SeaWorld Orlando | Pipeline: The Surf Coaster | B&M Surf Coaster | 2023
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Fingers crossed Emily!Opening in May….my ticket is booked for…May 1st
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JackFish
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Good luck!!!Opening in May….my ticket is booked for…May 1st
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TPoseOnTantrum
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So there's been an animated POV out for two days now and the internet has remained dead silent. Something is amiss;
CanobieFan
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Probably lack of Interest. As a local, outside of the other coaster fans....I haven't heard anybody talking about this ride and even among fans... not much. It's just kinda there
oriolat2
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I guess it does not really make sense releasing an animated POV less than a month before this opens, even more so when testing has been going for weeks, and the park could have released a real POV.
I am sure when media day arrives, everyone and their dog will be there praising how good/[insert other positive adjective] Pipeline is. To me, it looks really bland.
CanobieFan
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Yeah, I guess I could have mentioned that as well, but I also don't really recall a POV for Mako or Manta beforehand either.
This too. I'm sure it'll be fun for what it is but it doesn't really seem to have a point. It's definitely just kinda.....there.
Matt N
CF Legend
They released one for Mako the day after it began testing:
roomraider
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To me it's the first time sea world Orlando has done something actually interesting since maybe JTA. Sure the other 3 B&Ms are all good rides but they are all pretty uninspired arbeit arguably better evolutions of layouts for ride models that were tried and tested for years before they bought one.
Kraken is just a better Medusa, Manta is just a better Superman and Mako is just a better SFoG Goliath (or worse Fury perhaps
).JTA despite its current condition was genuinely new and interesting when it opened with stuff people hadn't really see before.
Pipeline sees them do something outside the box again, something adventurous and something new for a thrill ride and I like it. Plus that first element and the way it swings back over the launch is gorgeous.
CanobieFan
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Team Member previews have started and the ride now has riders listed on C-C. Looks like a certain former active member here got it first, ha.
CanobieFan
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Credit? First active member to get Pipeline? It's a lot of fun, but it still loads painfully slow. The airtime is VERY plentiful, basically pulling your feet off the floor on every hill.......There's definitely already a rattle to it, and it's noticeable the entire time. Hopefully they can get into a routine and start expediting the loading process.
Also, *F* the vests, haha
Also, *F* the vests, haha
CanobieFan
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Yes...and no? I don't really have an issue with the old trains but this one's definitely more open feeling. The seats not locking and having more bounce to it is definitely a new experience although when you reach the valleys of the hills the G crunch definitely pushes you all the way down, which might cost discomfort if you lock your legs. But it was amusing seeing everyone's legs/feet go flying over every hill top.