Shockwave was a steel stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1990 until the Labor Day Weekend of 1992. It was previously located at Six Flags Magic Mountain from 1986 until January 1989. It was located at Six Flags AstroWorld and known as Batman The Escape from 1994 until 2005. Shockwave was designed by Intamin. The coaster featured one loop. There is still a Shockwave present at Six Flags over Texas in Arlington, Texas...
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Shockwave was a steel stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1990 until the Labor Day Weekend of 1992. It was previously located at Six Flags Magic Mountain from 1986 until January 1989. It was located at Six Flags AstroWorld and known as Batman The Escape from 1994 until 2005. Shockwave was designed by Intamin. The coaster featured one loop. There is still a Shockwave present at Six Flags over Texas in Arlington, Texas and features 2 loops. It held the title of the fastest, longest, double-loop roller coaster in the world.
The ride was originally built in 1986 for Six Flags Magic Mountain where it was known as Shockwave. It was one of the first stand up roller coasters in the world. The coaster was a very popular attraction at Magic Mountain regardless of its roughness due to the positions of the restraints. At the time, Six Flags had a ride rotation program, in which some coasters would remain at a park for a couple years and then transferred to another...
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