalStig Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 The ride looks great, would love to see this cloned (Orlando needs a thrilling coaster the kids can enjoy). Intamin really has a knack for quick twisty layouts, really glad they were chosen for this project. I think it will be a lot of fun! Even though it totally should have been an aquatrax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoasterKid211 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 also love that it looks to be almost entirely over water AQUATRAX 2.0 CONFIRMED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) Tonight we attended Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld Texas. This was interesting to me because I've only ever been to Howl-O-Scream at a Busch Gardens park and I've always wanted to visit the event at SeaWorld to see what the differences are. Here's some of my notes... - The event was a legit "Halloween" event. I was expecting it to be a little lighter since it's at a park that attracts a much younger crowd. - There were a LOT of kids at this event, and the majority seemed to be really having fun and not letting the scares get to them. - All the mazes were decent, but A couple of the mazes here were REALLY GOOD. Like reminded me when Universal used to do super cool and different stuff like give you a flashlight, or a helmet, etc. - Are all the hot girls at chain-wide Howl-O-Scream thing??? I don't think I remember seeing this many sexy girls at any other park Halloween event. - SHAMU'S HALLOWEEN SHOW WAS ***AWESOME!!!*** - It was really weird having "Howl-O--Scream" at "SeaWorld" but at the same time there was something super cool about it! - This was Kristen's first Halloween event, and while she didn't do any mazes, she had a REALLY good time. The scare zone characters interacted with her quite a bit and she loved it! Some photos... We are at SeaWorld Texas checking out Howl-O-Scream! This will be Kristen's first Halloween Event! We've got our front of the line passes for @howloscreamtx! Should be a great night! #HowlOScreamTX starts at 7. Before that, kids can trick or treat around SeaWorld! [twitter] [/twitter] The monsters have started to come out to play! Thanks to Kelsey @SeaWorldTexas we are getting all zombied up ready for Howl-O-Scream! [twitter] [/twitter][twitter] [/twitter] The new Karver's Kradle haunted house was great! Loved the theme and scareactors! We love coming to @howloscreamtx for the ghouls, but we also love the girls! Frightmare Forest was one of the longest haunted houses I've done! Super creepy & lots of fun! By far one of the coolest Halloween shows I've seen is Shamu's Rockin' Creepshow! Loved this!!! Prey was AWESOME! They hand you a flashlight, Its actually super dark, & the characters top notch! Loved this! [twitter] [/twitter] Night rides on @SeaWorldTexas roller coasters are amazing! Another highlight of Howl-O-Scream! You want demented possessed crazy people? We found them in the ICU! We found Scarlett! I think she wanted to kill us... This concludes my first Howl-O-Scream at a SeaWorld park! What a great GREAT event! Highly recommend Halloween at SeaWorld Texas! I was honestly REALLY IMPRESSED with Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld Texas. Maybe it's because I wasn't expecting a legit haunt event that rivals some of the more popular haunt events to be put on at a SeaWorld park, maybe it was because it was just super cool seeing a Halloween Shamu show, maybe it was because it was Kristen's first real haunt event and she loved it. I dunno. It's probably just because they put on a REALLY GREAT event that's flown a bit under the radar over the years, but if you are ever in Texas and looking for a great Halloween event, this is it! Edited October 2, 2016 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BintamiM Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Great to hear and see about this event. I've heard good things about it. Hopefully I can make it next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Jake should know better than to mess around with ninjas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 ^Hey, at least it didn't hit him in the eye... But yeah, that looks like a great event! The nighttime Shamu show sounds awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyfreak92 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Het TPR! I was here on October 9 2016! It was very less crowded! I bought me a Quick Quene Pass, & got to ride the rides many times as I wanted! I didn't get to ride the water rides but only one time each because I had to leave San Antonio go back home in Houston where I'm always unhappy at! But I really had a good time here, I think I want to come back to sea world sa often! Here are my pictures! This is my very first pictures! Sorry if I Didn't get any good pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrlittle Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Here's a small video construction update. I can't wait to ride a new INTAMIN coaster in America. [youtu_be]https://youtu.be/4pLWNQahYv8[/youtu_be] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyfreak92 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 nice im planning on going again this year to san antonio because i am so glad that swsa is finally getting a new coaster! i still have a swsa pass to go anytime this year since i last went in october 2016! i hope i can come back to san antonio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Screamscape posted some reader-submitted photos of Wave Breaker construction. I don't care that this is a small ride, I am just thrilled to see a new Intamin going up in the U.S. The drought is over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Sweet! Been meaning to take the kids to this park. Haven't been to San Antonio since 2004, and I've been itching to get back. This and Thunder Rapids over at Fiesta Texas make for some very compelling reasons to go next year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Great to see its gone vertical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoasterKid211 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Dang. For a family ride, this is looking seriously badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I think Intamin has shown us with Cheetah Hunt that it can "do the crap out of a family ride." I'm sure this will be tons of fun. