Possible Child Injuries Lead to Changes at Orlando’s New Roller Coaster

One of Orlando’s newest roller coasters now has a new height requirement. Will you be riding this coaster anytime soon?

Ice Breaker

Ice Breaker at SeaWorld Orlando has finally made its debut! You can read about all of the details of one of the most anticipated roller coasters for Orlando right HERE.

Named after the icy Arctic summits, Ice Breaker features four launches (both backwards and forwards) building up to a reverse launch into the steepest beyond vertical drop in Florida. It’s a whopping 93 feet tall spike with 100-degree angle! Check out that drop!

New Height Restrictions

The thrilling coaster debuted with an initial height restriction of 42″. Today, we have seen that the height requirement has been raised from 42″ to 54″! That is a pretty significant increase!

A couple of Twitter users tweeted about maybe why this increase has happened. According to ParkTwister, someone’s leg supposedly was hanging outside the train for the entire ride.

UPDATE: SeaWorld increases height requirement on their new “family” coaster due to someone’s leg supposedly hanging outside train the whole ride. pic.twitter.com/pAsn8N6hIT

— ParkHurricane (@ParkTwister) February 20, 2022

Some parents also commented on how they were angry because children were suffering “head injuries” due to the comfort collars hitting their heads during moments on the attraction. It is very apparent that SeaWorld has taken this seriously and acted quickly for the safety of their guests.

Lots of parents were complaining about it on opening day with their kids suffering “head injuries”. Guessing SeaWorld just wanted to save themselves from a potential law suit.

— Drew TheThemeParkDude (@DrewTheDude123) February 20, 2022

Sea World Orlando’s newest coaster has raised their height requirement from 42 inches to 54 inches!

SeaWorld’s website also now shows that the attraction has a height requirement of 54″ in order to ride. 54″ inches is a pretty tall requirement and from the looks of the attraction, this seems pretty reasonable.

For a quick comparison, most family rides at Walt Disney World range from 38″ (Seven Dwarfs Mine Train) to 48″ (Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster). The rides at Walt Disney World are nowhere close to the thrilling attractions like the Ice Breaker.

What do you think of the new height requirement for Sea World’s newest coaster, the Ice Breaker? Do you think this is reasonable given how thrilling the attraction is? Tell us about it in the comments below or on our Facebook page.