| The Great White | |
| The Great White | |
| Location | SeaWorld San Antonio |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opened | February 1997 |
| Cost | $21,000,000 |
| Type | Steel - Inverted |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 108.2 ft (33.0 m) |
| Drop | 99 ft (30 m) |
| Length | 2,562 ft (781 m) |
| Max speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 37 seconds |
| Capacity | 1400 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 4.6 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 6 in (137 cm) |
| The Great White at RCDB | |
| Pictures of The Great White at RCDB | |
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Making its debut in 1997, The Great White was the first inverted roller coaster in Texas and the first roller coaster to be built at a SeaWorld park.
Despite its shortened track length, The Great White follows a identical ride layout as the Batman the Ride coasters at numerous Six Flags parks albeit being "mirrored." At 2,562 feet, the coaster doesn't allow riders as much time to "recuperate" between inversions, consequently offering an extreme, forceful ride experience. Furthermore, The Great White sits lower to the ground, often deceiving its riders with elements such as "foot-choppers" as there are many trees and shrubs surrounding the coaster's track. The Great White is sometimes considered to be more intense than its Six Flags' cousin because of its added 8th row (Goliath has only seven rows per train). Its layout consists of the following inversions:
When The Great White opened, its queue line wrapped around a large-scale shark aquarium, similar to the manta aquariums found in the newly constructed Manta at SeaWorld Orlando. This was later removed, however, as the only people able to view the sharks were those waiting in line for the ride (Manta offers separate entrances for riders and non-riders). Nonetheless, SeaWorld's shark exhibit now sits toward the front of the park, just past the Dolphin Cove.
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