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasBaby Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I think Intamin has shown us with Cheetah Hunt that it can "do the crap out of a family ride." I'm sure this will be tons of fun. David Agreed, if Wave Breaker is half as fun as Cheetah Hunt, SWSA will have a huge hit on their hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chieftom1 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hello Everyone, It is Spring Break time here in San Antonio so I decided to head over to SeaWorld to see how far along the construction is on their NEW roller coaster, Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster. I was very much surprised when I saw how much of the track has already been installed. In SeaWorld's latest release they estimate that over 70% of the track has been laid. Both magnetic launchers have been installed and you can now almost follow along how the coaster will traverse the lake. I took a number of pictures today in order to show you the progress the construction crew has made on Wave Breaker. I sure hope I get the picture descriptions correct. There is a lot of track spaghetti out there and trying to figure out stuff can be daunting. I also cropped a few stills off of SeaWorld's video of Wave Breaker and a few from Coaster Studios. I hope I don't run afoul of either of them for using something from their videos. Enjoy Some perspective as to where Wave Breaker was sited on the lake. The Great White would be to the viewers left. You can also see The Steel Eel and how it willcome close to the Wave Breaker's track. Screen shot of Wave Breaker's final run back to the station. This what that final run looks like now. What the final run out looks like during construction. The lower track is the last hill before the final run back to the station. The upper track is the first hill after you are launched. A different perspective of the first and last hills. This is an aerial shot of the first hill as it goes up and curves left and over the final hill which is going back to the station. This shot was taken from SeaWorld's construction video. This shows how the first hill goes over the return one. A picture of the first hill after the launch. A different perspective of the first hill. You can view both magnetic launcher areas including the one prior to the first hill which is said to be only 61 feet. But I think they mean it will be 61 feet ABOVE the water as I suspect they will flood the construction area when the coaster comnpletes all of its inspection runs. Both magnetic launchers are seen in this picture taken from SeaWorld's video. The first launch rail is the one on the left. In this screen shot from the video rendition of the Wave Breaker you can see the first hill and then the second hill which looks a lot higher than the first. That one has not yet been erected. A screen shot off SeaWorld's construction video. This shows the first launch hill and much of the construction site. First hill and the last hill going back to the station. The Steel Eel is to the left. General construction photo. The Great White is in the background with the Steel Eel in the foreground. You can see how they incorporated the small island in the middle of the lake into Wave Breaker's run. General picture showing both launch areas. General picture showing the different track runs. The one on the right if coming off the first hill. The track on the left is the final run back to the station. Some coaster track spaghetti. The Great White is in the background. Another general construction photo. Looking down the second launcher. Screen shot of Wave Breaker taken from a SeaWorld video. Screen shot taken from SeaWorld's video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Just a minor nerd comment but I love when parks don't release the full layout image or a POV of a ride when announcing the attraction, makes it a lot more fun when you finally get on the ride for the first time. Also I didn't realize this thing is going to be almost entirely over the water, should look great and and make for a really unique experience. I honestly kind of forgot about this ride being built but it might turn out to be the surprise of the year in America at least. Also if you are reading this Cedar Point, keep on doin you, don't announce or reveal anything, just build the thing then open it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 ^^ thanks for that. This ride really looks like it could be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 It's coming along nicely. Good to see a new Intamin ride being built in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 A different perspective of the first hill. You can view both magnetic launcher areas including the one prior to the first hill which is said to be only 61 feet. You can see it's a tyre drive launch like the other Intamins of this model (Juvulen, Jet Resuce, Mick Doohans Motocoaster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skramp Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Love the pictures!! But, its funny to see how small the supports are for this type of coaster compared to others. They don't look big at all, but could also have to do to how close most of the coaster is to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasBaby Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Love the pictures!! But, its funny to see how small the supports are for this type of coaster compared to others. They don't look big at all, but could also have to do to how close most of the coaster is to the ground. From the photos, it looks there will be a small lake beneath the coaster to give the appearance of a jet ski skimming over the water, so that's probably the reason the coaster is being built so low to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkJunkie51290 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I definitely have to make plans to visit this year! I always wanted to go, but never took out the time. I NEED THOSE COASTER CREDITS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmnipotentSeal Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Seeing how most of the layout will skim over the water, it seems there finally is a second "aquatrax" coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rill'o'beily Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Seeing how most of the layout will skim over the water, it seems there finally is a second "aquatrax" coaster Oh jesus. This should've been an aquatrax. /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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