ORLANDO, Fla. — Ready to hang 10! Pipeline: The Surf Coaster, a first-of-its-kind roller coaster is opening May 27th at SeaWorld Orlando.

Excited screams are music to the ears of Rob McNicholas, who is one of the minds behind the attraction that pays tribute to surf culture.

“It’s a proud dad moment I will say today… you know hearing the screams after years of working on this and better yet hearing their reactions afterward, people are blown away by it," said McNicholas, Vice President of Operations at SeaWorld Orlando.

The coaster gives you the thrilling sensation of surfing — as riders are put in an upright stance — similar to that of a pro surfer as you rush along nearly 3,000 feet of track at speeds reaching 60 miles an hour.

The ride includes gnarly twists and turns and an adrenaline-pumping “wave curl” inversion.

McNicholas explained this ride is unlike any experience before it.

“It will still exceed your expectations because you don’t know what to expect in regards to the unique seat restraints and how it actually moves up and down," he said. "It can go two inches up and two inches down so when you launch you are going up and down your legs come off the ground and the best advice I can say is just let it go.”

While riders are upright for the whole ride, McNicholas says this isn’t a stand-up roller coaster. Instead, its unique seats make for a much more comfortable ride that makes you feel like you’re shredding, with five airtime movements.

“Our operators come by and they check your restraint, and then they have an RFID watch that they will tap on the side and that is where — based on your height — it will lock the column two inches up two inches down based on your height,” said McNicholas.

McNicholas explained they did everything they could to make this as realistic as riding a surfboard as possible, even going so far as flying to Switzerland to check out the coaster in the factory.

“I wanted to see what it would feel like on my feet so in the factory, I took my shoes and my socks off and I stood there and I am rubbing my feet to make sure it is comfortable because we are in Florida people are going to have flip flops and toss them to the side," said McNicholas.

He is stoked for more daring riders to take on this adrenaline-pumping experience again and again.

“I think they will because it is so good," said McNicholas.

The ride officially opens to everyone on May 27th, but Platinum and Gold Pass Members can ride now — with future preview dates opening to other Pass Members.