R.I.P Shockwave

[Gangsta Fruit 26]

Wow I've never blacked out on a coaster. Actually I've never blacked out before in my life.

I really don't even know what it means to black out. What happens? How do you black out anyways? Are you guys like really weak?

[[jonrev]]

I think it happens when all the blood rushes to your head.

[FParker185]

Blood rushes to your head during negative G's, which causes Redout, during positive G's the blood is pulled out of your head causing GrayOut and Blackout (depending on duration/strength).

Shockwave always caused me to Gray Out between loop 2 and the block brake.

[[jonrev]]

Shockwave was in my math textbook, it was cool. SHOCKWAVE!

The park as viewed from the intersection of Route 21 and Washington St. with sun glare was in my Drive Right textbook.

SFOG's Batman is on the cover of my Pre-Algebra textbook. Since when was Batman a dark blue?



BTW: I've never blacked out on anything

[joiclarrissa]

I never really like Shockwave because I only rode it three times when I didnt like roller coasters because my dad made me and I didnt really care that it was going in 2003 but when I was little I would I would always know that we were almost to Great America when I saw that blue track. I guess it was a part of my childhood.

[Ragingbullmaniac]

i dont like S:UF because the pretzel loop causes to much pressure on my body. anyone else agree??

[DejaVuGurl1203]

I think sometimes on the first drop of Shockwave I would gray out. I always gray out on Batman though, its kinda cool. And in SUF's pretzel loop, I would usually gray out as well. That really is a lot of pressure, but I love it.

[msoeagle]

What does gray out mean? Maybe sfgam should look into this more if people keep getting hurt!

[punkbunny24242]

They did... they removed the ride

You're funny

[msoeagle]

Well I know that, but some people say that they black out on superman and batman.

[punkbunny24242]

I was just messing with ya

I don't gray out on S:UF although my chest gets crushed during the pretzel loop and I can't breathe. I think I'd rather gray out. I don't ride S:UF that often because of that reason. The further back I sit the problem is not as bad though.

[CoastsToCoasters]

I honestly dont see how riders aboard SUF would black out or why arrow create a coaster with such stress factors.....batman however I can see people blacking out(as I have) but Shockwave just didnt draw attention anymore and most people had to say roughness was the "culprit"

[MSLSM]

It is sad that it left. I was never able to ride it, but almost any major coaster could be more intense than S:UF. They could have done what SF:GADV did and expanded the park to put S:UF in. I remember seeing Shockwave over the park, and S:UF just seems out of place.