| Shockwave | |
|---|---|
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| Six Flags Great America | |
| Location | Six Flags Great America |
| Park section | Orleans Place |
| Coordinates | 42°22′16″N 87°56′03″W / 42.3712°N 87.9343°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | June 3, 1988 |
| Closing date | 2002 |
| Cost | $6,000,000[1] |
| Replaced by | Superman: Ultimate Flight |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Model | Custom Looping Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 170 ft (52 m) |
| Drop | 155 ft (47 m) |
| Length | 3,900 ft (1,200 m) |
| Speed | 65 mph (105 km/h) |
| Inversions | 7 |
| Duration | 2:20 |
| Capacity | 2000 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Shockwave at RCDB | |
Shockwave (occasionally stylized as ShockWave or Shock Wave) was a roller coaster manufactured by Arrow Dynamics at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Standing 170 feet (52 m) tall and reaching speeds of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h), it opened in 1988 as the world's tallest and fastest looping roller coaster with a record-breaking seven inversions: three vertical loops, a boomerang (also known as a batwing), and two regular corkscrews.[2] Shockwave was closed in 2002 and has been dismantled.
- ^ Stoffel, Jennifer (3 July 1988). "WHAT'S NEW IN AMUSEMENT PARKS; Breaking New Ground In Thrills and Chills". The New York Times.
- ^ "Shockwave Info". coasterchild.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.