The Wave (Drayton Manor)

Family Looping Roller coaster in Staffordshire, England

The Wave

Drayton Manor Resort
Park section| Adventure Cove
Coordinates| 52°36′45″N 1°42′58″W﻿ / ﻿52.61250°N 1.71611°W﻿ / 52.61250; -1.71611
Status| Operating
Opening date| 26 April 2024
Cost| £4.5M
The Wave at Drayton Manor Resort at RCDB
Drayton Manor Resort
Name| The Shockwave
Park section| Action Park/Adventure Cove
Status| Converted
Opening date| 1994
Closing date| 5 November 2023 (5 November 2023)
Cost| £4.2M
Replaced by| shockwave
The Shockwave at Drayton Manor Resort at RCDB
General statistics
Type| Steel – Looping
Manufacturer| Intamin
Designer| Werner Stengel
Model| Sit-Down/Looping
Lift/launch system| Chain lift hill
Height| 120 ft (37 m)
Drop| 105 ft (32 m)
Length| 1,640.4 ft (500.0 m)
Speed| 56 mph (90 km/h)
Inversions| 4
Duration| 1:40
G-force| 4
Height restriction| 120 cm (3 ft 11 in)
Trains| Single train with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train.

The Wave is a family sit down looping roller coaster, located at Drayton Manor Resort in Tamworth in the United Kingdom. It has the same track layout as The Shockwave, but now uses sit-down lap bar restraints.

## History

[edit]

It was originally an Intamin Stand-Up roller coaster from 1994-2023 initially called The 7up Shockwave and then just The Shockwave, and was also the only stand-up roller coaster with a Zero Gravity Roll ever made. Shockwave was retired as a Stand-up coaster on 5 November 2023 to have a new sit down train manufactured by Art Engineering for the 2024 season. This means that the height limit has been lowered from 1.4m to 1.2m so that a younger audience can experience the ride. [1][2][3]

## Ride Experience

[edit]

Once riders are seated and secured, the train exits the station where kicker wheels slowly takes the train down a long straight section of track. Then the train makes a small dip into the 120ft tall lift hill. Once riders are at the top the train gradually descends down to the left and drops into the first inversion, a Vertical loop. After completing the loop riders immediately enter the second inversion. A right hand Zero Gravity roll. Riders then bend slightly to the left onto a straight section of track where the left hand side on ride photo is taken before entering the final two inversions, a double left hand corkscrew. Immediately after the corkscrews the train bends to the right where the right hand on ride photo is taken before going down another straight section and turning right to go back into the station where the brake run is also located

former stand-up train entering the double Corkscrews

## Notes

[edit]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Hartley, J. (2023), "Last stand" for Drayton Manor "legendary" coaster before change, retrieved 15 December 2023
2. ^ Shockwave ride at Drayton Manor theme park in UK evacuated, 2019, retrieved 15 December 2023
3. ^ New name for iconic ride as Drayton Manor launches world's first experience, 2023, retrieved 15 December 2023

* v
* t
* e

Drayton Manor Resort

Roller coasters|

* Accelerator (2011)
* Gold Rush (2024)
* Jormungandr (1987–2021 as Buffalo) (2022)
* Troublesome Trucks (2008)
* The Wave (1994–2023 as Shockwave) (2024)

Flat rides|

* Air Race (2014)
* Bertie Bus (2008)
* Blue Mountain Engines (2011)
* Bounty Pirate Ship (2007)
* Captain's Sea Adventure (2015)
* Cranky's Drop Tower (2008)
* Diesel's Locomotive Mayhem (2008)
* Drunken Barrels (2006)
* Flying Dutchman (1983)
* Flynn's Fire Rescue (2015)
* Harold's Helicopter Tours (2008)
* The Haunting (1996)
* James and the Red Balloon (2017)
* Jeremy Jet's Flying Academy (2008)
* Jolly Buccaneer (1992)
* Lady's Carousel (2008)
* Loki (2022)
* Maelstrom (2002)
* Rocking Bulstrode (2008)
* Sodor Classic Cars (1972–2007 as Classic Cars) (2008)
* Sleipnir (2022)
* Terence's Driving School (2008)
* Toby's Tram Express (2015)
* Thor (2022)
* Wave Swinger (2021)
* Winston's Whistle-Stop Tour (2013)

Water rides|

* River Rapids (1993–2017 as Splash Canyon) (2021)
* Stormforce 10 (1999)

Railways|

* Polperro Express (1971)
* Thomas, Rosie and Percy Engine Tours (2008)

Other rides|

* 4D Cinema (2009)
* Bryan's Works Museum (1990)
* Carousel (1958)
* Crazy Golf (1992)
* Dodgems (1990)
* Sherriff's Showdown (2000–2018 as Golden Nuggets) (2018)
* Tiny Tots Play Farm (2019)
* Zoo

* v
* t
* e

Intamin

List of Intamin rides

Current roller coaster models|

* Giga
* Hot Racer
* Impulse
* LSM Launch
* Mega
* Mine train
* MotorBike
* Multi Inversion Coaster
* Prefabricated Wooden
* Reverse Free Fall Coaster
* Spinning
* Surf Rider
* Suspended
* Vertical Lift
* Water
* Wing Coaster
* Wing Rider
* Wooden
* ZacSpin

Discontinued roller coaster models|

* Accelerator
* Bobsled
* Space Diver
* Polercoaster (in association with US Thrill Rides)
* Stand-up

Other current rides|

* Bounty
* Flume Ride
* Flying Dutchman
* Giant Drop
* Gyro Drop
* Gyro Swing
* Gyro tower
* Hyper Splash
* Looping Starship
* Mega Splash
* Rapid Ride
* Super Splash
* Tow boat ride

Other discontinued rides|

* Double and triple Ferris wheels
* Freefall

Notable rides|

* Alpine Bobsled
* American Eagle
* The Claw
* Colossos
* Colossus
* Demon Drop
* Disaster Transport
* El Toro
* Escape from Pompeii
* Falcon's Fury
* Formula Rossa
* The Giant Drop
* Green Lantern: First Flight
* Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
* Incredicoaster
* Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril
* Insane
* Project 305
* Jupiter
* Kingda Ka
* Kirnu
* Maverick
* Millennium Force
* Pantheon
* Pegasus
* Possessed
* Shockwave
* Sky Whirl
* Skyrush
* Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin
* Stealth
* Storm Runner
* Superman: Escape from Krypton
* Superman The Ride
* Swiss Bob
* Thirteen
* Thunder River
* Top Thrill Dragster
* Toutatis
* Tower of Terror II
* La Vibora
* VelociCoaster
* Volcano: The Blast Coaster
* Wicked Twister
* Wilderness Run
* Woodstock's Express
* Xcelerator

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template