Nick_Plummer Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Please no OTSR though. If FoF can perform inversions without OTSRs than so can Shockwave (provided it does indeed have a conversion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Chalk this up as another example of "a new coat of paint does not mean a ride's here to stay." How long ago was it repainted in Raptor's colors? 2013? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterOhio Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Please no OTSR though. If FoF can perform inversions without OTSRs than so can Shockwave (provided it does indeed have a conversion) If FoF can perform inversions with out the OTS Restraints. Then SO CAN Vortex. Grr Am I not the only one that speaks of behalf of Vortex, that the ride would be MUCH more enjoyable with different restraints 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Looks like I'll never get to ride a TOGO stand-up. I missed out on King Cobra, there was no way for me to get to SkyRider, and now I don't see myself making it to KD at all for the foreseeable future. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freaks76 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 ^Yea, this is a real bummer. I really enjoyed the one TOGO I got to ride. I was all about going just to ride it Shockwave. Most everything changes with time, and the older you get, all you have is a memory. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyano Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Bummer, I would take my last stand but I don't see my self heading to KD anytime without the next few months, I really want to get to Japan and ride a Togo Ultra Twist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Please no OTSR though. If FoF can perform inversions without OTSRs than so can Shockwave (provided it does indeed have a conversion) If FoF can perform inversions with out the OTS Restraints. Then SO CAN Vortex. Grr Am I not the only one that speaks of behalf of Vortex, that the ride would be MUCH more enjoyable with different restraints Or Vortex can stay just like it is because there are plenty of people who like it just fine with the current restraints.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faeriewench Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 when Shockwave closes the coaster at NYNY will be the last Togo in the USA ...and the worst. And sadly the best. I hate that ride. It is the only coaster I actually do despise. Off topic...according to RCDB it been renamed to Big Apple (it was still just Roller Coaster I believe when I was there last but I still just referred it to the original name) Well..uh goodbye Shockwave? Never got to ride it...have ridden King Cobra though and didn't even like that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron88stang Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 I think a sit-down conversion could be cool, and it looks like there would be some good airtime towards the end of the ride. That's exactly what I was thinking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCandyManCan Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Or Vortex can stay just like it is because there are plenty of people who like it just fine with the current restraints.. I second this. If you don't enjoy it, you're riding it wrong. Just my not so humble opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 One should not have to ride in a certain way to enjoy the ride. If one must do so, then there is something wrong with the ride. See also another discussion about I305 under Trip Reports. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not to mention, how is a first time rider supposed to "know how" to ride defensively? Trial lawyers would have a field day with that one. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricsun Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Or get their head boxed by a ride because they are too short to "ride it correctly" and push up against the restraints. I wish I could get the love for Vortex but as I get older, I have less and less patience for leaving a ride with an aching head. Enjoy the ride and I'll be off somewhere else. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Or get their head boxed by a ride because they are too short to "ride it correctly" and push up against the restraints. I wish I could get the love for Vortex but as I get older, I have less and less patience for leaving a ride with an aching head. Enjoy the ride and I'll be off somewhere else. At 51, I enjoy Vortex more than ever. I've learned that "where" is much more important than "how" to ride it. Though how does play a part, don't fight it too much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCandyManCan Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Try 71, it's the correct seat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I didn't realize Vortex had 71 seats But I do love riding 7-1, and 5-1, both have been very smooth this season . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindingSon Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Final day. Take your last stand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I was on the last public train for King Cobra. I remember that ride fondly. I do not remember the particular occasion or ride that was my last for Shockwave. I live closer to Kings Dominion than I did to Paramount's Kings Island then. As an ACE member, I could have been on the last public ride for Shockwave. I chose not to. Life changes. Priorities change. Abilities change. 2016. Kings Dominion. I hope to be there opening day. And so it goes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth555 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 After hating Vortex at Carowinds I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Shockwave ( bunny hills on a standup is an odd feeling ) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freaks76 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 What a sad day for me. Not just because Shockwave is closing, But it's the last of the last. Around here, at least. I can't even hardly find time to walk in my own house, (alot of the reason why I haven't been here much lately either.)let alone travel eight hours to ride a coaster. Next year will be different, but that doesn't help matters now. Priorities........ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindingSon Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Welcome back riders, how was that ride? RIP Shockwave. May your successor last as long as you did. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexBFForever Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I remember finding out about Shockwave in 2010 and watching countless videos of it on YouTube. When April 10, 2012 came, my first opportunity to ride it came also. I had a double ride on it due to the line being short enough. I vividly recall being surprised by all that airtime!! It was one of my favorite rides that day (I liked it much better than Mantis) and I couldn't wait to return and ride it again... Little did I know that those first two rides would also be my last two rides. I thought I would return before its time would come, but alas, it was not the case. To make matters worse, the only pictures (and video) of me riding Shockwave were lost when my computer's hard drive failed on September 18, 2012. Thankfully, I still remember that double ride very well. Shockwave was a very fun ride, at least for me. I'm going to miss it. R.I.P. Shockwave 1986 - 2015 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 It looks like the rumored buyer didn't come through. Video of the ride being cut into pieces today, from Kings Dominion via Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingsDominionVA/status/666730248139091968 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Sad to see it finally go, but hoping on ride it's replacement in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorarius Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Very sad... Was hoping it would find new life somewhere else... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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