![]() Yet that’s the form that Pipeline’s face-forward, stand-up positioning evokes. I am not your surfing columnist, but I know that most surfers don’t hang ten facing forward on a longboard these days. SeaWorld is promoting Pipeline as the world’s first surf coaster. Pipeline’s specs won’t overwhelm anyone - 110 feet tall with a top speed of 60 mph - but the novelty of its airtime experience should put this on many coaster fans’ to-do lists. ![]() But the springing seats helped turn what would have been pops of airtime into literal jumps. If anything, the new restraint design was less comfortable for me than the one on Riddler’s Revenge, as Pipeline’s vest restraint pinched my shoulders. I got to ride Pipeline during its media preview last week. Can Pipeline create a new wave of popularity for this once common roller coaster design? Pipeline: The Surf Coaster is a next-generation stand-up coaster, with a unique bouncing seat design intended to address the discomfort that many, most often male, riders felt on the old stand-ups. SeaWorld and coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard are trying to bring back the stand-up, starting in Orlando. Here’s how Knott’s, Six Flags and SeaWorld can compete with Disney and Universal.Why Disney’s real community of tomorrow is Anaheim.Is this the first in a new wave of theme park failures?.Disney-Florida battle says something about leaders on both sides.Why saying ‘no’ is important for Disneyland.The amount of detail and creativity is astounding. Silvarret, DeLadysigner, Rudi, and Keralis worked together to create this amazing park that it’s both realistic and magical. ![]() When guests no longer want to ride something, parks are going to follow the market and make changes. Uniting four great Planet Coaster builders, Koali Beach is truly something special. Why? Ultimately it’s just easier - and more comfortable - to accommodate roller coaster riders of varying heights and builds in some form of a seated position. That was just one of several examples of parks abandoning stand-up train designs over the years. Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. ![]()
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