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SeaWorld San Antonio

Attractions currently covered by CoasterReady

6 current attraction records at SeaWorld San Antonio, with height, intensity, scare factor and line-skip passes information. 0 non-current records are kept separately below. This directory describes our coverage, not the park’s complete official operating inventory.

  • Current attractions covered6
  • Catalog records6
  • Non-current records0
  • Height unverified4
  • Verified minimums2
  • Areas covered2
Tap any column heading to sort. Height is a recorded minimum; maximum height, accompaniment and other rider rules also apply. Attraction staff decide final eligibility.
AttractionLandTypeHeightIntensityScareline-skip passes
The Great WhiteThe Waterfront (shows and steel)Roller coaster54"Intense3/5Line-skip
Steel EelThe Waterfront (shows and steel)Roller coaster48"Moderate2/5Line-skip
Wave Breaker: The Rescue CoasterThe Waterfront (shows and steel)Roller coasterUnverified · Family-tier minimum — verify the current figure on the park's own attraction page.Gentle1/5Line-skip
Rio LocoLocation unverifiedWater rideUnverified · Verify the current minimum on the park's own page.Gentle1/5Standby
Shamu ExpressEntrance PlazaRoller coasterUnverified · Kid-tier minimum — verify on the park's own page.Very gentle1/5Standby
Orca EncounterThe Waterfront (shows and steel)Animal experienceUnverifiedVery gentle1/5Standby

Last verified July 2026

1 attraction covered

Entrance Plaza

The entry cluster — guest services, the park's orientation, and the first animal exhibits.

Shamu Express

Height unverified

Roller coaster · 1½ min

The kid coaster at the entrance — small, themed, and the first credit for the park's youngest visitors.

Shamu Express is the park's kid coaster: a small themed circuit near the entrance plaza that exists to be someone's first roller coaster. It does that job completely.

Tips for Shamu Express
  • The queue is short and the re-ride requests frequent — budget accordingly.
  • The natural pairing with the entrance exhibits in the first hour.
  • The parents' seat is the back row — you can see the whole circuit and exit with dignity.

Our guide to Entrance Plaza

4 attractions covered

The Waterfront (shows and steel)

The lake-side spine — the orca habitat, the stadium, and the steel coasters that circle it.

The Great White

54"137cm

Roller coaster · 2 min · Line-skip

The B&M invert — five inversions in the Batman-clone lineage, the park's pure looper.

The Great White is a B&M inverted coaster of the generation that cloned nationwide: vertical loop, zero-g roll, corkscrews and helixes at relentless pace. It has run since 1997 and remains the park's purest inversion package.

Tips for The Great White
  • Front row for the flight feel; the invert format rewards the lead car.
  • Ride in the first hour with the steel loop.
  • The zero-g roll is the smoothest inversion — a good place to test whether inversions are for you.

Steel Eel

48"122cm

Roller coaster · 2 min · Line-skip

The airtime coaster — a 150-foot first drop and a chain of floating hills, the park's most re-rideable steel.

Steel Eel is a Morgan hyper-style coaster: one big lift, one big drop, and a course that spends its speed on airtime hills rather than inversions. It is the park's friendly giant — 48-inch bar, lap-bar restraints, and float that families ride five times.

Tips for Steel Eel
  • Back car for the airtime — the hills amplify rearward.
  • The re-ride champion: cycle laps in the morning lull.
  • Ride at dusk; the floating hills read best in the golden light.

Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster

Height unverified

Roller coaster · 1½ min · Line-skip

The jet-ski rescue launch coaster — straddle seats, two launches around the waterfront lagoon, the family graduation ride.

Wave Breaker is the park's family launch coaster: riders straddle jet-ski-style seats and launch around the waterfront lagoon on a rescue-themed course. The format gives younger riders the solo-seat feel of a bigger coaster at family forces.

Tips for Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster
  • The second launch is the stronger one — brief the small riders.
  • Pairs with the family flats for the pre-48 hour.
  • The launch tunnel's sound effect is half the ride — ride with ears open the first time.

Orca Encounter

Height unverified

Animal experience · 25 min

The park's signature orca presentation — education-framed, splash-zoned, and the schedule anchor of the visit.

Orca Encounter is the San Antonio version of the park's signature presentation: orcas in the waterfront stadium with education-centered narration in the post-theatrical-show era. The schedule shapes the day — coaster queues dip during presentations.

Tips for Orca Encounter
  • Photograph the schedule at entry and build the ride windows around it.
  • Front rows soak; plan the seat to the appetite.
  • Arrive early for seat choice.

Our guide to The Waterfront (shows and steel)

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