Steel Eel
| Steel Eel | |
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 Steel Eel drop. | |
| SeaWorld San Antonio | |
| Coordinates | 29°27′19″N 98°41′46″W / 29.45528°N 98.69611°WCoordinates: 29°27′19″N 98°41′46″W / 29.45528°N 98.69611°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 6, 1999 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | D. H. Morgan Manufacturing |
| Designer | Steve Okamoto |
| Model | Custom |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain |
| Height | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Drop | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Length | 3,700 ft (1,100 m) |
| Speed | 65 mph (105 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:40 |
| Max vertical angle | 60° |
| Capacity | 1200 riders per hour |
| G-force | 3.5 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. |
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Steel Eel at RCDB Pictures of Steel Eel at RCDB | |
Steel Eel is a custom roller coaster built by D. H. Morgan Manufacturing. At a height of 150 feet, Steel Eel is the tallest roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio and was the second coaster built by SeaWorld, following The Great White (1997), after new management felt the park needed to offer more thrilling rides. Steel Eel had to be custom built to fit along the slim area beside the lake and utilizes a simple lapbar and seatbelt restraint system. Key elements of Steel Eel include two hills after the lift hill with a small valley between the two and a diving dogleg turn and triple humpback hills after its mid-course brake run. With a paint scheme consisting of bright yellow track and teal-green supports, it has become a permanent staple in the park's skyline.