Ice Breaker

Watch the on-ride POV
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy

Ice Breaker

Ice Breaker's entrance

SeaWorld Orlando
Location	Orlando, Florida, USA
Status	Operating since February 18, 2022
Rider height	54 inch minimum

Statistics

Manufacturer

Premier Rides

Type

Steel - Launched

Riders per train

18

Propulsion

LSM launch (multi-pass)

Height

93 feet

Top speed

52 mph

Length

1900 feet

Inversions

0

Drop angle

100°

HELP

Ice Breaker is a steel launched roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida, USA. It opened on February 18, 2022.^[1] The ride was manufactured by Premier Rides.

History

This ride was first acknowledged by SeaWorld Orlando on June 1, 2019 in a cryptic video with the hashtag #BreakTheIce, indicating some sort of ice theme. Around the same time, construction fences appeared near Mango Joe's within the park, indicating a potential site for the coaster.^[2]

On September 12, 2019, the ride was officially announced, with the park confirming Premier Rides as the manufacturer and Ice Breaker as the name.^[3] Vertical construction then began the following month.^[4] One of the cars was revealed at IAAPA 2019.^[5] Track installation was completed in February 2020.^[6]

Slated to debut in Spring 2020, the opening of Ice Breaker was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. Premier Rides have reportedly filed a lien against SeaWorld claiming they have fallen behind on payments.^[7]

SeaWorld announced on July 30 that Ice Breaker would be delayed until 2021, along with all other major unfinished projects.^[8] Work resumed in December 2020.

Launch testing began on January 30, 2021 and the ride took its first full-course test runs on February 2.^[9]

In August 2021, SeaWorld announced that Ice Breaker would open in February 2022.^[10] The ride had its media day on January 27, 2022.^[11] Season passholder previews started the following day on January 28.^[12] It opened to the general public on February 18, 2022.^[13]

Ice Breaker was originally marketed with an inclusive 48 inch (122 cm) height requirement, but it was raised to a more-restrictive 54 inch (137 cm) requirement shortly after opening. SeaWorld Orlando said that the change was made "out of an abundance of caution".^[14]

Design

Elements
Switch track LSM launch (multi-pass) 93 foot tall Jr. Scorpion tail 80 foot tall outside top hat Hill Over-banked curve

The ride incorporates a 93 foot tall beyond-vertical spike and has a maximum drop angle of 100 degrees. After leaving the station, a sliding track section is used to transfer the train on to the launch track. The train is launched both backwards, up the beyond-vertical spike, and forwards. When the train is launched forwards fast enough, it will continue onwards and complete the remainder of the ride. Ice Breaker has a total of four launches, both forwards and backwards.^[6]

Theme

The theme is based on the Arctic, and the queue line has interactive exhibits designed to educate visitors on SeaWorld's partnership with the Alaska Sealife Center and their rescue efforts.^[6]