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SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, California

Arctic Rescue

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“It is also silky smooth and comfortable.”

POV
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What riders love
  • I would say one of the best family launch coasters out there.
  • Pretty solid ride and definitely fun for everyone.
  • It’s a fun family coaster.
  • Not a very forceful ride, but it feels long, has fun theming, and is overall a good addition to this park.
  • Super fun launches, restraint is super comfortable, really whippy turns.
  • The launches were fun, and the layout had some nice whippy moments.
  • The launches are fun even if they're not very quick, and the theming really ties things together.
Arctic Rescue Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at SeaWorld San Diego

No airtime but the launches make up for it.

AZCOASTERS

Get the front row and you are going fast the entire ride (which is a long time) and it actually has some pretty dynamic maneuvers in the layout with lots of snappy and smooth transitions!

Zach Payne

It is also silky smooth and comfortable.

Elan Godoy

ride was smooth and i loved the energy from the staff, also loved the jokes!

@benjaminveksler3793

Bad position because of the whips and turns, pulled my neck insanely forwards while I was trying to look up the whole ride.

Joolz US

It’s a pretty decent kiddie/family layout with mild launches, but the 48" height requirement severely limits its audience.

Gabe S

Not a very forceful ride, but it feels long, has fun theming, and is overall a good addition to this park.

Nathan F

This is a coaster that shines because of the “low-to-the-ground-sensation.” Being that low to the ground enhances the feeling of speed.

Elan Godoy

There’s nothing behind your back, and your legs and pretty exposed too, making the coaster feel very open, which definitely added to the experience, as it makes the coaster feel faster and whippier.

Eli Lassiter Michael

This ride is honestly a lot faster than it looks.

@TheredCarReviewer

This had some of the slowest dispatches I have ever seen on a coaster, causing a line that should have been 20 minutes to be over an hour.

Eli Lassiter Michael

Also, I wish that they would run 2 trains all the time as it would keep the queue flowing a lot faster cuz it CRAWLS.

Elan Godoy

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

40 mphTop speed
Electric Eel62 Emperor60 Manta43 Journey toAtlantis42 Arctic Rescue40 062 mph
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

FunGreat themingGreat launchLong rideComfortable

Criticised for

Long waitsWeak themingOften closedLittle airtime

I would say one of the best family launch coasters out there.

Dylan JM, Captain Coaster review

Arctic Rescue is very decent I am very impressed at how long this is to me this is like Wave Breaker back home in San Antonio but with a 3rd launch even though I still prefer wave breaker slightly not cause of home park biasy but because the water setting of SWSA is very nice

David F., Captain Coaster review

This had some of the slowest dispatches I have ever seen on a coaster, causing a line that should have been 20 minutes to be over an hour.

Eli Lassiter Michael, Captain Coaster review

This is a coaster that shines because of the “low-to-the-ground-sensation.” Being that low to the ground enhances the feeling of speed.

Elan Godoy, Captain Coaster review

It’s a pretty decent kiddie/family layout with mild launches, but the 48" height requirement severely limits its audience.

Gabe S, Captain Coaster review

Super fun launches, restraint is super comfortable, really whippy turns.

AZCOASTERS, Captain Coaster review

Planning your ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: SeaWorld San Diego guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Coasterpedia: Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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Quote at the top of the page: Elan Godoy, Captain Coaster review.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Zach Payne, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Arctic Rescue is just pure fun.”; Dylan JM, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I would say one of the best family launch…”; Samuel Cozart, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Pretty solid ride and definitely fun for everyone.”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s a fun family coaster.”; Zach Payne, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Get the front row and you are going fast…”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Not a very forceful ride, but it feels long,…”; Elan Godoy, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launches also have some great acceleration and power.”; AZCOASTERS, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Super fun launches, restraint is super comfortable, really whippy…”; Eli Lassiter Michael, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launches were fun, and the layout had some…”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launches are fun even if they're not very…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: East Coasters's back row POV, Arctic Rescue POV 5K Back Row Intamin Family Launch Coaster SeaWorld San Diego, CA (YouTube), and the page's Coasterpedia photographs.