This Drayton Manor thrill ride was once voted the "Best Stand Up Roller Coaster in the World"! The only stand-up coaster in the UK, Shockwave is being transformed into a seated looping coaster for the 2024 season. New trains will make this roller coaster more accessible by reducing the height requirement to only 1.2 meters (48"). The layout, however, remains the same with four-inverting elements after a 120-foot first drop.
| Year | Track | Type | Designer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Steel | Multielement | Intamin AG |
Inversions: Vertical Loop, Zero-G Roll, Double Corkscrew
2024 – New seated trains installed and the height requirement changed from 56" to 48"
November 5, 2023 – Final day of operation as a stand-up coaster. The stand-up trains will be retired and replaced with new seated trains for the 2024 season.
2018 – Red train is retired leaving only the Blue in operation
Train has six cars with one row each, seating four abreast per row.
Height requirement: Riders must be at least 48 inches tall
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