New groundbreaking Catapult Falls flume coaster launches this spring at SeaWorld San Antonio
Catapult Falls, the world’s first launched flume coaster will open at SeaWorld San Antonio in the spring of 2024.
The new Catapult Falls flume coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio offers riders a state-of-the-art new experience, including feature North America’s only vertical lift and the world’s steepest drop in a flume ride.
Catapult Falls was originally expected to open in 2023. However, theme park fans must wait a little longer as SeaWorld San Antonio proudly announced the highly anticipated Catapult Falls attraction will now open in Spring 2024.
“Sometimes it takes a little delayed gratification to produce something completely innovative,” said Jodi Davenport, president of SeaWorld San Antonio. “It was important to us to ensure that our first-of-its-kind water flume coaster is perfected in every part of the ride experience and that is what we have done. We know our guests are going to agree it was worth the wait once they take their first jaw-dropping plunge on the world’s first launched flume coaster.”
Catapult Falls Launches This Spring
Catapult Falls combines the thrill of a launched roller coaster, the excitement of a vertical lift elevator that lifts riders above the theme park, and a water flume ride. SeaWorld San Antonio anticipates this attraction to produce multiple rushes of adrenaline as well as moments of exciting splashes to cool guests down.
Eleven boats, each with eight riders, will catapult through the launch at speeds of 30 feet per second as riders feel the rush of a coaster while experiencing the rocking and swaying of riding on a track of water. After winding through a series of twists and turns, Catapult Falls uses a state-of-the-art elevator (the only system of its kind on the continent) that lifts guests up seven feet per second to a height of over 55 feet.
Once at the peak, guests will experience the world’s steepest drop in a flume attraction. Angled at an astonishing 53 degrees, the chute plummets riders into a watery splashdown at over 37 miles per hour, making it an excellent way to cool down in the Texas heat.
Catapult Falls joins the collection of other award-winning and unique industry-first coasters which includes:
- Tidal Surge, the world’s tallest and fastest ride of its kind
- Texas Stingray, the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in Texas
- Wave Breaker: the Rescue Coaster, where guests board jet ski-like cars and join SeaWorld’s Rescue Team to help an animal in need.
SeaWorld San Antonio season pass members will be the first to ride
SeaWorld San Antonio season pass members will be the first to ride Catapult Falls. 2023 pass members will receive one complimentary ticket valid for use during the ride’s grand opening period in 2024. All 2024 season pass holders will also be among the first to ride, with passes now on sale.
For a limited time, guests who purchase a season pass will get unlimited admission for all of 2024 to SeaWorld San Antonio and Aquatica. These passes include free parking and the ability to visit during the rest of 2023. For even more benefits, guests can upgrade to a SeaWorld Annual Pass for as low as $7.99/month. Annual and season passes can be purchased at SeaWorld San Antonio’s website.
