SeaWorld San Antonio · operating · 1999
Steel Eel
150 ft · 65 mph
A D.H. Morgan hyper coaster with a 150-foot drop and long floater hills along the park lake.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against SeaWorld San Antonio's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
150 ft
Tallest at SeaWorld San Antonio
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Hyper
- Steel
Specs from seaworld.com
Learn more
Airtime hills explained
Shaped hills that pull you out of the seat — the heart of hyper and many modern layouts.
Giga vs hyper — what changes at 300 feet?
Giga coasters push height even further. The feel is still about speed and airtime, not inversion tours.
Tubular steel track basics
Round rail stacked and welded — the default modern coaster structure.
What is a hypercoaster?
A coaster focused on speed and airtime — usually 200+ feet tall with a lift hill, not a looping marathon.
History
Sourced timeline and background for Steel Eel.
Timeline
1999
Steel Eel opens
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Sources & official links
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- SeaWorld San Antonio — official siteseaworld.com(opens in a new tab)
- SeaWorld San Antonio on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourceseaworld.com(opens in a new tab)