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Encyclopedia > The Great White
The Great White
Location SeaWorld San Antonio
Status Open
Opened 1997
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Model Inverted Coaster
Lift/launch system Chain
Height 106 feet (32.3 m)
Drop 99 feet (30.2 m)
Length 2,700 feet (823 m)
Max speed 50 mile per hour (80.5 km/h)
Inversions 5
Duration 2:00
Capacity 1400 riders per hour
Cost 21,000,000
Max G force 4
Height Restriction 52' inches (Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "'" cm)
The Great White at RCDB
Pictures of The Great White at RCDB

When built in 1997, it was the first Inverted Roller Coaster in Texas. a popular attraction for adults, but not for small kids. As with Steel Eel the control panel is in a confined room, which no one can see into, but the oporator can see out. The Wait for Great White can be long on a day when it is running with only one train. // Introduction SeaWorld San Antonio is a theme park located in San Antonio, Texas. ... Bolliger and Mabillard (B&M) is a roller coaster manufacturer based in Monthey, Switzerland. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Kilometres per hour (American spelling: kilometers per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... The term g force or gee force refers to the symbol g, the force of acceleration due to gravity at the earths surface. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English (de facto) See also languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (261,797 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... The second coaster built by SeaWorld. ...


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