Shockwave (Six Flags Great America)

Facts

Roller Coaster:			Shockwave
Amusement Park:			Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)
Classification:			Roller Coaster
Type:			Steel - Sit Down
Status:			Defunct In Storage from 2003 to 2004 Operated from 6/3/1988 to 2002
Make / Model:			Arrow Dynamics / All Models / Custom Looping Coaster
Maps:			Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Capacity:			2000 riders per hour

Length:			1188.7 m
Height:			51.8 m
Drop:			47.2 m
Inversions:			7
Speed:			104.6 km/h
Duration:			2:20
Elements:			Loop Loop Loop Block Brake Batwing Double Corkscrew

Trains:			3 trains with 7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
Restrictions:			Riders must be 1.37 m or taller to ride.
Restraints:			Shoulder harness.
Built by:			Arrow Dynamics

History:			McHenry Construction performed the steel erection as well as the disassembly of the Shockwave. The foundation was built by Camosy Inc.
			In the fall of 2004 the Shockwave was scrapped.
Facts:			After the Shockwave was scrapped, the blue and yellow trains went to Six Flags Magic Mountain and the red train went to Six Flags Great Adventure.

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