Electric Eel's train
One train, 18 seatsabout 720 riders an hour Snug restraintsover-the-shoulder harness

SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, California

Electric Eel

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POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
You just get ejected out of your seat in the back row
What riders love
  • The swing launch picks up speed quick and the heartline roll at the top gives some killer hangtime.
  • Your body separates from the seat, and it seems like the only thing stopping you from falling is the comfort collars.
  • Has good hangtime at the top and good forces on those steep angles.
  • The swing launch is very fun, cresting the element after the launch gives some wicked ejector in the front, then the roll that high up has oodles of hangtime, and the subsequent drop has some unhinged ejector in the back.
  • Premier Skyrockets are fun with great swing launches and pacing over the top.
  • Having fun launches, both backward and forward, a memorable heartline roll at the apex that gives great hangtime with those lapbars, and some picturesque views of the surrounding bay while at said apex, this compact ride is definitely worth a ride or two.
  • But the intensity and inversion are awesome.
  • But all in all, you still get a great inversion and some really forceful, whippy moments.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at SeaWorld San Diego

It has a heart line roll with an upside down view of Mission Bay and lots of air time, lots of fun.

Theme Park Review

The ejector airtime is insanely powerful in any seat.

Canobie Coaster

I overall prefer this one, because it was smoother than Superman, which has a bit of a rattle, and also had longer trains, for a more intense back row experience.

Eli Lassiter Michael

Very smooth, and shocking, amazing coaster to introduce small kids to inversions and height.

AZCOASTERS

It runs the smoothest out of all of them and is extremely re-rideable.

joe m

And the ride is BUTTER smooth.

Elan Godoy

Ah yes, the ride that made my head hurt for 1 hour...

@dannys3rk

The second and third launches are pretty punchy, the inline twist is fun, and the non-inverting loop has very powerful positive Gs.

Eli Lassiter Michael

I thought it packed a good punch for such a short ride and was pretty intense.

Ryan Hanna

But the intensity and inversion are awesome.

AZCOASTERS

The only part that I found really intense was that Heartline roll, felt like I was stuck up there upside down for like ten seconds lol

@andrewring378

...the comfort collars but even then I found Electric Eel just okay I felt this wasn’t as intense as Tigris or Tempesto and even after the removal of the comfort collars the trains are still GOD...

David F.

...Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, you don’t really run into too many problems with capacity at smaller parks like SeaWorld San Diego; wait times end up being pretty mild, allowing for plenty of re-rides.

Evangelion Martini

Biggest downside is that the restraints take twice as long to check now, as they have to keep the lap bars up to first check the seatbelt.

Elan Godoy

The capacity on this ride is also trash, I only rode it once because of this: what a shame.

Zach

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

150 ftHeight
153 Emperor 150 ElectricEel 95 Journey toAtlantis 30 Manta
135 ftFirst drop
143 Emperor 135 ElectricEel 60 Journey toAtlantis 54 Manta
62 mphTop speed
Electric Eel62 Emperor60 Manta43 Journey toAtlantis42 Arctic Rescue40 062 mph
1Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

HangtimeGreat launch

Criticised for

Uncomfortable restraintsToo shortLong waits

This is the BEST of the skyrocket II models since it doesn’t have those awful Comfort Collars.

AZCOASTERS, Captain Coaster review

I know they just removed the comfort collars but even then I found Electric Eel just okay I felt this wasn’t as intense as Tigris or Tempesto and even after the removal of the comfort collars the trains are still GOD AWFUL

David F., Captain Coaster review

I was not a big fan when I rode this, the best element was the backwards launch and everything else just fell flat.

Zach, Captain Coaster review

I overall prefer this one, because it was smoother than Superman, which has a bit of a rattle, and also had longer trains, for a more intense back row experience.

Eli Lassiter Michael, Captain Coaster review

Premier Skyrockets are fun with great swing launches and pacing over the top.

David, Captain Coaster review

In my opinion, this ride is one of the best coasters ever created.

Francisco Perez, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Electric Eel roller coaster in SeaWorld San Diego
DestinationFearFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Electric Eel Sea World San Diego, California
Thank You (20,5 millions+) views, CC BY 2.0
Electric Eel in 2021
cultivar413, CC BY 2.0
Electric Eel at night
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Electric Eel's train being launched
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Electric Eel's entrance and view
Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view, CC BY 2.0
Electric Eel's station
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0

7 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

May 10, 2018Opened

A sky rocket, built by Premier Rides, designed by PGAV Destinations.

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. 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 youtube.com, Captain Coaster, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), DestinationFearFan (CC BY-SA 4.0), Thank You (20,5 millions+) views (CC BY 2.0), cultivar413 (CC BY 2.0), Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Gabe S, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The hangtime on the roll is the highlight of…”; joe m, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The swing launch picks up speed quick and the…”; Francisco Perez, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Your body separates from the seat, and it seems…”; Shmee, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Has good hangtime at the top and good forces…”; Eli Lassiter Michael, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The second and third launches are pretty punchy, the…”; Matheus Castello, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The swing launch is very fun, cresting the element…”; David, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Premier Skyrockets are fun with great swing launches and…”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Having fun launches, both backward and forward, a memorable…”; Ryan Hanna, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I thought it packed a good punch for such…”; AZCOASTERS, rider review on Captain Coaster: “But the intensity and inversion are awesome.”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “But all in all, you still get a great…”; Francisco Perez, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You just get ejected out of your seat in…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: 4-LeggyKai: Daily Vlog Shorts, Raw Footages, & 360's back row POV, [4K] Electric Eel, On-Ride Hypersmooth 3.0 Back Row POV 60fps Launch Coaster SeaWorld San Diego 2022 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.