Emperor is a dive coaster made by Bolliger & Mabillard located at SeaWorld San Diego located in San Diego, California. The ride was made & designed by Bolliger & Mabillard.

Design

The ride features a height of 153 feet (46.6 meters), a top speed of 60mph (96.5km/h), a 90-degree drop, and 4 Inversions. The ride is California's second dive coaster, HangTime being the first dive coaster.

History

On January 5, 2019, SeaWorld San Diego announced that a new B&M dive coaster would be coming to the park. The ride was to be named “Mako”. Through the IAAPA, it was announced that “Mako” would be changed to Emperor. Instead of being themed to sharks, the ride would now be themed to (emperor) penguins.

Emperor is the first floorless dive coaster in California, and the second overall dive coaster in the state, after HangTime at Knott's Berry Farm. Emperor is located in the eastern area of SeaWorld San Diego, and just off the main walkway to the south of the Penguin Encounter exhibit. There has been no announcement of plans to incorporate penguins into a new space nearer to the roller coaster. The queue and ride pavilion to Emperor are accessible via pathways that would normally bring you to Journey to Atlantis.

On August 25, 2021, SeaWorld announced that Emperor would open sometime in March 2022. On January 20, 2022, SeaWorld announced that Emperor would open on March 12, 2022.

Stats

The biggest drop is 143 feet (43.5 meters). The ride is also the longest, fastest, and tallest dive coaster in California as Well as the Second Dive Coaster.