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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 Captain Coaster, coastercritic.com, thecoasterkings.com, themeparkjames.co.uk, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Rockclaw1030 (CC0), cultivar413 (CC BY 2.0), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Coldbolt (CC BY-SA 4.0), Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands (CC BY-SA 2.0), Greg Goebel from Loveland CO, USA (CC BY-SA 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: David, Captain Coaster review.
What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Patrick H., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The 2nd drop in particular tries to fling you…”; Zach Payne, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It has some awesome floater airtime, great launches, crazy…”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Several strong pops of airtime.”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Unexpected big airtime moments.”; Ben Hietanen, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This was the coaster that got my kid into…”; Jake Katz, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I loved doing this ride over and over again…”; Jamie Óchi, rider review on Captain Coaster: “this is also my grandma's favorite coaster lol”; cres sidalia, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ride may not look like much but it’s…”; Elan Godoy, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The theming is great with a beautiful entrance sign,…”; Jeff Doors, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It has amazing theming with the projection and music…”; Gabe S, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The layout is well-integrated with the park and gets…”; Erik C., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The theming around the launch area is nice, and…”; AZCOASTERS, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Two extremely punchy launches for a family coaster.”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: JohnYChen's back row POV, Manta Roller Coaster On Ride Back Seat 4K POV SeaWorld San Diego 2024 02 03 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.