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Park:   Kings Dominion (travel info)
Ride Type:   Steel Coaster
Status:   Operating since 1986
Category:   Stand Up
Builder:   Togo International
Length:   2231'
Height:   95'
Max Speed:   50 mph
Inversions:   1
Duration:   2:00
Arrangement:   Two 6-car trains that hold 24 riders each.
Visits:   439
Rating:   This Ride's Rating Is: 3


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History:
In the summer of 1999, a New York college student visiting the park fell to his death while riding Shockwave. It was later determined that he somehow mananged to free his upper body from the ride's safety harness, causing him to fall to his death.


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Dynamite_Phase

Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 173

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A rather short and simple design, but plenty of fun for the high speed portions of the ride.

12-9-03 20:51:06
Graham

Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 3330

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This ride scares the hell out of me! I swear it’s held together by duct tape.

1-25-04 15:46:09
greg

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 20

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My head gets jerked around considerble during the ride, usualy resulting in me getting a headacke.

6-20-04 16:49:18
SFOG Freak

Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2627

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People say this ride is so terrible but it really isn't that bad. It's just a little short, that's all.

7-1-04 17:53:19
sfne stinks

Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 10638

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I like shockwave.. The airtime hill is cool and the helix is great...

2-8-05 0:46:37
blondathart

Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 35

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This ride is very fun! it is pretty rough and short but its still fun!!!

7-1-05 23:41:45
coasterdude28

Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 3869

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Ok ride. There are parts that hurt my head. The airtime is abundent on this ride.

11-6-05 13:24:17
Coasterman 20

Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 187

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This ride is ok.Shockwave is fun ,but it a little jerky.

11-17-05 15:40:06
Nitro Luvr

Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 365

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You know this is a 20 year old stand up coaster and folks need to take that into account. Granted it is short and a little rough, but for such an early design, it isnt too bad. There have been rides made as little as 2 years ago that after one ride I had enough because the designed was flawed and too rough to handle again. I say ride it. It isnt amazing or stand out, but it is the beginning of an era of stand up coasters though. I enjoyed it.

8-6-06 18:43:49
Freddie

Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 170

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Not as bad as everyone says. Only one "rough" spot, and it wasn't even that bad. The firt drop had some air, and the loop was cool. It was a bit short and the restraints dig in to your sides, but thats my only compliant.

9-19-06 15:11:11
jmsjamz12

Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 41

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It was a fun ride. Standup coasters are generally exciting. THe loop was awesome and it had lots of airtime. There were some rough parts but not too bad. The bad thing was the line. THere werent a lot of people but it still took a little over an hour to get on the ride. They took about 7 minutes to get each train out of the station, meaning that you have to wait 7 minutes in the brake section after the ride. PLUS IT bROKE DOWN 3 TIMES while i was there.

8-6-07 0:49:54
urka08

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 107

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Never been a favorite of mine. You get jerked around way too much and you wait in line for well over 40 min everytime.

1-24-08 18:35:05
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