Shockwave (Drayton Manor Theme Park)

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Shockwave

Train just after corkscrew
Location Drayton Manor Theme Park
Park section Action Park
Type Steel
Status Open
Opened 1994
Manufacturer Intamin AG
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Stand-Up roller coaster
Track layout Out and back
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height 120 ft (37 m)
Drop 80 ft (24 m)
Length 1,640 ft (500 m)
Max speed 53 mph (85 km/h)
Inversions 4
Cost £4 million
Max g-force 4
Shockwave at RCDB
Pictures of Shockwave at RCDB

Shockwave is an Intamin stand-up roller coaster at Drayton Manor Theme Park. It was opened in 1994 and is the only stand-up coaster in Europe. It is the only stand-up roller coaster with a zero-g roll in the world.

Coordinates: 52°36′45″N 1°42′58″W / 52.6125, -1.71611

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