SeaWorld has begun rebranding itself her in Central Florida calling itself the Coaster Capital of Orlando. To try and make that moniker stick they have certainly gone full on thrill ride lately. The park always had a quite a few high octane coasters, but now they are looking to add a few more over the next few years.

In 2022 they opened Icebreaker, and now here in 2023 they have added Pipeline a standing Surf-style coaster.

I was fortunate enough to get a little bit a preview during a special Passholder event. Getting up close to this new unique coaster was on the agenda but honestly I was there to try and hopefully find new elongated coins. That dream unfortunately was to go unfulfilled for now.

Pipeline was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillar (B&M). Has a maximum speed of 60mph, 1 inversion and top hight of 110 feet, and lasts just under 2 minutes.

Guests are secured into a standing position seat with shoulder harness on top of a large surfboard style ride vehicle.

It’s a first-of-a-kind prototype where the seats of the riders shift up and down along the course layout. This gives riders a feeling of floating along the ocean waves.

After you finish your ride you will find exit through the High Surf gift shop. This is also where you can look at and purchase your on-ride photo.

This is not a very large store, however it has quite a lot of fun merchandise themed around the Pipeline coaster. Plenty of t-shirts, sweaters, hats, even little surfboard pens.

As I mentioned earlier I was hoping to find a new pressed penny machine for Pipeline or maybe even an 8-design set showing off all the coasters in the park. But nothing like that was available, hint hint SeaWorld maybe something to think about for the future. Before I headed out I did spot something that piqued my interested and it was a special Limited Edition 39mm Minted Coin. Above is a photo of the reverse side of the coin and its included acrylic display case. This included a lot of interesting details about the new attraction.

The front of the coin had the Pipeline logo and says “Opened 2023”. It did say this was a Limited Edition coin, but there were no marking on the coin or packaging stating how many were created in this Limited offering. I also don’t know how long these will be available, but at a cost of $35 they may be too high priced for most guests or even collectors to pickup so they may still be available on your next visit if you are interested. Keep on Collecting and Surfs Up!

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