I’m so sad, I was too scared to ride this for years and when I finally did I really enjoyed it- suddenly a month later I heard the news that it’s being converted to a sit down coaster…
It’s definitely an improvement as sad as it is that the stand up element has gone but it was such an uncomfortable ride and in some ways it was rather get a sit down train or get rid of it all together which would have been a shame especially considering the history of it
110% the sit down trains seem to have made the ride smoother according to riders so at least shockwave or the wave has a long future at drayton and will be interesting ride sitting down!
I live quite far from Drayton Manor, but i'm glad to have ridden Shockwave a couple of times in my life, thankfully. I am interested to ride The Wave very soon though!
actually from videos its smoother got more air time more thrilling and the breaks arent anywhere near as bad as shockwave so its actually been improved than ruined
New trains or old trains?
Old
When I was there, the operations were slower than when it was stand up and was down almost the entire day 😢
@@Rollercoasteruk I was really hoping that they bought 2 trains 😢
@@ThemeParkEnthusiast To be fair to the ONE train they have, it’s really comfortable, smooth and the dispatch is a lot quieter 🤷♂️
Old trains
How long is the queue
Wait are there lapbars on it
Ye
I’m so sad, I was too scared to ride this for years and when I finally did I really enjoyed it- suddenly a month later I heard the news that it’s being converted to a sit down coaster…
Oh no! Talk about unlucky! Apparently its a lot smoother and a better experience now so at least its still here for you to try out!
It’s definitely an improvement as sad as it is that the stand up element has gone but it was such an uncomfortable ride and in some ways it was rather get a sit down train or get rid of it all together which would have been a shame especially considering the history of it
110% the sit down trains seem to have made the ride smoother according to riders so at least shockwave or the wave has a long future at drayton and will be interesting ride sitting down!
It’s open today🤩
Woooo 🎉
Very nice I like the new theming
For sure it looks great! Especially the new entrance.
I live quite far from Drayton Manor, but i'm glad to have ridden Shockwave a couple of times in my life, thankfully. I am interested to ride The Wave very soon though!
actually from videos its smoother got more air time more thrilling and the breaks arent anywhere near as bad as shockwave so its actually been improved than ruined
i was gonna go to drayton today but schools in the way sadly :C
Sad times :( weekend though!
This ride is still pretty good
Why did they bother changing the name and to a sit down if your not going to upgrade the track??? Waste of tax payers money!
Tax man ain’t paying 😂
Bro you have anger issues its fine they just want the park to get better