Model of the Minute
Dive Coaster
Bolliger & Mabillard
Dive Coaster
A spectacle-focused coaster with wide trains, holding brakes, and near-vertical or vertical drops.
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
Debuted1998
TypeVertical-drop steel coaster
Typical height150-245 ft
Typical speed60-80 mph
The dive coaster model debuted with Oblivion. Modern versions often include floorless trains, splash elements, Immelmann inversions, and compact but highly visible layouts.
Recognizable coasterSheiKra
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay helped define the modern Dive Coaster with floorless trains, a holding brake, a near-vertical 200-foot drop, an Immelmann, and a splashdown finale that turns the model into a park centerpiece.