Shockwave

    Shockwave used to be my favorite steel coaster in the park. It's very fast, and has the second highest hill and most inversions of any coaster in the park. 7 inversions to be exact, including 3 loops, 2 corkscrews and an inversion called a "boomerang", where you go into it like a corkscrew and come out of it straight like a loop (or vice versa). My only complaint is, it can be rather rough by banging your head against each side of the headrest rather hard. It seems to have gotten worse over the years, and Geoff doesn't really like riding it anymore because of that. But, I still think it's a great ride...


    Aerial View
    This breathtaking picture of Shockwave was taken
    from Sky Trek Tower. What a beautiful coaster!

    Park Entrance
    This is the first thing you'll see as you drive into the park.

    Shockwave
    A view of the entire coaster from the parking lot.

    Boomerang Inversion
    I took this picture of the "boomerang" inversion while riding Shockwave.

    First Loop
    A closeup of the first loop.


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