29yrswithaGApass 1,557 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Did Shockwave really only have two trains? I was watching a POV of it (at Astroworld) on TPR's Coasters In the Raw, and it really looked like there was three. I screen captured the part. It looks to have one in the station, one that the camera man is on, and one on the transfer. http://www.flickr.co.../in/photostream Edit: Here's a slightly better one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/79973644@N03/7331540276/in/photostream/ It had three, and the Shockwave had three trains when it was at Great Adventure too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RideOfSteel 3 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Wow. I shouldn't have believed wikipedia. RCDB has it listed as two trains too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
29yrswithaGApass 1,557 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Wow. I shouldn't have believed wikipedia. RCDB has it listed as two trains too. Yeah, there are several pieces of inaccuarate info on rcdb about Great Adventure. We emailed to them several corrections which hopefully they will update soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 278 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 With the ride so much shorter than Green Lantern, was there a lot of stacking with 3 trains? Maybe it wasn't as bad though since there were less rows per train and no seatbelts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
29yrswithaGApass 1,557 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Here are a few postcards of Great Adventure's first stand-up coaster, ShockWave, when it was at Magic Mounain (1986-1988) prior to being moved to NJ: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GAcoaster 368 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Just ran across pictures of the coaster rusting away at Darien Lake: http://coastertalknobszone.blogspot.com/2014/08/astroworld-batman-intamin-stand-up.html?m=1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
29yrswithaGApass 1,557 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Here is a postcard of ShockWave after it left Great Adventure and operated at AstroWorld as Batman The Escape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GAcoaster 368 Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 You think they would have touched up the picture for the postcard. The gum/bird crap on the front looks awful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott 120 Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Maybe those are bullet holes taken when Batman was escaping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GAcoaster 368 Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 There's a new article about Shockwave sitting at Darien Lake: http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn05/roller-coaster-remains-mothballed-at-darien-lake-20170504 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dougdrummer 62 Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 how did Shockwave compare to the Green Lantern? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott 120 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 I don't remember much about Shock Wave but I kind or remember thinking it was kind of slow but I think I enjoyed it. It seems that I'm one of the few that enjoy Green Lantern. Oh, I don't have the same "this is kind of slow" thoughts about Green Lantern. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IBOK 28 Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 Shockwave was small compared to GL. For its time, it seemed huge. I remember the commercial for it with everyone wearing the same black sunglasses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ericthewanderer 19 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Shockwave was small compared to GL. For its time, it seemed huge. I remember the commercial for it with everyone wearing the same black sunglasses. Are you sure you're not thinking about KD's Shockwave commercial?That one had people in military-style jumpsuits and dark sunglasses being strapped in a stand-up coaster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GAcoaster 368 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 This commercial (from Magic Mountain)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IBOK 28 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Brings back good memories. They must of copied the same video for GA or vice versa. Was definitely played here too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dougdrummer 62 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 This commercial (from Magic Mountain)? looks clearly to me that this was a Terminator theme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I Have No Name 4 Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Interesting how the Intamin & TOGO stand ups used a lap restraint instead of the "bicycle seats" for their stand ups. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
29yrswithaGApass 1,557 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 4:34 PM, I Have No Name said: Interesting how the Intamin & TOGO stand ups used a lap restraint instead of the "bicycle seats" for their stand ups. Shockwave had bicycle seats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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