Behind the Thrills Staff
Emperor Dive Coaster Finishes Track Construction
Construction on Emperor – the tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster in California – reached two significant and exciting milestones this week with the...
SeaWorld San Diego Returns 4 Rescued Sea Lions to the Ocean
SeaWorld San Diego’s Rescue Team returned four rescued California sea lions back to the ocean on Thursday, Jan 30, 2018, after several weeks of rehabilitation at the...
Emperor Dive Coaster Rises Above SeaWorld San Diego
As January 2020 comes to a close, all of SeaWorld Entertainment’s coasters are finishing up construction. Texas Stingray is already testing, Pantheon and Ice...
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Plans for MASSIVE Giga-Coaster in 2021
Construction of Busch Gardens’ 2020 coaster, Pantheon, is well underway, but is the park planning something even bigger for 2021? According to BGWFans.com, a site...
SeaWorld San Diego Plans for 2021 Wild Arctic Roller Coaster
After announcing plans to demolish the Wild Arctic simulator ride in early 2019, SeaWorld San Diego is in the early stages of proposing a new roller coaster that will...
Christmas Shines Bright at SeaWorld San Diego
The holidays are a time to celebrate with family, and SeaWorld has one of the best Christmas events in San Diego. With more than one million lights and an all-new...
SeaWorld Rescue Team Saves Humpback Whale Entangled in Fishing Gear
SeaWorld’s Rescue Team successfully disentangled a 35-foot humpback whale that was being weighed down by six pots and approximately 900 feet of rope on Friday, Nov....
Christmas Glides Into SeaWorld San Diego With All-New Shows
Christmas glides into SeaWorld this year with an all-new ice skating spectacular featuring skaters from around the country performing Winter Wonderland on Ice. Also new...
SeaWorld San Diego Files Plans for February Drone Show
SeaWorld San Diego and Intel plan to team up to produce an all-new drone show that will take place on select nights in February. The show would utilize about 500 of...
Kevin Lembke Returns as President of Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA welcomes back Kevin Lembke as park president. Lembke left the company in August 2019 in order to “pursue other...
